Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings at Every Position (Don't Get Cute With Your Lineup in Week 1)

Fantasy football season is here, and we have you covered with rankings at every position (QB, RB, WR, TE, FLEX, Kicker and Defense) for Week 1.

Fantasy Rankings: Week 1 /

The 2024 NFL season is here! And with that comes the first week of fantasy matchups as managers begin their quest for a league championship! To help you get down that path and reach the ultimate goal, here’s my positional PPR player rankings for Week 1.

There aren't many surprises, especially at the “onesie” positions, because the opening week is not the time to “get cute.” Instead, you’re going to start the players you drafted to be your starters, and you should do it with confidence. But for those who need help making tough decisions between players with similar value or with terrific Week 1 matchups, I’m here for you!

And to go with the rankings, don't forget to check out my Week 1 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks at every position too: QB | RB | WR | TE | K & D/ST

Good luck and let’s go get that ‘chip! (Oh, and if you took a wrong turn and were looking at season-long rankings for your draft, you can find those here).

Click to jump to a position:

1. Week 1 Quarterback Rankings
2. Week 1 Running Back Rankings
3. Week 1 Wide Receiver Rankings
4. Week 1 Tight End Rankings
5. Week 1 FLEX Rankings
6. Week 1 Kicker Rankings
7. Week 1 Defense Rankings

Week 1 Quarterback Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. ARI
2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs. GB
3	Patrick Mahomes	KC	vs.BAL
4	Anthony Richardson	IND	vs. HOU
5	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at KC
6	C.J. Stroud	HOU	at IND
7	Kyler Murray	ARI	at BUF
8	Jordan Love	GB	at PHI
9	Jared Goff	DET	vs. LAR
10	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	at MIA
11	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. TEN
12	Jayden Daniels	WAS	at TB
13	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. NE
14	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	vs. JAC
15	Matthew Stafford	LAR	at DET
16	Dak Prescott	DAL	at CLE
17	Baker Mayfield	TB	vs. WAS
18	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. NYJ
19	Justin Fields	PIT	at ATL
20	Deshaun Watson	CLE	vs. DAL
21	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. LV
22	Geno Smith	SEA	vs. DEN
23	Kirk Cousins	ATL	vs. PIT
24	Sam Darnold	MIN	at NYG
25	Derek Carr	NO	vs. CAR
26	Aaron Rodgers	NYJ	at SF
27	Daniel Jones	NYG	vs. MIN
28	Bo Nix	DEN	at SEA
29	Will Levis	TEN	at CHI
30	Gardner Minshew	LV	at LAC
31	Bryce Young	CAR	at NO
32	Jacoby Brissett	NE	at CIN

Week 1 Running Back Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs. NYJ
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. PIT
3	Breece Hall	NYJ	at SF
4	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. GB
5	Travis Etienne	JAC	at MIA
6	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. HOU
7	Josh Jacobs	GB	at PHI
8	James Cook	BUF	vs. ARI
9	Rachaad White	TB	vs. WAS
10	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. CAR
11	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. LAR
12	Isiah Pacheco	KC	vs. BAL
13	De'Vone Achane	MIA	vs. JAC
14	Kyren Williams	LAR	at DET
15	Ken Walker	SEA	vs. DEN
16	Derrick Henry	BAL	at KC
17	Joe Mixon	HOU	at IND
18	Aaron Jones	MIN	at NYG
19	David Montgomery	DET	vs. LAR
20	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. MIN
21	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at CIN
22	Javonte Williams	DEN	at SEA
23	James Conner	ARI	at BUF
24	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. TEN
25	Jerome Ford	CLE	vs. DAL
26	Raheem Mostert	MIA	vs. JAC
27	Zamir White	LV	at LAC
28	Tony Pollard	TEN	at CHI
29	Najee Harris	PIT	at ATL
30	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at NO
31	Austin Ekeler	WAS	at TB
32	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at ATL
33	Zack Moss	CIN	vs. NE
34	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at CHI
35	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. NE
36	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	at TB
37	Gus Edwards	LAC	vs. LV
38	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	at CLE
39	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	at SEA
40	J.K. Dobbins	LAC	vs. LV
41	Ty Chandler	MIN	at NYG
42	Blake Corum	LAR	at DET
43	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at DEN
44	Antonio Gibson	NE	at CIN
45	Rico Dowdle	DAL	at CLE
46	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. PIT
47	Jamaal Williams	NO	vs. CAR
48	Miles Sanders	CAR	at NO
49	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. ARI
50	Justice Hill	BAL	at KC
51	Trey Benson	ARI	at BUF
52	Alexander Mattison	LV	at LAC
53	Pierre Strong	CLE	vs. DAL
54	Bucky Irving	TB	vs. WAS
55	Samaje Perine	KC	vs. BAL
56	Khalil Herbert	CHI	vs. TEN
57	Jordan Mason	SF	vs. NYJ
58	Emanuel Wilson	GB	vs. PHI
59	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. MIN
60	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs. TEN

Week 1 Wide Receiver Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Tyreek Hill	MIA	vs. JAC
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	vs. LAR
3	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at CLE
4	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at NYG
5	A.J. Brown	PHI	vs. GB
6	Puka Nacua	LAR	at DET
7	Mike Evans	TB	vs. WAS
8	Cooper Kupp	LAR	at DET
9	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	at SF
10	Drake London	ATL	vs. PIT
11	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. NE
12	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at BUF
13	Chris Olave	NO	vs. CAR
14	Davante Adams	LV	at LAC
15	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	vs. NYJ
16	Rashee Rice	KC	vs. BAL
17	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. HOU
18	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. JAC
19	Nico Collins	HOU	at IND
20	Malik Nabers	NYG	vs. MIN
21	DK Metcalf	SEA	vs. DEN
22	Stefon Diggs	HOU	at IND
23	Chris Godwin	TB	vs. WAS
24	D.J. Moore	CHI	vs. TEN
25	Devonta Smith	PHI	vs. GB
26	Christian Kirk	JAC	at MIA
27	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	vs. NYJ
28	Amari Cooper	CLE	vs. DAL
29	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs. TEN
30	Terry McLaurin	WAS	at TB
31	Zay Flowers	BAL	at KC
32	George Pickens	PIT	at ATL
33	Tank Dell	HOU	at IND
34	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at CHI
35	Diontae Johnson	CAR	vs. NO
36	Jayden Reed	GB	at PHI
37	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at SE
38	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. DEN
39	Christian Watson	GB	at PHI
40	DeAndre Hopkins	TEN	at CHI
41	Josh Palmer	LAC	vs. LV
42	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	at MIA
43	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs. BAL
44	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs. DEN
45	Jordan Addison	MIN	at NYG
46	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. TEN
47	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. ARI
48	Romeo Doubs	GB	at PHI
49	Jakobi Meyers	LV	at LAC
50	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. LV
51	Andrei Ioiavas	CIN	vs. NE
52	DeMario Douglas	NE	at CIN
53	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	vs. DAL
54	Jameson Williams	DET	vs. LAR
55	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. ARI
56	Rashid Shaheed	NO	vs. CAR
57	Mike Williams	NYJ	at SF
58	Brandin Cooks	DAL	at CLE
59	Curtis Samuel	BUF	vs. ARI
60	Gabe Davis	JAC	at MIA

Week 1 Tight End Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. LAR
2	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. BAL
3	Mark Andrews	BAL	at KC
4	Trey McBride	ARI	at BUF
5	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. ARI
6	Evan Engram	JAC	at MIA
7	Kyle Pitts	ATL	vs. PIT
8	George Kittle	SF	vs. NYJ
9	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at CLE
10	David Njoku	CLE	vs. DEL
11	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. GB
12	Brock Bowers	LV	at LAC
13	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at IND
14	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at ATL
15	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. TEN
16	Hunter Henry	NE	at CIN
17	Cade Otton	TB	vs. WAS
18	Luke Musgrave	GB	at PHI
19	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	at SF
20	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at CHI
21	Taysom Hill	NO	vs. CAR
22	Colby Parkinson	LAR	at DET
23	Noah Fant	SEA	vs. DEN
24	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. CAR
25	Zach Ertz	WAS	at TB
26	Greg Dulcich	DEN	at SEA
27	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs, NE
28	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs. JAC
29	Johnny Mundt	MIN	at NYG
30	Will Dissly	LAC	vs. LV
31	Ben Sinnott	WAS	at TB
32	Hayden Hurst	LAC	vs. LV

Week 1 FLEX Rankings

Rk	Player	Position	Team	Opponent
1	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	vs. NYJ
2	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	vs. JAC
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	vs. LAR
4	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	at CLE
5	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	at NYG
6	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	vs. PIT
7	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	vs. GB
8	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	at SF
9	Puka Nacua	WR	LAR	at DET
10	Mike Evans	WR	TB	vs. WAS
11	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR	at DET
12	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	vs. GB
13	Travis Etienne	RB	JAC	at MIA
14	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	at SF
15	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	vs. HOU
16	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	at PHI
17	James Cook	RB	BUF	vs. ARI
18	Rachaad White	RB	TB	vs. WAS
19	Drake London	WR	ATL	vs. PIT
20	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	vs. NE
21	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	vs. CAR
22	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	vs. LAR
23	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	at BUF
24	Chris Olave	WR	NO	vs. CAR
25	Davante Adams	WR	LV	at LAC
26	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	SF	vs. NYJ
27	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	vs. LAR
28	Rashee Rice	WR	KC	vs. BAL
29	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	vs. HOU
30	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	vs. JAC
31	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	at IND
32	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	vs. MIN
33	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	vs. BAL
34	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA	vs. DEN
35	Stefon Diggs	WR	HOU	at IND
36	De'Vone Achane	RB	MIA	vs. JAC
37	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	at DET
38	Chris Godwin	WR	TB	vs. WAS
39	D.J. Moore	WR	CHI	vs. TEN
40	Ken Walker	RB	SEA	vs. DEN
41	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	at KC
42	Christian Kirk	WR	JAC	at MIA
43	Joe Mixon	RB	HOU	at IND
44	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	SF	vs. NYJ
45	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	vs. NE
46	Devonta Smith	WR	PHI	vs. GB
47	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	vs. BAL
48	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	at NYG
49	Amari Cooper	WR	CLE	vs. DAL
50	Keenan Allen	WR	CHI	vs. TEN
51	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	at KC
52	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	at TB
53	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	at KC
54	George Pickens	WR	PIT	at ATL
55	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	at BUF
56	David Montgomery	RB	DET	vs. LAR
57	Evan Engram	TE	JAC	at MIA
58	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	at CIN
59	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN	at SEA
60	James Conner	RB	ARI	at BUF
61	Dalton Kincaid	TE	BUF	vs. ARI
62	Tank Dell	WR	HOU	at IND
63	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	vs. TEN
64	Calvin Ridley	WR	TEN	at CHI
65	Jerome Ford	RB	CLE	vs. DAL
66	Raheem Mostert	RB	MIA	vs. JAC
67	Zamir White	RB	LV	at LAC
68	Diontae Johnson	WR	CAR	vs. NO
69	Jayden Reed	WR	GB	at PHI
70	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL	vs. PIT
71	George Kittle	TE	SF	vs. NYJ
72	Devin Singletary	RB	NYG	vs. MIN
73	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	at SE
74	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at CHI
75	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	vs. DEN
76	Najee Harris	RB	PIT	at ATL
77	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	at NO
78	Christian Watson	WR	GB	at PHI
79	Austin Ekeler	RB	WAS	at TB
80	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	at ATL
81	Zack Moss	RB	CIN	vs. NE
82	Josh Palmer	WR	LAC	vs. LV
83	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	TEN	at CHI
84	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	at MIA
85	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	vs. BAL
86	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL	at CLE
87	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA	vs. DEN
88	David Njoku	TE	CLE	vs. DEL
89	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	at CHI
90	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	vs. NE
91	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	WAS	at TB
92	Gus Edwards	RB	LAC	vs. LV
93	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	at NYG
94	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	vs. TEN
95	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	vs. ARI
96	Jakobi Meyers	WR	LV	at LAC
97	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	vs. LV
98	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	at PHI
99	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	vs. LAR
100	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL	at CLE

Week 1 Kicker Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Harrison Butker	KC	vs. BAL
2	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	at IND
3	Justin Tucker	BAL	at KC
4	Younghoe Koo	ATL	vs. PIT
5	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. TEN
6	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at CLE
7	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs. WAS
8	Jason Sanders	MIA	vs. JAC
9	Jake Bates	DET	vs. LAR
10	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. NE
11	Tyler Bass	BUF	vs. ARI
12	Blake Grupe	NO	vs. CAR
13	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. DEN
14	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. GB
15	Chris Boswell	PIT	at ATL
16	Jake Moody	SF	vs. NYJ
17	Joshua Karty	LAR	at DET
18	Will Reichard	MIN	at NYG
19	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs. LV
20	Spencer Shrader	IND	vs. HOU
21	Daniel Carlson	LV	at LAC
22	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	vs. DAL
23	Greg Zuerlein	NYJ	at SF
24	Wil Lutz	DEN	at SEA
25	Graham Gano	NYG	vs. MIN
26	Matt Prater	ARI	at BUF
27	Brayden Narveson	GB	at NYG
28	Cam Little	JAC	at MIA
29	Eddy Piniero	CAR	at NO
30	Nick Folk	TEN	at CHI
31	Cade York	WAS	at TB
32	Joey Slye	NE	at CIN

Week 1 Defense Rankings

Rk	Team	Opponent
1	Bengals	vs. NE
2	Seahawks	vs. DEN
3	Bills	vs. ARI
4	Vikings	at NYG
5	Buccaneers	vs. WAS
6	Bears	vs. TEN
7	Saints	vs. CAR
8	49ers	vs. NYJ
9	Falcons	vs. PIT
10	Browns	vs. DAL
11	Cowboys	at CLE
12	Eagles	vs. GB
13	Chiefs	vs. BAL
14	Giants	vs. MIN
15	Chargers	vs. LV
16	Texans	at IND
17	Dolphins	vs. JAC
18	Steelers	at ATL
19	Lions	at LAR
20	Jets	at SF
21	Titans	at CHI
22	Ravens	at KC
23	Colts	vs. HOU
24	Raiders	at LAC
25	Panthers	at NO
26	Broncos	at SEA
27	Packers	at PHI
28	Commanders	at TB
29	Jaguars	at MIA
30	Patriots	at CIN
31	Cardinals	at BUF
32	Rams	at DET