Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings: Positional Overview, Guide and Advice

Week 15 of the 2016 season reached its official end on Monday night, which means it’s time to move on to the second-to-last week of the regular season.

If you’re still alive in your fantasy league, congratulations. You’ve likely either reached your title game or are one step away. It’s time to bring the thing home.

We’re here to help you survive another week with our early Week 16 positional rankings. We’ll be running down the top players at each position based on our performance projections. We’ll also be examining some top plays and potential sleepers for each skill position.

All of our rankings are based on points-per-reception scoring and on factors like past performances, projected role, matchups and health.

Good luck!

Quarterbacks

Watch: Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts have been an inconsistent team this season, to say the least. They’ve looked terrible at times at home, then turned around and dominated on the road. This past week, the Colts utterly embarrassed the Minnesota Vikings.

Quarterback Andrew Luck gashed the Vikings for 250 passing yards and two touchdowns in Week 15.

This week, Luck and the Colts visit the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders allow an average of 259 passing yards per game, 25th in the NFL. With the Colts clinging to slim playoff hopes, expect Luck to come out firing. With Oakland’s high-powered offense on the field (26.9 points per game), expect Luck to continue firing in a shootout.

The end result should be a big fantasy outing for Luck owners.

Sleeper: Tom Savage, Houston Texans

After 14-plus weeks of mediocre play, the Houston Texans finally decided to pull the plug on quarterback Brock Osweiler. Head coach Bill O’Brien turned to backup Tom Savage after two early interceptions against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Savage responded with a 23-of-36, 260-yard performance. It was good enough to earn him the starting job moving forward.

“Feel like Tom Savage gives us the best chance to win,” O’Brien said Monday, per NFL.com’s Kevin Patra. “There’s a lot for him to improve on, but I thought he threw the ball well yesterday.”

This week, Savage and the Texans will host the Cincinnati Bengals, who are rated just 25th in overall defense by Pro Football Focus.

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