2012 Fantasy Football Week 16 Rankings

These are my 2012 Fantasy Football Week 16 Rankings as of Thursday. Dec 20th @ 6:00 PM EST. The rankings are for standard leagues (4 points per TD pass). For more insight into some undervalued options this week, consult "Sneaky Week 16 Plays".

Please check out the Week 16 D/ST rankings as well. Kicker rankings are not included here so if you have questions regarding kickers, feel free to ask on twitter @FreeRotoAdvice or comment on the post and I will respond ASAP.

Best of luck in Week 16!!


Quarterback Rankings:
1. Tom Brady, NE @ JAC
2. Cam Newton, CAR vs OAK
3. Aaron Rodgers, GB vs TEN
4. Robert Griffin III, WSH @ PHI
5. Drew Brees, NO @ DAL
6. Peyton Manning, DEN vs CLE
7. Tony Romo, DAL vs NO
8. Matt Ryan, ATL @ DET
9. Matthew Stafford, DET vs ATL
10. Andrew Luck, IND @ KC
11. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT vs CIN
12. Colin Kaepernick, SF @ SEA
13. Eli Manning, NYG @ BAL
14. Sam Bradford, STL @ TB
15. Russell Wilson, SEA vs SF
16. Josh Freeman, TB vs STL
17. Andy Dalton, CIN @ PIT
18. Matt Schaub, HOU vs MIN
19. Joe Flacco, BAL vs NYG
20. Carson Palmer, OAK @ CAR
21. Ryan Tannehill, MIA vs BUF
22. Phillip Rivers, SD @ NYJ
23. Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF @ MIA
24. Chad Henne, JAC vs NE
25. Jay Cutler, CHI @ ARI


Running Back Rankings:
1. Adrian Peterson, MIN @ HOU
2. Arian Foster, HOU vs MIN
3. Ray Rice, BAL vs NYG
4. Alfred Morris, WSH @ PHI
5. Doug Martin, TB vs STL
6. C.J. Spiller, BUF @ MIA
7. DeMarco Murray, DAL vs NO
8. Marshawn Lynch, SEA vs SF
9. Matt Forte, CHI @ ARI
10. Stevan Ridley, NE @ JAC
11. Jamaal Charles, KC vs IND
12. Trent Richardson, CLE @ DEN
13. Chris Johnson, TEN @ GB
14. Darren McFadden, OAK @ CAR
15. Knowshon Moreno, DEN vs CLE
16. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, CIN @ PIT
17. Frank Gore, SF @ SEA
18. Reggie Bush, MIA vs BUF
19. LeSean McCoy, PHI vs WSH
20. Steven Jackson, STL @ TB
21. David Wilson, NYG @ BAL
22. Vic Ballard, IND @ KC
23. Darren Sproles, NO @ DAL
24. Mikell Leshoure, DET vs ATL
25. Michael Turner, ATL @ DET
26. DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs OAK
27. Shonn Greene, NYJ vs SD
28. Jonathan Dwyer, PIT vs CIN
29. Mark Ingram, NO @ DAL
30. Montell Owens, JAC vs NE
31. Joique Bell, DET vs ATL
32. Bilal Powell, NYJ vs SD
33. Bryce Brown, PHI vs WSH
34. Jackie Battle, SD @ NYJ
35. Beanie Wells, ARI vs CHI
36. Alex Green, GB vs TEN
37. Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL @ DET
38. Bernard Pierce, BAL vs NYG
39. Mike Goodson, OAK @ CAR
40. Shane Vereen, NE @ JAC
41. LaMichael James, SF @ SEA
42. Kregg Lumpkin, NYG @ BAL
43. Isaac Redman, PIT vs CIN
44. Mike Tolbert, CAR vs OAK
45. Curtis Brinkley, SD @ NYJ
46. Robert Turbin, SEA vs SF
47. DaJuan Harris, GB vs TEN
48. Danny Woodhead, NE @ JAC
49. Ronnie Hillman, DEN vs CLE
50. Pierre Thomas, NO @ DAL

Assumed out: Maurice Jones-Drew, Jonathan Stewart, Ahmad Bradshaw, Ronnie Brown


Wide Receiver Rankings:
1. Calvin Johnson, DET vs ATL
2. Brandon Marshall, CHI @ ARI
3. A.J. Green, CIN @ PIT
4. Andre Johnson, HOU vs MIN
5. Vincent Jackson, TB vs STL
6. Julio Jones, ATL @ DET
7. Dez Bryant, DAL vs NO
8. Randall Cobb, GB vs TEN
9. Reggie Wayne, IND @ KC
10. Wes Welker, NE @ JAC
11. Marques Colston, NO @ DAL
12. Eric Decker, DEN vs CLE
13. Cecil Shorts, JAC vs NE
14. Roddy White, ATL @ DET
15. Victor Cruz, NYG @ BAL
16. Steve Smith, CAR vs OAK
17. Demaryius Thomas, DEN vs CLE
18. Mike Wallace, PIT vs CIN
19. Michael Crabtree, SF @ SEA
20. Pierre Garcon, WSH @ PHI
21. Miles Austin, DAL vs NO
22. Danny Amendola, STL @ TB
23. Steve Johnson, BUF @ MIA
24. T.Y. Hilton, IND @ KC
25. Brandon Lloyd, NE @ JAC
26. Antonio Brown, PIT vs CIN
27. Hakeem Nicks, NYG @ BAL
28. Danario Alexander, SD @ NYJ
29. Jeremy Maclin, PHI vs WSH
30. Mike Williams, TB vs STL
31. Greg Jennings, GB vs TEN
32. Justin Blackmon, JAC vs NE
33. Lance Moore, NO @ DAL
34. James Jones, GB vs TEN
35. Torrey Smith, BAL vs NYG
36. Sidney Rice, SEA vs SF
37. Brian Hartline, MIA vs BUF
38. Kenny Britt, TEN @ GB
39. Anquan Boldin, BAL vs NYG
40. Brandon Gibson, STL @ TB
41. Rod Streater, OAK @ CAR
42. Dexter McCluster, KC vs IND
43. Josh Gordon, CLE @ DEN
44. Golden Tate, SEA vs SF
45. Denarius Moore, OAK @ CAR
46. Greg Little, CLE @ DEN
47. Santana Moss, WSH @ PHI
48. Darrius Heyward-Bay, OAK @ CAR
49. Jason Avant, PHI vs WSH
50. Jeremy Kerley, NYJ vs SD

Assumed out: Jordy Nelson, Malcolm Floyd, Kendall Wright


Tight End Rankings:
1. Aaron Hernandez, NE @ JAC
2. Tony Gonzalez, ATL @ DET
3. Jason Witten, DAL vs NO
4. Heath Miller, PIT vs CIN
5. Jimmy Graham, NO @ DAL
6. Greg Olsen, CAR vs OAK
7. Owen Daniels, HOU vs MIN
8. Dennis Pitta, BAL vs NYG
9. Jermichael Finley, GB vs TEN
10. Antonio Gates, SD @ NYJ
11. Jermaine Gresham, CIN @ PIT
12. Tony Scheffler, DET vs ATL
13. Kyle Rudolph, MIN @ HOU
14. Martelleus Bennett, NYG @ BAL
15. Brent Celek, PHI vs WSH
16. Brandon Myers, OAK @ CAR
17. Dallas Clark, TB vs STL
18. Marcedes Lewis, JAC vs NE
19. Dwyane Allen, IND @ KC
20. Joel Dreesen, DEN vs CLE
21. Ben Watson, CLE @ DEN
22. Scott Chandler, BUF @ MIA
23. Vernon Davis, SF @ SEA
24. Jeff Cumberland, NYJ vs SD
25. Jacob Tamme, DEN vs CLE

Assumed out: Brandon Pettigrew, Dustin Keller, Rob Gronkowski

Week 15 D/ST Rankings available as well!