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Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 16

Josh Allen, Jahmyr Gibbs, Ja’Marr Chase, and Trey McBride lead the way in positional rankings for Week 16 of the 2024 NFL season.

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Nick Chubb

CLE Running Back #24

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Browns place RB Nick Chubb (foot) on injured reserve.

The 2024 season is over for Chubb, who returned in late October from a horrific 2023 knee injury and struggled mightily to rediscover his previous form. Chubb managed 332 yards and three rushing scores over eight games, averaging a bleak 3.2 yards per carry. Chubb ranked 39th out of 50 qualifying RBs in Pro Football Focus’ elusive rating and was in the bottom-10 in rush yards over expected. He’ll spend another offseason recovering from a season-ending injury. Chubb, who will be 29 in two weeks, will be an unrestricted free agent this spring and should get interest from teams looking to make the veteran a part of a timeshare backfield.
Aaron Rodgers

NYJ Quarterback #8

Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich said Aaron Rodgers is “getting healthier.”

Rodgers has appeared more fleet afoot over the past two weeks against the Dolphins and Jaguars, games that saw the 41-year-old Rodgers combine for 628 passing yards and four touchdowns. “He struggled with injury for a good part of the season, and, as he’s starting to get healthier, you’re starting to see Aaron Rodgers — the real Aaron Rodgers,” Ulbrich said Tuesday. Rodgers has reportedly played through myriad injuries in 2024, including an MCL sprain, a hamstring tear, and a high ankle sprain. He has refused to rest and played poorly through the various injuries. An ever-healthier Rodgers will look to have his third straight solid outing in Week 16 against a vulnerable Rams secondary.
Michael Penix Jr.

ATL Quarterback #9

Falcons head coach Raheem Morris has named Michael Penix Jr. the team’s starting quarterback moving forward.

The Falcons selected Penix No. 8 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft with the veteran Kirk Cousins already signed and are choosing to make the move to the 24-year-old earlier than fans anticipated. Penix led the Washington Huskies to an undefeated season in 2023, losing the National Championship game to Michigan. He won the Maxwell Award and finished second for the Heisman Trophy. As an older rookie, Penix profiles to be further along in his development and may have a shorter learning curve than some of the other rookie starters this season. For fantasy purposes, it can’t be too much worse for pass-catchers Drake London and Darnell Mooney as the offense had just one passing touchdown over its last five games. London and Mooney are in back-end WR2 and WR4 mixes, respectively. Though Penix offers more mobility than statue Kirk Cousins, he was never a rusher in college and will have minimal dual-threat upside. He sits at the fantasy QB2/3 borderline for his first career start in Week 16 against the porous Giants defense.
Budda Baker

ARI Safety #3

Cardinals signed S Budda Baker to a three-year, $54 million extension.

The Cardinals sign Baker for $18 million per year, the third largest among safeties in NFL history. The $54 million total includes $30 million guaranteed over three years for the 28-year-old. Baker is a two-time first-team All-Pro, one-time second-team All-Pro, and six-time Pro Bowler initially drafted by the Cardinals in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He has been an every-day starter since 2018 and has tallied 879 combined tackles, 9.5 sacks, and seven interceptions over eight seasons. Baker is having another solid season and the Cardinals get him signed through 2027 before his impending free agency in the offseason.
Patrick Mahomes

KC Quarterback #15

Patrick Mahomes (ankle) practiced in full on Tuesday.

Mahomes met with reporters — another sign of optimism towards him playing — and told them he won’t push the ankle if he feels he can’t play the way he wants. Andy Reid told reporters: “The doctor will talk to me. If he can go, he’ll go. If he can’t, he can’t. It’s that simple. That’s how we’ll roll. I’ll just take it day by day and see how he does.” We’d still be wary of Mahomes playing in Week 16, and this was just a light walkthrough for the Chiefs, but this is definitely a more optimistic update than we expected today.
Stefon Diggs

HOU Wide Receiver #1

Stefon Diggs told reporters he wasn’t sure whether he’d return to the Texans next season.

He said that it was a place he’d be excited about staying, telling reporters “I don’t know what the future holds but I definitely got a home in Houston, and I love those guys over there. They’re good people.” Diggs’ market is uncertain after the 31-year-old tore his ACL in Week 8. It’s possible he comes back to Houston on a short-term contract, but he might be a better fit in a different offense in 2025, one where he’s not quite so obviously the WR2 to Nico Collins.
George Pickens

PIT Wide Receiver #14

George Pickens (hamstring) did not practice on Tuesday.

He was recorded working off to the side and doing some stutter-step drills, so perhaps there’s a chance that he’ll be able to turn this around ahead of Saturday’s game against the Ravens. Pickens has missed two games since suffering a hamstring strain in practice. Pittsburgh has thrown for 147 total yards and 107 total yards in two games without him.
Mason Rudolph

TEN Quarterback #11

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports the Titans are planning to make a switch at quarterback this week.

Fowler doesn’t out-and-out say it will be Mason Rudolph, but uh, who else would it be? Zach Mettenberger? Rudolph will take over for Will Levis and lower the ceiling of the Titans passing attack while also bringing its floor up from rock bottom. Rudolph did force-feed Calvin Ridley in his tenure as starter earlier this year, giving the No. 1 wideout 32 targets in three starts. It would stand to reason that Ridley could be a fantasy beneficiary of the move.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson

CLE Quarterback #17

The Orange and Brown Report’s Brad Stainbrook reports the Browns will start QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson in Week 16 against the Bengals.

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski declined to name a Week 16 starter on Monday. It appears he’ll bench Jameis Winston after his disastrous Week 15 outing against the Chiefs in which he threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. Thompson-Robinson under center for Cleveland is a major blow to everyone in the Browns offense. Jerry Jeudy goes from borderline WR1 status to WR4 and David Njoku, fighting through a hamstring injury, will be barely usable in 12-team formats. The Bengals defense is very much in play with the inaccurate DRT starting for the Browns.
Patrick Mahomes

KC Quarterback #15

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports there’s a “possibility” Patrick Mahomes (ankle) will be out in Week 16.

Though Mahomes is “built differently,” per Rapoport, and won’t miss the usual 4-6 weeks it takes to recover from a high ankle sprain, his Week 16 status is in doubt. That would mean Carson Wentz would get the nod for KC against the Texans. It would be a marked downgrade for Travis Kelce, DeAndre Hopkins, and the rest of the Chiefs pass catchers. The team will do everything in its power to have Mahomes ready to go for the postseason.

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