Week 1 Fantasy Football Flex Player Rankings For PPR Leagues

Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba sits at No. 5 in our top-100 flex ranks.

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Week 1 rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | Kicker | Team DEF | Flex

The 2026 NFL season is here!

That means fantasy football managers far and wide 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 are my fantasy flex rankings for Week 1.

Be sure to check back daily for updates. Good luck, and let's go get that 'ship together!

Week 1 Fantasy Flex Rankings

RK	Player	Pos	TM	Opponent
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB1	DET	vs. NO
2	Bijan Robinson	RB2	ATL	at PIT
3	Ja'Marr Chase	WR1	CIN	vs. TB
4	Christian McCaffrey	RB3	SF	at LAR
5	Jonathan Taylor	RB4	IND	vs. BAL
6	Puka Nacua	WR2	LAR	vs. SF
7	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR3	SEA	vs. NE
8	Chase Brown	RB5	CIN	vs. TB
9	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR4	DET	vs. NO
10	De'Von Achane	RB6	MIA	at LV
11	Derrick Henry	RB7	BAL	at IND
12	Saquon Barkley	RB8	PHI	vs. WAS
13	Omarion Hampton	RB9	LAC	vs. ARI
14	CeeDee Lamb	WR6	DAL	at NYG
15	James Cook	RB10	BUF	at HOU
16	Justin Jefferson	WR5	MIN	vs. GB
17	Kenneth Walker III	RB11	KC	vs. DEN
18	Nico Collins	WR7	HOU	vs. BUF
19	Chris Olave	WR8	NO	at DET
20	Ashton Jeanty	RB12	LV	vs. MIA
21	George Pickens	WR9	DAL	at NYG
22	Breece Hall	RB13	NYJ	at TEN
23	D'Andre Swift	RB14	CHI	at CAR
24	Trey McBride	TE1	ARI	at LAC
25	Devonta Smith	WR10	PHI	vs. WAS
26	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB15	NO	at DET
27	A.J. Brown	WR11	NE	at SEA
28	Drake London	WR12	ATL	at PIT
29	Javonte Williams	RB16	DAL	at NYG
30	Rashee Rice	WR14	KC	vs. DEN
31	Zay Flowers	WR13	BAL	at IND
32	Kyren Williams	RB17	LAR	vs. SF
33	Tetairoa McMillan	WR15	CAR	vs. CHI
34	Garrett Wilson	WR16	NYJ	at TEN
35	Tee Higgins	WR17	CIN	vs. TB
36	Cam Skattebo	RB18	NYG	vs. DAL
37	Ladd McConkey	WR18	LAC	vs. ARI
38	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB19	NE	at SEA
39	Colston Loveland	TE2	CHI	at CAR
40	Bucky Irving	RB20	TB	at CIN
41	Davante Adams	WR19	LAR	vs. SF
42	Luther Burden III	WR20	CHI	at CAR
43	David Montgomery	RB21	HOU	vs. BUF
44	Jeremiyah Love	RB22	ARI	at LAC
45	Jaylen Waddle	WR21	DEN	at KC
46	Emeka Egbuka	WR22	TB	at CIN
47	Malik Nabers	WR23	NYG	vs. DAL
48	Jameson Williams	WR24	DET	vs. NO
49	Quinshon Judkins	RB23	CLE	at JAC
50	Jadarian Price	RB24	SEA	vs. NE
51	Parker Washington	WR25	JAC	vs. CLE
52	Tyler Warren	TE3	IND	vs. BAL
53	Christian Watson	WR26	GB	at MIN
54	Terry McLaurin	WR27	WAS	at PHI
55	DK Metcalf	WR28	PIT	vs. ATL
56	Jaylen Warren	RB25	PIT	vs. ATL
57	Mike Evans	WR29	SF	at LAR
58	Kyle Pitts Sr.	TE4	ATL	at PIT
59	Chuba Hubbard	RB26	CAR	vs. CHI
60	Bhayshul Tuten	RB27	JAC	vs. CLE
61	MarShawn Lloyd	RB28	GB	at MIN
62	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR30	ARI	at LAC
63	D.J. Moore	WR31	BUF	at HOU
64	Rome Odunze	WR32	CHI	at CAR
65	Michael Wilson	WR33	ARI	at LAC
66	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR34	JAC	vs. CLE
67	Chris Godwin Jr.	WR35	TB	at CIN
68	Tony Pollard	RB29	TEN	vs. NYJ
69	Kenneth Gainwell	RB30	TB	at CIN
70	Quentin Johnston	WR36	LAC	vs. ARI
71	Tucker Kraft	TE5	GB	at MIN
72	Sam LaPorta	TE6	DET	vs. NO
73	Courtland Sutton	WR37	DEN	at KC
74	Jordan Addison	WR38	MIN	vs. GB
75	Jayden Reed	WR39	GB	at MIN
76	Josh Downs	WR40	IND	vs. BAL
77	Carnell Tate	WR41	TEN	vs. NYJ
78	Harold Fannin Jr.	TE7	CLE	at JAC
79	Travis Kelce	TE8	KC	vs. DEN
80	Rico Dowdle	RB31	PIT	vs. ATL
81	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR42	PIT	vs. ATL
82	Alec Pierce	WR43	IND	vs. BAL
83	Michael Mayer	TE9	LV	vs. MIA
84	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR44	TEN	vs. NYJ
85	Jakobi Meyers	WR45	JAC	vs. CLE
86	Stefon Diggs	WR46	WAS	at PHI
87	J.K. Dobbins	RB32	DEN	at KC
88	Jordan Mason	RB33	MIN	vs. GB
89	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	RB34	WAS	at PHI
90	RJ Harvey	RB35	DEN	at KC
91	Aaron Jones Sr.	RB36	MIN	vs. GB
92	Tyler Allgeier	RB37	ARI	at LAC
93	Juwan Johnson	TE10	NO	at DET
94	Isaiah Likely	TE11	NYG	vs. DAL
95	Dallas Goedert	TE12	PHI	vs. WAS
96	George Kittle	TE13	SF	at LAR
97	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB38	JAC	vs. CLE
98	Rachaad White	RB39	WAS	at PHI
99	KC Concepcion	WR47	CLE	at JAC
100	Jalen Coker	WR48	CAR	vs. CHI

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