FantasyPros Staff | Wed, Sep 4th 2024, 3:03am EDT

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

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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.

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