2025-2026 NFL Week 16: Data Summary

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Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season is over and we’re in the homestretch! Here is the utilization data for Week 16 including the most picked players by position, the most played cards, and the most popular combos. These are not in terms of points but in terms of popularity of picks. Without further ado, here are the stats for the players by position.

Players by Position

QB RB WR TE K DEF
Jacoby Brissett Jahmyr Gibbs Amon-Ra St. Brown George Kittle Brandon Aubrey HOU D/ST
Josh Allen Bijan Robinson Nico Collins Trey McBride Cameron Dicker NO D/ST
Jalen Hurts Christian McCaffrey Ja’Marr Chase Dallas Goedert Ka’imi Fairbairn SF D/ST
Jared Goff De’Von Achane Puka Nacua Colby Parkinson Eddy Pineiro MIN D/ST
Brock Purdy Jonathan Taylor Jaxon Smith-Njigba Harold Fannin Jr. Jake Bates BUF D/ST

Looking at SmashCards, here are the top 10 played cards last week.

Top 10 SmashCards

SmashCard
Golden Arm
12th Man
A Seabird’s Confidence
Extra Credit
Run CMC
Special Teams Ace
Divided Loyalties
Hellacious Halfbacks
Starting RB
Starting WR

Let’s take a look at the top played combos.

Top Played Combos

Player Card Points
HOU D/ST Sacks in the City 9pts
HOU D/ST Necessary Roughness 0pts
HOU D/ST Defense Wins Championships 15pts
HOU D/ST Takeaway Car 8pts
Bijan Robinson Run CMC 0pts
KaVontae Turpin Special Teams Ace 29.6pts
Chimere Dike Special Teams Ace 29pts
Josh Allen Golden Arm 0pts
Christian McCaffrey Run CMC 0pts
Brandon Aubrey Extra Credit 4pts

And now, we’re on to Week 17! Set your lineups before games start and good luck!

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