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Week 16 rankings: Quarterbacks

Updated: December 23, 2011, 3:38 PM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com

Top 25 quarterbacks for Week 16

By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST (Click on ranker to sort)
More rankings: Flex | IDP
Note: Rankings were updated Friday to account for the latest news and injuries. Players from Thursday's Colts/Texans game have been removed.

Rank Name Team Opp.
Berry
Harris
Karabell
Cockcroft 		Avg.
1 Aaron Rodgers GB Chi 1 1 2 3 1.8
1 Drew Brees NO Atl 2 2 1 2 1.8
3 Tom Brady NE Mia 3 4 4 1 3.0
4 Cam Newton CAR TB 4 3 3 4 3.5
5 Matthew Stafford DET SD 6 5 5 5 5.3
6 Matt Ryan ATL @NO 5 11 8 7 7.8
6 Tim Tebow DEN @Buf 7 10 6 8 7.8
8 Michael Vick PHI @Dal 8 7 11 6 8.0
9 Tony Romo DAL Phi 10 8 7 9 8.5
10 Eli Manning NYG @NYJ 11 6 9 11 9.3
11 Philip Rivers SD @Det 9 9 10 10 9.5
12 Mark Sanchez NYJ NYG 12 12 12 13 12.3
13 Matt Moore MIA @NE 13 15 15 12 13.8
14 Rex Grossman WSH Min 14 14 13 16 14.3
15 Carson Palmer OAK @KC 15 17 14 14 15.0
16 Joe Flacco BAL Cle 17 13 18 20 17.0
17 Ryan Fitzpatrick BUF Den 16 20 20 15 17.8
18 Kyle Orton KC Oak 19 16 16 22 18.3
19 Josh Freeman TB @Car 22 18 17 18 18.8
20 Andy Dalton CIN Ari 20 21 19 17 19.3
21 John Skelton ARI @Cin 18 19 24 24 21.3
22 Alex Smith SF @Sea 23 22 23 19 21.8
23 Christian Ponder MIN @Wsh 21 23 21 23 22.0
24 Matt Hasselbeck TEN Jac NR 24 22 21 23.3
25 Tarvaris Jackson SEA SF 24 NR NR 25 25.3

These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 16 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Tristan H. Cockcroft's personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 16 can be viewed by clicking here.

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