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Ostrowski: Week 16 Position-By-Position Fantasy Rankings

By Joe Ostrowski-

(CBS) Each week during the NFL regular season, I'll give my rundown on position-by-position fantasy football rankings for the upcoming week's games. It's meant as an easy way for me to give advice to you on your tough lineup decisions.

Here are my Week 16 rankings:

Quarterbacks
1. Drew Brees NO (vs ATL)
2. Aaron Rodgers GB (@TB)
3. Andrew Luck IND (@DAL)
4. Tom Brady NE (@NYJ)
5. Matthew Stafford DET (@CHI)
6. Matt Ryan ATL (@NO)
7. Tony Romo DAL (vs IND)
8. Peyton Manning DEN (@CIN)
9. Ben Roethlisberger PIT (vs KC)
10. Russell Wilson SEA (@ARI)
11. Mark Sanchez PHI (@WAS)
12. Ryan Tannehill MIA (vs MIN)
13. Andy Dalton CIN (vs DEN)
14. Robert Griffin III WAS (vs PHI)
15. Alex Smith KC (@PIT)
16. Eli Manning NYG (@STL)
17. Cam Newton CAR (vs CLE)
18. Philip Rivers SD (@SF)
19. Josh McCown TB (vs GB)
20. Joe Flacco BAL (@HOU)
21. Teddy Bridgewater MIN (@MIA)
22. Kyle Orton BUF (@OAK)
23. Colin Kaepernick SF (vs SD)
24. Shaun Hill STL (vs NYG)

Running backs
1. Le'Veon Bell PIT (vs KC)
2. C.J. Anderson DEN (@CIN)
3. Jamaal Charles KC (@PIT)
4. Eddie Lacy GB (@TB)
5. Arian Foster HOU (vs BAL)
6. DeMarco Murray DAL (vs IND)
7. Joique Bell DET (@CHI)
8. Mark Ingram NO (vs ATL)
9. Fred Jackson BUF (@OAK)
10. Lamar Miller MIA (vs MIN)
11. Matt Forte CHI (vs DET)
12. Marshawn Lynch SEA (@ARI)
13. Tre Mason STL (vs NYG)
14. Jeremy Hill CIN (vs DEN)
15. LeSean McCoy PHI (@WAS)
16. Justin Forsett BAL (@HOU)
17. Alfred Morris WAS (vs PHI)
18. Steven Jackson ATL (@NO)
19. Jonathan Stewart CAR (vs CLE)
20. Andre Williams NYG (@STL)
21. Isaiah Crowell CLE (@CAR)
22. Latavius Murray OAK (vs BUF)
23. Dan Herron IND (@DAL)
24. Matt Asiata MIN (@MIA)
25. Joseph Randle DAL (vs IND)
26. Doug Martin TB (vs GB)
27. Branden Oliver SD (@SF)
28. Frank Gore SF (vs SD)
29. Pierre Thomas NO (vs ATL)
30. Shane Vereen NE (@NYJ)
31. Chris Ivory NYJ (vs NE)
32. Reggie Bush DET (@CHI)
33. Giovani Bernard CIN (vs DEN)
34. LeGarrette Blount NE (@NYJ)
35. Terrance West CLE (@CAR)
36. Trent Richardson IND (@DAL)
37. Kerwynn Williams ARI (vs SEA)
38. Carlos Hyde SF (vs SD)
39. Jonas Gray NE (@NYJ)
40. James Starks GB (@TB)
41. Chris Johnson NYJ (vs NE)
42. Donald Brown SD (@SF)
43. Knile Davis KC (@PIT)
44. Benny Cunningham STL (vs NYG)
45. Stepfan Taylor ARI (vs SEA)
46. Lance Dunbar DAL (vs IND)
47. Darren Sproles PHI (@WAS)
48. Charles Sims TB (vs GB)

Receivers
1. Calvin Johnson DET (@CHI)
2. Jordy Nelson GB (@TB)
3. Antonio Brown PIT (vs KC)
4. Odell Beckham NYG (@STL)
5. A.J. Green CIN (vs DEN)
6. Dez Bryant DAL (vs IND)
7. T.Y. Hilton IND (@DAL)
8. Demaryius Thomas DEN (@CIN)
9. Mike Evans TB (vs GB)
10. Randall Cobb GB (@TB)
11. Jeremy Maclin PHI (@WAS)
12. Julio Jones ATL (@NO)
13. Roddy White ATL (@NO)
14. Alshon Jeffery CHI (vs DET)
15. Emmanuel Sanders DEN (@CIN)
16. Golden Tate DET (@CHI)
17. Julian Edelman NE (@NYJ)
18. Josh Gordon CLE (@CAR)
19. Sammy Watkins BUF (@OAK)
20. Marques Colston NO (vs ATL)
21. Kelvin Benjamin CAR (vs CLE)
22. DeSean Jackson WAS (vs PHI)
23. DeAndre Hopkins HOU (vs BAL)
24. Brandon LaFell NE (@NYJ)
25. Kenny Stills NO (vs ATL)
26. Steve Smith BAL (@HOU)
27. Vincent Jackson TB (vs GB)
28. Andre Johnson HOU (vs BAL)
29. Charles Johnson MIN (@MIA)
30. Mike Wallace MIA (vs MIN)
31. Jordan Matthews PHI (@WAS)
32. Jarvis Landry MIA (vs MIN)
33. Martavis Bryant PIT (vs KC)
34. Torrey Smith BAL (@HOU)
35. Malcom Floyd SD (@SF)
36. Pierre Garcon WAS (vs PHI)
37. Stedman Bailey STL (vs NYG)
38. Anquan Boldin SF (vs SD)
39. Marquess Wilson CHI (vs DET)
40. Donte Moncrief IND (@DAL)
41. Dwayne Bowe KC (@PIT)
42. Michael Crabtree SF (vs SD)
43. Eric Decker NYJ (vs NE)
44. Doug Baldwin SEA (@ARI)
45. Kenny Britt STL (vs NYG)
46. Mohamed Sanu CIN (vs DEN)
47. Percy Harvin NYJ (vs NE)
48. Robert Woods BUF (@OAK)

Tight ends
1. Rob Gronkowski NE (@NYJ)
2. Jimmy Graham NO (vs ATL)
3. Greg Olsen CAR (vs CLE)
4. Travis Kelce KC (@PIT)
5. Dwayne Allen IND (@DAL)
6. Jason Witten DAL (vs IND)
7. Julius Thomas DEN (@CIN)
8. Antonio Gates SD (@SF)
9. Martellus Bennett CHI (vs DET)
10. Coby Fleener IND (@DAL)
11. Larry Donnell NYG (@STL)
12. Heath Miller PIT (vs KC)
13. Jared Cook STL (vs NYG)
14. Jordan Reed WAS (vs PHI)
15. Zach Ertz PHI (@WAS)
16. Jordan Cameron CLE (@CAR)
17. Mychal Rivera OAK (vs BUF)
18. Charles Clay MIA (vs MIN)
19. Kyle Rudolph MIN (@MIA)
20. Eric Ebron DET (@CHI)
21. Scott Chandler BUF (@OAK)
22. Jermaine Gresham CIN (vs DEN)
23. Owen Daniels BAL (@HOU)
24. Brent Celek PHI (@WAS)

Joe Ostrowski is a host, producer and update anchor at 670 The Score. He also hosts the Fantasy Nerd Herd on Fridays at 11 p.m. Follow him on Twitter @JoeO670 and feel free to ask him fantasy football questions.

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