Week 1 Fantasy Football Player Rankings For Every Position and Flex (Don't Get Cute With Starting Lineup)

Michael Fabiano | Sep 7, 2025

Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 1 / Sports Illustrated

The 2025 NFL season is here!

That means fantasy managers will be checking out the first week of matchups as they start down the road to a league championship! To help you get down that path and reach the ultimate goal, here’s my positional and FLEX 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, start the players you drafted to be your starters. Don't over think it. We have a lot to learn in the next month, so use your obvious player investments. For those who need help making decisions between players with similar value, I’m here for you!

Good luck everyone and let's go get that 'chip together!

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

Week 1 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. BAL
2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs. DAL
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at BUF
4	Jayden Daniels	WAS	vs. NYG
5	Joe Burrow	CIN	at CLE
6	Baker Mayfield	TB	at ATL
7	Kyler Murray	ARI	at NO
8	Patrick Mahomes	KC	at LAC
9	Bo Nix	DEN	vs. TEN
10	Brock Purdy	SF	at SEA
11	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. CAR
12	Drake Maye	NE	vs. LV
13	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. MIN
14	Jordan Love	GB	vs. DET
15	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. KC
16	Daniel Jones	IND	vs. MIA
17	Justin Fields	NYJ	vs. PIT
18	Dak Prescott	DAL	at PHI
19	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	at CHI
20	Jared Goff	DET	at GB
21	Bryce Young	CAR	at JAC
22	C.J. Stroud	HOU	at LAR
23	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	at IND
24	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. HOU
25	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	vs. TB
26	Sam Darnold	SEA	vs. SF
27	Geno Smith	LV	at NE
28	Russell Wilson	NYG	at WAS
29	Joe Flacco	CLE	vs. CIN
30	Cam Ward	TEN	at DEN
31	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	vs. NYJ
32	Spencer Rattler	NO	vs. ARI

Week 1 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. TB
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at GB
3	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. DAL
4	Christian McCaffrey	SF	at SEA
5	De'Von Achane	MIA	at IND
6	Chase Brown	CIN	at CLE
7	Ashton Jeanty	LV	at NE
8	Derrick Henry	BAL	at BUF
9	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. MIA
10	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. ARI
11	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. HOU
12	Bucky Irving	TB	at ATL
13	Josh Jacobs	GB	vs. DET
14	James Conner	ARI	at NO
15	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	vs. SF
16	James Cook	BUF	vs. BAL
17	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at JAC
18	Omarion Hampton	LAC	vs. KC
19	Tony Pollard	TEN	at DEN
20	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	at CHI
21	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. PIT
22	David Montgomery	DET	at GB
23	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at WAS
24	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs. LV
25	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. MIN
26	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at NYJ
27	RJ Harvey	DEN	vs. TEN
28	Isiah Pacheco	KC	at LAC
29	Jerome Ford	CLE	vs. CIN
30	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	vs. TEN
31	Austin Ekeler	WAS	vs. NYG
32	Javonte Williams	DAL	at PHI
33	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. CAR
34	Nick Chubb	HOU	at LAR
35	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. LV
36	Jordan Mason	MIN	at CHI
37	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	vs. NYG
38	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. SF
39	Tank Bigsby	JAC	vs. CAR
40	Rachaad White	TB	at ATL
41	Dylan Sampson	CLE	vs. CIN
42	Najee Harris	LAC	vs. KC
43	Justice Hill	BAL	at BUF
44	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	at IND
45	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	at NYJ
46	Kareem Hunt	KC	at LAC
47	Braelon Allen	NYJ	vs. PIT
48	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. TB
49	Trey Benson	ARI	at NO
50	Rico Dowdle	CAR	at JAC
51	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. BAL
52	Raheem Mostert	LV	at NE
53	Cam Skattebo	NYG	at WAS
54	Woody Marks	HOU	at LAR
55	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	vs. NYG
56	Miles Sanders	DAL	at PHI
57	Emaneul Wilson	GB	vs. DET
58	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	at NYJ
59	Dameon Pierce	HOU	at LAR
60	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs. MIN

Week 1 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	at CLE
2	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at CHI
3	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at PHI
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at GB
5	Malik Nabers	NYG	at WAS
6	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. HOU
7	Drake London	ATL	vs. TB
8	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. CAR
9	Nico Collins	HOU	at LAR
10	A.J. Brown	PHI	vs. DAL
11	Mike Evans	TB	at ATL
12	Xavier Worthy	KC	at LAC
13	Tee Higgins	CIN	at CLE
14	Tyreek Hill	MIA	at IND
15	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. SF
16	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. KC
17	D.J. Moore	CHI	vs. MIN
18	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. NYG
19	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at NO
20	Davante Adams	LAR	vs. HOU
21	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. TEN
22	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	at JAC
23	Devonta Smith	PHI	vs. DAL
24	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	vs. PIT
25	DK Metcalf	PIT	at NYJ
26	Zay Flowers	BAL	at BUF
27	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. BAL
28	Emeka Egbuka	TB	at ATL
29	Jakobi Meyers	LV	at NE
30	Jameson Williams	DET	at GB
31	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at DEN
32	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	at IND
33	Ricky Pearsall	SF	at SEA
34	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	vs. CIN
35	Travis Hunter	JAC	vs. CAR
36	George Pickens	DAL	at PHI
37	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. MIN
38	Jauan Jennings	SF	at SEA
39	Josh Downs	IND	vs. MIA
40	Stefon Diggs	NE	vs. LV
41	Matthew Golden	GB	vs. DET
42	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	vs. NYG
43	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. MIA
44	Chris Olave	NO	vs. ARI
45	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at WAS
47	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	vs. TEN
47	Cooper Kupp	SEA	vs. SF
48	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs. DET
49	Rashid Shaheed	NO	vs. ARI
50	Xavier Legette	CAR	at JAC
51	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. BAL
52	Jayden Higgins	HOU	at LAR
53	Hollywood Brown	KC	at LAC
54	Adam Thielen	MIN	at CHI
55	Keenan Allen	LAC	vs. KC
56	Rashod Bateman	BAL	at BUF
57	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	vs. TB
58	DeMario Douglas	NE	vs. LV
59	Cedric Tillman	CLE	vs. CIN
60	Darius Slayton	NYG	at WAS

Week 1 Fantasy Flex Rankings

RK	Player	Pos	TM	Opponent
1	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	at CLE
2	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	vs. TB
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	at GB
4	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	vs. DAL
5	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	at CHI
6	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	at PHI
7	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	at SEA
8	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	at GB
9	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	at WAS
10	Puka Nacua	WR	LAR	vs. HOU
11	Drake London	WR	ATL	vs. TB
12	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	at CLE
13	Ashton Jeanty	RB	LV	at NE
14	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	vs. CAR
15	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	at LAR
16	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	at IND
17	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	at BUF
18	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	vs. MIA
19	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	vs. DAL
20	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	vs. ARI
21	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	vs. HOU
22	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	at ATL
23	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	at NO
24	Mike Evans	WR	TB	at ATL
25	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	at LAC
26	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	at CLE
27	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	at IND
28	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	vs. SF
29	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	at NE
30	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	vs. DET
31	James Conner	RB	ARI	at NO
32	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	vs. KC
33	James Cook	RB	BUF	vs. BAL
34	D.J. Moore	WR	CHI	vs. MIN
35	Kenneth Walker III	RB	SEA	vs. SF
36	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	vs. NYG
37	George Kittle	TE	SF	at SEA
38	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	at NO
39	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	at JAC
40	Davante Adams	WR	LAR	vs. HOU
41	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	vs. TEN
42	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	CAR	at JAC
43	Omarion Hampton	RB	LAC	vs. KC
44	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at DEN
45	Devonta Smith	WR	PHI	vs. DAL
46	Aaron Jones Sr.	RB	MIN	at CHI
47	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	NE	vs. LV
48	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	vs. PIT
49	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	vs. PIT
50	David Montgomery	RB	DET	at GB
51	DK Metcalf	WR	PIT	at NYJ
52	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	at BUF
53	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	vs. BAL
54	Emeka Egbuka	WR	TB	at ATL
55	Jakobi Meyers	WR	LV	at NE
56	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	at GB
57	Calvin Ridley	WR	TEN	at DEN
58	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	at IND
59	Ricky Pearsall	WR	SF	at SEA
60	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	vs. CIN
61	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	at WAS
62	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	at GB
63	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	at LAC
64	Travis Hunter	WR	JAC	vs. CAR
65	George Pickens	WR	DAL	at PHI
66	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	vs. MIN
67	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	vs. MIN
68	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	at SEA
69	Josh Downs	WR	IND	vs. MIA
70	David Njoku	TE	CLE	vs. CIN
71	Stefon Diggs	WR	NE	vs. LV
72	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	at NYJ
73	RJ Harvey	RB	DEN	vs. TEN
74	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	at LAC
75	Matthew Golden	WR	GB	vs. DET
76	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	WAS	vs. NYG
77	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	vs. MIA
78	Chris Olave	WR	NO	vs. ARI
79	Jerome Ford	RB	CLE	vs. CIN
80	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	at CHI
81	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN	at CHI
82	Hollywood Brown	WR	KC	at LAC
83	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	at WAS
84	Marvin Mims Jr.	WR	DEN	vs. TEN
85	Evan Engram	TE	DEN	vs. TEN
86	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	at BUF
87	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	JAC	vs. CAR
88	Austin Ekeler	RB	WAS	vs. NYG
89	J.K. Dobbins	RB	DEN	vs. TEN
90	Cooper Kupp	WR	SEA	vs. SF
91	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	vs. DET
92	Javonte Williams	RB	DAL	at PHI
93	Tyler Warren	TE	IND	vs. MIA
94	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL	at PHI
95	Nick Chubb	RB	HOU	at LAR
96	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	vs. LV
97	Jordan Mason	RB	MIN	at CHI
98	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	RB	WAS	vs. NYG
99	Rashid Shaheed	WR	NO	vs. ARI
100	Xavier Legette	WR	CAR	at JAC

Week 1 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Trey McBride	ARI	at NO
2	Brock Bowers	LV	at NE
3	George Kittle	SF	at SEA
4	Sam LaPorta	DET	at GB
5	Travis Kelce	KC	at LAC
6	David Njoku	CLE	vs. CIN
7	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at CHI
8	Evan Engram	DEN	vs. TEN
9	Mark Andrews	BAL	at BUF
10	Tyler Warren	IND	vs. MIA
11	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at PHI
12	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. DAL
13	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. LV
14	Cade Otton	TB	at ATL
15	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. DET
16	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. NYG
17	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. BAL
18	Kyle Pitts	ATL	vs. TB
19	Jonnu Smith	PIT	at NYJ
20	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. CAR
21	Colston Loveland	CHI	vs. MIN
22	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. ARI
23	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at LAR
24	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at DEN
25	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at NYJ
26	Theo Johnson	NYG	at WAS
27	Mike Gesicki	CIN	at CLE
28	Mason Taylor	NYJ	vs. PIT
29	Tyler Higbee	LAR	vs. HOU
30	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	at JAC
31	Will Dissly	LAC	vs. KC
32	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. MIN

Week 1 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at ATL
2	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at PHI
3	Will Reichard	MIN	at CHI
4	Chris Boswell	PIT	at NYJ
5	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs. KC
6	Evan McPherson	CIN	at CLE
7	Jake Bates	DET	at GB
8	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs. TEN
9	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs. HOU
10	Cam Little	JAC	vs. CAR
11	Tyler Loop	BAL	at BUF
12	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	at LAR
13	Younghoe Koo	ATL	vs. TB
14	Chad Ryland	ARI	at NO
15	Harrison Butker	KC	at LAC
16	Matt Gay	WAS	vs. NYG
17	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. DAL
18	Matt Prater	BUF	vs. BAL
19	Riley Patterson	MIA	at IND
20	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. MIN
21	Spencer Shrader	IND	vs. MIA
22	Brandon McManus	GB	vs. DET
23	Andres Borregales	NE	vs. LV
24	Jake Moody	SF	at SEA
25	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. SF
26	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	at JAC
27	Daniel Carlson	LV	at NE
28	Graham Gano	NYG	at WAS
29	Blake Grupe	NO	vs. ARI
30	Nick Folk	NYJ	vs. PIT
31	Joey Slye	TEN	at DEN
32	Andre Szmyt	CLE	vs. CIN

Week 1 Fantasy Defense Rankings

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