Fantasy Football Week 16 Cut List: Players you can drop for waiver-wire additions now
Get the go-ahead to make those drops ahead of waivers
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Dave Richard
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What is the Cut List? The Cut List is our baseline guide for who you can drop off your Fantasy rosters to make room for waiver wire adds this week. Speaking of those waiver wire adds, Jamey has you covered. Check back shortly for that. Check back shortly and we'll have the Waiver Wire column linked here. We've arranged the cut candidates by position, then by the depth of the league. This will help you in small leagues (10 teams or less), large leagues (14-plus teams) and the more commonly known 12-team formats.
Please note: It's never a good idea to cut a player for no reason. Fantasy owners should only cut players they don't envision themselves using in exchange for players they think they will eventually start. Just because a player you have is on this list does not mean he should immediately be cut.
Finally, always assume that any player you cut will be considered by everyone else in your league. If you think the player you're cutting is for sure going to get picked up, maybe you shouldn't cut that player.
Running backs
| Player | 10 | 12 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carter, NYJ | X | X | X |
| Kenyan Drake, BAL | X | X | X |
| Chase Edmonds, DEN | X | X | X |
| Melvin Gordon, KC | X | X | X |
| Dontrell Hilliard, TEN | X | X | X |
| Nyheim Hines, BUF | X | X | X |
| Mark Ingram, NO | X | X | X |
| Eli Mitchell, SF | X | X | X |
| Dameon Pierce, HOU | X | X | X |
| James Robinson, NYJ | X | X | X |
| Benny Snell, PIT | X | X | X |
| Jonathan Taylor, IND | X | X | X |
| Jaylen Warren, PIT | X | X | X |
| Kyren Williams, LAR | X | X | X |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC | X | X | |
| Kenny Gainwell, PHI | X |
Wide receivers
| Player | 10 | 12 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Anderson, ARI | X | X | X |
| Parris Campbell, IND | X | X | X |
| DeAndre Carter, LAC | X | X | X |
| Chase Claypool, CHI | X | X | X |
| Brandin Cooks, HOU | X | X | X |
| Devin Duvernay, BAL | X | X | X |
| Van Jefferson, LAR | X | X | X |
| Marvin Jones, JAC | X | X | X |
| Julio Jones, TB | X | X | X |
| Cooper Kupp, LAR | X | X | X |
| Jarvis Landry, NO | X | X | X |
| Terrace Marshall, CAR | X | X | X |
| Isaiah McKenzie, BUF | X | X | X |
| Darnell Mooney, CHI | X | X | X |
| Rondale Moore, ARI | X | X | X |
| Josh Palmer, LAC | X | X | X |
| DeVante Parker, NE | X | X | X |
| Hunter Renfrow, LV | X | X | X |
| Josh Reynolds, DET | X | X | X |
| Allen Robinson, LAR | X | X | X |
| Robert Woods, TEN | X | X | X |
| Romeo Doubs, GB | X | X | |
| Michael Gallup, DAL | X | X | |
| Mack Hollins, LV | X | X | |
| Alec Pierce, IND | X | X | |
| Curtis Samuel, WAS | X | X | |
| Kadarius Toney, KC | X | X | |
| Tyler Boyd, CIN | X | ||
| Marquise Brown, ARI | X | ||
| Corey Davis, NYJ | X | ||
| Russell Gage, TB | X | ||
| Marquise Goodwin, SEA | X | ||
| Allen Lazard, GB | X | ||
| Courtland Sutton, DEN | X | ||
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling, KC | X | ||
| Jameson Williams, DET | X |
Tight ends
| Player | 10 | 12 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Conklin, NYJ | X | X | X |
| Mike Gesicki, MIA | X | X | X |
| Hunter Henry, NE | X | X | X |
| Hayden Hurst, CIN | X | X | X |
| Isaiah Likely, BAL | X | X | X |
| Kyle Pitts, ATL | X | X | X |
| Logan Thomas, WAS | X | X | X |
| Robert Tonyan, GB | X | X | X |
| Tyler Higbee, LAR | X | X | |
| Taysom Hill, NO | X |
Quarterbacks
| Player | 10 | 12 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett, CLE | X | X | X |
| Andy Dalton, NO | X | X | X |
| Jimmy Garoppolo, SF | X | X | X |
| Taylor Heinicke, WAS | X | X | X |
| Mac Jones, NE | X | X | X |
| Marcus Mariota, ATL | X | X | X |
| Davis Mills, HOU | X | X | X |
| Kyler Murray, ARI | X | X | X |
| Matt Ryan, IND | X | X | X |
| Matthew Stafford, LAR | X | X | X |
| Carson Wentz, WAS | X | X | X |
| Jameis Winston, NO | X | X | X |
| Kenny Pickett, PIT | X | X | |
| Ryan Tannehill, TEN | X | X | |
| Derek Carr, LV | X | ||
| Jared Goff, DET | X | ||
| Daniel Jones, NYG | X | ||
| Aaron Rodgers, GB | X | ||
| Deshaun Watson, CLE | X | ||
| Zach Wilson, NYJ | X | ||
| Russell Wilson, DEN | X |
