Fantasy Football Today - LAST-MINUTE Week 16 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em, Advice, Actives/Inactives & Q/A! (12/21 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Episode Date: December 21, 2025

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It's week 16, and here we go. First of all, the weather, not that bad. Maybe the Giants Vikings game could be a little bit windy, maybe a little bit in the Buffalo Cleveland game. But if there's one game that you were going to maybe change some decisions, make some decisions based on whether it would be probably that Minnesota Giants game. But not too bad other than that. that and we welcome you to fantasy football today express all right heath yeah t higgins is

expected to play good news fantastic start him and mart this is the tough one here i think i'm just going to say it i like michael wilson better than marvin harrison junior but with a question mark so there was a report this morning that t was going to be or harrison was going to be eased back in yeah and so going going to bed last night i had harrison and wilson both at a 19 percent target share which put harrison as a wide receiver two and wilson is a wide receiver three i have made a little tweak this morning and i think it's best to view wilson as like the worst wide receiver two or the best wide receiver three of the week um like right in that wide receiver 24-ish range for Wilson,

and Harrison as a boom bust number three. So I agree, Wilson over Harrison. It wasn't just that they were going to ease him back in. It was Marvin Harrison Jr.'s quotes and just, it just seemed like he acknowledged that he's going to be playing hurt for the rest of the season or forever, for however long. So, you know, the ease back in thing and sometimes they just lie. You know, Mike Evans played, he didn't play every snap,

but he played a lot a couple weeks ago, right? So I'm not so concerned about the playing time necessarily, but this guy is clearly not 100%. I think that's what it was for me. I think, yeah, I mean, it's just, the main distinction is probably in Wilson's case. Like, I think Harrison we can just settle on is a wide receiver three that has the upside.

Like he could catch a 50-yard touchdown on any play. Well, not off there in the red zone. But the last two weeks, 60% of their targets have gone to Michael Wilson and Trey McBride that's probably not going to happen and I don't think Trey McBride's targets are going to be that negatively influenced

so yeah okay remember great matchup 12 or more PPR fantasy points Atlanta has allowed 12 or more PPR fantasy points to 12 wide receivers in their last eight games so maybe they'll both be good but I don't think there's a must We don't think there's a must start at the Arizona wide receiver position for the first time at a long time.

Drake London will play. Is he a must start? Probably. I'd say for 90% of people. I came out with him right around wide receiver 18. I would start Drake London over Michael Wilson. I would start him over Marvin Harrison. He's ahead of Jalen Waddle behind for me, Sutton, Nico.

I would still start Juan Dale and Zay over Drake London, but it's right in that range. So how about T. Higgins or London? I'm going to go with T. Higgins. Okay. All right. I think just as, and like, we got several guys at wide receiver coming back from injury. We've heard Marvin Harris and talk about how he's not going to be healthy the rest of this year. London's coming back from the PCL, and he did at least take a few weeks off.

So it's not a perfect one-to-one comparison, but it was quite a while before Brock Bowers was right from that injury. I don't have much risk or concern with T. Higgins that he's still going to be affected by the concussion. Right, right. So how about Kyle Pitts, where he had on Pitts? I'm still viewing him as a start, but I think one guy, two guys maybe that people would have had a question about was Pitts versus Fanon, Pitts versus Bowers. and with Gino back for the Raiders and London back, I've got Bowers ahead of Pitts and I have Fanon ahead of Pitts. Okay. I've got out of 24 FFT Open division winners,

six of them are starting Kyle Pitts, which is a lot. That's one of the highest, if not the highest, start rates for any player in the FFT Open. Okay, that's as of last night. They could change their mind. Okay, anyway, Ricky Pearsall is out. We really like Juan Jennings this week. Rishie Rice and Tyquan Thorner out,

and the Chiefs are also going to be without two offensive tackles. Do you like any one of the Chiefs passing game? Travis Kelsey. Yeah. You like Xavier Worthy? I wouldn't say like. I think he is in that same, like he's for me between Michael Wilson and Marvin Harrison, but in that same kind of range for there.

He could have a good day, but I don't think there's much floor. All right. Let's take a quick break here on FFT Express and come back and we've got some running back news. But one of the situations is pretty tricky. We'll be right back on. FFT Express. Ready to level up, Chumba Casino is your playbook to fun.

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So he's a number two running back, Michael Carter. Woody Marks, Nick Chubb is expected to play. Woody Marks is questionable. He practiced on Friday. Ooh, man, I'm getting a little bit of the hebie-jeebies on this one, just because we haven't really heard anything. But what are you thinking about the Texans backfield against the Raiders? So I definitely think this is one where re-injury is a concern.

And this is one where we've got a third piece that was added in. With what Jordan did last week, there's a chance. He got a guy that's hobbled by an ankle that we split up the touches a little bit more. So I would definitely start Michael Carter over Woody Marks. I would prefer to call Marks a high-end flex, but he's right at that borderline number two running back range. I wish I'd started Ken Walker over him. But right in that same range of where they could be a good day,

but there's little to no guarantee. Yeah, he's planning to play, reportedly. But it's a 425 game. So I think, you know, he's probably going to play, but it's pretty risky here. I'm sorry. And it's not just that. Like, we've seen multiple times this year

where Woody Marks handers almost all the running back touches and just still is not good for fantasy. Exactly, exactly. And the Raiders, you know, they give up some fantasy points, but they don't have a bad run defense. I'm seeing zero people as of last night starting Woody Marks. in the FFT Open, whereas four people were starting Michael Carter.

How did you say who you'd prefer there? Carter or Marks. Alvin Camara and Devin, Neil, are out. Estimé or Marks, Hall or Marks? Yeah, I am not certain on the Saints split, and I am not excited about starting either of them. Yeah. This is not a great environment for a running back

unless it's going to be one of the weeks where they throw seven passes to the running backs, which even that's sporadic. in this offense. So I would like to stay away. If I had to start one, it would be Estime. But he is behind Carter, behind Marks, behind. I'd rather start Tony Pollard than I'd rather start Tony Pollard than Audrey has to me. Okay. Dalton Kincaid will play at Cleveland. Who's the best tight end in that game? Harold Fanon. F.O.E. Come on. All right. If you were at all worried about Derek Henry should know that Patriots leading

tackler Robert Spillane is out. Patriots run defense really just hasn't been the same lately. I get it. I mean, he could always have, like, 100 yards, no catches and give you kind of a dud and PPR, but start Henry. San Francisco cornerback, Renardo Green is out, and Dallas defensive tackle Quinn and Williams is questionable. I haven't seen anything on him. No. That's a one o'clock game, so we'll know. And that could impact our decision on the Dallas running backs.

So, I'm sorry, the Chargers running backs. So, he's dealing with a neck issue. And a concussion and not realize that. Anywho, let's read some questions here to finish off. And we'll be at 11 a.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Eastern. Join us at YouTube.com slash fantasy football today. We will answer your questions. Gainwell or Marks?

Gainwell. Renton Strange or Mark Andrews? Oof. Strange. And then pick this wide receiver in the Broncos, Jaguars game. BTJ, Troy Franklin, Pat Bryant, non-P-PR. I'll go BTJ. Estimay, Pickens, Michael Wilson, T. Higgins, pick two. I'll go Pickens and Wiggins.

Yeah, Pollard or Pickens? Pickens. Look at this pickens stretch. Pickens or McConkey? Pickens. Going up against Pooka. Oh no. Jefferson, Sutton, Higgins. I'd go Sutton and. Higgins. I assume that's T. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Adonai Mitchell or Jaden Higgins?

I have Adonai Mitchell, higher. Adonai Mitchell or Marvin Harrison, Jr. I would go Marvin Harrison Jr. Start one. RICO Dowdell, Ashton Genty, or Marvin Harrison, Jr. I'm going to go Rico. Yes, me too. R.J. Harvey, Quinn John Judkins, or Michael Wilson. I would go Harvey.

All right. That's Heath. I'm Adam. We will see you at 11 a.m. Eastern answering your questions for two hours. So join us, YouTube.com slash fantasy football today. See ya.