Week 16 Rankings

Week 16 Tight Ends

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	Zach Ertz	PHI	DAL
2	George Kittle	SF	LA
3	Travis Kelce	KC	@CHI
4	Darren Waller	OAK	@LAC
5	Mark Andrews	BAL	@CLE
6	Hunter Henry	LAC	OAK
7	Austin Hooper	ATL	JAC
8	Jared Cook	NO	@TEN
9	Tyler Higbee	LA	@SF
10	O.J. Howard	TB	HOU
11	Dallas Goedert	PHI	DAL
12	Jacob Hollister	SEA	ARI
13	Noah Fant	DEN	DET
14	Jack Doyle	IND	CAR
15	Mike Gesicki	MIA	CIN
16	Jonnu Smith	TEN	NO
17	Greg Olsen	CAR	@IND
18	Jason Witten	DAL	@PHI
19	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	GB
20	Cameron Brate	TB	HOU
21	Kaden Smith	NYG	@WAS
22	Hayden Hurst	BAL	@CLE
23	Blake Jarwin	DAL	@PHI
24	Vance McDonald	PIT	@NYJ
25	Jimmy Graham	GB	@MIN
26	Ian Thomas	CAR	@IND
27	Darren Fells	HOU	@TB
28	Nick O’Leary	JAC	@ATL
29	Irv Smith	MIN	GB
30	Dawson Knox	BUF	@NE
31	Nick Boyle	BAL	@CLE

TE Notes: Zach Ertz has reached 10 targets in 5-of-6 games, rare air for a tight end. He’s scored five times in the process. The Cowboys have struggled to defense the seam without Leighton Vander Esch. … George Kittle’s 17 Week 15 targets were seven more than his previous season high set back in Week 1. With at least six grabs in 5-of-6 games, Kittle has put the 49ers’ passing attack on his back. … Like Kittle, Travis Kelce is also coming off a new season high in targets (13). The Bears are a tough matchup, but Kelce has reached 60 yards receiving in seven straight games. … No. 2 in tight end yardage (1,001), Darren Waller is the Raiders’ lone pass-catching threat. He was held to one of his quietest efforts of the season (3/40/1) the first time Oakland and the Chargers played in Week 10. … No tight end has more scores than Mark Andrews’ eight. The Browns could struggle to keep the proceedings close, but Andrews’ usage — red zone and deep targets — make him a bankable TE1 even on limited volume.

Tyler Higbee is No. 5 in targets, regardless of position, over the past three weeks. The seam has not been a particular vulnerability for the 49ers but how low can you rank someone coming off three straight 100-yard performances? … Suddenly invisible in the Chargers’ offense — he has six catches for 78 yards on nine targets over the past three weeks — Hunter Henry has a get-right spot in a Raiders D permitting the second most TE fantasy points. … Austin Hooper has just five grabs for 52 yards in two games since returning from injury. The good news is that his snap rate jumped back to normal in Week 15. The Jags are as soft as it gets for a championship week home matchup. … Jared Cook is No. 3 in tight end yardage (409) since his Week 10 return from injury. The Week 16 variable is a rare Saints road game in the great outdoors. … Is O.J. Howard a Week 16 risk? Yes. Is he still a no-brainer TE1 for the fantasy finals? Yes. The Bucs will be missing their Nos. 1, 2 and 4 receivers vs. a Texans Defense coughing up the sixth most TE fantasy points. You need to go down with the Howard ship.

Jacob Hollister has failed to display any semblance of upside over the past month, but the Cardinals’ life-affirming tight end defense keep him firmly in the TE1 ranks for the most important week of the year. … Jack Doyle is 2/48 over his past two games. A target floor of 5-6 keeps him on the TE1 periphery. … Despite Noah Fant’s volatility, I would bet on his big-play ability against the pathetic Lions over Doyle’s floor. … Mike Gesicki’s usage remains prime. He feels like a TE2 market inefficiency for the fantasy finals. So why is he ranked here? Ceiling is just so hard to come by in this offense. … Greg Olsen has cleared the concussion protocol. Will Grier’s NFL debut is the wildest of wild cards for what could be one of Olsen’s final games. … Like everything else, the Saints police the seam well. Be that as it may, Jonnu Smith’s game-breaking ability — he reached 20 MPH twice in Week 16 — makes him an ideal TE2 dice roll.

Week 16 Kickers

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	Robbie Gould	SF	LA
2	Justin Tucker	BAL	@CLE
3	Wil Lutz	NO	@TEN
4	Harrison Butker	KC	@CHI
5	Matt Gay	TB	HOU
6	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	@TB
7	Younghoe Koo	ATL	JAC
8	Zane Gonzalez	ARI	@SEA
9	Mason Crosby	GB	@MIN
10	Jason Myers	SEA	ARI
11	Jake Elliott	PHI	DAL
12	Kai Forbath	DAL	@PHI
13	Dan Bailey	MIN	GB
14	Brandon McManus	DEN	DET
15	Michael Badgley	LAC	OAK
16	Chase McLaughlin	IND	CAR
17	Nick Folk	NE	BUF
18	Stephen Hauschka	BUF	@NE
19	Joey Slye	CAR	@IND
20	Chris Boswell	PIT	@NYJ
21	Josh Lambo	JAC	@ATL
22	Jason Sanders	MIA	CIN
23	Matt Prater	DET	@DEN
24	Aldrick Rosas	NYG	@WAS
25	Austin Seibert	CLE	BAL
26	Eddy Pineiro	CHI	KC
27	Daniel Carlson	OAK	@LAC
28	Dustin Hopkins	WAS	NYG
29	Ryan Succop	TEN	NO
30	Randy Bullock	CIN	@MIA
31	Sam Ficken	NYJ	PIT
32	Greg Zuerlein	LA	@SF

Week 16 Defense/Special Teams

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	@CLE
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	@NYJ
3	New England Patriots	NE	BUF
4	San Francisco 49ers	SF	LA
5	Denver Broncos	DEN	DET
6	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	JAC
7	New York Jets	NYJ	PIT
8	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	@CHI
9	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	ARI
10	New Orleans Saints	NO	@TEN
11	Buffalo Bills	BUF	@NE
12	Los Angeles Rams	LA	@SF
13	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	OAK
14	Indianapolis Colts	IND	CAR
15	Houston Texans	HOU	@TB
16	Washington Redskins	WAS	NYG
17	New York Giants	NYG	@WAS
18	Chicago Bears	CHI	KC
19	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	GB
20	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	@PHI
21	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	DAL
22	Carolina Panthers	CAR	@IND
23	Green Bay Packers	GB	@MIN
24	Oakland Raiders	OAK	@LAC
25	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	HOU
26	Miami Dolphins	MIA	CIN
27	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	@MIA
28	Detroit Lions	DET	@DEN
29	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	@ATL
30	Cleveland Browns	CLE	BAL
31	Tennessee Titans	TEN	NO
32	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	@SEA