NFL Week 16 fantasy flex rankings: Top 150 RB/WR/TE lineup options

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Pondering some tough flex choices for your Week 16 fantasy football lineup? Adam Rank sorts through the running backs, receivers and tight ends to present his top 150 flex options, with some useful nuggets of analysis sprinkled in. The ranking is based on a 0.5 PPR scoring format.

NOTE: In a typical week, this ranking will be posted on Tuesday. Injury designations will be added, adjusted or removed as teams’ official injury reports are made available. The following three designations will be reflected:

(Q) — Player is listed as questionable on his team’s official injury report.

(D) — Player is listed as doubtful on his team’s official injury report.

(O) — Player has been ruled out on his team’s official injury report.

RANKING TIERS

FLEX RANKINGS: 1-50

1. Christian McCaffrey , 49ers (at Colts | MNF) | RB1

2. De’Von Achane , Dolphins (vs. Bengals) | RB2

3. Jahmyr Gibbs , Lions (vs. Steelers) | RB3

4. Jaxon Smith-Njigba , Seahawks (vs. Rams | TNF) | WR1

5. Bijan Robinson , Falcons (at Cardinals) | RB4

6. Puka Nacua , Rams (at Seahawks | TNF) | WR2

7. James Cook , Bills (at Browns) | RB5

8. Amon-Ra St. Brown , Lions (vs. Steelers) | WR3

9. Ja’Marr Chase , Bengals (at Dolphins) | WR4

10. Travis Etienne Jr. , Jaguars (at Broncos) | RB6

11. CeeDee Lamb , Cowboys (vs. Chargers) | WR5

12. Jonathan Taylor , Colts (vs. 49ers | MNF) | RB7

13. A.J. Brown , Eagles (at Commanders | Sat.) | WR6

14. Derrick Henry , Ravens (vs. Patriots | SNF) | RB8

15. Nico Collins , Texans (vs. Raiders) | WR7

16. Ladd McConkey , Chargers (at Cowboys) | WR8

17. Trey McBride , Cardinals (vs. Falcons) | TE1

18. Saquon Barkley , Eagles (at Commanders | Sat.) | RB9

19. Woody Marks , Texans (vs. Raiders) | RB10

20. Bucky Irving , Buccaneers (at Panthers) | RB11

21. Rashee Rice , Chiefs (at Titans) | WR9

22. RJ Harvey , Broncos (vs. Jaguars) | RB12

23. TreVeyon Henderson , Patriots (at Ravens | SNF) | RB13

24. Jaylen Waddle , Dolphins (vs. Bengals) | WR10

25. Javonte Williams , Cowboys (vs. Chargers) | RB14

26. Wan’Dale Robinson , Giants (vs. Vikings) | WR11

27. Terry McLaurin , Commanders (vs. Eagles | Sat.) | WR12

28. Chase Brown , Bengals (at Dolphins) | RB15

29. Michael Wilson , Cardinals (vs. Falcons) | WR13

30. Josh Jacobs , Packers (at Bears | Sat.) | RB16

31. Quinshon Judkins , Browns (vs. Bills) | RB17

32. Kyren Williams , Rams (at Seahawks | TNF) | RB18

33. George Kittle , 49ers (at Colts | MNF) | TE2

34. Tetairoa McMillan , Panthers (vs. Buccaneers) | WR14

35. Chris Olave , Saints (vs. Jets) | WR15

36. Courtland Sutton , Broncos (vs. Jaguars) | WR16

37. Blake Corum , Rams (at Seahawks | TNF) | RB19

38. Kimani Vidal , Chargers (at Cowboys) | RB20

39. Jameson Williams , Lions (vs. Steelers) | WR17

40. Justin Jefferson , Vikings (at Giants) | WR18

41. D’Andre Swift , Bears (vs. Packers | Sat.) | RB21

42. Ashton Jeanty , Raiders (at Texans) | RB22

43. Breece Hall , Jets (at Saints) | RB23

44. DK Metcalf , Steelers (at Lions) | WR19

45. Jaylen Warren , Steelers (at Lions) | RB24

46. Jakobi Meyers , Jaguars (at Broncos) | WR20

47. Zay Flowers , Ravens (vs. Patriots | SNF) | WR21

48. Brock Bowers , Raiders (at Texans) | TE3

49. Omarion Hampton , Chargers (at Cowboys) | RB25

50. Mike Evans , Buccaneers (at Panthers) | WR22

Takeaways:

Don’t worry about Jahmyr Gibbs . I know a lot of you want to freak out because he looked human on Sunday, being held to 9.8 fantasy points by the Rams. But you flush that performance and move on. He’s going to bounce back this week against the Steelers. It’s one of the things I love about the Lions. They do a great job of bouncing back after losses. And they also don’t let their stars struggle in back-to-back weeks.

How great has James Cook been this season? He had three scrimmage touchdowns against the Patriots on Sunday. The Bills showed a lot of heart in that win over New England. Feels like too many of you rushed to social media in the first half to proclaim that the Patriots were back.

Amon-Ra St. Brown now has two games with 39-plus fantasy points this season after scoring a season-high 41.4 against the Rams. Yes, THE RAMS, who hold the No. 1 seed in the NFC (for now). St. Brown is the first player in NFL history with at least 90 receptions in each of the first five seasons of his career. And as good as St. Brown looked against Los Angeles, it felt like Jameson Williams was the better receiver. Williams finished with seven catches for 134 yards and a TD.

Travis Etienne is back, baby. He scored 31.5 fantasy points against the Jets despite rushing for just 32 yards. The dude had three receiving touchdowns. That’s the kind of stuff we saw from Marshall Faulk in his prime.

My best fantasy teams this season had Trey McBride in the lineup. He scored a career-high 37.4 points on Sunday against the Texans. We are going to have a real conversation about whether McBride is a first-round fantasy draft pick. We can talk about it later, but I’m not quite there yet.

Jawhar Jordan scored 13.8 fantasy points as he burst onto the scene against the Cardinals while filling in for Woody Marks , who left the game with an ankle injury. However, I want you to keep in mind that he was playing the Cardinals, who have allowed the fourth-most fantasy PPG to running backs this season. Jordan was amazing, gaining 101 yards on just 15 rushes, but Texans coach DeMeco Ryans did say Marks could have reentered Sunday’s game, which leads me to believe his ankle injury isn’t a major concern.

TreVeyon Henderson continues to be amazing. When all of you wanted to jump off the hype train, I stayed true! I love that he rushed for 148 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Bills. He has the most rushing TDs of 50-plus yards in franchise history (4).

Courtland Sutton has now posted 100-plus receiving yards and a touchdown twice this season. Should be a fun matchup with the Jaguars this week.

Tiers: Nos. 1-50 | Nos. 51-100 | Nos. 101-150

FLEX RANKINGS: 51-100

51. DJ Moore , Bears (vs. Packers | Sat.) | WR23

52. DeVonta Smith , Eagles (at Commanders | Sat.) | WR24

53. Stefon Diggs , Patriots (at Ravens | SNF) | WR25

54. Jauan Jennings , 49ers (at Colts | MNF) | WR26

55. Brian Thomas Jr. , Jaguars (at Broncos) | WR27

56. Deebo Samuel Sr. , Commanders (vs. Eagles | Sat.) | WR28

57. Chris Godwin , Buccaneers (at Panthers) | WR29

58. George Pickens , Cowboys (vs. Chargers) | WR30

59. Rico Dowdle , Panthers (vs. Buccaneers) | RB26

60. Troy Franklin , Broncos (vs. Jaguars) | WR31

61. Adonai Mitchell , Jets (at Saints) | WR32

62. Dallas Goedert , Eagles (at Commanders | Sat.) | TE4

63. Emeka Egbuka , Buccaneers (at Panthers) | WR33

64. Aaron Jones , Vikings (at Giants) | RB27

65. Kyle Pitts , Falcons (at Cardinals) | TE5

66. Harold Fannin Jr. , Browns (vs. Bills) | TE6

67. Kyle Monangai , Bears (vs. Packers | Sat.) | RB28

68. Tyrone Tracy Jr. , Giants (vs. Vikings) | RB29

69. Colston Loveland , Bears (vs. Packers | Sat.) | TE7

70. Jacory Croskey-Merritt , Commanders (vs. Eagles | Sat.) | RB30

71. Chuba Hubbard , Panthers (vs. Buccaneers) | RB31

72. Travis Kelce , Chiefs (at Titans) | TE8

73. Kenneth Walker III , Seahawks (vs. Rams | TNF) | RB32

74. Khalil Shakir , Bills (at Browns) | WR34

75. Jordan Addison , Vikings (at Giants) | WR35

76. Michael Pittman , Colts (vs. 49ers | MNF) | WR36

77. Dalton Kincaid , Bills (at Browns) | TE9

78. Michael Carter , Cardinals (vs. Falcons) | RB33

79. Mark Andrews , Ravens (vs. Patriots | SNF) | TE10

80. Brenton Strange , Jaguars (at Broncos) | TE11

81. Luther Burden III , Bears (vs. Packers | Sat.) | WR37

82. Jerry Jeudy , Browns (vs. Bills) | WR38

83. Tyler Warren , Colts (vs. 49ers | MNF) | TE12

84. Jake Ferguson , Cowboys (vs. Chargers) | TE13

85. Jayden Higgins , Texans (vs. Raiders) | WR39

86. Theo Johnson , Giants (vs. Vikings) | TE14

87. Jayden Reed , Packers (at Bears | Sat.) | WR40

88. Audric Estimé , Saints (vs. Jets) | RB34

89. Tony Pollard , Titans (vs. Chiefs) | RB35

90. Tyler Allgeier , Falcons (at Cardinals) | RB36

91. Hunter Henry , Patriots (at Ravens | SNF) | TE15

92. Isaiah Likely , Ravens (vs. Patriots | SNF) | TE16

93. Kenneth Gainwell , Steelers (at Lions) | RB37

94. Xavier Worthy , Chiefs (at Titans) | WR41

95. Colby Parkinson , Rams (at Seahawks | TNF) | TE17

96. Rhamondre Stevenson , Patriots (at Ravens | SNF) | RB38

97. David Montgomery , Lions (vs. Steelers) | RB39

98. Rachaad White , Buccaneers (at Panthers) | RB40

99. Jordan Mason , Vikings (at Giants) | RB41

100. Devin Singletary , Giants (vs. Vikings) | RB42

Takeaways:

DeVonta Smith leads the Eagles in receptions and receiving yards this season. He’s also scored 10-plus fantasy points only once in the last five games.

I’m starting to panic about Michael Pittman . He’s averaged 8.5 fantasy PPG in his last five contests. Philip Rivers wasn’t really throwing the ball well down the field in his return on Sunday. He went 2 of 8 for 33 yards on throws of 10-plus air yards.

Colby Parkinson is a great option if you need to pick up a pass-catcher this week. He has six touchdown catches since Week 10, tied for the most in the NFL during that span.

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