Mike Clay's 2016 fantasy football rankings

Steelers teammates Le'Veon Bell (No. 26) and Antonio Brown are ranked as the top players at their respective positions for the 2016 fantasy football season. Dean M. Beattie/ZUMA Wire/Icon Sportswire

Mike ClayDec 31, 2015, 09:15 AM ET
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2016 Rankings: Quarterback

Rank, Player	Team	Bye
1. Cam Newton	CAR	7
2. Russell Wilson	SEA	5
3. Aaron Rodgers	GB	4
4. Andrew Luck	IND	10
5. Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	8
6. Drew Brees	NO	5
7. Tom Brady	NE	9
8. Carson Palmer	ARI	9
9. Eli Manning	NYG	8
10. Philip Rivers	SD	11
11. Tyrod Taylor	BUF	10
12. Kirk Cousins	WAS	9
13. Matthew Stafford	DET	10
14. Blake Bortles	JAC	5
15. Andy Dalton	CIN	9
16. Jameis Winston	TB	6
17. Derek Carr	OAK	10
18. Ryan Fitzpatrick	NYJ	11
19. Marcus Mariota	TEN	13
20. Ryan Tannehill	MIA	8
21. Joe Flacco	BAL	8
22. Matt Ryan	ATL	11
23. Carson Wentz	PHI	4
24. Alex Smith	KC	5
25. Brock Osweiler	HOU	9
26. Robert Griffin	CLE	13
27. Jay Cutler	CHI	9
28. Dak Prescott	DAL	7
29. Sam Bradford	MIN	6
30. Tony Romo	DAL	7
31. Trevor Siemian	DEN	11
32. Blaine Gabbert	SF	8
33. Case Keenum	LA	8
34. Jimmy Garoppolo	NE	9
35. Shaun Hill	MIN	6
36. Paxton Lynch	DEN	11
37. Colin Kaepernick	SF	8
38. Jared Goff	LA	8
39. Chase Daniel	PHI	4
40. Sean Mannion	LA	8

2016 Rankings: Running Back

Rank, Player	Team	Bye
1. Todd Gurley	LA	8
2. David Johnson	ARI	9
3. Adrian Peterson	MIN	6
4. Lamar Miller	HOU	9
5. Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	7
6. Le'Veon Bell	PIT	8
7. Devonta Freeman	ATL	11
8. LeSean McCoy	BUF	10
9. Mark Ingram	NO	5
10. Doug Martin	TB	6
11. Eddie Lacy	GB	4
12. Carlos Hyde	SF	8
13. C.J. Anderson	DEN	11
14. Jamaal Charles	KC	5
15. Jonathan Stewart	CAR	7
16. DeMarco Murray	TEN	13
17. Jeremy Hill	CIN	9
18. Matt Forte	NYJ	11
19. Thomas Rawls	SEA	5
20. Latavius Murray	OAK	10
21. Ryan Mathews	PHI	4
22. Frank Gore	IND	10
23. Danny Woodhead	SD	11
24. Melvin Gordon	SD	11
25. Ameer Abdullah	DET	10
26. Jeremy Langford	CHI	9
27. Rashad Jennings	NYG	8
28. Giovani Bernard	CIN	9
29. T.J. Yeldon	JAC	5
30. Derrick Henry	TEN	13
31. Chris Ivory	JAC	5
32. LeGarrette Blount	NE	9
33. Matt Jones	WAS	9
34. Arian Foster	MIA	8
35. Duke Johnson Jr.	CLE	13
36. Isaiah Crowell	CLE	13
37. Bilal Powell	NYJ	11
38. Charles Sims	TB	6
39. Spencer Ware	KC	5
40. DeAngelo Williams	PIT	8
41. Kenneth Dixon	BAL	8
42. Terrance West	BAL	8
43. Theo Riddick	DET	10
44. Devontae Booker	DEN	11
45. Jay Ajayi	MIA	8
46. James White	NE	9
47. Darren Sproles	PHI	4
48. Tevin Coleman	ATL	11
49. Christine Michael	SEA	5
50. Alfred Morris	DAL	7
51. Charcandrick West	KC	5
52. Shane Vereen	NYG	8
53. Jerick McKinnon	MIN	6
54. James Starks	GB	4
55. Chris Thompson	WAS	9
56. DeAndre Washington	OAK	10
57. Justin Forsett	BAL	8
58. C.J. Spiller	NO	5
59. Shaun Draughn	SF	8
60. Tim Hightower	NO	5
61. Ka'Deem Carey	CHI	9
62. Jordan Howard	CHI	9
63. Chris Johnson	ARI	9
64. C.J. Prosise	SEA	5
65. Benjamin Cunningham	LA	8
66. Robert Kelley	WAS	9
67. Cameron Artis-Payne	CAR	7
68. Javorius Allen	BAL	8
69. Orleans Darkwa	NYG	8
70. Reggie Bush	BUF	10
71. Lance Dunbar	DAL	7
72. Tyler Ervin	HOU	9
73. Mike Gillislee	BUF	10
74. D.J. Foster	NE	9
75. Robert Turbin	IND	10
76. Dion Lewis	NE	9
77. Paul Perkins	NYG	8
78. Andre Ellington	ARI	9
79. Kenjon Barner	PHI	4
80. Troymaine Pope	NYJ	11

2016 Rankings: Wide Receiver

Rank, Player	Team	Bye
1. Antonio Brown	PIT	8
2. Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG	8
3. Julio Jones	ATL	11
4. DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	9
5. A.J. Green	CIN	9
6. Allen Robinson	JAC	5
7. Dez Bryant	DAL	7
8. Brandon Marshall	NYJ	11
9. Alshon Jeffery	CHI	9
10. Jordy Nelson	GB	4
11. Sammy Watkins	BUF	10
12. Mike Evans	TB	6
13. Keenan Allen	SD	11
14. Brandin Cooks	NO	5
15. T.Y. Hilton	IND	10
16. Amari Cooper	OAK	10
17. Eric Decker	NYJ	11
18. Jeremy Maclin	KC	5
19. Demaryius Thomas	DEN	11
20. Jarvis Landry	MIA	8
21. Randall Cobb	GB	4
22. Julian Edelman	NE	9
23. Donte Moncrief	IND	10
24. Golden Tate	DET	10
25. Doug Baldwin	SEA	5
26. Michael Floyd	ARI	9
27. Marvin Jones	DET	10
28. Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	11
29. John Brown	ARI	9
30. Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	9
31. Jordan Matthews	PHI	4
32. DeSean Jackson	WAS	9
33. Tyler Lockett	SEA	5
34. Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	7
35. Josh Gordon	CLE	13
36. Michael Crabtree	OAK	10
37. Torrey Smith	SF	8
38. Vincent Jackson	TB	6
39. Sterling Shepard	NYG	8
40. Tavon Austin	LA	8
41. Stefon Diggs	MIN	6
42. Willie Snead	NO	5
43. Michael Thomas	NO	5
44. Will Fuller	HOU	9
45. Allen Hurns	JAC	5
46. Kevin White	CHI	9
47. DeVante Parker	MIA	8
48. Tajae Sharpe	TEN	13
49. Mike Wallace	BAL	8
50. Devin Funchess	CAR	7
51. Mohamed Sanu	ATL	11
52. Travis Benjamin	SD	11
53. Corey Coleman	CLE	13
54. Phillip Dorsett	IND	10
55. Chris Hogan	NE	9
56. Steve Smith Sr.	BAL	8
57. Tyler Boyd	CIN	9
58. Markus Wheaton	PIT	8
59. Kenny Stills	MIA	8
60. Kamar Aiken	BAL	8
61. Terrelle Pryor	CLE	13
62. Breshad Perriman	BAL	8
63. Eli Rogers	PIT	8
64. Dorial Green-Beckham	PHI	4
65. Rishard Matthews	TEN	13
66. Pierre Garcon	WAS	9
67. Terrance Williams	DAL	7
68. Anquan Boldin	DET	10
69. Kenny Britt	LA	8
70. Laquon Treadwell	MIN	6
71. Chris Conley	KC	5
72. Braxton Miller	HOU	9
73. Ted Ginn Jr.	CAR	7
74. Jamison Crowder	WAS	9
75. Josh Doctson	WAS	9
76. Sammie Coates	PIT	8
77. Nelson Agholor	PHI	4
78. Jaelen Strong	HOU	9
79. Davante Adams	GB	4
80. Charles Johnson	MIN	6
81. Tyrell Williams	SD	11
82. Kendall Wright	TEN	13
83. Malcolm Mitchell	NE	9
84. Victor Cruz	NYG	8
85. Quinton Patton	SF	8
86. Brandon LaFell	CIN	9
87. Jermaine Kearse	SEA	5
88. Robert Woods	BUF	10
89. Seth Roberts	OAK	10
90. Marqise Lee	JAC	5

2016 Rankings: Tight End

Rank, Player	Team	Bye
1. Rob Gronkowski	NE	9
2. Jordan Reed	WAS	9
3. Greg Olsen	CAR	7
4. Delanie Walker	TEN	13
5. Coby Fleener	NO	5
6. Tyler Eifert	CIN	9
7. Travis Kelce	KC	5
8. Gary Barnidge	CLE	13
9. Zach Ertz	PHI	4
10. Antonio Gates	SD	11
11. Julius Thomas	JAC	5
12. Martellus Bennett	NE	9
13. Eric Ebron	DET	10
14. Jason Witten	DAL	7
15. Zach Miller	CHI	9
16. Jimmy Graham	SEA	5
17. Charles Clay	BUF	10
18. Jared Cook	GB	4
19. Clive Walford	OAK	10
20. Dwayne Allen	IND	10
21. Jordan Cameron	MIA	8
22. Kyle Rudolph	MIN	6
23. Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TB	6
24. Virgil Green	DEN	11
25. Vance McDonald	SF	8
26. Jesse James	PIT	8
27. Crockett Gillmore	BAL	8
28. Larry Donnell	NYG	8
29. Maxx Williams	BAL	8
30. Will Tye	NYG	8
31. Ladarius Green	PIT	8
32. Jacob Tamme	ATL	11
33. Cameron Brate	TB	6
34. Tyler Higbee	LA	8
35. Austin Hooper	ATL	11
36. Lance Kendricks	LA	8
37. Darren Fells	ARI	9
38. Hunter Henry	SD	11
39. Josh Hill	NO	5
40. Richard Rodgers	GB	4
41. C.J. Fiedorowicz	HOU	9
42. Garrett Celek	SF	8
43. Tyler Kroft	CIN	9
44. MyCole Pruitt	MIN	6
45. Stephen Anderson	HOU	9

2016 Rankings: Defense/Special Teams

Rank, Team	Bye
1. Seattle Seahawks	5
2. Cincinnati Bengals	9
3. Denver Broncos	11
4. Carolina Panthers	7
5. Houston Texans	9
6. Arizona Cardinals	9
7. Green Bay Packers	4
8. New York Jets	11
9. Kansas City Chiefs	5
10. Oakland Raiders	10
11. Minnesota Vikings	6
12. New England Patriots	9
13. Buffalo Bills	10
14. Los Angeles Rams	8
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6
16. Jacksonville Jaguars	5
17. Baltimore Ravens	8
18. Chicago Bears	9
19. Philadelphia Eagles	4
20. Detroit Lions	10
21. Washington Redskins	9
22. Pittsburgh Steelers	8
23. New York Giants	8
24. Atlanta Falcons	11
25. Indianapolis Colts	10
26. Tennessee Titans	13
27. San Diego Chargers	11
28. Miami Dolphins	8
29. Dallas Cowboys	7
30. San Francisco 49ers	8
31. New Orleans Saints	5
32. Cleveland Browns	13

2016 Rankings: Kicker

Rank, Player	Team	Bye
1. Stephen Gostkowski	NE	9
2. Steven Hauschka	SEA	5
3. Dan Bailey	DAL	7
4. Adam Vinatieri	IND	10
5. Justin Tucker	BAL	8
6. Chris Boswell	PIT	8
7. Mason Crosby	GB	4
8. Graham Gano	CAR	7
9. Chandler Catanzaro	ARI	9
10. Matt Prater	DET	10
11. Roberto Aguayo	TB	6
12. Josh Brown	NYG	8
13. Blair Walsh	MIN	6
14. Cairo Santos	KC	5
15. Brandon McManus	DEN	11
16. Nick Novak	HOU	9
17. Matt Bryant	ATL	11
18. Jason Myers	JAC	5
19. Dan Carpenter	BUF	10
20. Mike Nugent	CIN	9
21. Dustin Hopkins	WAS	9
22. Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	10
23. Josh Lambo	SD	11
24. Connor Barth	CHI	9
25. Phil Dawson	SF	8
26. Nick Folk	NYJ	11
27. Kai Forbath	NO	5
28. Caleb Sturgis	PHI	4
29. Patrick Murray	CLE	13
30. Andrew Franks	MIA	8
31. Ryan Succop	TEN	13
32. Greg Zuerlein	LA	8