The Baltimore Ravens will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 16. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Zay Flowers.
Is Zay Flowers Playing in Week 16?
Flowers is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any unexpected setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Ravens’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Zay Flowers in Week 16?
Flowers is exactly the type of profile I’m comfortable losing with.
Now, that might not seem like the most ringing endorsement, but that’s not the case at all. I’m going to be higher on him this summer than the industry as a whole.
What’s not to like? He runs highly efficient routes with a creative offensive mind at the controls that wants to involve him and is directing the league’s third-highest scoring offense. I’m taking that every time.
The results haven’t been ideal (Flowers hasn’t been a top-30 receiver since his massive Week 9), and he was held to just two catches in the first meeting with these Steelers, but I’m betting on this profile 17 times a year and letting the chips fall where they may (targeted on three of Lamar Jackson’s first four passes in Week 15).
He’s Khalil Shakir with more pedigree. Either Flowers or Shakir (if not both) have finished 12 of 15 weeks as a top-25 receiver. It wouldn’t shock me in the slightest if either parlayed that level of success into tremendous value next season if they can put it all together.
I prefer Flowers to Shakir from a talent standpoint, and that’s where I’ll land next season. As for this week, I’m sticking to the process and playing both without a second thought.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 16 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Zay Flowers’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 16
As of Saturday morning, Flowers is projected to score 13.6 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 4.9 receptions for 62.2 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Zay Flowers’ Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
