Week 16 Fantasy TE PPR Rankings: Must-starts, sleepers, potential busts at tight end

Jacob Camenker

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It's championship week for fantasy football owners, and with it will come the toughest start 'em, sit 'em decisions of the year. As always, tight end will be one of the most frustrating positions, but our Week 16 fantasy TE PPR rankings can help to sort through the top options and identify some sleepers and streamers.

Obviously, if you have one of the top six or seven TEs, you're in good shape, but if you're one of the (many) owners that have been using week-to-week streamers at the position, there are plenty of solid options available.

WEEK 16 STANDARD RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

Among the best streamers this week are Cole Kmet (@ Jaguars) and Austin Hooper (@ Jets). Hooper hasn't been getting a lot of targets recently, but the Jets have allowed the most fantasy points to TEs, so he  can be trusted in a great matchup. Kmet, meanwhile, had been getting steady targets prior to Week 15, and if he keeps playing at least 70 percent of the Bears offensive snaps, he worth streaming. Tyler Eifert (vs. Bears) is also in a top-five matchup and has seen a decent amount of looks lately.

WEEK 16 PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | D/ST | Kicker

Some of the TEs who will move up a bit in our PPR rankings compared to our standard include Dalton Schultz (vs. Eagles), Eric Ebron (vs. Colts), and Evan Engram (@ Ravens). The latter two are in tough matchups, but that matters less in PPR since they still get a lot of targets and are among the least TD-dependent streamers at the position. All three can be trusted, with Engram remaining a potential TE1 despite the difficult matchup.

WEEK 16 DFS CASH LINEUPS: DraftKingsFanDuel

Check back for updates to these TE PPR rankings throughout the week. For individual analysis of key TEs, click here.

WEEK 16 DFS TOURNAMENT LINEUPS: DraftKings | FanDuel

Week 16 Fantasy TE PPR Rankings

These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues

WEEK 16 FANTASY: Sleepers | BustsStart 'em, sit 'em

Rank Player
1 Travis Kelce, KC vs. ATL
2 Darren Waller, LV vs. MIA
3 Noah Fant, DEN @ LAC
4 T.J. Hockenson, DET vs. TB
5 Mark Andrews, BAL vs. NYG
6 Logan Thomas, WAS vs. CAR
7 George Kittle, SF @ ARI
8 Robert Tonyan, GB vs. TEN
9 Mike Gesicki, MIA @ LV
10 Dallas Goedert, PHI @ DAL
11 Rob Gronkowski, TB @ DET
12 Austin Hooper, CLE @ NYJ
13 Tyler Eifert, JAX vs. CHI
14 Evan Engram, NYG @ BAL
15 Eric Ebron, PIT vs. IND
16 Cole Kmet, CHI @ JAX
17 Dalton Schultz, DAL vs. PHI
18 Zach Ertz, PHI @ DAL
19 Hayden Hurst, ATL @ KC
20 Jimmy Graham, CHI @ JAX
21 Jordan Akins, HOU vs. CIN
22 Irv Smith Jr., MIN @ NO
23 Jonnu Smith, TEN @ GB
24 Dawson Knox, BUF @ NE
25 Tyler Higbee, LAR @ SEA
26 Dan Arnold, ARI vs. SF
27 Gerald Everett, LAR @ SEA
28 Drew Sample, CIN @ HOU
29 Jack Doyle, IND @ PIT
30 Jared Cook, NO vs. MIN
31 Jacob Hollister, SEA vs. LAR
32 Will Dissly, SEA vs. LAR
33 Darren Fells, HOU vs. CIN
34 Ian Thomas, CAR @ WAS
35 Cameron Brate, TB @ DET
36 Anthony Firkser, TEN @ GB

Jacob Camenker

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Jacob Camenker first joined The Sporting News as a fantasy football intern in 2018 after his graduation from UMass. He became a full-time employee with TSN in 2021 and now serves as a senior content producer with a particular focus on the NFL. Jacob worked at NBC Sports Boston as a content producer from 2019 to 2021. He is an avid fan of the NFL Draft and ranked 10th in FantasyPros’ Mock Draft Accuracy metric in both 2021 and 2022.