Fantasy Football: Week 1 Flex Rankings
Kevin Hanson joins SI for the 2019 season. His fantasy rankings have placed him in the Top 20 in each of the past two seasons among all the industry experts tracked by FantasyPros.com, and he has been in the Top 25 in six of the past eight years.
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Below are my fantasy football flex rankings (half-PPR scoring) for Week 1:
• 1. Saquon Barkley, NYG @ DAL (RB1)
• 2. Christian McCaffrey, CAR vs LAR (RB2)
• 3. Alvin Kamara, NO vs HOU (RB3)
• 4. Dalvin Cook, MIN vs ATL (RB4)
• 5. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU @ NO (WR1)
• 6. Nick Chubb, CLE vs TEN (RB5)
• 7. Michael Thomas, NO vs HOU (WR2)
• 8. Ezekiel Elliott, DAL vs NYG (RB6)
• 9. Chris Carson, SEA vs CIN (RB7)
• 10. David Johnson, ARI vs DET (RB8)
• 11. Odell Beckham Jr., CLE vs TEN (WR3)
• 12. Davante Adams, GB @ CHI (WR4)
• 13. Leonard Fournette, JAC vs KC (RB9)
• 14. James Conner, PIT @ NE (RB10)
• 15. Mike Evans, TB vs SF (WR5)
• 16. Todd Gurley, LAR @ CAR (RB11)
• 17. Travis Kelce, KC @ JAC (TE1)
• 18. JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT @ NE (WR6)
• 19. Julio Jones, ATL @ MIN (WR7)
• 20. Tyreek Hill, KC @ JAC (WR8)
• 21. Adam Thielen, MIN vs ATL (WR9)
• 22. Keenan Allen, LAC vs IND (WR10)
• 23. Amari Cooper, DAL vs NYG (WR11)
• 24. Le'Veon Bell, NYJ vs BUF (RB12)
• 25. Kerryon Johnson, DET @ ARI (RB13)
• 26. Mark Ingram, BAL @ MIA (RB14)
• 27. Julian Edelman, NE vs PIT (WR12)
• 28. Chris Godwin, TB vs SF (WR13)
• 29. Kenny Golladay, DET @ ARI (WR14)
• 30. Joe Mixon, CIN @ SEA (RB15)
• 31. Tyler Lockett, SEA vs CIN (WR15)
• 32. George Kittle, SF @ TB (TE2)
• 33. Stefon Diggs, MIN vs ATL (WR16)
• 34. Austin Ekeler, LAC vs IND (RB16)
• 35. Brandin Cooks, LAR @ CAR (WR17)
• 36. Aaron Jones, GB @ CHI (RB17)
• 37. Tyler Boyd, CIN @ SEA (WR18)
• 38. Allen Robinson, CHI vs GB (WR19)
• 39. Robert Woods, LAR @ CAR (WR20)
• 40. T.Y. Hilton, IND @ LAC (WR21)
• 41. Cooper Kupp, LAR @ CAR (WR22)
• 42. Dede Westbrook, JAC vs KC (WR23)
• 43. Devonta Freeman, ATL @ MIN (RB18)
• 44. Damien Williams, KC @ JAC (RB19)
• 45. Zach Ertz, PHI vs WAS (TE3)
• 46. Josh Jacobs, OAK vs DEN (RB20)
• 47. D.J. Moore, CAR vs LAR (WR24)
• 48. David Montgomery, CHI vs GB (RB21)
• 49. Alshon Jeffery, PHI vs WAS (WR25)
• 50. Mike Williams, LAC vs IND (WR26)
• 51. Sony Michel, NE vs PIT (RB22)
• 52. Josh Gordon, NE vs PIT (WR27)
• 53. Marvin Jones, DET @ ARI (WR28)
• 54. Tyrell Williams, OAK vs DEN (WR29)
• 55. O.J. Howard, TB vs SF (TE4)
• 56. Sterling Shepard, NYG @ DAL (WR30)
• 57. Phillip Lindsay, DEN @ OAK (RB23)
• 58. Calvin Ridley, ATL @ MIN (WR31)
• 59. Evan Engram, NYG @ DAL (TE5)
• 60. Will Fuller, HOU @ NO (WR32)
• 61. Curtis Samuel, CAR vs LAR (WR33)
• 62. Derrick Henry, TEN @ CLE (RB24)
• 63. Marlon Mack, IND @ LAC (RB25)
• 64. Jarvis Landry, CLE vs TEN (WR34)
• 65. Dante Pettis, SF @ TB (WR35)
• 66. Hunter Henry, LAC vs IND (TE6)
• 67. Jared Cook, NO vs HOU (TE7)
• 68. Christian Kirk, ARI vs DET (WR36)
• 69. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs DET (WR37)
• 70. Corey Davis, TEN @ CLE (WR38)
• 71. Robby Anderson, NYJ vs BUF (WR39)
• 72. James White, NE vs PIT (RB26)
• 73. Tevin Coleman, SF @ TB (RB27)
• 74. Sammy Watkins, KC @ JAC (WR40)
• 75. Duke Johnson, HOU @ NO (RB28)
• 76. DeSean Jackson, PHI vs WAS (WR41)
• 77. Delanie Walker, TEN @ CLE (TE8)
• 78. Miles Sanders, PHI vs WAS (RB29)
• 79. Matt Breida, SF @ TB (RB30)
• 80. Tarik Cohen, CHI vs GB (RB31)
• 81. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN @ OAK (WR42)
• 82. Geronimo Allison, GB @ CHI (WR43)
• 83. Courtland Sutton, DEN @ OAK (WR44)
• 84. Latavius Murray, NO vs HOU (RB32)
• 85. Vance McDonald, PIT @ NE (TE9)
• 86. Jamison Crowder, NYJ vs BUF (WR45)
• 87. Donte Moncrief, PIT @ NE (WR46)
• 88. Michael Gallup, DAL vs NYG (WR47)
• 89. David Njoku, CLE vs TEN (TE10)
• 90. Austin Hooper, ATL @ MIN (TE11)
• 91. Anthony Miller, CHI vs GB (WR48)
• 92. John Brown, BUF @ NYJ (WR49)
• 93. Mark Andrews, BAL @ MIA (TE12)
• 94. Derrius Guice, WAS @ PHI (RB33)
• 95. Keke Coutee, HOU @ NO (WR50)
• 96. Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB @ CHI (WR51)
• 97. Hunter Renfrow, OAK vs DEN (WR52)
• 98. Kenyan Drake, MIA vs BAL (RB34)
• 99. James Washington, PIT @ NE (WR53)
• 100. Albert Wilson, MIA vs BAL (WR54)
• 101. Jordan Howard, PHI vs WAS (RB35)
• 102. Marquise Goodwin, SF @ TB (WR55)
• 103. Rashaad Penny, SEA vs CIN (RB36)
• 104. Royce Freeman, DEN @ OAK (RB37)
• 105. Kyle Rudolph, MIN vs ATL (TE13)
• 106. LeSean McCoy, KC @ JAC (RB38)
• 107. Justin Jackson, LAC vs IND (RB39)
• 108. Tre'Quan Smith, NO vs HOU (WR56)
• 109. Greg Olsen, CAR vs LAR (TE14)
• 110. Mohamed Sanu, ATL @ MIN (WR57)
• 111. Peyton Barber, TB vs SF (RB40)
• 112. Devin Singletary, BUF @ NYJ (RB41)
• 113. Zay Jones, BUF @ NYJ (WR58)
• 114. Darren Waller, OAK vs DEN (TE15)
• 115. Dion Lewis, TEN @ CLE (RB42)
• 116. Adam Humphries, TEN @ CLE (WR59)
• 117. Tyler Eifert, CIN @ SEA (TE16)
• 118. Kenny Stills, HOU @ NO (WR60)
• 119. Tony Pollard, DAL vs NYG (RB43)
• 120. Jimmy Graham, GB @ CHI (TE17)
• 121. Devante Parker, MIA vs BAL (WR61)
• 122. Deebo Samuel, SF @ TB (WR62)
• 123. Eric Ebron, IND @ LAC (TE18)
• 124. Jack Doyle, IND @ LAC (TE19)
• 125. Taylor Gabriel, CHI vs GB (WR63)
• 126. Devin Funchess, IND @ LAC (WR64)
• 127. DaeSean Hamilton, DEN @ OAK (WR65)
• 128. Ted Ginn, NO vs HOU (WR66)
• 129. Kalen Ballage, MIA vs BAL (RB44)
• 130. T.J. Hockenson, DET @ ARI (TE20)
• 131. Quincy Enunwa, NYJ vs BUF (WR67)
• 132. Rashard Higgins, CLE vs TEN (WR68)
• 133. Cole Beasley, BUF @ NYJ (WR69)
• 134. Noah Fant, DEN @ OAK (TE21)
• 135. Darrell Henderson, LAR @ CAR (RB45)
• 136. D.K. Metcalf, SEA vs CIN (WR70)
• 137. Trey Quinn, WAS @ PHI (WR71)
• 138. Gerald Everett, LAR @ CAR (TE22)
• 139. Justice Hill, BAL @ MIA (RB46)
• 140. Nyheim Hines, IND @ LAC (RB47)
• 141. John Ross, CIN @ SEA (WR72)
• 142. Dallas Goedert, PHI vs WAS (TE23)
• 143. Will Dissly, SEA vs CIN (TE24)
• 144. Chris Thompson, WAS @ PHI (RB48)
• 145. Danny Amendola, DET @ ARI (WR73)
• 146. Miles Boykin, BAL @ MIA (WR74)
• 147. D.J. Chark, JAC vs KC (WR75)
• 148. Adrian Peterson, WAS @ PHI (RB49)
• 149. Vernon Davis, WAS @ PHI (TE25)
• 150. C.J. Anderson, DET @ ARI (RB50)
Below are my top 150 flex rankings (non-PPR scoring) for Week 1:
• 1. Saquon Barkley, NYG @ DAL (RB1)
• 2. Christian McCaffrey, CAR vs LAR (RB2)
• 3. Alvin Kamara, NO vs HOU (RB3)
• 4. Dalvin Cook, MIN vs ATL (RB4)
• 5. Nick Chubb, CLE vs TEN (RB5)
• 6. Chris Carson, SEA vs CIN (RB6)
• 7. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU @ NO (WR1)
• 8. Ezekiel Elliott, DAL vs NYG (RB7)
• 9. Leonard Fournette, JAC vs KC (RB8)
• 10. Odell Beckham Jr., CLE vs TEN (WR2)
• 11. David Johnson, ARI vs DET (RB9)
• 12. James Conner, PIT @ NE (RB10)
• 13. Michael Thomas, NO vs HOU (WR3)
• 14. Mike Evans, TB vs SF (WR4)
• 15. Todd Gurley, LAR @ CAR (RB11)
• 16. Travis Kelce, KC @ JAC (TE1)
• 17. Davante Adams, GB @ CHI (WR5)
• 18. Mark Ingram, BAL @ MIA (RB12)
• 19. Le'Veon Bell, NYJ vs BUF (RB13)
• 20. Kerryon Johnson, DET @ ARI (RB14)
• 21. JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT @ NE (WR6)
• 22. Joe Mixon, CIN @ SEA (RB15)
• 23. Aaron Jones, GB @ CHI (RB16)
• 24. Julio Jones, ATL @ MIN (WR7)
• 25. Tyreek Hill, KC @ JAC (WR8)
• 26. Adam Thielen, MIN vs ATL (WR9)
• 27. Sony Michel, NE vs PIT (RB17)
• 28. Keenan Allen, LAC vs IND (WR10)
• 29. Austin Ekeler, LAC vs IND (RB18)
• 30. Amari Cooper, DAL vs NYG (WR11)
• 31. Devonta Freeman, ATL @ MIN (RB19)
• 32. Josh Jacobs, OAK vs DEN (RB20)
• 33. Tyler Lockett, SEA vs CIN (WR12)
• 34. Derrick Henry, TEN @ CLE (RB21)
• 35. Chris Godwin, TB vs SF (WR13)
• 36. Kenny Golladay, DET @ ARI (WR14)
• 37. David Montgomery, CHI vs GB (RB22)
• 38. Julian Edelman, NE vs PIT (WR15)
• 39. Brandin Cooks, LAR @ CAR (WR16)
• 40. Stefon Diggs, MIN vs ATL (WR17)
• 41. Allen Robinson, CHI vs GB (WR18)
• 42. Tyler Boyd, CIN @ SEA (WR19)
• 43. Damien Williams, KC @ JAC (RB23)
• 44. Marlon Mack, IND @ LAC (RB24)
• 45. T.Y. Hilton, IND @ LAC (WR20)
• 46. George Kittle, SF @ TB (TE2)
• 47. Robert Woods, LAR @ CAR (WR21)
• 48. Cooper Kupp, LAR @ CAR (WR22)
• 49. Phillip Lindsay, DEN @ OAK (RB25)
• 50. Josh Gordon, NE vs PIT (WR23)
• 51. Zach Ertz, PHI vs WAS (TE3)
• 52. Mike Williams, LAC vs IND (WR24)
• 53. D.J. Moore, CAR vs LAR (WR25)
• 54. Alshon Jeffery, PHI vs WAS (WR26)
• 55. Marvin Jones, DET @ ARI (WR27)
• 56. Tevin Coleman, SF @ TB (RB26)
• 57. Dede Westbrook, JAC vs KC (WR28)
• 58. Miles Sanders, PHI vs WAS (RB27)
• 59. O.J. Howard, TB vs SF (TE4)
• 60. Matt Breida, SF @ TB (RB28)
• 61. Tyrell Williams, OAK vs DEN (WR29)
• 62. Calvin Ridley, ATL @ MIN (WR30)
• 63. Will Fuller, HOU @ NO (WR31)
• 64. Sterling Shepard, NYG @ DAL (WR32)
• 65. Latavius Murray, NO vs HOU (RB29)
• 66. Duke Johnson, HOU @ NO (RB30)
• 67. Curtis Samuel, CAR vs LAR (WR33)
• 68. Dante Pettis, SF @ TB (WR34)
• 69. Hunter Henry, LAC vs IND (TE5)
• 70. James White, NE vs PIT (RB31)
• 71. Robby Anderson, NYJ vs BUF (WR35)
• 72. Jarvis Landry, CLE vs TEN (WR36)
• 73. Christian Kirk, ARI vs DET (WR37)
• 74. DeSean Jackson, PHI vs WAS (WR38)
• 75. Evan Engram, NYG @ DAL (TE6)
• 76. Sammy Watkins, KC @ JAC (WR39)
• 77. Jared Cook, NO vs HOU (TE7)
• 78. Corey Davis, TEN @ CLE (WR40)
• 79. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs DET (WR41)
• 80. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN @ OAK (WR42)
• 81. Derrius Guice, WAS @ PHI (RB32)
• 82. Courtland Sutton, DEN @ OAK (WR43)
• 83. Delanie Walker, TEN @ CLE (TE8)
• 84. Jordan Howard, PHI vs WAS (RB33)
• 85. Tarik Cohen, CHI vs GB (RB34)
• 86. Geronimo Allison, GB @ CHI (WR44)
• 87. Michael Gallup, DAL vs NYG (WR45)
• 88. David Njoku, CLE vs TEN (TE9)
• 89. John Brown, BUF @ NYJ (WR46)
• 90. Kenyan Drake, MIA vs BAL (RB35)
• 91. Donte Moncrief, PIT @ NE (WR47)
• 92. Anthony Miller, CHI vs GB (WR48)
• 93. Rashaad Penny, SEA vs CIN (RB36)
• 94. Vance McDonald, PIT @ NE (TE10)
• 95. Mark Andrews, BAL @ MIA (TE11)
• 96. Royce Freeman, DEN @ OAK (RB37)
• 97. LeSean McCoy, KC @ JAC (RB38)
• 98. Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB @ CHI (WR49)
• 99. Jamison Crowder, NYJ vs BUF (WR50)
• 100. Peyton Barber, TB vs SF (RB39)
• 101. Marquise Goodwin, SF @ TB (WR51)
• 102. Keke Coutee, HOU @ NO (WR52)
• 103. Justin Jackson, LAC vs IND (RB40)
• 104. James Washington, PIT @ NE (WR53)
• 105. Tre'Quan Smith, NO vs HOU (WR54)
• 106. Albert Wilson, MIA vs BAL (WR55)
• 107. Austin Hooper, ATL @ MIN (TE12)
• 108. Devin Singletary, BUF @ NYJ (RB41)
• 109. Kalen Ballage, MIA vs BAL (RB42)
• 110. Tony Pollard, DAL vs NYG (RB43)
• 111. Darrell Henderson, LAR @ CAR (RB44)
• 112. Adrian Peterson, WAS @ PHI (RB45)
• 113. Justice Hill, BAL @ MIA (RB46)
• 114. Hunter Renfrow, OAK vs DEN (WR56)
• 115. Mohamed Sanu, ATL @ MIN (WR57)
• 116. Zay Jones, BUF @ NYJ (WR58)
• 117. Greg Olsen, CAR vs LAR (TE13)
• 118. Darren Waller, OAK vs DEN (TE14)
• 119. Kenny Stills, HOU @ NO (WR59)
• 120. C.J. Anderson, DET @ ARI (RB47)
• 121. Adam Humphries, TEN @ CLE (WR60)
• 122. Kyle Rudolph, MIN vs ATL (TE15)
• 123. Tyler Eifert, CIN @ SEA (TE16)
• 124. Frank Gore, BUF @ NYJ (RB48)
• 125. Devante Parker, MIA vs BAL (WR61)
• 126. Ted Ginn, NO vs HOU (WR62)
• 127. Devin Funchess, IND @ LAC (WR63)
• 128. Eric Ebron, IND @ LAC (TE17)
• 129. Jimmy Graham, GB @ CHI (TE18)
• 130. Dion Lewis, TEN @ CLE (RB49)
• 131. Deebo Samuel, SF @ TB (WR64)
• 132. Jack Doyle, IND @ LAC (TE19)
• 133. Nyheim Hines, IND @ LAC (RB50)
• 134. Alexander Mattison, MIN vs ATL (RB51)
• 135. Ronald Jones II, TB vs SF (RB52)
• 136. D.K. Metcalf, SEA vs CIN (WR65)
• 137. Taylor Gabriel, CHI vs GB (WR66)
• 138. Rashard Higgins, CLE vs TEN (WR67)
• 139. T.J. Hockenson, DET @ ARI (TE20)
• 140. Carlos Hyde, HOU @ NO (RB53)
• 141. Jaylen Samuels, PIT @ NE (RB54)
• 142. Quincy Enunwa, NYJ vs BUF (WR68)
• 143. DaeSean Hamilton, DEN @ OAK (WR69)
• 144. John Ross, CIN @ SEA (WR70)
• 145. Cole Beasley, BUF @ NYJ (WR71)
• 146. Noah Fant, DEN @ OAK (TE21)
• 147. Ty Montgomery, NYJ vs BUF (RB55)
• 148. Miles Boykin, BAL @ MIA (WR72)
• 149. Trey Quinn, WAS @ PHI (WR73)
• 150. Will Dissly, SEA vs CIN (TE22)
