Fantasy Football Rankings: Most Accurate Experts (Week 1)

Fantasy Football Rankings: Most Accurate Experts (Week 1)

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Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 1

Quarterbacks

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT PROJ. FPTS
1 Lamar Jackson BAL at BUF 3 out of 5 stars A+ 23.9
2 Jalen Hurts PHI vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars A 23.1
3 Josh Allen BUF vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars A 22.3
4 Jayden Daniels WAS vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars A- 21.6
5 Joe Burrow CIN at CLE 4 out of 5 stars A- 20.9
6 Baker Mayfield TB at ATL 4 out of 5 stars B+ 20.3
7 Bo Nix DEN vs. TEN 4 out of 5 stars B 19.8
8 Patrick Mahomes II KC at LAC 3 out of 5 stars B 19.2
9 Kyler Murray ARI at NO 2 out of 5 stars B 18.8
10 Trevor Lawrence JAC vs. CAR 5 out of 5 stars B 18.2
11 Drake Maye NE vs. LV 3 out of 5 stars B 17.7
12 Brock Purdy SF at SEA 3 out of 5 stars B- 17.1
13 Jordan Love GB vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars C+ 16.8
14 Justin Herbert LAC vs. KC 2 out of 5 stars C+ 16.5
15 Justin Fields NYJ vs. PIT 2 out of 5 stars C 16.4
16 Caleb Williams CHI vs. MIN 2 out of 5 stars C- 16.2
17 Dak Prescott DAL at PHI 1 out of 5 stars C- 16.1
18 Jared Goff DET at GB 3 out of 5 stars D+ 16.1
19 C.J. Stroud HOU at LAR 2 out of 5 stars D 16
20 Bryce Young CAR at JAC 5 out of 5 stars D 15.9
21 Daniel Jones IND vs. MIA 4 out of 5 stars D 15.8
22 J.J. McCarthy MIN at CHI 2 out of 5 stars D 15.7
23 Tua Tagovailoa MIA at IND 4 out of 5 stars D- 15.6
24 Michael Penix Jr. ATL vs. TB 4 out of 5 stars F 15.5
25 Matthew Stafford LAR vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars F 15.3
26 Joe Flacco CLE vs. CIN 4 out of 5 stars F 15.2
27 Geno Smith LV at NE 4 out of 5 stars F 15
28 Sam Darnold SEA vs. SF 2 out of 5 stars F 14.7
29 Russell Wilson NYG at WAS 5 out of 5 stars F 14.4
30 Aaron Rodgers PIT at NYJ 3 out of 5 stars F 14

Running Backs

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT PROJ. FPTS
1 Saquon Barkley PHI vs. DAL 4 out of 5 stars A+ 19
2 Bijan Robinson ATL vs. TB 2 out of 5 stars A+ 17
3 Jahmyr Gibbs DET at GB 2 out of 5 stars A 16.4
4 Jonathan Taylor IND vs. MIA 4 out of 5 stars A 16.2
5 Christian McCaffrey SF at SEA 3 out of 5 stars A 15.6
6 Derrick Henry BAL at BUF 4 out of 5 stars A 15.3
7 De’Von Achane MIA at IND 3 out of 5 stars A 15.2
8 Chase Brown CIN at CLE 4 out of 5 stars A 15.2
9 Bucky Irving TB at ATL 2 out of 5 stars A 15.2
10 Ashton Jeanty LV at NE 4 out of 5 stars A- 14.7
11 Josh Jacobs GB vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars A- 14.4
12 James Conner ARI at NO 4 out of 5 stars A- 14
13 Kyren Williams LAR vs. HOU 2 out of 5 stars B+ 13.8
14 Alvin Kamara NO vs. ARI 3 out of 5 stars B+ 13.7
15 Kenneth Walker III SEA vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars B 13.1
16 Chuba Hubbard CAR at JAC 3 out of 5 stars B 12.9
17 James Cook BUF vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars B 12.6
18 Tony Pollard TEN at DEN 2 out of 5 stars B 12.4
19 Omarion Hampton LAC vs. KC 2 out of 5 stars B 12.2
20 TreVeyon Henderson NE vs. LV 4 out of 5 stars B 12.1
21 Aaron Jones Sr. MIN at CHI 3 out of 5 stars B 11.9
22 Breece Hall NYJ vs. PIT 4 out of 5 stars B- 11.8
23 Isiah Pacheco KC at LAC 2 out of 5 stars B- 11.7
24 D’Andre Swift CHI vs. MIN 2 out of 5 stars B- 11.6
25 Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG at WAS 4 out of 5 stars B- 11.1
26 Jaylen Warren PIT at NYJ 2 out of 5 stars C+ 10.7
27 David Montgomery DET at GB 2 out of 5 stars C+ 10.4
28 RJ Harvey DEN vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars C+ 9.9
29 J.K. Dobbins DEN vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars C 9.8
30 Travis Etienne Jr. JAC vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars C 9.6
31 Jerome Ford CLE vs. CIN 4 out of 5 stars C 9.5
32 Javonte Williams DAL at PHI 2 out of 5 stars C 9.3
33 Austin Ekeler WAS vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars C 8.6
34 Tank Bigsby JAC vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars C 8.6
35 Nick Chubb HOU at LAR 3 out of 5 stars C 8.5
36 Jordan Mason MIN at CHI 3 out of 5 stars C 8.1
37 Rhamondre Stevenson NE vs. LV 4 out of 5 stars C- 8
38 Zach Charbonnet SEA vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars C- 7.9
39 Dylan Sampson CLE vs. CIN 4 out of 5 stars D+ 7.4
40 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars D 7.2

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Wide Receivers

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT PROJ. FPTS
1 Ja’Marr Chase CIN at CLE 4 out of 5 stars A+ 17.7
2 Justin Jefferson MIN at CHI 3 out of 5 stars A+ 16.7
3 CeeDee Lamb DAL at PHI 2 out of 5 stars A+ 15.8
4 Malik Nabers NYG at WAS 2 out of 5 stars A+ 15.1
5 Nico Collins HOU at LAR 3 out of 5 stars A+ 15
6 Puka Nacua LAR vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars A 14.9
7 Brian Thomas Jr. JAC vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars A 14.6
8 Drake London ATL vs. TB 2 out of 5 stars A 14.4
9 A.J. Brown PHI vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars A 14.4
10 Mike Evans TB at ATL 4 out of 5 stars A 14.3
11 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET at GB 3 out of 5 stars A 13.3
12 Tee Higgins CIN at CLE 4 out of 5 stars A 13
13 Ladd McConkey LAC vs. KC 4 out of 5 stars A 13
14 Xavier Worthy KC at LAC 3 out of 5 stars A 12.9
15 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars A 12.8
16 Tyreek Hill MIA at IND 4 out of 5 stars A 12.8
17 Davante Adams LAR vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars A- 12.5
18 Courtland Sutton DEN vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars A- 12.3
19 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI at NO 2 out of 5 stars A- 12.1
20 Tetairoa McMillan CAR at JAC 4 out of 5 stars A- 12.1
21 Terry McLaurin WAS vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars A- 11.9
22 Jerry Jeudy CLE vs. CIN 3 out of 5 stars B+ 11.8
23 DeVonta Smith PHI vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars B+ 11.6
24 DJ Moore CHI vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars B+ 11.6
25 Zay Flowers BAL at BUF 4 out of 5 stars B 11
26 Garrett Wilson NYJ vs. PIT 2 out of 5 stars B 10.8
27 Emeka Egbuka TB at ATL 4 out of 5 stars B 10.8
28 Jaylen Waddle MIA at IND 4 out of 5 stars B 10.7
29 Jameson Williams DET at GB 3 out of 5 stars B 10.7
30 DK Metcalf PIT at NYJ 3 out of 5 stars B- 10.5
31 Calvin Ridley TEN at DEN 3 out of 5 stars B- 10.4
32 George Pickens DAL at PHI 2 out of 5 stars B- 10.4
33 Travis Hunter JAC vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars B- 10.3
34 Ricky Pearsall SF at SEA 3 out of 5 stars C+ 10.3
35 Deebo Samuel Sr. WAS vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars C+ 10.2
36 Chris Olave NO vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars C+ 10.2
37 Rome Odunze CHI vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars C+ 9.9
38 Jakobi Meyers LV at NE 4 out of 5 stars C+ 9.9
39 Stefon Diggs NE vs. LV 3 out of 5 stars C+ 9.9
40 Khalil Shakir BUF vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars C+ 9.6
41 Matthew Golden GB vs. DET 2 out of 5 stars C 9.3
42 Jauan Jennings SF at SEA 3 out of 5 stars C 9.3
43 Michael Pittman Jr. IND vs. MIA 3 out of 5 stars C 9.2
44 Josh Downs IND vs. MIA 3 out of 5 stars C 8.9
45 Cooper Kupp SEA vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars C 8.8
46 Rashid Shaheed NO vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars C 8.8
47 Keon Coleman BUF vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars C 8.7
48 Marvin Mims Jr. DEN vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars C 8.5
49 Cedric Tillman CLE vs. CIN 3 out of 5 stars C- 8.4
50 Romeo Doubs GB vs. DET 2 out of 5 stars C- 8.2

Tight Ends

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT PROJ. FPTS
1 Brock Bowers LV at NE 3 out of 5 stars A+ 12.3
2 Trey McBride ARI at NO 4 out of 5 stars A 12.3
3 George Kittle SF at SEA 4 out of 5 stars A 11.5
4 Travis Kelce KC at LAC 2 out of 5 stars B+ 10.4
5 David Njoku CLE vs. CIN 3 out of 5 stars B 10.2
6 Sam LaPorta DET at GB 3 out of 5 stars B- 9.5
7 Mark Andrews BAL at BUF 3 out of 5 stars B 9
8 T.J. Hockenson MIN at CHI 3 out of 5 stars B 8.7
9 Tucker Kraft GB vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars C+ 8.2
10 Evan Engram DEN vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars C+ 8.1
11 Tyler Warren IND vs. MIA 2 out of 5 stars C 7.9
12 Dallas Goedert PHI vs. DAL 4 out of 5 stars C 7.9
13 Jake Ferguson DAL at PHI 2 out of 5 stars C- 7.6
14 Hunter Henry NE vs. LV 3 out of 5 stars C- 7.4
15 Zach Ertz WAS vs. NYG 3 out of 5 stars D+ 7
16 Dalton Kincaid BUF vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars D+ 6.7
17 Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL vs. TB 3 out of 5 stars D+ 6.7
18 Brenton Strange JAC vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars D 6.7
19 Colston Loveland CHI vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars D 6.6
20 Cade Otton TB at ATL 5 out of 5 stars D- 6.4
21 Chig Okonkwo TEN at DEN 2 out of 5 stars D- 6
22 Jonnu Smith PIT at NYJ 3 out of 5 stars D- 6
23 Pat Freiermuth PIT at NYJ 3 out of 5 stars F 6
24 Ja’Tavion Sanders CAR at JAC 4 out of 5 stars F 5.8
25 Dalton Schultz HOU at LAR 3 out of 5 stars F 5.8
26 Juwan Johnson NO vs. ARI 2 out of 5 stars F 5.7
27 Mike Gesicki CIN at CLE 3 out of 5 stars F 5.6
28 Mason Taylor NYJ vs. PIT 4 out of 5 stars F 5.6
29 Theo Johnson NYG at WAS 3 out of 5 stars F 5.5
30 Tyler Higbee LAR vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars F 5.2

Flex Rankings

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM POS OPP MATCHUP
1 Saquon Barkley PHI RB1 vs. DAL 4 out of 5 stars
2 Ja’Marr Chase CIN WR1 at CLE 4 out of 5 stars
3 Bijan Robinson ATL RB2 vs. TB 2 out of 5 stars
4 Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB3 at GB 2 out of 5 stars
5 Jonathan Taylor IND RB4 vs. MIA 4 out of 5 stars
6 Christian McCaffrey SF RB5 at SEA 3 out of 5 stars
7 Derrick Henry BAL RB6 at BUF 4 out of 5 stars
8 Justin Jefferson MIN WR2 at CHI 3 out of 5 stars
9 Chase Brown CIN RB7 at CLE 4 out of 5 stars
10 De’Von Achane MIA RB8 at IND 3 out of 5 stars
11 CeeDee Lamb DAL WR3 at PHI 2 out of 5 stars
12 Malik Nabers NYG WR4 at WAS 2 out of 5 stars
13 Nico Collins HOU WR5 at LAR 3 out of 5 stars
14 Bucky Irving TB RB9 at ATL 2 out of 5 stars
15 Ashton Jeanty LV RB10 at NE 4 out of 5 stars
16 Josh Jacobs GB RB11 vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars
17 Puka Nacua LAR WR6 vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars
18 Brian Thomas Jr. JAC WR7 vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars
19 Drake London ATL WR8 vs. TB 2 out of 5 stars
20 James Conner ARI RB12 at NO 4 out of 5 stars
21 Kyren Williams LAR RB13 vs. HOU 2 out of 5 stars
22 A.J. Brown PHI WR9 vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars
23 Mike Evans TB WR10 at ATL 4 out of 5 stars
24 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR11 at GB 3 out of 5 stars
25 Alvin Kamara NO RB14 vs. ARI 3 out of 5 stars
26 Kenneth Walker III SEA RB15 vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars
27 Tee Higgins CIN WR12 at CLE 4 out of 5 stars
28 Chuba Hubbard CAR RB16 at JAC 3 out of 5 stars
29 Ladd McConkey LAC WR13 vs. KC 4 out of 5 stars
30 Xavier Worthy KC WR14 at LAC 3 out of 5 stars
31 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA WR15 vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars
32 Tyreek Hill MIA WR16 at IND 4 out of 5 stars
33 James Cook BUF RB17 vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars
34 Tony Pollard TEN RB18 at DEN 2 out of 5 stars
35 Brock Bowers LV TE1 at NE 3 out of 5 stars
36 Omarion Hampton LAC RB19 vs. KC 2 out of 5 stars
37 Davante Adams LAR WR17 vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars
38 Courtland Sutton DEN WR18 vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars
39 Tetairoa McMillan CAR WR19 at JAC 4 out of 5 stars
40 Trey McBride ARI TE2 at NO 4 out of 5 stars
41 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI WR20 at NO 2 out of 5 stars
42 TreVeyon Henderson NE RB20 vs. LV 4 out of 5 stars
43 Terry McLaurin WAS WR21 vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars
44 Aaron Jones Sr. MIN RB21 at CHI 3 out of 5 stars
45 Breece Hall NYJ RB22 vs. PIT 4 out of 5 stars
46 Isiah Pacheco KC RB23 at LAC 2 out of 5 stars
47 D’Andre Swift CHI RB24 vs. MIN 2 out of 5 stars
48 George Kittle SF TE3 at SEA 4 out of 5 stars
49 Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG RB25 at WAS 4 out of 5 stars
50 Jerry Jeudy CLE WR22 vs. CIN 3 out of 5 stars
51 DeVonta Smith PHI WR23 vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars
52 DJ Moore CHI WR24 vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars
53 Zay Flowers BAL WR25 at BUF 4 out of 5 stars
54 Garrett Wilson NYJ WR26 vs. PIT 2 out of 5 stars
55 Emeka Egbuka TB WR27 at ATL 4 out of 5 stars
56 Jaylen Warren PIT RB26 at NYJ 2 out of 5 stars
57 David Montgomery DET RB27 at GB 2 out of 5 stars
58 Jaylen Waddle MIA WR28 at IND 4 out of 5 stars
59 Jameson Williams DET WR29 at GB 3 out of 5 stars
60 DK Metcalf PIT WR30 at NYJ 3 out of 5 stars
61 Calvin Ridley TEN WR31 at DEN 3 out of 5 stars
62 George Pickens DAL WR32 at PHI 2 out of 5 stars
63 RJ Harvey DEN RB28 vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars
64 Travis Hunter JAC WR33 vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars
65 Chris Olave NO WR34 vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars
66 Deebo Samuel Sr. WAS WR35 vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars
67 Ricky Pearsall SF WR36 at SEA 3 out of 5 stars
68 Travis Kelce KC TE4 at LAC 2 out of 5 stars
69 Rome Odunze CHI WR37 vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars
70 Jakobi Meyers LV WR38 at NE 4 out of 5 stars
71 J.K. Dobbins DEN RB29 vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars
72 Stefon Diggs NE WR39 vs. LV 3 out of 5 stars
73 David Njoku CLE TE5 vs. CIN 3 out of 5 stars
74 Khalil Shakir BUF WR40 vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars
75 Travis Etienne Jr. JAC RB30 vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars
76 Matthew Golden GB WR41 vs. DET 2 out of 5 stars
77 Jerome Ford CLE RB31 vs. CIN 4 out of 5 stars
78 Javonte Williams DAL RB32 at PHI 2 out of 5 stars
79 Sam LaPorta DET TE6 at GB 3 out of 5 stars
80 Jauan Jennings SF WR42 at SEA 3 out of 5 stars
81 Michael Pittman Jr. IND WR43 vs. MIA 3 out of 5 stars
82 Austin Ekeler WAS RB33 vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars
83 Mark Andrews BAL TE7 at BUF 3 out of 5 stars
84 Josh Downs IND WR44 vs. MIA 3 out of 5 stars
85 T.J. Hockenson MIN TE8 at CHI 3 out of 5 stars
86 Tank Bigsby JAC RB34 vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars
87 Nick Chubb HOU RB35 at LAR 3 out of 5 stars
88 Jordan Mason MIN RB36 at CHI 3 out of 5 stars
89 Cooper Kupp SEA WR45 vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars
90 Rashid Shaheed NO WR46 vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars
91 Keon Coleman BUF WR47 vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars
92 Marvin Mims Jr. DEN WR48 vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars
93 Rhamondre Stevenson NE RB37 vs. LV 4 out of 5 stars
94 Cedric Tillman CLE WR49 vs. CIN 3 out of 5 stars
95 Zach Charbonnet SEA RB38 vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars
96 Romeo Doubs GB WR50 vs. DET 2 out of 5 stars
97 Marquise Brown KC WR51 at LAC 3 out of 5 stars
98 Rashod Bateman BAL WR52 at BUF 4 out of 5 stars
99 Keenan Allen LAC WR53 vs. KC 4 out of 5 stars
100 Dylan Sampson CLE RB39 vs. CIN 4 out of 5 stars

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Fantasy football is a game that allows you to act as a virtual general manager for a football team. In fantasy football, you select and manage a team of real NFL players. The players on your team earn points for your team based on their real-life performance in games each week. These points are then totaled and compared to your opponent’s team each week to determine the winner.

At the beginning of the season, you participate in a draft with other fantasy football players. During the draft, you take turns selecting players from the NFL to add to your team. The goal is to build the best team possible with the players you select.

During the season, you can make trades with other players, pick up new players from the free agent pool, and even drop players from your team who aren’t performing well. You can also make strategic decisions each week about which players to start in your lineup.

Overall, fantasy football is a fun and exciting way to get more involved in the NFL season. It allows you to put your knowledge of the game to the test and compete with others to see who can build the best team. And with the right strategy and a bit of luck, you could be the one taking home the championship trophy at the end of the season!

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