Week 16 Fantasy PPR RB Rankings

Billy Heyen

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Dalvin Cook's going to steal a lot of the Week 16 RB rankings headlines, but it's really a simple situation. Be it Cook, Alexander Mattison or Mike Boone starting against the Packers on Monday Night Football, you'll want to play the starter in your fantasy championships. So, let's move on and get into some other questions when it comes to our Week 16 fantasy RB PPR rankings.

After watching James Conner and the Steelers on Sunday Night Football in Week 15, you might have a lot of questions about his usage. So do we. But he averaged 5.3 yards per carry, and as long as he doesn't do anything to bother his shoulder, we'd expect him to get more runs in Week 16 against the Jets and keep up a similar efficiency. He's also the type of guy who can catch at least a few passes, so you can rely on him in PPR. You can also count on Todd Gurley against a 49ers defense that just allowed Devonta Freeman some running room. Injuries have depleted that San Francisco group, and Gurley also catches passes and should be better than that bad matchup.

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Devin Singletary, on the other hand, worries us. You could look at it one of two ways. One: Joe Mixon rushed for more than 60 yards in the first quarter against New England in Week 15. Two: New England has a great defense. There is a third wrinkle thrown in -- Frank Gore ran for 109 yards against the Pats in Week 4 when Singletary was hurt, but there's enough issues with the Buffalo offense as a whole to expect struggles and give reason to stay away from Singletary.

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If you choose to bench Singletary, you'll need another option. Picking up Mattison and/or Boone from Minnesota is one approach. You could also see if Kerryon Johnson (knee) is available, as he looks likely to be activated from Injured Reserve and had shown an improved pass-catching ability early in the season. There's also PPR favorite Patrick Laird from Miami, who should have a chance to score against the Bengals in Week 16 and should also get his usual four or five catches.

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In general, though, Week 16 is not the time to mess around too much. You've gotten to championships on the backs of probably a few strong RBs. Count on them to take you to glory unless a matchup is too good to avoid.

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Reminder: Check back for frequent updates during the week, especially with so many injuries leaving ranking slots up in the air. For more individual RB analysis, click here.

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Week 16 Fantasy PPR Rankings: RBs

These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues.

RankPlayer
1Christian McCaffrey, CAR @ IND
2Saquon Barkley, NYG @ WAS
3Nick Chubb, CLE vs. BAL
4Leonard Fournette, JAX @ ATL
5Ezekiel Elliott, DAL @ PHI
6Chris Carson, SEA vs. ARZ
7Joe Mixon, CIN @ MIA
8Kenyan Drake, ARZ @ SEA
9Devonta Freeman, ATL vs. JAX
10Le'Veon Bell, NYJ vs. PIT
11Marlon Mack, IND vs. CAR
12Alvin Kamara, NO @ TEN
13Mark Ingram, BAL @ CLE
14Phillip Lindsay, DEN vs. DET
15Todd Gurley, LAR @ SF
16Mike Boone, MIN vs. GB
17James Conner, PIT @ NYJ
18Austin Ekeler, LAC vs. OAK
19Melvin Gordon, LAC vs. OAK
20Raheem Mostert, SF vs. LAR
21Aaron Jones, GB @ MIN
22Dion Lewis, TEN vs. NO
23James White, NE vs. BUF
24David Montgomery, CHI vs. KC
25DeAndre Washington, OAK @ LAC
26Adrian Peterson, WAS vs. NYG
27Miles Sanders, PHI vs. DAL
28Kareem Hunt, CLE vs. BAL
29Patrick Laird, MIA vs. CIN
30Devin Singletary, BUF @ NE
31Kerryon Johnson, DET @ DEN
32Myles Gaskin, MIA vs. CIN
33Tarik Cohen, CHI vs. KC
34Ronald Jones, TB vs. HOU
35Peyton Barber, TB vs. HOU
36Nyheim Hines, IND vs. CAR
37Duke Johnson Jr., HOU @ TB
38Carlos Hyde, HOU @ TB
39Jamaal Williams, GB @ MIN
40Matt Breida, SF vs. LAR
41Jalen Richard, OAK @ LAC
42Latavius Murray, NO @ TEN
43Sony Michel, NE vs. BUF
44Royce Freeman, DEN vs. DET
45Dare Ogunbowale, TB vs. HOU
46Chris Thompson, WAS vs. NYG
47Darwin Thompson, KC @ CHI
48Ameer Abdullah, MIN vs. GB
49Spencer Ware, KC @ CHI
50LeSean McCoy, KC @ CHI
51David Johnson, ARZ @ SEA
52Jaylen Samuels, PIT @ NYJ
53Tevin Coleman, SF vs. LAR
54Rex Burkhead, NE vs. BUF
55Boston Scott, PHI vs. DAL
56Khari Blasingame, TEN vs. NO
57C.J. Prosise, SEA vs. ARZ
58Gus Edwards, BAL @ CLE
59Giovani Bernard, CIN @ MIA
60Tony Pollard, DAL @ PHI
61Frank Gore, BUF @ NE
62Brian Hill, ATL vs. JAX
63J.D. McKissic, DET @ DEN
64Malcolm Brown, LAR @ SF
65Javorius Allen, NYG @ WAS

Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle