• Jerick McKinnon is a must-start: McKinnon has recorded 120-plus yards, two touchdowns and seven or more catches in each of his last two games.
• Watch the weather: Multiple games may be at the mercy of bad weather this weekend, with high winds and snow expected. This will downgrade typical fantasy starters such as Gabriel Davis.
• Nathan Jahnke’s fantasy rankings have been the most accurate in-season rankings over the last four seasons, per FantasyPros‘ rankings-accuracy competition.
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
These are my fantasy football rankings for Week 16 of the 2022 NFL season for PPR leagues, including some notes about players to help you make your weekly decisions. Rankings in other formats can be found here.
According to FantasyPros, my rankings were fifth-most accurate in 2021, second-most in 2020 and third-most in 2019. I was the only analyst to rank top-five all three years, making these the most consistently accurate rankings over the last four seasons.
Last Updated: 11:50 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
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Quarterbacks
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp | Notes |
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | SEA | |
| 2 | Josh Allen | BUF | @CHI | |
| 3 | Justin Herbert | LAC | @IND | |
| 4 | Joe Burrow | CIN | @NE | |
| 5 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | GB | |
| 6 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | NYG | GM |
| 7 | Justin Fields | CHI | BUF | |
| 8 | Geno Smith | SEA | @KC | |
| 9 | Dak Prescott | DAL | PHI | BM |
| 10 | Tom Brady | TB | @ARZ | |
| 11 | Daniel Jones | NYG | @MIN | |
| 12 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | @MIA | GM |
| 13 | Gardner Minshew | PHI | @DAL | FA |
| 14 | Jared Goff | DET | @CAR | |
| 15 | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | @NYJ | |
| 16 | Brock Purdy | SF | WAS | |
| 17 | Derek Carr | LV | @PIT | |
| 18 | Russell Wilson | DEN | @LA | BM |
| 19 | Kenny Pickett | PIT | LV | FA |
| 20 | Tyler Huntley | BLT | ATL | GM |
| 21 | Sam Darnold | CAR | DET | FA |
| 22 | Nick Foles | IND | LAC | BM, FA |
| 23 | Deshaun Watson | CLV | NO | BM |
| 24 | Zach Wilson | NYJ | JAX | GM, FA |
| 25 | Mac Jones | NE | CIN | FA |
| 26 | Trace McSorley | ARZ | TB | FA |
| 27 | Taylor Heinicke | WAS | @SF | BM, FA |
| 28 | Malik Willis | TEN | HST | GM, FA |
| 29 | Baker Mayfield | LA | DEN | FA |
| 30 | Davis Mills | HST | @TEN | FA |
| 31 | Desmond Ridder | ATL | @BLT | FA |
| 32 | Andy Dalton | NO | @CLV | FA |
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