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

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

Posted by author September 3, 2024 Football

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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).

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	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. NE
8	Kyler Murray	ARI	at BUF
9	Jordan Love	GB	at PHI
10	Jared Goff	DET	vs. LAR
11	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	at MIA
12	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. TEN
13	Dak Prescott	DAL	at CLE
14	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	vs. JAC
15	Matthew Stafford	LAR	at DET
16	Jayden Daniels	WAS	at TB
17	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. NYJ
18	Baker Mayfield	TB	vs. WAS
19	Deshaun Watson	CLE	vs. DAL
20	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. LV
21	Geno Smith	SEA	vs. DEN
22	Kirk Cousins	ATL	vs. PIT
23	Sam Darnold	MIN	at NYG
24	Russell Wilson	PIT	at ATL
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

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs. NYJ
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. PIT
3	Breece Hall	NYJ	at SF
4	Travis Etienne	JAC	at MIA
5	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. HOU
6	James Cook	BUF	vs. ARI
7	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. GB
8	Josh Jacobs	GB	at PHI
9	Rachaad White	TB	vs. WAS
10	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. CAR
11	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. LAR
12	Kyren Williams	LAR	at DET
13	Isiah Pacheco	KC	vs. BAL
14	De’Vone Achane	MIA	vs. JAC
15	Ken Walker	SEA	vs. DEN
16	Derrick Henry	BAL	at KC
17	Joe Mixon	HOU	at IND
18	James Conner	ARI	at BUF
19	Aaron Jones	MIN	at NYG
20	Javonte Williams	DEN	at SEA
21	D’Andre Swift	CHI	vs. TEN
22	David Montgomery	DET	vs. LAR
23	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at CIN
24	Raheem Mostert	MIA	vs. JAC
25	Zamir White	LV	at LAC
26	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. MIN
27	Tony Pollard	TEN	at CHI
28	Jerome Ford	CLE	vs. DAL
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	Antonio Gibson	NE	at CIN
42	Blake Corum	LAR	at DET
43	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at DEN
44	D’Onta Foreman	CLE	vs. DAL
45	Ty Chandler	MIN	at NYG
46	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. PIT
47	Jamaal Williams	NO	vs. CAR
48	Miles Sanders	CAR	at NO
49	Rico Dowdle	DAL	at CLE
50	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. ARI
51	Justice Hill	BAL	at KC
52	Trey Benson	ARI	at BUF
53	Alexander Mattison	LV	at LAC
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	at PHI
59	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. MIN
60	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs. TEN

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

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	Luke Musgrave	GB	at PHI
18	Cade Otton	TB	vs. WAS
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	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs. JAC
27	Greg Dulcich	DEN	at SEA
28	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs, NE
29	Hayden Hurst	LAC	vs. LV
30	Ben Sinnott	WAS	at TB
31	Johnny Mundt	MIN	at NYG
32	Kylen Granson	IND	vs. HOU

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

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

Rk	Team	Opponent
1	Bengals	vs. NE
2	Saints	vs. CAR
3	Vikings	at NYG
4	Buccaneers	vs. WAS
5	Bears	vs. TEN
6	Seahawks	vs. DEN
7	Cowboys	at CLE
8	Bills	vs. ARI
9	Falcons	vs. PIT
10	Browns	vs. DAL
11	49ers	vs. NYJ
12	Dolphins	vs. JAC
13	Giants	vs. MIN
14	Eagles	vs. GB
15	Chiefs	vs. BAL
16	Texans	at IND
17	Raiders	at LAC
18	Chargers	vs. LV
19	Titans	at CHI
20	Steelers	at ATL
21	Ravens	at KC
22	Lions	at LAR
23	Jets	at SF
24	Colts	vs. HOU
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