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Football > 2012 > Week 16 > Rankings

Week #16 Who to Start Rankings / Projections

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Fantasy football projections are based on the following scoring system:
  • Pass Yards: 25/1pt
  • Pass TD: 4pts
  • Pass INT: -1pt
  • Rush/Rec Yards: 10/1pt
  • Rush/Rec TD: 6pts
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Rank Player NFL
Team
Opp. Injury
Status
Average Points
& Fantasy
Consistency
Head to
Head
Stats?
Fantasy
Pts
1Calvin Johnson DETATL Prob - Knee 14.2 / A Yes 16.4
2Dez Bryant Profiled this Week DALNO Prob - Finger 13.1 / C Yes 15.7
3Andre Johnson HOUMIN   11.5 / C Yes 14.4
4Brandon Marshall CHI@ARI Prob - Hip 13.5 / A Yes 14.2
5A.J. Green CIN@PIT   12.8 / A Yes 13.4
6Demaryius Thomas DENCLE   12.8 / A Yes 12.7
7Julio Jones ATL@DET   11.4 / B Yes 12.1
8Roddy White ATL@DET   11.1 / C Yes 11.2
9Victor Cruz NYG@BAL   10.6 / C Yes 10.7
10Eric Decker DENCLE   11.5 / A Yes 10.5
11Wes Welker DEN@JAX   10.9 / A Yes 10.4
12Cecil Shorts JAXNE IR 10.0 / A Yes 10.4
13Reggie Wayne IND@KC   10.3 / A Yes 10.3
14Danny Amendola Profiled this Week NE@TB   7.8 / C Yes 10.1
15Randall Cobb GBTEN   10.4 / A Yes 10.1
16Marques Colston NO@DAL   11.0 / B Yes 10.0
17Vincent Jackson TBSTL   11.7 / B Yes 9.7
18Stevie Johnson BUF@MIA   9.1 / A Yes 9.7
19Pierre Garcon WAS@PHI   8.9 / C Yes 9.7
20Steve Smith CAROAK   9.0 / A Yes 9.6
21James Jones GBTEN   10.8 / B Yes 9.5
22Michael Crabtree Profiled this Week SF@SEA   10.3 / C Yes 9.4
23Torrey Smith Profiled this Week BALNYG Prob - Back 8.4 / C Yes 9.3
24T.Y. Hilton IND@KC   8.8 / C Yes 9.3
25Danario Alexander SD@NYJ   10.8 / C Yes 9.2
26Mike Wallace MIACIN IR 8.8 / C Yes 9.1
27Hakeem Nicks NYG@BAL Que - Knee 7.3 / C Yes 8.9
28Jeremy Maclin PHIWAS   8.5 / C Yes 8.9
29Brandon Gibson Profiled this Week MIA@TB   6.6 / B Yes 8.8
30Miles Austin DALNO Prob - Ankle 8.1 / B Yes 8.7
31Anquan Boldin SFNYG   7.8 / C Yes 8.6
32Antonio Brown Profiled this Week PITCIN   8.5 / A Yes 8.4
33Lance Moore NO@DAL   9.3 / A Yes 8.4
34Kenny Britt TEN@GB   5.9 / C Yes 8.0
35Mike Williams TBSTL   9.7 / A Yes 7.8
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