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Fantasy Football Rankings: Most Accurate Experts (Week 16)

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Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 16

Quarterbacks

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Josh Allen	BUF	at CLE	2 out of 5 stars	A+	22.3
2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	at WAS	5 out of 5 stars	A	21.1
3	Drake Maye	NE	at BAL	3 out of 5 stars	A-	20.2
4	Brock Purdy	SF	at IND	2 out of 5 stars	A-	19.4
5	Lamar Jackson	BAL	vs. NE	4 out of 5 stars	B+	18.6
6	Joe Burrow	CIN	at MIA	4 out of 5 stars	B+	18.5
7	Dak Prescott	DAL	vs. LAC	1 out of 5 stars	B+	18.3
8	Bo Nix	DEN	vs. JAC	3 out of 5 stars	B	18.2
9	Jared Goff	DET	vs. PIT	3 out of 5 stars	B	18.1
10	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	vs. ATL	3 out of 5 stars	B	18
11	Justin Herbert	LAC	at DAL	5 out of 5 stars	B-	17.9
12	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. LV	3 out of 5 stars	B-	17.7
13	Baker Mayfield	TB	at CAR	3 out of 5 stars	C+	17.5
14	Jaxson Dart	NYG	vs. MIN	2 out of 5 stars	C+	17.3
15	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	at DEN	1 out of 5 stars	C	17

Running Backs

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	at ARI	5 out of 5 stars	A+	21.1
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. PIT	3 out of 5 stars	A+	20
3	Christian McCaffrey	SF	at IND	2 out of 5 stars	A+	19.7
4	De’Von Achane	MIA	vs. CIN	4 out of 5 stars	A	19.7
5	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. SF	4 out of 5 stars	A	18.4
6	James Cook III	BUF	at CLE	2 out of 5 stars	A	16.6
7	Saquon Barkley	PHI	at WAS	4 out of 5 stars	A	16.5
8	Javonte Williams	DAL	vs. LAC	3 out of 5 stars	A	15.6
9	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	at DEN	3 out of 5 stars	A-	13.8
10	Bucky Irving	TB	at CAR	4 out of 5 stars	A-	13.6
11	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs. NE	2 out of 5 stars	A-	13.5
12	Josh Jacobs	GB	at CHI	3 out of 5 stars	B+	13.4
13	Chase Brown	CIN	at MIA	3 out of 5 stars	B+	12.9
14	RJ Harvey	DEN	vs. JAC	2 out of 5 stars	B+	12.3
15	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	vs. BUF	5 out of 5 stars	B	12.3
16	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	at BAL	4 out of 5 stars	B	12.1
17	Breece Hall	NYJ	at NO	4 out of 5 stars	B	12.1
18	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	at NYG	5 out of 5 stars	B	11.9
19	Kyren Williams	LAR	at SEA	1 out of 5 stars	B	11.8
20	Woody Marks	HOU	vs. LV	2 out of 5 stars	B	11.4
21	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. MIN	3 out of 5 stars	B	11.4
22	D’Andre Swift	CHI	vs. GB	3 out of 5 stars	B	11.3
23	Rico Dowdle	CAR	vs. TB	4 out of 5 stars	B-	11.2
24	Michael Carter	ARI	vs. ATL	3 out of 5 stars	B-	11.1
25	Omarion Hampton	LAC	at DAL	4 out of 5 stars	C+	10.8
26	Ashton Jeanty	LV	at HOU	3 out of 5 stars	C+	10.5
27	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	at DET	2 out of 5 stars	C+	10.1
28	Tony Pollard	TEN	vs. KC	2 out of 5 stars	C	9.9
29	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at DET	2 out of 5 stars	C	9.5
30	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	vs. LAR	2 out of 5 stars	C	9.4

Wide Receivers

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	vs. PIT	3 out of 5 stars	A+	16.6
2	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	at MIA	4 out of 5 stars	A+	16.5
3	Puka Nacua	LAR	at SEA	2 out of 5 stars	A+	16.4
4	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. LAR	3 out of 5 stars	A+	16.2
5	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	vs. LAC	2 out of 5 stars	A+	14.2
6	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. LV	3 out of 5 stars	A+	14.1
7	Jameson Williams	DET	vs. PIT	3 out of 5 stars	A	14.1
8	A.J. Brown	PHI	at WAS	4 out of 5 stars	A	13.6
9	Chris Olave	NO	vs. NYJ	4 out of 5 stars	A	13.6
10	George Pickens	DAL	vs. LAC	2 out of 5 stars	A	12.8
11	DK Metcalf	PIT	at DET	4 out of 5 stars	A	12.5
12	Mike Evans	TB	at CAR	3 out of 5 stars	A	11.9
13	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. JAC	2 out of 5 stars	A	11.8
14	Drake London	ATL	at ARI	3 out of 5 stars	A	11.5
15	Jauan Jennings	SF	at IND	3 out of 5 stars	A	11.3
16	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. NE	4 out of 5 stars	A	11.1
17	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	vs. TB	2 out of 5 stars	A	11.1
18	Michael Wilson	ARI	vs. ATL	4 out of 5 stars	A-	11.1
19	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at NYG	3 out of 5 stars	A-	10.9
20	DeVonta Smith	PHI	at WAS	4 out of 5 stars	A-	10.7
21	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	at DEN	2 out of 5 stars	A-	10.7
22	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. CIN	3 out of 5 stars	B+	10.4
23	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. PHI	1 out of 5 stars	B+	10.4
24	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	vs. MIN	2 out of 5 stars	B+	10.4
25	Ladd McConkey	LAC	at DAL	5 out of 5 stars	B	10.3
26	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. GB	3 out of 5 stars	B	10.3
27	Christian Watson	GB	at CHI	5 out of 5 stars	B	10.1
28	Tee Higgins	CIN	at MIA	4 out of 5 stars	B	10
29	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	at DEN	2 out of 5 stars	B	9.8
30	Xavier Worthy	KC	at TEN	4 out of 5 stars	B-	9.8
31	Jayden Reed	GB	at CHI	5 out of 5 stars	B-	9.6
32	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	vs. PHI	1 out of 5 stars	B-	9.3
33	Adonai Mitchell	NYJ	at NO	3 out of 5 stars	C+	9.3
34	Stefon Diggs	NE	at BAL	3 out of 5 stars	B-	9.3
35	Emeka Egbuka	TB	at CAR	3 out of 5 stars	C+	9.2
36	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	vs. ATL	4 out of 5 stars	C+	9
37	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	at CAR	3 out of 5 stars	C+	8.8
38	Jordan Addison	MIN	at NYG	3 out of 5 stars	C+	8.8
39	Keenan Allen	LAC	at DAL	5 out of 5 stars	C+	8.7
40	Rashid Shaheed	SEA	vs. LAR	3 out of 5 stars	C	8.4

Tight Ends

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Trey McBride	ARI	vs. ATL	2 out of 5 stars	A+	14.4
2	George Kittle	SF	at IND	4 out of 5 stars	A	12.3
3	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	at ARI	4 out of 5 stars	A	11.2
4	Brock Bowers	LV	at HOU	2 out of 5 stars	A	10.6
5	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	vs. BUF	3 out of 5 stars	A-	9.8
6	Travis Kelce	KC	at TEN	4 out of 5 stars	B+	9.7
7	Colston Loveland	CHI	vs. GB	4 out of 5 stars	B	9.3
8	Dallas Goedert	PHI	at WAS	4 out of 5 stars	B	8.7
9	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. LV	4 out of 5 stars	B-	8.5
10	Colby Parkinson	LAR	at SEA	3 out of 5 stars	C+	8.4
11	Tyler Warren	IND	vs. SF	3 out of 5 stars	C	8.4
12	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. NYJ	3 out of 5 stars	C	8.4
13	Hunter Henry	NE	at BAL	2 out of 5 stars	C	8.1
14	Darren Waller	MIA	vs. CIN	5 out of 5 stars	C	8.1
15	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	at DAL	4 out of 5 stars	C-	8

Flex Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	OPP
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB1	at ARI
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB2	vs. PIT
3	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB3	at IND
4	De’Von Achane	MIA	RB4	vs. CIN
5	James Cook III	BUF	RB5	at CLE
6	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR1	vs. PIT
7	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR2	at MIA
8	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB6	vs. SF
9	Puka Nacua	LAR	WR3	at SEA
10	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR4	vs. LAR
11	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB7	at WAS
12	Javonte Williams	DAL	RB8	vs. LAC
13	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR5	vs. LAC
14	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB9	at DEN
15	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	vs. ATL
16	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB10	vs. NE
17	Bucky Irving	TB	RB11	at CAR
18	Nico Collins	HOU	WR6	vs. LV
19	Jameson Williams	DET	WR7	vs. PIT
20	Josh Jacobs	GB	RB12	at CHI
21	Chase Brown	CIN	RB13	at MIA
22	Chris Olave	NO	WR8	vs. NYJ
23	A.J. Brown	PHI	WR9	at WAS
24	George Pickens	DAL	WR10	vs. LAC
25	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB14	vs. JAC
26	George Kittle	SF	TE2	at IND
27	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	RB15	vs. BUF
28	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB16	at BAL
29	DK Metcalf	PIT	WR11	at DET
30	Mike Evans	TB	WR12	at CAR
31	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	RB17	at NYG
32	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB18	at NO
33	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB19	at SEA
34	Woody Marks	HOU	RB20	vs. LV
35	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	RB21	vs. MIN
36	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR13	vs. JAC
37	Drake London	ATL	WR14	at ARI
38	Rico Dowdle	CAR	RB22	vs. TB
39	D’Andre Swift	CHI	RB23	vs. GB
40	Jauan Jennings	SF	WR15	at IND
41	Zay Flowers	BAL	WR16	vs. NE
42	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR17	vs. TB
43	Michael Carter	ARI	RB24	vs. ATL
44	Michael Wilson	ARI	WR18	vs. ATL
45	Omarion Hampton	LAC	RB25	at DAL
46	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR19	at NYG
47	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB26	at HOU
48	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR20	at WAS
49	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	WR21	at DEN
50	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR22	vs. CIN

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Fantasy football is a game that allows you to act as a virtual general manager for a football team. In fantasy football, you select and manage a team of real NFL players. The players on your team earn points for your team based on their real-life performance in games each week. These points are then totaled and compared to your opponent’s team each week to determine the winner.

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