{"id":259005,"date":"2025-12-17T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=259005"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:16:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:16:45","slug":"week-16-wide-receiver-rankings-fantasy-football-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/12\/17\/week-16-wide-receiver-rankings-fantasy-football-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 16 Wide Receiver Rankings Fantasy Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 15 of the NFL Season is in the books, which means the fantasy football semifinals have arrived. Here are the Week 16 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football. All 32 teams are in action as bye weeks are over.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The receivers who are questionable with injuries are Drake London, Davante Adams, Tee Higgins, Marvin Harrison Jr., Rome Odunze, and Christian Watson.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings Week 16<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Tier 1: Superstar WR1s<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Puka Nacua<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Rams<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Amon-Ra St. Brown<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Ja\u2019Marr Chase<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dolphins<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>CeeDee Lamb<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Nico Collins<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>A.J. Brown<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Commanders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Drake London*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arizona Cardinals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Davante Adams*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>George Pickens<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the top ten wide receivers in fantasy football this week:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nacua has been on fire the last two weeks, having two straight top-two finishes. He left the game for cramping, but came back in. Nacua had a season-high 181 receiving yards. He will battle it out with JSN in a matchup between the top two wide receivers in fantasy football on Thursday Night Football.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chase had another big game, catching ten of sixteen targets for 132 yards. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bengals<\/a> were shut out, but Chase was still able to put up 23.2 fantasy points. Chase is a top-five wide receiver in the Week 16 rankings for fantasy football.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collins only caught three passes, but two of them went for a touchdown. He finished with 23.5 fantasy points on the week, and it was his fourth top ten finish in the last six weeks. Expect another big game from him against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Raiders<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nobody could stop Puka Nacua today \ud83d\ude24<\/p>\n<p>His routes vs the Lions here \u2b07\ufe0f\ud83d\udd25 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uqZ25qwiAa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/uqZ25qwiAa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonFOX\/status\/2000368614822871133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tier 2: Proven Solid WR2s<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Rashee Rice<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennessee Titans<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Chris Olave<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Jets<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jaylen Waddle<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Courtland Sutton<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Mike Evans<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Panthers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jameson Williams<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Wan\u2019Dale Robinson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minnesota Vikings<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Michael Wilson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta Falcons<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Zay Flowers<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New England Patriots<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Ladd McConkey<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas Cowboys<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The players in this tier are all must-starts this week:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rice and the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chiefs<\/a> offense will take a massive hit with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/47306436\/patrick-mahomes-exits-knee-injury-chiefs-playoff-hopes-end\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">season-ending injury to quarterback Patrick Mahomes<\/a>. Gardner Minshew is an experienced backup, and they have a great matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Titans<\/a>. The Chiefs are eliminated from playoff contention, so expect them to be cautious with their star players. That being said, Rice is still a high-end WR2, but his fantasy ceiling has been lowered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evans played in his first game since Week 3 and immediately returned to being the top target for quarterback Baker Mayfield. He had twelve targets and caught six of them for 132 yards. Evans is now a must-start WR2 for the rest of the season.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Tier 3: WR3s With Something to Prove<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Tee Higgins*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dolphins<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>DeVonta Smith<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Commanders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Tetairoa McMillan<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Brian Thomas Jr.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver Broncos<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jakobi Meyers<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver Broncos<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jauan Jennings<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indianapolis Colts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Marvin Harrison Jr.*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta Falcons<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Khalil Shakir<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland Browns<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Terry McLaurin<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Chris Godwin<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Panthers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tier of players includes wide receivers who are all borderline WR starts this week, depending on the size of your league:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thomas Jr. had his best performance since Week 6. He caught four passes for 66 yards and a touchdown in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jaguars<\/a> dominant victory. Meyers caught five for 71 yards, so both receivers were productive. Both Jaguars wide receivers are WR3 plays in the Week 16 wide receiver rankings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jennings had his best game since Week 2, scoring 18.7 fantasy points. He only caught three passes but had two touchdowns.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Tier 4: Potential Flex WRs<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>DK Metcalf<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit Lions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Rome Odunze*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Luther Burden<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>DJ Moore<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Justin Jefferson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Giants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Christian Watson*<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bears<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Michael Pittman Jr.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco 49ers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Chris Godwin<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Panthers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Emeka Egbuka<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Panthers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jayden Higgins<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These guys are FLEX options to fill out your starting lineup:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odunze was listed as active, but he was scratched minutes before kickoff. In his absence, both Burden and Moore produced. Burden had six receptions for 84 yards, while Moore had four catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns. If all are active in Week 16, they are just FLEX options.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It looks like Watson avoided a major injury, but he will be questionable for the Week 16 matchup on Saturday Night.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 15 of the NFL Season is over, meaning the fantasy semifinals are here. 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