Two of the hottest commodities in 2015 are going to be Dez Bryant and Odell Beckham Jr. They definitely would have won your fantasy semifinal last week, almost single-handedly. Bryant dominated the coverage the Eagles tried on him and is a must-start despite facing a pretty good Indianapolis secondary. ODB has not scored fewer than nine points in any of the last seven weeks. He seems to be the Josh Gordon of 2014 -- miss the first four games and then dominate. Beckham is second in fantasy points per game for wide receivers and, despite facing a stout St. Louis defense, is a must-start.
T.Y. Hilton has a hamstring strain but his MRI came back negative. The Colts will look to stay in the race for a bye this week and are facing a weak secondary in the Cowboys. Watch Hilton's practice participation, but I think he'll be good for Sunday. Keenan Allen suffered a broken collarbone and is likely done for the season. He's mostly disappointed this season except for great performances in Weeks 12 and 13. Julio Jones' availability is in question for this week. Coach Mike Smith believes he'll be out there but it's really too soon to tell. Jones had a nice three-game streak going before Week 15 and would have a plus matchup this week against the Saints. Andre Johnson should return from his concussion this week. The real concern is the Texans quarterback situation, which really throws a wrench into the Houston passing game.
The one pickup I would recommend this week is for PPR leagues. With Keenan Allen going down, Eddie Royal should see a fair share of targets. His matchup is rough, but if you're in desperate need he's a risk worth taking. There's not much else out there except for some high risk/small reward receivers.
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Wide receiver rankings (standard), Week 16
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)
Rank | Consensus | Team | Opponent | DK | DC | JD | SK |
1 | Calvin Johnson | DET | @CHI | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2 | Jordy Nelson | GB | @TB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
3 | Antonio Brown | PIT | KC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | @CIN | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
5 | Dez Bryant | DAL | IND | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
6 | Odell Beckham Jr. | NYG | @STL | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
7 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | @DAL | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
8 | A.J. Green | CIN | DEN | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
9 | Randall Cobb | GB | @TB | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
10 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | @WAS | 11 | 7 | 16 | 9 |
11 | Julio Jones | ATL | @NO | 9 | 11 | 10 | 18 |
12 | Mike Evans | TB | GB | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
13 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | DET | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
14 | Kelvin Benjamin | CAR | CLE | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
15 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | @CIN | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 |
16 | Julian Edelman | NE | @NYJ | 15 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
17 | Roddy White | ATL | @NO | 12 | 25 | 24 | 14 |
18 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | BAL | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
19 | Golden Tate | DET | @CHI | 20 | 16 | 23 | 17 |
20 | DeSean Jackson | WAS | PHI | 22 | 24 | 13 | 21 |
21 | Kenny Stills | NO | ATL | 24 | 17 | 18 | 24 |
22 | Sammy Watkins | BUF | @OAK | 27 | 26 | 15 | 22 |
23 | Vincent Jackson | TB | GB | 30 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
24 | Josh Gordon | CLE | @CAR | 36 | 18 | 27 | 19 |
25 | Brandon LaFell | NE | @NYJ | 23 | 21 | 38 | 23 |
26 | Mike Wallace | MIA | MIN | 28 | 27 | 31 | 27 |
27 | Jordan Matthews | PHI | @WAS | 34 | 23 | 33 | 26 |
28 | Jarvis Landry | MIA | MIN | 32 | 29 | 26 | 29 |
29 | Marques Colston | NO | ATL | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
30 | Charles Johnson | MIN | @MIA | 33 | 33 | 25 | 32 |
31 | Nate Washington | TEN | @JAC | 31 | 37 | 28 | 35 |
32 | Eric Decker | NYJ | NE | 26 | 39 | 30 | 39 |
33 | Steve Smith Sr. | BAL | @HOU | 42 | 28 | 39 | 28 |
34 | Donte Moncrief | IND | @DAL | 25 | 35 | 37 | 41 |
35 | Torrey Smith | BAL | @HOU | 21 | -- | 34 | 33 |
36 | Malcom Floyd | SD | @SF | 18 | 48 | 35 | 40 |
37 | Anquan Boldin | SF | SD | 39 | 31 | 49 | 31 |
38 | Andre Johnson | HOU | BAL | 43 | 32 | 43 | 36 |
39 | Stedman Bailey | STL | NYG | 37 | -- | 21 | 46 |
40 | Harry Douglas | ATL | @NO | -- | 38 | 32 | 34 |
41 | Martavis Bryant | PIT | KC | 47 | 43 | 41 | 37 |
42 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | PHI | -- | 36 | -- | 38 |
43 | Marquess Wilson | CHI | DET | -- | 46 | 36 | 43 |
44 | Cecil Shorts III | JAC | TEN | 50 | 34 | -- | 42 |
45 | Marqise Lee | JAC | TEN | 49 | 42 | 42 | 44 |
46 | Greg Jennings | MIN | @MIA | 38 | 44 | -- | -- |
47 | Eddie Royal | SD | @SF | 35 | -- | -- | 48 |
48 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | @ARI | 41 | 49 | 44 | -- |
49 | Allen Hurns | JAC | TEN | -- | 41 | 48 | 45 |
50 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | SEA | -- | 40 | 47 | 50 |
-- | Percy Harvin | NYJ | NE | -- | 45 | 45 | 47 |
-- | Dwayne Bowe | KC | @PIT | 46 | 47 | 46 | 49 |
-- | James Jones | OAK | BUF | 48 | -- | 40 | -- |
-- | Robert Woods | BUF | @OAK | 40 | -- | -- | -- |
-- | Kenny Britt | STL | NYG | 44 | 50 | -- | -- |
-- | Jarius Wright | MIN | @MIA | 45 | -- | -- | -- |
-- | Rueben Randle | NYG | @STL | -- | -- | 50 | -- |
Wide receiver rankings (PPR), Week 16
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)
Rank | Consensus | Team | Opponent | DK | DC | JD | SK |
1 | Antonio Brown | PIT | KC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Calvin Johnson | DET | @CHI | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
3 | Jordy Nelson | GB | @TB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | @CIN | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
5 | Dez Bryant | DAL | IND | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Odell Beckham Jr. | NYG | @STL | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
7 | A.J. Green | CIN | DEN | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
8 | Randall Cobb | GB | @TB | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
9 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | @DAL | 12 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
10 | Julio Jones | ATL | @NO | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
11 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | @WAS | 9 | 7 | 22 | 8 |
12 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | DET | 13 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
13 | Mike Evans | TB | GB | 18 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
14 | Julian Edelman | NE | @NYJ | 15 | 17 | 12 | 14 |
15 | Kelvin Benjamin | CAR | CLE | 17 | 15 | 11 | 19 |
16 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | @CIN | 14 | 11 | 25 | 13 |
17 | Golden Tate | DET | @CHI | 20 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
18 | Roddy White | ATL | @NO | 11 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
19 | Vincent Jackson | TB | GB | 21 | 20 | 16 | 21 |
20 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | BAL | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
21 | Sammy Watkins | BUF | @OAK | 24 | 25 | 14 | 25 |
22 | DeSean Jackson | WAS | PHI | 25 | 26 | 20 | 26 |
23 | Josh Gordon | CLE | @CAR | 34 | 19 | 28 | 18 |
24 | Kenny Stills | NO | ATL | 32 | 18 | 24 | 27 |
25 | Jarvis Landry | MIA | MIN | 31 | 27 | 19 | 24 |
26 | Brandon LaFell | NE | @NYJ | 22 | 22 | 37 | 22 |
27 | Charles Johnson | MIN | @MIA | 27 | 33 | 18 | 36 |
28 | Mike Wallace | MIA | MIN | 26 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
29 | Jordan Matthews | PHI | @WAS | 42 | 23 | 34 | 23 |
30 | Marques Colston | NO | ATL | 33 | 30 | 27 | 32 |
31 | Eric Decker | NYJ | NE | 23 | 37 | 30 | 38 |
32 | Nate Washington | TEN | @JAC | 29 | 40 | 29 | 35 |
33 | Steve Smith Sr. | BAL | @HOU | 39 | 28 | 39 | 30 |
34 | Andre Johnson | HOU | BAL | 41 | 31 | 42 | 29 |
35 | Malcom Floyd | SD | @SF | 16 | 50 | 33 | 47 |
36 | Donte Moncrief | IND | @DAL | 28 | 35 | 38 | 45 |
37 | Anquan Boldin | SF | SD | 35 | 34 | 48 | 31 |
38 | Harry Douglas | ATL | @NO | -- | 38 | 32 | 34 |
39 | Torrey Smith | BAL | @HOU | 30 | -- | 36 | 40 |
40 | Cecil Shorts III | JAC | TEN | 47 | 32 | -- | 37 |
41 | Stedman Bailey | STL | NYG | 43 | -- | 26 | -- |
42 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | PHI | -- | 36 | -- | 33 |
43 | Marqise Lee | JAC | TEN | 50 | 42 | 41 | 39 |
44 | Marquess Wilson | CHI | DET | -- | 46 | 35 | 43 |
45 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | SEA | -- | 39 | 49 | 41 |
46 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | @ARI | 38 | 49 | 44 | -- |
47 | Martavis Bryant | PIT | KC | -- | 44 | 43 | 44 |
48 | Greg Jennings | MIN | @MIA | 40 | 41 | -- | -- |
49 | Eddie Royal | SD | @SF | 36 | -- | -- | 46 |
50 | Allen Hurns | JAC | TEN | -- | 45 | 47 | 42 |
-- | James Jones | OAK | BUF | 44 | -- | 40 | -- |
-- | Robert Woods | BUF | @OAK | 37 | -- | -- | -- |
-- | Percy Harvin | NYJ | NE | -- | 47 | 45 | 48 |
-- | Dwayne Bowe | KC | @PIT | 45 | -- | 46 | 50 |
-- | Kenny Britt | STL | NYG | 48 | 43 | -- | -- |
-- | Jarius Wright | MIN | @MIA | 46 | -- | -- | -- |
-- | Andrew Hawkins | CLE | @CAR | -- | 48 | -- | -- |
-- | Rueben Randle | NYG | @STL | 49 | -- | 50 | -- |
-- | Kendall Wright | TEN | @JAC | -- | -- | -- | 49 |