Lineup Rankings: Week 16
Week 16 has arrived and many Fantasy championships are on the line. In this edition of Lineup rankings, it's hard to ignore red hot Kerry Collins against the Chiefs. Could the Raiders QB help you bring home a title?
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Need help making those tough lineup decisions? Lineup Rankings provide you with our best possible starters, based on overall Fantasy value and each player's upcoming matchup. These rankings are based on a performance scoring system that gives players bonuses for yards and six points for touchdowns. Players listed on the injury report are noted, and their availability for the upcoming game has been factored into their rank position. Players are excluded that have an upcoming bye week.
Beside each player's name, you will see their upcoming opponent as well a number in parentheses. That number means something different for each position. For quarterbacks, it is the total defensive ranking in the NFL of their opponent, based on total yards allowed. For running backs, that number is the rushing defense ranking of their opponent, based on rushing yards allowed per game. For example, by Deuce McAllister's name it reads: vs. ATL (10). That means he is playing at home against the Atlanta Falcons this weekend and they are the 10th ranked rushing defense in the NFL. Finally, for receivers and tight ends, that number is their opponent's rank based on receiving yards allowed per game. Be sure to check back throughout the week as these rankings will be updated according to the latest news and injury information. You can look for more in-depth lineup analysis later this week: Start 'em & Sit 'em (Fridays) and the Fantasy Football Matchups (Saturdays).
| Quarterbacks | Running backs | |
| 1. Peyton Manning vs. SD (11) | 1. L. Tomlinson at IND (21) | |
| 2. Daunte Culpepper vs. GB (25) | 2. Shaun Alexander vs. ARI (27) | |
| 3. Donovan McNabb at STL (24) | 3. Tiki Barber at CIN (26) | |
| 4. Trent Green * vs. OAK (30) | 4. Corey Dillon at NYJ (7) | |
| 5. Brett Favre at MIN (29) | 5. Edgerrin James vs. SD (2) | |
| 6. Drew Brees at IND (28) | 6. Curtis Martin vs. NE (5) | |
| 7. Jake Plummer at TEN (21) | 7. Clinton Portis at DAL (12) | |
| 8. Kerry Collins * at KC (31) | 8. Domanick Davis at JAC (8) | |
| 9. Byron Leftwich vs. HOU (27) | 9. Brian Westbrook at STL (28) | |
| 10. Billy Volek vs. DEN (7) | 10. Rudi Johnson vs. NYG (29) | |
| 11. Jake Delhomme at TB (4) | 11. Fred Taylor ** vs. HOU (15) | |
| 12. Aaron Brooks vs. ATL (13) | 12. Warrick Dunn at NO (32) | |
| 13. Tom Brady * at NYJ (5) | 13. Larry Johnson vs. OAK (24) | |
| 14. Matt Hasselbeck * vs. ARI (15) | 14. Michael Pittman vs. CAR (19) | |
| 15. David Carr at JAC (12) | 15. Deuce McAllister vs. ATL (10) | |
| 16. Brian Griese vs. CAR (17) | 16. Ahman Green at MIN (23) | |
| 17. Chad Pennington vs. NE (9) | 17. Jamal Lewis ** at PIT (1) | |
| 18. Joey Harrington vs. CHI (18) | 18. Kevin Jones vs. CHI (25) | |
| 19. Drew Bledsoe at SF (16) | 19. Jerome Bettis * vs. BAL (6) | |
| 20. Jon Kitna vs. NYG (14) | 20. Lee Suggs at MIA (30) | |
| 21. Nick Goings at TB (20) | ||
| Wide receivers | 22. Julius Jones vs. WAS (3) | |
| 1. Drew Bennett vs. DEN (10) | 23. Tatum Bell * at TEN (16) | |
| 2. Marvin Harrison vs. SD (26) | 24. Emmitt Smith * at SEA (22) | |
| 3. Randy Moss vs. GB (25) | 25. Marshall Faulk vs. PHI (11) | |
| 4. Javon Walker at MIN (27) | ||
| 5. Joe Horn vs. ATL (20) | ||
| 6. M. Muhammad at TB (1) | Tight ends | |
| 7. Torry Holt vs. PHI (12) | 1. Antonio Gates at IND (29) | |
| 8. Reggie Wayne vs. SD (26) | 2. Tony Gonzalez vs. OAK (31) | |
| 9. Eddie Kennison vs. OAK (31) | 3. Todd Heap ** at PIT (4) | |
| 10. Jerry Porter at KC (32) | 4. Jason Witten vs. WAS (5) | |
| 11. Chad Johnson vs. NYG (8) | 5. Randy McMichael * vs. CLE (7) | |
| 12. Brandon Stokley vs. SD (26) | 6. Jeremy Shockey at CIN (13) | |
| 13. Jimmy Smith vs. HOU (28) | 7. Eric Johnson vs. BUF (3) | |
| 14. Darrell Jackson vs. ARI (11) | 8. Jermaine Wiggins vs. GB (25) | |
| 15. Donald Driver at MIN (27) | 9. Dallas Clark vs. SD (26) | |
| 16. Andre Johnson at JAC (19) | 10. Daniel Graham ** at NYJ (6) | |
| 17. Derrick Mason ** vs. DEN (10) | 11. L.J. Smith at STL (15) | |
| 18. Rod Smith at TEN (21) | 12. Marcus Pollard ** vs. SD (26) | |
| 19. Michael Clayton vs. CAR (17) | 13. Bubba Franks at MIN (27) | |
| 20. Nate Burleson vs. GB (25) | 14. Chris Cooley at DAL (24) | |
| 21. Hines Ward * vs. BAL (9) | 15. Boo Williams vs. ATL (20) | |
| 22. Deion Branch at NYJ (6) | ||
| 23. Eric Moulds at SF (18) | ||
| 24. Isaac Bruce vs. PHI (12) | ||
| 25. Ashley Lelie at TEN (21) | ||
| 26. Lee Evans at SF (18) | ||
| 27. Chris Chambers vs. CLE (7) | ||
| 28. Roy Williams vs. CHI (14) | ||
| 29. Santana Moss vs. NE (16) | ||
| 30. L. Fitzgerald at SEA (23) |
| Injury notations | ||
| * | Probable | 75 percent chance player will play |
| * * | Questionable | 50 percent chance player will play |
| * * * | Doubtful | 25 percent chance player will play |
