Fantasy Football Week 1 Rankings From the Most Accurate Experts (2024)

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2024 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings: Week 1

Quarterbacks

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT
1 Josh Allen BUF vs. ARI 5 out of 5 stars A+
2 Jalen Hurts PHI vs. GB 5 out of 5 stars A
3 Patrick Mahomes II KC vs. BAL 1 out of 5 stars A
4 Lamar Jackson BAL at KC 2 out of 5 stars A
5 Anthony Richardson IND vs. HOU 4 out of 5 stars A
6 C.J. Stroud HOU at IND 4 out of 5 stars B+
7 Kyler Murray ARI at BUF 2 out of 5 stars B
8 Joe Burrow CIN vs. NE 2 out of 5 stars B
9 Jordan Love GB at PHI 5 out of 5 stars B
10 Jayden Daniels WAS at TB 3 out of 5 stars B
11 Jared Goff DET vs. LAR 2 out of 5 stars B
12 Tua Tagovailoa MIA vs. JAC 4 out of 5 stars B-
13 Trevor Lawrence JAC at MIA 4 out of 5 stars C+
14 Caleb Williams CHI vs. TEN 4 out of 5 stars C+
15 Dak Prescott DAL at CLE 3 out of 5 stars C
16 Matthew Stafford LAR at DET 4 out of 5 stars C
17 Baker Mayfield TB vs. WAS 5 out of 5 stars C
18 Brock Purdy SF vs. NYJ 1 out of 5 stars C-
19 Justin Herbert LAC vs. LV 4 out of 5 stars C-
20 Deshaun Watson CLE vs. DAL 2 out of 5 stars D

Running Backs

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT
1 Christian McCaffrey SF vs. NYJ 3 out of 5 stars A+
2 Bijan Robinson ATL vs. PIT 2 out of 5 stars A+
3 Breece Hall NYJ at SF 3 out of 5 stars A+
4 Saquon Barkley PHI vs. GB 4 out of 5 stars A
5 Jonathan Taylor IND vs. HOU 2 out of 5 stars A
6 Jahmyr Gibbs DET vs. LAR 1 out of 5 stars A
7 Travis Etienne Jr. JAC at MIA 4 out of 5 stars A
8 Kyren Williams LAR at DET 3 out of 5 stars A
9 Rachaad White TB vs. WAS 4 out of 5 stars A
10 Derrick Henry BAL at KC 3 out of 5 stars A-
11 Kenneth Walker III SEA vs. DEN 5 out of 5 stars A-
12 De’Von Achane MIA vs. JAC 3 out of 5 stars A-
13 James Cook BUF vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars A-
14 Isiah Pacheco KC vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars B+
15 Joe Mixon HOU at IND 4 out of 5 stars B+
16 Josh Jacobs GB at PHI 2 out of 5 stars B
17 Alvin Kamara NO vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars B+
18 James Conner ARI at BUF 4 out of 5 stars B
19 Aaron Jones MIN at NYG 5 out of 5 stars B
20 Rhamondre Stevenson NE at CIN 3 out of 5 stars B
21 David Montgomery DET vs. LAR 1 out of 5 stars B
22 Raheem Mostert MIA vs. JAC 3 out of 5 stars B-
23 Najee Harris PIT at ATL 3 out of 5 stars B-
24 Javonte Williams DEN at SEA 4 out of 5 stars C+
25 Zamir White LV at LAC 2 out of 5 stars C+

Wide Receivers

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT
1 Tyreek Hill MIA vs. JAC 3 out of 5 stars A+
2 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET vs. LAR 2 out of 5 stars A+
3 Justin Jefferson MIN at NYG 3 out of 5 stars A+
4 CeeDee Lamb DAL at CLE 2 out of 5 stars A+
5 A.J. Brown PHI vs. GB 3 out of 5 stars A+
6 Ja’Marr Chase CIN vs. NE 3 out of 5 stars A
7 Garrett Wilson NYJ at SF 3 out of 5 stars A
8 Mike Evans TB vs. WAS 4 out of 5 stars A
9 Puka Nacua LAR at DET 4 out of 5 stars A
10 Davante Adams LV at LAC 3 out of 5 stars A
11 Chris Olave NO vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars A
12 Cooper Kupp LAR at DET 4 out of 5 stars A
13 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI at BUF 3 out of 5 stars A
14 Jaylen Waddle MIA vs. JAC 3 out of 5 stars A
15 Michael Pittman Jr. IND vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars A
16 Drake London ATL vs. PIT 2 out of 5 stars A-
17 Deebo Samuel Sr. SF vs. NYJ 2 out of 5 stars A
18 Nico Collins HOU at IND 4 out of 5 stars A
19 DK Metcalf SEA vs. DEN 4 out of 5 stars A-
20 Amari Cooper CLE vs. DAL 2 out of 5 stars A-
21 DJ Moore CHI vs. TEN 4 out of 5 stars A-
22 Malik Nabers NYG vs. MIN 3 out of 5 stars B+
23 DeVonta Smith PHI vs. GB 3 out of 5 stars B+
24 George Pickens PIT at ATL 3 out of 5 stars B
25 Stefon Diggs HOU at IND 4 out of 5 stars B
26 Brandon Aiyuk SF vs. NYJ 2 out of 5 stars B
27 Rashee Rice KC vs. BAL 1 out of 5 stars B
28 Zay Flowers BAL at KC 3 out of 5 stars B
29 Terry McLaurin WAS at TB 4 out of 5 stars B
30 Tee Higgins CIN vs. NE 3 out of 5 stars B

Tight Ends

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM OPP MATCHUP START/SIT
1 Travis Kelce KC vs. BAL 2 out of 5 stars A+
2 Sam LaPorta DET vs. LAR 4 out of 5 stars A+
3 Mark Andrews BAL at KC 2 out of 5 stars A
4 Dalton Kincaid BUF vs. ARI 3 out of 5 stars A-
5 Trey McBride ARI at BUF 3 out of 5 stars B+
6 Evan Engram JAC at MIA 4 out of 5 stars B
7 George Kittle SF vs. NYJ 3 out of 5 stars B
8 Kyle Pitts ATL vs. PIT 3 out of 5 stars B-
9 David Njoku CLE vs. DAL 3 out of 5 stars C+
10 Jake Ferguson DAL at CLE 4 out of 5 stars C+
11 Dallas Goedert PHI vs. GB 3 out of 5 stars C
12 Brock Bowers LV at LAC 4 out of 5 stars C
13 Pat Freiermuth PIT at ATL 4 out of 5 stars C
14 Taysom Hill NO vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars C-
15 Dalton Schultz HOU at IND 2 out of 5 stars C-
16 Hunter Henry NE at CIN 3 out of 5 stars D+
17 Tyler Conklin NYJ at SF 2 out of 5 stars D
18 Cade Otton TB vs. WAS 4 out of 5 stars D
19 Cole Kmet CHI vs. TEN 3 out of 5 stars D
20 Noah Fant SEA vs. DEN 4 out of 5 stars D-

Flex Rankings

RK PLAYER NAME TEAM POS OPP MATCHUP
1 Christian McCaffrey SF RB1 vs. NYJ 3 out of 5 stars
2 Tyreek Hill MIA WR1 vs. JAC 3 out of 5 stars
3 Breece Hall NYJ RB2 at SF 3 out of 5 stars
4 Bijan Robinson ATL RB3 vs. PIT 2 out of 5 stars
5 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR2 vs. LAR 2 out of 5 stars
6 Justin Jefferson MIN WR3 at NYG 3 out of 5 stars
7 CeeDee Lamb DAL WR4 at CLE 2 out of 5 stars
8 Saquon Barkley PHI RB4 vs. GB 4 out of 5 stars
9 Jonathan Taylor IND RB5 vs. HOU 2 out of 5 stars
10 A.J. Brown PHI WR5 vs. GB 3 out of 5 stars
11 Ja’Marr Chase CIN WR6 vs. NE 3 out of 5 stars
12 Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB6 vs. LAR 1 out of 5 stars
13 Travis Etienne Jr. JAC RB7 at MIA 4 out of 5 stars
14 Kyren Williams LAR RB8 at DET 3 out of 5 stars
15 Rachaad White TB RB9 vs. WAS 4 out of 5 stars
16 Garrett Wilson NYJ WR7 at SF 3 out of 5 stars
17 Derrick Henry BAL RB10 at KC 3 out of 5 stars
18 Kenneth Walker III SEA RB11 vs. DEN 5 out of 5 stars
19 De’Von Achane MIA RB12 vs. JAC 3 out of 5 stars
20 Mike Evans TB WR8 vs. WAS 4 out of 5 stars
21 James Cook BUF RB13 vs. ARI 4 out of 5 stars
22 Isiah Pacheco KC RB14 vs. BAL 3 out of 5 stars
23 Puka Nacua LAR WR9 at DET 4 out of 5 stars
24 Joe Mixon HOU RB15 at IND 4 out of 5 stars
25 Davante Adams LV WR10 at LAC 3 out of 5 stars
26 Chris Olave NO WR11 vs. CAR 3 out of 5 stars
27 Alvin Kamara NO RB16 vs. CAR 4 out of 5 stars
28 Josh Jacobs GB RB17 at PHI 2 out of 5 stars
29 James Conner ARI RB18 at BUF 4 out of 5 stars
30 Cooper Kupp LAR WR12 at DET 4 out of 5 stars
31 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI WR13 at BUF 3 out of 5 stars
32 Jaylen Waddle MIA WR14 vs. JAC 3 out of 5 stars
33 Drake London ATL WR15 vs. PIT 2 out of 5 stars
34 Michael Pittman Jr. IND WR16 vs. HOU 3 out of 5 stars
35 Deebo Samuel Sr. SF WR17 vs. NYJ 2 out of 5 stars
36 Nico Collins HOU WR18 at IND 4 out of 5 stars
37 Travis Kelce KC TE1 vs. BAL 2 out of 5 stars
38 Sam LaPorta DET TE2 vs. LAR 4 out of 5 stars
39 Aaron Jones MIN RB19 at NYG 5 out of 5 stars
40 DK Metcalf SEA WR19 vs. DEN 4 out of 5 stars

What is Fantasy Football?

Fantasy football is a game that allows you to act as a virtual general manager for a football team. In fantasy football, you select and manage a team of real NFL players. The players on your team earn points for your team based on their real-life performance in games each week. These points are then totaled and compared to your opponent’s team each week to determine the winner.

At the beginning of the season, you participate in a draft with other fantasy football players. During the draft, you take turns selecting players from the NFL to add to your team. The goal is to build the best team possible with the players you select.

During the season, you can make trades with other players, pick up new players from the free agent pool, and even drop players from your team who aren’t performing well. You can also make strategic decisions each week about which players to start in your lineup.

Overall, fantasy football is a fun and exciting way to get more involved in the NFL season. It allows you to put your knowledge of the game to the test and compete with others to see who can build the best team. And with the right strategy and a bit of luck, you could be the one taking home the championship trophy at the end of the season!

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