Fantasy: Week 16 Rankings - Defense/Special Teams (Early Edition)
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theScore's Justin Boone is currently ranked second in FantasyPros' Most Accurate Expert Competition and is tied as the top-ranked pro over the last two seasons. Scroll down to see his early rankings for Week 16.
More detailed rankings will be available Thursday, with a final update on Sunday morning.
Rankings
QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | K
Defense/Special Teams
| Rk | Player | Opp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks - Sea | at Ari |
| 2 | New England Patriots - NE | at NYJ |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills - Buf | at Oak |
| 4 | St. Louis Rams - StL | vs. NYG |
| 5 | Baltimore Ravens - Bal | at Hou |
| 6 | Carolina Panthers - Car | vs. Cle |
| 7 | Detroit Lions - Det | at Chi |
| 8 | Green Bay Packers - GB | at TB |
| 9 | Philadelphia Eagles - Phi | at Was |
| 10 | Miami Dolphins - Mia | vs. Min |
| 11 | Denver Broncos - Den | at Cin |
| 12 | Jacksonville Jaguars - Jac | vs. Ten |
| 13 | Houston Texans - Hou | vs. Bal |
| 14 | Arizona Cardinals - Ari | vs. Sea |
| 15 | Tennessee Titans - Ten | at Jac |
| 16 | New York Giants - NYG | at StL |
| 17 | Kansas City Chiefs - KC | at Pit |
| 18 | San Francisco 49ers - SF | vs. SD |
| 19 | Minnesota Vikings - Min | at Mia |
| 20 | San Diego Chargers - SD | at SF |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers - Pit | vs. KC |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns - Cle | at Car |
| 23 | Indianapolis Colts - Ind | at Dal |
| 24 | New Orleans Saints - NO | vs. Atl |
| 25 | Dallas Cowboys - Dal | vs. Ind |
| 26 | Atlanta Falcons - Atl | at NO |
| 27 | Washington Redskins - Was | vs. Phi |
| 28 | Chicago Bears - Chi | vs. Det |
| 29 | Cincinnati Bengals - Cin | vs. Den |
| 30 | Oakland Raiders - Oak | vs. Buf |
| 31 | New York Jets - NYJ | vs. NE |
| 32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers - TB | vs. GB |