Blake Bortles led quarterbacks in week 16 of 2017 with 24.4 PPR points. Todd Gurley led running backs (49.6), Larry Fitzgerald led wide receivers (27.7), and Antonio Gates led tight ends (20.1). The biggest game most leagues left on the bench: Giovani Bernard, 29.8 points, started in 16% of the leagues that rostered him.

Blake Bortles led quarterbacks in week 16 of 2017 with 24.4 half PPR points. Todd Gurley led running backs (44.6), Larry Fitzgerald led wide receivers (23.2), and Antonio Gates led tight ends (17.1). The biggest game most leagues left on the bench: Giovani Bernard, 26.3 points, started in 16% of the leagues that rostered him.

Blake Bortles led quarterbacks in week 16 of 2017 with 24.4 standard points. Todd Gurley led running backs (39.6), Larry Fitzgerald led wide receivers (18.7), and Eric Ebron led tight ends (14.3). The biggest game most leagues left on the bench: Jimmy Garoppolo, 23.0 points, started in 25% of the leagues that rostered him.

Week 16 top scorers by position

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Fantasy pointsStarted in under half of his leagues
Quarterbacks1Blake Bortles24.42Jared Goff23.43Jimmy Garoppolo23.04Kirk Cousins22.85Alex Smith17.5Running backs1Todd Gurley49.62Dion Lewis32.33Giovani Bernard29.84C.J. Anderson28.35Melvin Gordon21.8Wide receivers1Larry Fitzgerald27.72Julio Jones21.93J. Smith-Schuster19.54Ted Ginn19.05Stefon Diggs17.3Tight ends1Antonio Gates20.12Eric Ebron19.33Rob Gronkowski17.74Zach Ertz17.15Travis Kelce14.7

Quarterbacks

PlayerPointsPass ydPass TDINTRush ydRush TDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Blake Bortles24.43822331064%60%63%
2Jared Goff23.430140-6070%59%68%
3Jimmy Garoppolo23.0242213133%25%62%
4Kirk Cousins22.8299318068%52%64%
5Alex Smith17.53041013067%52%56%
6Joe Flacco17.323720-2021%42%55%
7Mitchell Trubisky17.1193004419%28%50%
8Ben Roethlisberger16.922620-1077%84%55%
9Tom Brady16.6224216068%94%50%
10Cam Newton15.61600152170%84%50%
11Matt Ryan15.2288117064%60%52%
12Philip Rivers14.6290100072%73%54%
13Jay Cutler14.328610-1010%26%46%
14Russell Wilson13.6932029080%96%51%
15Drew Stanton13.520922102%29%50%
PlayerPointsPass ydPass TDINTRush ydRush TDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Blake Bortles24.43822331064%60%63%
2Jared Goff23.430140-6070%59%68%
3Jimmy Garoppolo23.0242213133%25%62%
4Kirk Cousins22.8299318068%52%64%
5Alex Smith17.53041013067%52%56%
6Joe Flacco17.323720-2021%42%55%
7Mitchell Trubisky17.1193004419%28%50%
8Ben Roethlisberger16.922620-1077%84%55%
9Tom Brady16.6224216068%94%50%
10Cam Newton15.61600152170%84%50%
11Matt Ryan15.2288117064%60%52%
12Philip Rivers14.6290100072%73%54%
13Jay Cutler14.328610-1010%26%46%
14Russell Wilson13.6932029080%96%51%
15Drew Stanton13.520922102%29%50%
PlayerPointsPass ydPass TDINTRush ydRush TDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Blake Bortles24.43822331064%60%63%
2Jared Goff23.430140-6070%59%68%
3Jimmy Garoppolo23.0242213133%25%62%
4Kirk Cousins22.8299318068%52%64%
5Alex Smith17.53041013067%52%56%
6Joe Flacco17.323720-2021%42%55%
7Mitchell Trubisky17.1193004419%28%50%
8Ben Roethlisberger16.922620-1077%84%55%
9Tom Brady16.6224216068%94%50%
10Cam Newton15.61600152170%84%50%
11Matt Ryan15.2288117064%60%52%
12Philip Rivers14.6290100072%73%54%
13Jay Cutler14.328610-1010%26%46%
14Russell Wilson13.6932029080%96%51%
15Drew Stanton13.520922102%29%50%

Running backs

PlayerPointsCarriesRush ydCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Todd Gurley49.62211810158283%100%89%
2Dion Lewis32.324129524271%87%78%
3Giovani Bernard29.823116752144%16%64%
4C.J. Anderson28.31688745162%57%64%
5Melvin Gordon21.81981347174%99%56%
6Le'Veon Bell20.71469528184%100%52%
7T.J. Yeldon20.7513764114%3%–
8Kareem Hunt20.62991415179%98%54%
9Bilal Powell20.51914500148%24%62%
10LeSean McCoy19.71771576076%98%52%
11Duke Johnson17.1420781065%58%54%
12Frank Gore16.61768218158%34%56%
13Jordan Howard16.4224400275%91%54%
14Carlos Hyde16.32154319171%75%56%
15Leonard Fournette16.01848322175%88%52%
16Alvin Kamara16.01232758076%99%52%
17Ezekiel Elliott15.82497421074%83%51%
18Mark Ingram15.61344322173%98%52%
19Tevin Coleman15.2612440162%22%49%
20Matt Breida15.211741819%5%–
21DeMarco Murray14.91548311162%67%50%
22Jay Ajayi12.31452221165%69%52%
23Wayne Gallman12.21018644018%28%47%
24Mike Gillislee11.3628115120%22%45%
PlayerPointsCarriesRush ydCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Todd Gurley44.62211810158283%100%89%
2Dion Lewis29.824129524271%87%78%
3Giovani Bernard26.323116752144%16%64%
4C.J. Anderson24.81688745162%57%64%
5Bilal Powell20.51914500148%24%62%
6Melvin Gordon20.31981347174%99%56%
7Kareem Hunt18.62991415179%98%54%
8Le'Veon Bell18.21469528184%100%52%
9T.J. Yeldon17.2513764114%3%–
10LeSean McCoy17.21771576076%98%52%
11Jordan Howard16.4224400275%91%54%
12Frank Gore15.61768218158%34%56%
13Carlos Hyde14.82154319171%75%56%
14Matt Breida14.711741819%5%–
15Leonard Fournette14.51848322175%88%52%
16Mark Ingram14.11344322173%98%52%
17Ezekiel Elliott13.82497421074%83%51%
18Duke Johnson13.6420781065%58%54%
19DeMarco Murray13.41548311162%67%50%
20Tevin Coleman13.2612440162%22%49%
21Alvin Kamara12.51232758076%99%52%
22Jay Ajayi11.31452221165%69%52%
23Mike Gillislee10.8628115120%22%45%
24Alfred Blue10.8161080001%5%–
PlayerPointsCarriesRush ydCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Todd Gurley39.62211810158283%100%89%
2Dion Lewis27.324129524271%87%78%
3Giovani Bernard22.823116752144%16%64%
4C.J. Anderson21.31688745162%57%64%
5Bilal Powell20.51914500148%24%62%
6Melvin Gordon18.81981347174%99%56%
7Kareem Hunt16.62991415179%98%54%
8Jordan Howard16.4224400275%91%54%
9Le'Veon Bell15.71469528184%100%52%
10LeSean McCoy14.71771576076%98%52%
11Frank Gore14.61768218158%34%56%
12Matt Breida14.211741819%5%–
13T.J. Yeldon13.7513764114%3%–
14Carlos Hyde13.32154319171%75%56%
15Leonard Fournette13.01848322175%88%52%
16Mark Ingram12.61344322173%98%52%
17DeMarco Murray11.91548311162%67%50%
18Ezekiel Elliott11.82497421074%83%51%
19Tevin Coleman11.2612440162%22%49%
20Alfred Blue10.8161080001%5%–
21Mike Gillislee10.3628115120%22%45%
22Jay Ajayi10.31452221165%69%52%
23Tion Green10.37430017%26%49%
24Duke Johnson10.1420781065%58%54%

Wide receivers

PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Larry Fitzgerald27.7159119172%92%70%
2Julio Jones21.9117149072%98%65%
3JuJu Smith-Schuster19.57675172%81%62%
4Ted Ginn19.05476149%23%60%
5Stefon Diggs17.38560174%80%60%
6Tyreek Hill16.876109071%97%56%
7Keelan Cole16.8136108067%54%56%
8Mike Evans16.786107067%89%57%
9DeAndre Hopkins16.56465183%99%55%
10Cooper Kupp16.56465169%54%60%
11T.Y. Hilton16.0126100064%50%58%
12Amari Cooper15.64366160%14%54%
13Corey Davis15.19691030%15%56%
14Jamison Crowder14.74447162%49%56%
15Josh Doctson14.113261136%24%57%
16A.J. Green14.110681068%96%54%
17Doug Baldwin13.56435172%91%54%
18Keenan Allen13.310563078%99%50%
19Eric Decker13.310673011%15%42%
20Deonte Thompson13.1549103%12%–
21Jaelen Strong12.843381–––
22Chris Godwin Jr.12.8639804%29%60%
23Ryan Grant12.5648503%6%–
24Sammy Watkins12.07330162%42%53%
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Larry Fitzgerald23.2159119172%92%70%
2Julio Jones18.4117149072%98%65%
3Ted Ginn17.05476149%23%60%
4JuJu Smith-Schuster16.57675172%81%62%
5Stefon Diggs14.88560174%80%60%
6DeAndre Hopkins14.56465183%99%55%
7Cooper Kupp14.56465169%54%60%
8Amari Cooper14.14366160%14%54%
9Tyreek Hill13.876109071%97%56%
10Keelan Cole13.8136108067%54%56%
11Mike Evans13.786107067%89%57%
12Josh Doctson13.113261136%24%57%
13T.Y. Hilton13.0126100064%50%58%
14Jamison Crowder12.74447162%49%56%
15Corey Davis12.19691030%15%56%
16Doug Baldwin11.56435172%91%54%
17Jaelen Strong11.343381–––
18Chris Godwin Jr.11.3639804%29%60%
19Deonte Thompson11.1549103%12%–
20A.J. Green11.110681068%96%54%
21Keenan Allen10.810563078%99%50%
22Sammy Watkins10.57330162%42%53%
23Ryan Grant10.5648503%6%–
24Eric Decker10.310673011%15%42%
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Larry Fitzgerald18.7159119172%92%70%
2Ted Ginn15.05476149%23%60%
3Julio Jones14.9117149072%98%65%
4JuJu Smith-Schuster13.57675172%81%62%
5Amari Cooper12.64366160%14%54%
6DeAndre Hopkins12.56465183%99%55%
7Cooper Kupp12.56465169%54%60%
8Stefon Diggs12.38560174%80%60%
9Josh Doctson12.113261136%24%57%
10Tyreek Hill10.876109071%97%56%
11Keelan Cole10.8136108067%54%56%
12Mike Evans10.786107067%89%57%
13Jamison Crowder10.74447162%49%56%
14T.Y. Hilton10.0126100064%50%58%
15Jaelen Strong9.843381–––
16Chris Godwin Jr.9.8639804%29%60%
17Doug Baldwin9.56435172%91%54%
18Deonte Thompson9.1549103%12%–
19Damiere Byrd9.1213103%34%63%
20Corey Davis9.19691030%15%56%
21Sammy Watkins9.07330162%42%53%
22John Brown8.8422817%5%–
23Ryan Grant8.5648503%6%–
24Keenan Allen8.310563078%99%50%

Tight ends

PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Antonio Gates20.18681118%54%62%
2Eric Ebron19.38583152%61%64%
3Rob Gronkowski17.77567173%95%57%
4Zach Ertz17.114981075%93%57%
5Travis Kelce14.78447177%99%55%
6George Kittle13.2334213%16%–
7Vernon Davis12.23242140%43%59%
8Vance McDonald9.254520–––
9Jack Doyle9.110541063%61%50%
10Benjamin Watson9.06540020%50%51%
11Jason Witten8.99539060%53%49%
12Maxx Williams8.63261–––
13Charles Clay7.710437035%51%51%
14Lance Kendricks7.694360–––
15Jimmy Graham7.3113170%86%50%
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Antonio Gates17.18681118%54%62%
2Eric Ebron16.88583152%61%64%
3Rob Gronkowski15.27567173%95%57%
4Travis Kelce12.78447177%99%55%
5Zach Ertz12.614981075%93%57%
6George Kittle11.7334213%16%–
7Vernon Davis11.23242140%43%59%
8Maxx Williams7.63261–––
9Vance McDonald7.254520–––
10Jimmy Graham6.8113170%86%50%
11Jack Doyle6.610541063%61%50%
12Benjamin Watson6.56540020%50%51%
13Jason Witten6.49539060%53%49%
14Charles Clay5.710437035%51%51%
15Lance Kendricks5.694360–––
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Eric Ebron14.38583152%61%64%
2Antonio Gates14.18681118%54%62%
3Rob Gronkowski12.77567173%95%57%
4Travis Kelce10.78447177%99%55%
5Vernon Davis10.23242140%43%59%
6George Kittle10.2334213%16%–
7Zach Ertz8.114981075%93%57%
8Maxx Williams6.63261–––
9Jimmy Graham6.3113170%86%50%
10Vance McDonald5.254520–––
11Jack Doyle4.110541063%61%50%
12Benjamin Watson4.06540020%50%51%
13Jason Witten3.99539060%53%49%
14Charles Clay3.710437035%51%51%
15Lance Kendricks3.694360–––

Common questions

Who scored the most fantasy points in week 16 of 2017?

In PPR scoring: Blake Bortles at QB (24.4 points; 382 pass yards, 2 TD, 3 INT, 31 rush yards); Todd Gurley at RB (49.6 points; 22 carries, 118 yards, 10 catches, 158 yards, 2 TD); Larry Fitzgerald at WR (27.7 points; 9 catches, 119 yards, 1 TD); Antonio Gates at TE (20.1 points; 6 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD).

Who was the best player left on benches in week 16 of 2017?

Giovani Bernard. He scored 29.8 PPR points (23 carries, 116 yards, 7 catches, 52 yards, 1 TD) and was in the lineup in 16% of the leagues that rostered him.

Where do the roster and start rates come from?

From leagues connected to Fantasy Hall of Fame on Yahoo, Sleeper, ESPN and other sites: 3,754 leagues in 2017. A player's start rate is the share of the leagues rostering him that had him in the lineup.