Fantasy Football Week 16 wide receiver: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Brandin Cooks move into the circle of trust

How many wide receivers can you really trust in Week 16? For many of you, this week is your chance to get into the Fantasy championship, after likely having skated by during one of the worst Fantasy weeks I can remember, and right now it feels like there aren’t any wide receivers you can trust.

Of course, that’s not true. There are dozens of them! Dozens! 

Okay, probably not plural-dozens. Maybe just a dozen. In my rankings this week, there is a pretty dramatic drop in projected production between No. 10, Deebo Samuel, and No. 11, Brandin Cooks, however, I would still feel pretty good about starting basically everyone through WR15, Marquise Brown. And, heck, I’ll throw CeeDee Lamb in there, and probably Tee Higgins, despite his struggles in Week 15. And yeah, Russell Gage is pretty hard to get away from, and Gabriel Davis looks like a potential league-winner with Cole Beasley and possibly Emmanuel Sanders out. Okay, fine, Christian Kirk, too – he has 31 targets in the four games DeAndre Hopkins has missed this season. 

But certainly not Michael Pittman, Ja’Marr Chase, Chase Claypool, Terry McLaurin, Amari Cooper, or … well, you get the point. So, not quite dozens, but more than a dozen, for sure. Hopefully, having made the playoffs, you don’t have to reach too much further than, say, No. 20 in the rankings for your starters. Because it’s rough out there.

Here are my top 48 wide receivers for Week 16. To see the rankings from Jamey Eisenberg, Dave Richard and Heath Cummings, make sure you head here. 

Week 16 WR Rankings

1. Cooper Kupp @MIN
2. Davante Adams vs. CLE
3. Justin Jefferson vs. LAR
4. Keenan Allen @HOU
5. Stefon Diggs @NE
6. Antonio Brown @CAR
7. Diontae Johnson @KC
8. Hunter Renfrow vs. DEN
9. Deebo Samuel @TEN
10. Brandin Cooks vs. LAC
11. Jaylen Waddle @NO
12. D.J. Moore vs. TB
13. Amon-Ra St. Brown @ATL
14. Marquise Brown @CIN
15. CeeDee Lamb vs. WAS
16. Tee Higgins vs. BAL
17. Russell Gage vs. DET
18. Gabriel Davis @NE
19. Christian Kirk vs. IND
20. Michael Pittman @ARI
21. Ja’Marr Chase vs. BAL
22. Chase Claypool @KC
23. Terry McLaurin @DAL
24. Amari Cooper vs. WAS
25. Brandon Aiyuk @TEN
26. D.K. Metcalf vs. CHI
27. DeVante Parker @NO
28. Odell Beckham @MIN
29. Jakobi Meyers vs. BUF
30. A.J. Green vs. IND
31. Mike Williams @HOU
32. Jerry Jeudy @LV
33. Jamison Crowder vs. JAX
34. K.J. Osborn vs. LAR
35. DeVonta Smith vs. NYG
36. Van Jefferson @MIN
37. Laviska Shenault @NYJ
38. Mecole Hardman vs. PIT
39. Michael Gallup vs. WAS
40. Tyler Boyd vs. BAL
41. Darnell Mooney @SEA
42. Kenny Golladay @PHI
43. Marvin Jones @NYJ
44. Adam Humphries @DAL
45. Marquez Valdes-Scantling vs. CLE
46. Rashod Bateman @CIN
47. Laquon Treadwell @NYJ
48. Donovan Peoples-Jones @GB

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