Week 16 of the fantasy football season has arrived, and it’s more important than ever to know which players deserve a place in your starting lineup. Considering player talent, recent form, and matchups, we’ve put together our PFSN consensus Week 16 WR rankings.
These rankings were last updated at 8:00 AM ET on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
Week 16 WR Fantasy Rankings
1) Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams (at SEA)
2) Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals (at MIA)
3) Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks (vs. LAR)
4) Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit Lions (vs. PIT)
5) Nico Collins | Houston Texans (vs. LV)
6) CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys (vs. LAC)
7) Drake London | Atlanta Falcons (at ARI)
8) Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at CAR)
9) Jaylen Waddle | Miami Dolphins (vs. CIN)
10) A.J. Brown | Philadelphia Eagles (at WAS)
11) Jameson Williams | Detroit Lions (vs. PIT)
12) Michael Wilson | Arizona Cardinals (vs. ATL)
13) Christian Watson | Green Bay Packers (at CHI)
14) Tetairoa McMillan | Carolina Panthers (vs. TB)
15) DK Metcalf | Pittsburgh Steelers (at DET)
16) Chris Olave | New Orleans Saints (vs. NYJ)
17) Jauan Jennings | San Francisco 49ers (at IND)
18) Tee Higgins | Cincinnati Bengals (at MIA)
19) Terry McLaurin | Washington Commanders (vs. PHI)
20) Zay Flowers | Baltimore Ravens (vs. NE)
21) Ladd McConkey | Los Angeles Chargers (at DAL)
22) Jakobi Meyers | Jacksonville Jaguars (at DEN)
23) Courtland Sutton | Denver Broncos (vs. JAX)
24) Marvin Harrison Jr. | Arizona Cardinals (vs. ATL)
25) Chris Godwin | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at CAR)
26) Wan’Dale Robinson | New York Giants (vs. MIN)
27) Brian Thomas Jr. | Jacksonville Jaguars (at DEN)
28) DJ Moore | Chicago Bears (vs. GB)
29) George Pickens | Dallas Cowboys (vs. LAC)
30) DeVonta Smith | Philadelphia Eagles (at WAS)
31) Michael Pittman Jr. | Indianapolis Colts (vs. SF)
32) Stefon Diggs | New England Patriots (at BAL)
33) Deebo Samuel Sr. | Washington Commanders (vs. PHI)
34) Emeka Egbuka | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at CAR)
35) Quentin Johnston | Los Angeles Chargers (at DAL)
36) Jordan Addison | Minnesota Vikings (at NYG)
37) Jayden Reed | Green Bay Packers (at CHI)
38) Khalil Shakir | Buffalo Bills (at CLE)
39) Adonai Mitchell | New York Jets (at NO)
40) Keenan Allen | Los Angeles Chargers (at DAL)
41) Xavier Worthy | Kansas City Chiefs (at TEN)
42) Jayden Higgins | Houston Texans (vs. LV)
43) Jerry Jeudy | Cleveland Browns (vs. BUF)
44) Alec Pierce | Indianapolis Colts (vs. SF)
45) Jalen Coker | Carolina Panthers (vs. TB)
46) Kayshon Boutte | New England Patriots (at BAL)
47) Darius Slayton | New York Giants (vs. MIN)
48) Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings (at NYG)
49) Chimere Dike | Tennessee Titans (vs. KC)
50) Rashid Shaheed | Seattle Seahawks (vs. LAR)
Ladd McConkey, WR, Los Angeles Chargers (at DAL)
What a disaster this season has been for Ladd McConkey. He had an elite stretch from about Weeks 5-10. That was fun. Beyond that, it’s been miserable and he’s been mostly unstartable.
Over the past two weeks, McConkey has a total of three catches for 32 yards. He hasn’t exceeded six targets in a game since Week 8. The Chargers’ passing attack just isn’t functioning as well as it was last season.
If you’ve somehow made the semis with McConkey, though, this could be the week. The Cowboys allow the most fantasy points per game to wide receivers. McConkey has to get going this week. Simply put, if not now, when?
Jayden Reed, WR, Green Bay Packers (at CHI)
It is incredibly risky putting any Packers wide receiver in fantasy lineups. You just never know what to expect.
Since returning from IR, Jayden Reed has had two solid games of 9.3 and 10.5 fantasy points. He’s never going to be an every-down player, but there’s clear intent to get him the ball.
With the perennially injured Christian Watson back on the shelf, Jordan Love needs playmakers. Love is easily the best one he’s got outside of Josh Jacobs.
Reed has seen six opportunities in each of his first two games back. He could be in line for increased usage against a Bears defense allowing the fourth-most fantasy points per game to wide receivers.
Courtland Sutton | DEN (vs JAX)
There have been waves.
Through the first month of the season, Courtland Sutton looked like the WR1 that we came into the season expecting him to be. As the season wore on, however, there was some Troy Franklin steam and, entering last week, Pat Bryant was the hot name on the rise for this Denver team that just doesn’t lose games anymore.
We seem to be back on track with Sutton, and that means you should feel fine about starting him.
Against the Packers, he and Bo Nix hooked up on a double move that was executed to perfection (42-yard gain), and he came through with a full extension 14-yard touchdown in the third quarter, where the Broncos needed a spark in the worst way.
I understand that last week was Sutton’s first 100-yard game since September (heck, his first 70-yard effort since the middle of October), but with a target share north of 27% in consecutive games, I think we have a clear answer as to who sits atop Nix’s priority list.
Darius Slayton | NYG (vs MIN)
Darius Slayton caught Jaxson Dart’s first pass of Week 15’s loss to the Commanders (19-yard gain), and I do think his profile is a little more appealing now than it has been with the Giants calling fewer designed runs for their standout, but concussion magnet, rookie QB.
No designed runs means more scrambling behind the line of scrimmage and thus time for Slayton to do his thing down the field.
We saw him get a step in that vein last week, but he ultimately couldn’t handle an over-the-shoulder target that would have been good for a score from 35 yards out.
Slayton hasn’t cleared five catches in a game this season, and that lack of volume brings with it plenty of risk, obviously. That said, if this is Week 1 of a two-week playoff final and you want to take on some risk, I don’t think this is a crazy direction to turn.
Darnell Mooney | ATL (at ARI)
Who needs Darnell Mooney when you have the greatest tight end of all time?
Mooney showed us a nice connection with Kirk Cousins in 2024 and hauled in a 49-yard TD in his first start post-Michael Penix injury, but he’s been an afterthought ever since, even with Drake London sidelined.
He’s totaled just 66 yards on 15 targets over the past three weeks and has been held without a 20+ yard reception over that stretch. On Thursday night, David Sills V had a bad drop, yet he still finished with as many catches as Mooney had targets and was part of a condensed attack from Cousins (Sills, Bijan Robinson, and Kyle Pitts combined to earn 33 of 41 targets, 80.5%).
It was a reasonable add to make a month ago in the hope of making good on the chemistry from last season, but that ship has clearly sailed, and there’s no reason to hold onto him at this point.
Davante Adams | LAR (at SEA)
Davante Adams entered Week 15 with a hamstring injury and exited the week with it getting worse.
All signs point to him missing this game on short rest and, based on the first meeting (a one-yard TD being his only reception on eight targets), maybe that’s a blessing in disguise for fantasy managers in the semifinals.
Before the injury, he earned nine targets against the Lions, his most since Week 5, and while he only hauled in four (71 yards), that level of involvement would have me singing an optimistic tune given the value of where those targets come from for the veteran.
There isn’t a receiver that has my eye in Los Angeles. Still, this injury does open the door for Colby “the scoring machine” Parkinson to continue his surge as a viable streaming option at the position, something I never saw coming.
