The Dallas Cowboys will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding TE Jake Ferguson.
Is Jake Ferguson Playing in Week 16?
Ferguson is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Cowboys’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Jake Ferguson in Week 16?
Ferguson has been one of my bigger misses this season, and I’ll learn from it moving forward. I’m likely going to be done with messing around in the middle tiers at the tight end position.
Some of the early-season returns were positive (three straight top-10 finishes from Weeks 3-5), but with just one such showing since, it’s clear that he is more of a risky streamer than the lineup lock I had hopes for.
The good news is that the Bucs allow the third-most yards per TE target this season (8.9) — and the Cowboys are likely to be playing from behind. The not-so-good news is the fact that Fergy doesn’t have an end-zone target since the season opener, and his target-per-route rate has dropped from 21.9% to 18.9% since returning from his concussion.
I have him in the Pat Freiermuth and Hunter Henry tier of tight ends that I’d rather not play but will consider if there isn’t a strong role otherwise available (for the record, I have Jacksonville’s Brenton Strange ahead of this tier).
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 16 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Jake Ferguson’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 16
As of Sunday morning, Ferguson is projected to score 9.2 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 4.2 receptions for 40.2 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Jake Ferguson’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship TE PPR Rankings
1) Travis Kelce | KC (vs. BUF)
2) Dallas Goedert | PHI (vs. WAS)
3) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (at KC)
4) Zach Ertz | WAS (at PHI)
5) Noah Gray | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Dawson Knox | BUF (at KC)
7) John Bates | WAS (at PHI)
8) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. WAS)
9) Ben Sinnott | WAS (at PHI)
10) Quintin Morris | BUF (at KC)
11) Peyton Hendershot | KC (vs. BUF)
12) E.J. Jenkins | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Anthony Firkser | NYJ ()