Who to start in fantasy football: Week 1 rankings, start-sit advice, sleepers for PPR leagues

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The NFL switched things up this year, opening up the season with two primetime games, including one on a Friday night in Brazil. Packers vs. Eagles and Chiefs vs. Ravens were both absolute gems, but we're moving on the meat of the Week 1 slate: 13 games throughout the day on Sunday and one more matchup on Monday night.

As you prepare for the first full Sunday of NFL football, we've got you covered with everything you need to set your fantasy football lineups. We have everything from positional rankings to sleepers and busts. Be sure to check back in often as our rankings will be updated regularly until kickoff on Sunday.

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Week 1 Fantasy QB Rankings

These rankings are for four-point passing TD leagues, and players who have already played are in italics.

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

Week 1 Fantasy RB Rankings (PPR)

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

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Week 1 Fantasy WR Rankings (WR)

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT
1	Tyreek Hill	MIA	vs. JAC
2	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at NYG
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	vs. LAR
4	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at CLE
5	A.J. Brown	PHI	vs. GB
6	Mike Evans	TB	vs. WAS
7	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at BUF
8	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	at SF
9	Davante Adams	LV	at LAC
10	Malik Nabers	NYG	vs. MIN
11	Nico Collins	HOU	at IND
12	Puka Nacua	LAR	at DET
13	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. NE
14	DeVonta Smith	PHI	vs. GB
15	Drake London	ATL	vs. PIT
16	Chris Olave	NO	vs. CAR
17	Cooper Kupp	LAR	at DET
18	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	vs. NYJ
19	DK Metcalf	SEA	vs. DEN
20	Amari Cooper	CLE	vs. DAL
21	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. HOU
22	Terry McLaurin	WAS	at TB
23	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. TEN
24	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. JAC
25	Chris Godwin	TB	vs. WAS
26	Stefon Diggs	HOU	at IND
27	Rashee Rice	KC	vs. BAL
28	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	vs. NYJ
29	Zay Flowers	BAL	at KC
30	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. DEN
31	Diontae Johnson	CAR	at NO
32	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at CHI
33	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at SEA
34	George Pickens	PIT	at ATL
36	Christian Kirk	JAC	at MIA
36	Christian Watson	GB	at PHI
37	Tank Dell	HOU	at IND
38	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. LV
39	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs. BAL
40	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	at MIA
41	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs. TEN
42	Rashid Shaheed	NO	vs. CAR
43	Mike Williams	NYJ	at SF
44	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. TEN
45	Jordan Addison	MIN	at NYG
46	Jameson Williams	DET	vs. LAR
47	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	vs. NE
48	DeAndre Hopkins	TEN	at CHI
49	Romeo Doubs	GB	at PHI
50	Joshua Palmer	LAC	vs. LV
51	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. ARI
52	Jakobi Meyers	LV	at LAC
53	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	vs. DAL
54	Darnell Mooney	ATL	vs. PIT
55	Jayden Reed	GB	at PHI
56	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs. DEN
57	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. ARI
58	Adonai Mitchell	IND	vs. HOU
59	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	at PHI
60	Rashod Bateman	BAL	at KC
61	Curtis Samuel	BUF	vs. ARI
62	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	vs. MIN
63	Adam Thielen	CAR	at NO
64	Greg Dortch	ARI	at BUF
65	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	at TB
66	Brandin Cooks	DAL	at CLE
67	Josh Reynolds	DEN	at SEA
68	Jalen McMillan	TB	vs. WAS
69	Gabe Davis	JAC	at MIA
70	Michael Wilson	ARI	at BUF
71	Tre Tucker	LV	at LAC
72	Tyler Boyd	TEN	at CHI
73	Ja'Lynn Polk	NE	at CIN
74	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	at DET
75	Trenton Irwin	CIN	vs. NE
76	Malik Washington	MIA	vs. JAC
77	Malachi Corley	NYJ	at SF
78	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	at CLE
79	Xavier Legette	CAR	at NO
80	Jahan Dotson	PHI	vs. GB
81	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs. MIN
82	Elijah Moore	CLE	vs. DAL
83	Jermaine Burton	CIN	vs. NE
84	K.J. Osborn	NE	at CIN
85	Jonathan Mingo	CAR	at NO
86	Tyquan Thornton	NE	at CIN

Week 1 Fantasy Rankings TE (PPR)

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

Week 1 Fantasy Defense Rankings

RANK	TEAM	OPPONENT
1	Cincinnati Bengals	vs. NE
2	Cleveland Browns	vs. DAL
3	New Orleans Saints	vs. CAR
4	Seattle Seahawks	vs. DEN
5	Dallas Cowboys	at CLE
6	New York Jets	at SF
9	Chicago Bears	vs. TEN
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	at ATL
8	San Francisco 49ers	vs. NYJ
10	Los Angeles Chargers	vs. LV
11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	vs. WAS
12	Minnesota Vikings	at NYG
13	Atlanta Falcons	vs. PIT
14	Detroit Lions	vs. LAR
17	Tennessee Titans	at CHI
15	New York Giants	vs. MIN
16	Buffalo Bills	vs. ARI
18	Miami Dolphins	vs. JAC
19	Kansas City Chiefs	vs. BAL
20	Houston Texans	at IND
21	Philadelphia Eagles	vs. GB
22	Baltimore Ravens	at KC
23	Denver Broncos	at SEA
24	Las Vegas Raiders	at LAC
25	Carolina Panthers	at NO
26	Washington Commanders	at TB
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	at MIA
28	Green Bay Packers	at PHI
29	Indianapolis Colts	vs. HOU
30	Los Angeles Rams	at DET
31	New England Patriots	at CIN
32	Arizona Cardinals	at BUF

Week 1 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

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

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