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 Josh Allen BUF vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars A 23.1
3 Jalen Hurts PHI vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars A 22.4
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- 21
6 Baker Mayfield TB at ATL 4 out of 5 stars B+ 20.4
7 Patrick Mahomes II KC at LAC 3 out of 5 stars B 19.9
8 Bo Nix DEN vs. TEN 4 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 Jordan Love GB vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars C+ 17.1
13 Brock Purdy SF at SEA 3 out of 5 stars C+ 16.9
14 Justin Fields NYJ vs. PIT 2 out of 5 stars C 16.6
15 Dak Prescott DAL at PHI 1 out of 5 stars C 16.4
16 Jared Goff DET at GB 3 out of 5 stars C 16.3
17 Justin Herbert LAC vs. KC 2 out of 5 stars C 16.3
18 C.J. Stroud HOU at LAR 2 out of 5 stars C- 16.1
19 Bryce Young CAR at JAC 5 out of 5 stars D+ 16
20 Caleb Williams CHI vs. MIN 2 out of 5 stars D+ 15.9
21 Michael Penix Jr. ATL vs. TB 4 out of 5 stars D 15.8
22 Tua Tagovailoa MIA at IND 4 out of 5 stars D 15.7
23 J.J. McCarthy MIN at CHI 2 out of 5 stars D 15.6
24 Daniel Jones IND vs. MIA 4 out of 5 stars D- 15.5
25 Joe Flacco CLE vs. CIN 4 out of 5 stars F 15.4
26 Matthew Stafford LAR vs. HOU 3 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 14.3
30 Cam Ward TEN at DEN 2 out of 5 stars F 13.9

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+ 17.1
3 Christian McCaffrey SF at SEA 3 out of 5 stars A+ 16.5
4 Jahmyr Gibbs DET at GB 2 out of 5 stars A 16.3
5 Derrick Henry BAL at BUF 4 out of 5 stars A 16.2
6 Jonathan Taylor IND vs. MIA 4 out of 5 stars A 15.6
7 Bucky Irving TB at ATL 2 out of 5 stars A 15.5
8 Chase Brown CIN at CLE 4 out of 5 stars A 15.3
9 Ashton Jeanty LV at NE 4 out of 5 stars A- 15.2
10 Josh Jacobs GB vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars A- 14.5
11 De’Von Achane MIA at IND 3 out of 5 stars A- 14.5
12 James Conner ARI at NO 4 out of 5 stars A- 14
13 Kyren Williams LAR vs. HOU 2 out of 5 stars A- 13.8
14 Chuba Hubbard CAR at JAC 3 out of 5 stars B+ 13.7
15 Kenneth Walker III SEA vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars B+ 13.1
16 Alvin Kamara NO vs. ARI 3 out of 5 stars B+ 13
17 James Cook BUF vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars B 12.6
18 Omarion Hampton LAC vs. KC 2 out of 5 stars B 12.5
19 Isiah Pacheco KC at LAC 2 out of 5 stars B 11.8
20 Tony Pollard TEN at DEN 2 out of 5 stars B 11.7
21 TreVeyon Henderson NE vs. LV 4 out of 5 stars B 11.6
22 Breece Hall NYJ vs. PIT 4 out of 5 stars B- 11.6
23 Aaron Jones Sr. MIN at CHI 3 out of 5 stars B- 11.5
24 D’Andre Swift CHI vs. MIN 2 out of 5 stars B- 11.1
25 Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG at WAS 4 out of 5 stars C+ 11.1
26 David Montgomery DET at GB 2 out of 5 stars C+ 10.2
27 RJ Harvey DEN vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars C+ 10.1
28 Travis Etienne Jr. JAC vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars C 9.7
29 Jaylen Warren PIT at NYJ 2 out of 5 stars C 9.6
30 J.K. Dobbins DEN vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars C 9.5
31 Austin Ekeler WAS vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars C 9.4
32 Tank Bigsby JAC vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars C 9.4
33 Jerome Ford CLE vs. CIN 4 out of 5 stars C 9
34 Rhamondre Stevenson NE vs. LV 4 out of 5 stars C 9
35 Jordan Mason MIN at CHI 3 out of 5 stars C 8.5
36 Javonte Williams DAL at PHI 2 out of 5 stars C 8
37 Nick Chubb HOU at LAR 3 out of 5 stars C 7.9
38 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars C- 7.9
39 Zach Charbonnet SEA vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars C- 7.6
40 Kaleb Johnson PIT at NYJ 2 out of 5 stars D+ 7.4

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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 CeeDee Lamb DAL at PHI 2 out of 5 stars A+ 16.4
3 Justin Jefferson MIN at CHI 3 out of 5 stars A+ 15.8
4 Nico Collins HOU at LAR 3 out of 5 stars A+ 15
5 Malik Nabers NYG at WAS 2 out of 5 stars A+ 14.9
6 Brian Thomas Jr. JAC vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars A+ 14.6
7 Drake London ATL vs. TB 2 out of 5 stars A 14.4
8 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET at GB 3 out of 5 stars A 14.3
9 Puka Nacua LAR vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars A 14.2
10 A.J. Brown PHI vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars A 14.1
11 Mike Evans TB at ATL 4 out of 5 stars A 13.2
12 Ladd McConkey LAC vs. KC 4 out of 5 stars A 13.1
13 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars A 13.1
14 Tee Higgins CIN at CLE 4 out of 5 stars A 13
15 Davante Adams LAR vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars A- 12.9
16 Tyreek Hill MIA at IND 4 out of 5 stars A- 12.9
17 Xavier Worthy KC at LAC 3 out of 5 stars A- 12.5
18 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI at NO 2 out of 5 stars A- 12.4
19 Terry McLaurin WAS vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars A- 12.4
20 Courtland Sutton DEN vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars A- 12.1
21 Tetairoa McMillan CAR at JAC 4 out of 5 stars B+ 11.9
22 Garrett Wilson NYJ vs. PIT 2 out of 5 stars B+ 11.8
23 Jerry Jeudy CLE vs. CIN 3 out of 5 stars B+ 11.7
24 Zay Flowers BAL at BUF 4 out of 5 stars B 11.6
25 DeVonta Smith PHI vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars B 11.1
26 Jameson Williams DET at GB 3 out of 5 stars B 10.9
27 DJ Moore CHI vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars B 10.9
28 Jaylen Waddle MIA at IND 4 out of 5 stars B 10.8
29 DK Metcalf PIT at NYJ 3 out of 5 stars B- 10.6
30 Emeka Egbuka TB at ATL 4 out of 5 stars B 10.6
31 George Pickens DAL at PHI 2 out of 5 stars B- 10.4
32 Ricky Pearsall SF at SEA 3 out of 5 stars B- 10.3
33 Deebo Samuel Sr. WAS vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars C+ 10.3
34 Calvin Ridley TEN at DEN 3 out of 5 stars C+ 10.2
35 Chris Olave NO vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars C+ 10.1
36 Travis Hunter JAC vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars C+ 10.1
37 Rome Odunze CHI vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars C+ 10.1
38 Stefon Diggs NE vs. LV 3 out of 5 stars C+ 9.8
39 Jakobi Meyers LV at NE 4 out of 5 stars C 9.8
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 9.5
42 Cooper Kupp SEA vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars C 9.2
43 Michael Pittman Jr. IND vs. MIA 3 out of 5 stars C 9.2
44 Jauan Jennings SF at SEA 3 out of 5 stars C 8.9
45 Josh Downs IND vs. MIA 3 out of 5 stars C 8.8
46 Christian Kirk HOU at LAR 3 out of 5 stars C 8.8
47 Keon Coleman BUF vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars C 8.7
48 Jayden Reed GB vs. DET 2 out of 5 stars C 8.6
49 Darnell Mooney ATL vs. TB 2 out of 5 stars C- 8.5
50 Rashid Shaheed NO vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars C- 8.3

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- 12.1
3 George Kittle SF at SEA 4 out of 5 stars A 11.7
4 David Njoku CLE vs. CIN 3 out of 5 stars B 10.4
5 T.J. Hockenson MIN at CHI 3 out of 5 stars B+ 10.2
6 Travis Kelce KC at LAC 2 out of 5 stars B 9.7
7 Sam LaPorta DET at GB 3 out of 5 stars B 8.7
8 Mark Andrews BAL at BUF 3 out of 5 stars B 8.4
9 Evan Engram DEN vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars B- 8.1
10 Tucker Kraft GB vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars C+ 7.9
11 Tyler Warren IND vs. MIA 2 out of 5 stars C 7.9
12 Jake Ferguson DAL at PHI 2 out of 5 stars C 7.9
13 Hunter Henry NE vs. LV 3 out of 5 stars C- 7.6
14 Dallas Goedert PHI vs. DAL 4 out of 5 stars C- 7.3
15 Dalton Kincaid BUF vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars D+ 7
16 Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL vs. TB 3 out of 5 stars D+ 6.7
17 Colston Loveland CHI vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars D 6.7
18 Zach Ertz WAS vs. NYG 3 out of 5 stars D 6.7
19 Brenton Strange JAC vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars D 6.6
20 Chig Okonkwo TEN at DEN 2 out of 5 stars D- 6.1
21 Jonnu Smith PIT at NYJ 3 out of 5 stars D- 6
22 Cade Otton TB at ATL 5 out of 5 stars D- 6
23 Pat Freiermuth PIT at NYJ 3 out of 5 stars F 5.9
24 Ja’Tavion Sanders CAR at JAC 4 out of 5 stars F 5.9
25 Mason Taylor NYJ vs. PIT 4 out of 5 stars F 5.8
26 Juwan Johnson NO vs. ARI 2 out of 5 stars F 5.8
27 Dalton Schultz HOU at LAR 3 out of 5 stars F 5.7
28 Theo Johnson NYG at WAS 3 out of 5 stars F 5.6
29 Mike Gesicki CIN at CLE 3 out of 5 stars F 5.6
30 Elijah Arroyo SEA vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars F 5.4

Flex Rankings

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM POS OPP MATCHUP AVG. DIFF
1 Saquon Barkley PHI RB1 vs. DAL 4 out of 5 stars 3.8
2 Bijan Robinson ATL RB2 vs. TB 2 out of 5 stars 0.7
3 Christian McCaffrey SF RB3 at SEA 3 out of 5 stars -8.2
4 Ja’Marr Chase CIN WR1 at CLE 4 out of 5 stars 4.1
5 Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB4 at GB 2 out of 5 stars 2.9
6 Derrick Henry BAL RB5 at BUF 4 out of 5 stars 2.8
7 Jonathan Taylor IND RB6 vs. MIA 4 out of 5 stars 1.3
8 CeeDee Lamb DAL WR2 at PHI 2 out of 5 stars -0.4
9 Chase Brown CIN RB7 at CLE 4 out of 5 stars 2.3
10 Bucky Irving TB RB8 at ATL 2 out of 5 stars 2.8
11 Josh Jacobs GB RB9 vs. DET 3 out of 5 stars 1.9
12 Justin Jefferson MIN WR3 at CHI 3 out of 5 stars 0.7
13 Ashton Jeanty LV RB10 at NE 4 out of 5 stars –
14 De’Von Achane MIA RB11 at IND 3 out of 5 stars -0.2
15 James Conner ARI RB12 at NO 4 out of 5 stars 0.4
16 Kyren Williams LAR RB13 vs. HOU 2 out of 5 stars -0.1
17 Malik Nabers NYG WR4 at WAS 2 out of 5 stars 1.8
18 Nico Collins HOU WR5 at LAR 3 out of 5 stars 0.9
19 Brian Thomas Jr. JAC WR6 vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars 3.7
20 Kenneth Walker III SEA RB14 vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars 0.2
21 Drake London ATL WR7 vs. TB 2 out of 5 stars -0.3
22 Chuba Hubbard CAR RB15 at JAC 3 out of 5 stars 2.1
23 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR8 at GB 3 out of 5 stars 1
24 Puka Nacua LAR WR9 vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars 1.4
25 Alvin Kamara NO RB16 vs. ARI 3 out of 5 stars -0.1
26 A.J. Brown PHI WR10 vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars 0.8
27 Mike Evans TB WR11 at ATL 4 out of 5 stars 1.5
28 James Cook BUF RB17 vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars 2.1
29 Ladd McConkey LAC WR12 vs. KC 4 out of 5 stars 2
30 Tee Higgins CIN WR13 at CLE 4 out of 5 stars 4
31 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA WR14 vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars 1.6
32 Omarion Hampton LAC RB18 vs. KC 2 out of 5 stars –
33 Brock Bowers LV TE1 at NE 3 out of 5 stars 1.4
34 Davante Adams LAR WR15 vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars 1.3
35 Tyreek Hill MIA WR16 at IND 4 out of 5 stars -2.1
36 Xavier Worthy KC WR17 at LAC 3 out of 5 stars 0.7
37 Isiah Pacheco KC RB19 at LAC 2 out of 5 stars -3.7
38 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI WR18 at NO 2 out of 5 stars -1.6
39 TreVeyon Henderson NE RB20 vs. LV 4 out of 5 stars –
40 Tony Pollard TEN RB21 at DEN 2 out of 5 stars -1.5
41 Breece Hall NYJ RB22 vs. PIT 4 out of 5 stars -2.6
42 Terry McLaurin WAS WR19 vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars 1.8
43 Aaron Jones Sr. MIN RB23 at CHI 3 out of 5 stars -0.7
44 Trey McBride ARI TE2 at NO 4 out of 5 stars 1.3
45 Courtland Sutton DEN WR20 vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars 1.1
46 D’Andre Swift CHI RB24 vs. MIN 2 out of 5 stars -1.3
47 Tetairoa McMillan CAR WR21 at JAC 4 out of 5 stars –
48 Garrett Wilson NYJ WR22 vs. PIT 2 out of 5 stars 0.1
49 Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG RB25 at WAS 4 out of 5 stars 0.1
50 Jerry Jeudy CLE WR23 vs. CIN 3 out of 5 stars 2.5
51 George Kittle SF TE3 at SEA 4 out of 5 stars 2.9
52 David Montgomery DET RB26 at GB 2 out of 5 stars 1.9
53 Zay Flowers BAL WR24 at BUF 4 out of 5 stars -1.4
54 DeVonta Smith PHI WR25 vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars 1.7
55 Jameson Williams DET WR26 at GB 3 out of 5 stars 2.6
56 DJ Moore CHI WR27 vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars -0.2
57 DK Metcalf PIT WR28 at NYJ 3 out of 5 stars -1.7
58 Jaylen Waddle MIA WR29 at IND 4 out of 5 stars -1.3
59 Emeka Egbuka TB WR30 at ATL 4 out of 5 stars –
60 RJ Harvey DEN RB27 vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars –
61 George Pickens DAL WR31 at PHI 2 out of 5 stars -1.2
62 Travis Etienne Jr. JAC RB28 vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars -3.6
63 Ricky Pearsall SF WR32 at SEA 3 out of 5 stars 1
64 Deebo Samuel Sr. WAS WR33 vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars -3.9
65 Calvin Ridley TEN WR34 at DEN 3 out of 5 stars -0.4
66 Chris Olave NO WR35 vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars -3.5
67 Travis Hunter JAC WR36 vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars –
68 Jaylen Warren PIT RB29 at NYJ 2 out of 5 stars -1
69 Rome Odunze CHI WR37 vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars -0.9
70 Stefon Diggs NE WR38 vs. LV 3 out of 5 stars 0.2
71 J.K. Dobbins DEN RB30 vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars 1
72 Austin Ekeler WAS RB31 vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars -0.1
73 Jakobi Meyers LV WR39 at NE 4 out of 5 stars 1.1
74 Tank Bigsby JAC RB32 vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars 0.6
75 T.J. Hockenson MIN TE4 at CHI 3 out of 5 stars -1.3
76 David Njoku CLE TE5 vs. CIN 3 out of 5 stars 1.9
77 Khalil Shakir BUF WR40 vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars -0.2
78 Travis Kelce KC TE6 at LAC 2 out of 5 stars -1.9
79 Jerome Ford CLE RB33 vs. CIN 4 out of 5 stars -1
80 Matthew Golden GB WR41 vs. DET 2 out of 5 stars –
81 Cooper Kupp SEA WR42 vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars -1.1
82 Sam LaPorta DET TE7 at GB 3 out of 5 stars 0.3
83 Rhamondre Stevenson NE RB34 vs. LV 4 out of 5 stars -1.1
84 Michael Pittman Jr. IND WR43 vs. MIA 3 out of 5 stars -1.5
85 Javonte Williams DAL RB35 at PHI 2 out of 5 stars -2.1
86 Jordan Mason MIN RB36 at CHI 3 out of 5 stars -1.6
87 Nick Chubb HOU RB37 at LAR 3 out of 5 stars -2
88 Jauan Jennings SF WR44 at SEA 3 out of 5 stars 2.4
89 Mark Andrews BAL TE8 at BUF 3 out of 5 stars 1.8
90 Christian Kirk HOU WR45 at LAR 3 out of 5 stars -2.1
91 Josh Downs IND WR46 vs. MIA 3 out of 5 stars 1.2
92 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS RB38 vs. NYG 4 out of 5 stars –
93 Zach Charbonnet SEA RB39 vs. SF 4 out of 5 stars 1
94 Keon Coleman BUF WR47 vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars -0.6
95 Darnell Mooney ATL WR48 vs. TB 2 out of 5 stars 0.6
96 Rashid Shaheed NO WR49 vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars 2.2
97 Jayden Reed GB WR50 vs. DET 2 out of 5 stars -0.3
98 Kaleb Johnson PIT RB40 at NYJ 2 out of 5 stars –
99 Rashod Bateman BAL WR51 at BUF 4 out of 5 stars 1.7
100 Dylan Sampson CLE RB41 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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