Who to start in fantasy football: Week 1 rankings, start-sit advice, sleepers in PPR leagues

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As you get prepared for the first NFL Sunday of the 2025 season, there are always those tough fantasy football decisions you need to make before those 1 p.m. games. We got you covered with full PPR rankings and Non-PPR flex rankings.

These rankings will be updated with any new information we receive, all the way up until kickoff on Sunday, but getting a start on your research Saturday will help you get the full perspective of who to start and who to sit during the Week 1 fantasy schedule.

Note: Players who have already had their game are in ~~italicized, strikethrough font~~.

These fantasy rankings for Week 1 are updated as of Sept. 6 at 12:01 a.m. ET.

WEEK 1 FANTASY TIPS: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em | Sleepers | Busts

Week 1 Fantasy QB Rankings

Rk	Tr	Quarterback	TM	Opp
1	1	~~Jalen Hurts~~	~~PHI~~	~~DAL~~
2	1	Joe Burrow	CIN	@CLE
3	1	Jayden Daniels	WAS	NYG
4	2	Lamar Jackson	BAL	@BUF
5	2	Josh Allen	BUF	BAL
6	3	Baker Mayfield	TB	@ATL
7	3	Jordan Love	GB	DET
8	3	~~Patrick Mahomes~~	KC	~~LAC~~
9	3	Kyler Murray	ARI	@NO
10	4	Bo Nix	DEN	TEN
11	4	Brock Purdy	SF	@SEA
12	5	Drake Maye	NE	LV
13	4	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	CAR
14	4	~~Dak Prescott~~	~~DAL~~	~~@PHI~~
15	5	Jared Goff	DET	@GB
16	5	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	@CHI
17	5	~~Justin Herbert~~	~~LAC~~	KC
18	6	Caleb Williams	CHI	MIN
19	6	Matthew Stafford	LAR	HOU
20	6	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	@IND
21	6	C.J. Stroud	HOU	@LAR
22	6	Bryce Young	CAR	@JAX
23	7	Daniel Jones	IND	MIA
24	7	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	TB
25	7	Geno Smith	LV	@NE
26	8	Justin Fields	NYJ	PIT
27	8	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	@NYJ
28	8	Sam Darnold	SEA	SF
29	8	Cam Ward	TEN	@DEN
30	8	Russell Wilson	NYG	@WAS
31	8	Spencer Rattler	NO	ARI
32	8	Joe Flacco	CLE	CIN
33	9	Tyler Shough	NO	ARI
34	9	Dillon Gabriel	CLE	CIN
35	10	Jaxson Dart	NYG	@WAS
36	10	Anthony Richardson	IND	MIA
37	10	Jimmy Garoppolo	LAR	HOU
38	10	Jalen Milroe	SEA	SF
39	10	Tyrod Taylor	NYJ	PIT
40	10	Shedeur Sanders	CLE	CIN

Week 1 Fantasy RB Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Running Back	TM	OPP	Week 1 Value	RkChg ↕️
1	1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	TB	Elite RB1
2	1	~~Saquon Barkley~~	~~PHI~~	~~DAL~~	~~Elite RB1~~
3	1	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	@GB	Elite RB1
4	2	Chase Brown	CIN	@CLE	RB1
5	2	De'Von Achane	MIA	@IND	RB1
6	2	Bucky Irving	TB	@ATL	RB1
7	2	Derrick Henry	BAL	@BUF	RB1
QUE	2	Christian McCaffrey	SF	@SEA	RB1	⬇️ 6
9	2	Jonathan Taylor	IND	MIA	RB1
10	2	Ashton Jeanty	LV	@NE	RB1
11	3	Alvin Kamara	NO	ARI	RB1/RB2
12	3	Josh Jacobs	GB	DET	RB1/RB2
13	3	James Conner	ARI	@NO	RB1/RB2
14	3	Kyren Williams	LAR	HOU	RB1/RB2
15	4	Breece Hall	NYJ	PIT	Strong RB2
16	4	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	@JAC	Strong RB2
17	4	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	SF	Strong RB2
18	4	RJ Harvey	DEN	TEN	Strong RB2
19	4	James Cook	BUF	BAL	Strong RB2
20	5	Jaylen Warren	PIT	@NYJ	RB2/Flex
21	5	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	LV	RB2/Flex
22	5	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	@CHI	RB2/Flex
23	5	Tony Pollard	TEN	@DEN	RB2/Flex
24	6	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	@WAS	RB2/Flex
25	6	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	CAR	RB2/Flex
26	6	Austin Ekeler	WAS	NYG	RB2/Flex
27	6	D'Andre Swift	CHI	MIN	RB2/Flex
28	6	~~Omarion Hampton~~	~~LAC~~	KC	~~RB2/Flex~~
29	7	~~Isiah Pacheco~~	KC	~~@LAC~~	~~Strong Flex~~
30	7	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	TEN	Strong Flex
31	7	David Montgomery	DET	@GB	Strong Flex
32	7	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	SF	Strong Flex
33	8	Nick Chubb	HOU	@LAR	Strong Flex
34	8	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	NYG	Strong Flex
35	8	~~Najee Harris~~	~~LAC~~	KC	~~Strong Flex~~
36	8	~~Javonte Williams~~	~~DAL~~	~~@PHI~~	~~Strong Flex~~
37	8	Jerome Ford	CLE	CIN	Strong Flex
38	8	Rachaad White	TB	@ATL	Flex
39	9	Cam Skattebo	NYG	@WAS	Flex
40	9	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	@SEA	Flex	⬆️ 14
41	9	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	@IND	Flex
42	9	Dylan Sampson	CLE	CIN	Flex
43	9	Tank Bigsby	JAC	CAR	Flex
44	9	Rico Dowdle	CAR	@JAC	Flex
45	9	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	LV	Flex
46	9	Jordan Mason	MIN	@CHI	Flex
47	9	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	@NYJ	Flex
48	10	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	CAR	Flex/Bench
49	10	Woody Marks	HOU	@LAR	Flex/Bench
50	10	Braelon Allen	NYJ	PIT	Flex/Bench
51	10	Trey Benson	ARI	@NO	Flex/Bench
52	10	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	TB	Flex/Bench
53	10	Isaac Guerendo	SF	@SEA	Flex/Bench	⬆️ 20
54	10	~~Kareem Hunt~~	KC	~~@LAC~~	~~Flex/Bench~~
55	10	Ray Davis	BUF	BAL	Flex/Bench
56	11	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	NYG	Flex/Bench
57	11	Justice Hill	BAL	@BUF	Flex/Bench
58	11	Roschon Johnson	CHI	MIN	Flex/Bench
59	11	~~Miles Sanders~~	~~DAL~~	~~@PHI~~	~~Flex/Bench~~
60	11	Tahj Brooks	CIN	@CLE	Flex/Bench
61	11	Dameon Pierce	HOU	@LAR	Flex/Bench
62	11	Blake Corum	LAR	HOU	Flex/Bench
63	11	~~Will Shipley~~	~~PHI~~	~~DAL~~	~~Flex/Bench~~
64	11	Kendre Miller	NO	ARI	Flex/Bench
65	11	Kyle Monangai	CHI	MIN	Flex/Bench
66	11	Raheem Mostert	LV	@NE	Flex/Bench
67	12	Emanuel Wilson	GB	DET	Bench
68	12	Keaton Mitchell	BAL	@BUF	Bench
69	12	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	@NYJ	Bench
70	12	DJ Giddens	DJ	MIA	Bench
71	12	Ty Johnson	BUF	BAL	Bench
72	12	~~Brashard Smith~~	KC	~~@LAC~~	~~Bench~~
73	12	Samaje Perine	CIN	@CLE	Bench
74	13	Sean Tucker	TB	@ATL	Bench
75	13	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	PIT	Bench
76	13	Antonio Gibson	NE	LV	Bench
77	13	Devin Neal	NO	ARI	Bench
78	13	Jarquez Hunter	LAR	HOU	Bench
79	13	Trevor Etienne	CAR	@JAC	Bench
80	13	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	TEN	Bench
81	13	Devin Singletary	NYG	@WAS	Bench
82	13	Chris Brooks	GB	DET	Bench
83	13	~~Elijah Mitchell~~	KC	~~@LAC~~	~~Bench~~
84	13	Julius Chestnut	TEN	@DEN	Bench
85	13	Kalel Mullings	TEN	@DEN	Bench
86	14	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	NYG	Bench
87	14	Craig Reynolds	DET	@GB	Bench
88	14	Sincere McCormick	SF	@SEA	Bench
89	14	~~Hassan Haskins~~	~~LAC~~	KC	~~Bench~~
90	14	Tyler Goodson-QUE	IND	MIA	Bench
91	14	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	@LAR	Bench
92	14	George Holani	SEA	SF	Bench
93	15	~~A.J. Dillon~~	~~PHI~~	~~DAL~~	~~Bench~~
94	15	Zamir White	LV	@NE	Bench
95	15	~~Kimani Vidal~~	~~LAC~~	KC	~~Bench~~
96	15	Raheim Sanders	CLE	CIN	Bench
97	15	Nathan Carter	ATL	TB	Bench
98	15	Ty Chandler	MIN	@CHI	Bench
99	15	Emari Demercado	ARI	@NO	Bench
~~100~~	15	~~Audric Estime~~	~~PHI~~	~~DAL~~	~~Bench~~
101	15	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	@SEA	Bench
102	15	Alec Ingold	MIA	@IND	Bench
~~103~~	16	~~Hunter Luepke~~	~~DAL~~	~~@PHI~~	~~Bench~~
104	16	Tyler Badie	DEN	TEN	Bench
105	16	Zonovan Knight	ARI	@NO	Bench
106	16	Donovan Edwards	WAS	NYG	Bench
107	16	Trey Sermon	PIT	@NYJ	Bench
108	16	LeQuint Allen Jr.	JAC	CAR	Bench
109	16	Dylan Laube	LV	@NE	Bench

TBD	--	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	CIN	NOT SIGNED
DBT	--	Jordan James	SF	@SEA	DBT
OUT	--	Jaylen Wright	MIA	@IND	OUT
OUT	--	Sione Vaki	DET	@GB	OUT
OUT	--	Patrick Ricard	BAL	@BUF	OUT
~~OUT~~	--	~~Jaydon Blue~~	~~DAL~~	~~@PHI~~	~~OUT~~

Week 1 Fantasy WR Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Player Name	TM	OPP	Week 1 Value	RkChg ↕️
1	1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	@CLE	Elite WR1
2	1	Malik Nabers	NYG	@WAS	Elite WR1
3	1	~~CeeDee Lamb~~	~~DAL~~	~~@PHI~~	~~Elite WR1~~
4	1	Justin Jefferson	MIN	@CHI	Elite WR1
5	1	Nico Collins	HOU	@LAR	Elite WR1
6	2	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	CAR	WR1
7	2	Drake London	ATL	TB	WR1
8	2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	@GB	WR1
9	2	Puka Nacua	LAR	HOU	WR1
10	3	~~Ladd McConkey~~	~~LAC~~	KC	~~WR1/WR2~~
11	3	~~A.J. Brown~~	~~PHI~~	~~DAL~~	~~WR1/WR2~~
12	3	Mike Evans	TB	@ATL	WR1/WR2
13	3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	SF	WR1/WR2
14	3	Tee Higgins	CIN	@CLE	Strong WR2
15	4	Courtland Sutton	DEN	TEN	Strong WR2
16	4	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	@NO	Strong WR2
17	4	~~Xavier Worthy~~	KC	~~@LAC~~	~~Strong WR2~~
18	4	Tyreek Hill	MIA	@IND	Strong WR2
19	4	Terry McLaurin	WAS	NYG	WR2
20	5	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	CIN	WR2
21	5	DJ Moore	CHI	MIN	WR2/WR3
22	5	Emeka Egbuka	TB	@ATL	WR2/WR3	⬆️ 7
23	5	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	PIT	WR2	⬇️ 2
24	5	Davante Adams	LAR	HOU	WR2/WR3
25	5	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	@JAC	WR2/WR3
26	5	~~DeVonta Smith~~	~~PHI~~	~~DAL~~	~~WR2/WR3~~
27	6	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	@IND	Strong WR3
28	6	Zay Flowers	BAL	@BUF	Strong WR3
29	6	DK Metcalf	PIT	@NYJ	Strong WR3
30	6	~~George Pickens~~	~~DAL~~	~~@PHI~~	~~Strong WR3~~
31	7	Jameson Williams	DET	@GB	WR3
32	7	Chris Olave	NO	ARI	WR3
33	7	Stefon Diggs	NE	LV	WR3
34	7	Ricky Pearsall	SF	@SEA	WR3
35	7	Jakobi Meyers	LV	@NE	WR3
36	8	Rome Odunze	CHI	MIN	WR3/Flex
37	8	Travis Hunter	JAC	CAR	WR3/Flex
38	8	Khalil Shakir	BUF	BAL	WR3/Flex
39	8	Matthew Golden	GB	DET	WR3/Flex
40	8	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	NYG	WR3/Flex
41	8	Josh Downs	IND	MIA	WR3/Flex
42	8	Cooper Kupp	SEA	SF	WR3/Flex
43	8	Calvin Ridley	TEN	@DEN	WR3/Flex
44	8	Cedric Tillman	CLE	CIN	WR3/Flex
45	9	Rashid Shaheed	NO	ARI	WR3/Flex
46	9	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	MIA	WR3/Flex
47	9	Jauan Jennings	SF	@SEA	WR3/Flex
48	10	Jayden Higgins	HOU	@LAR	Flex	⬆️ 12
49	10	Xavier Legette	CAR	@JAC	Flex
50	10	Romeo Doubs	GB	DET	Flex
51	10	DeMario Douglas	NE	LV	Flex
52	10	Keon Coleman	BUF	BAL	Flex
53	10	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	TEN	Flex
QUE	10	Darnell Mooney	ATL	TB	QUE
55	10	~~Marquise Brown~~	KC	~~@LAC~~	~~Flex~~
56	10	Adam Thielen	MIN	@CHI	Flex
57	10	Rashod Bateman	BAL	@BUF	Flex
58	10	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	@WAS	Flex
59	11	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	LV	@NE	Flex/Bench
60	11	Joshua Palmer	BUF	BAL	Flex/Bench
61	11	~~Keenan Allen~~	~~LAC~~	KC	~~Flex/Bench~~
62	11	Darius Slayton	NYG	@WAS	Flex/Bench
63	11	Alec Pierce	IND	MIA	Flex/Bench
64	11	Luther Burden III	CHI	MIN	Flex/Bench
65	11	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	@BUF	Flex/Bench
66	11	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	@DEN	Flex/Bench
67	11	Tyler Lockett	TEN	@DEN	Flex/Bench
68	11	~~Quentin Johnston~~	~~LAC~~	KC	~~Flex/Bench~~
69	11	~~Tre' Harris~~	~~LAC~~	KC	~~Flex/Bench~~
QUE	11	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	DET	QUE
71	11	Calvin Austin III	PIT	@NYJ	Flex/Bench
72	11	Tory Horton	SEA	SF	Flex/Bench
73	11	Ray-Ray McCloud III	ATL	TB	Flex/Bench	⬆️ 16
74	11	Tre Tucker	LV	@NE	Flex/Bench	⬆️ 17
75	12	Kyle Williams	NE	LV	Bench
76	12	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	@CLE	Bench
77	12	Michael Wilson	ARI	@NO	Bench
78	12	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	@GB	Bench
79	12	Devaughn Vele	NO	ARI	Bench
80	12	Pat Bryant	DEN	TEN	Bench
81	12	Sterling Shepard	TB	@ATL	Bench	⬆️ 31
82	12	Malik Washington	MIA	@IND	Bench
83	12	Dyami Brown	JAC	CAR	Bench
84	12	Tim Patrick	JAC	CAR	Bench
85	12	~~KeAndre Lambert-Smith~~	~~LAC~~	KC	~~Bench~~
86	12	Tutu Atwell	LAR	HOU	Bench
87	12	Roman Wilson	PIT	@NYJ	Bench
88	12	Jordan Whittington	LAR	HOU	Bench
89	12	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	SF	@SEA	Bench
90	12	Jalen Nailor	MIN	@CHI	Bench
91	12	Adonai Mitchell	IND	MIA	Bench
92	12	Brandin Cooks	NO	ARI	Bench
93	13	Kayshon Boutte	NE	LV	Bench
94	13	Jack Bech	LV	@NE	Bench
95	13	Parker Washington	JAC	CAR	Bench
96	13	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	PIT	Bench
97	13	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	MIN	Bench
98	13	~~Jalen Tolbert~~	~~DAL~~	~~@PHI~~	~~Bench~~
99	13	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	@IND	Bench
100	13	Troy Franklin	DEN	TEN	Bench
101	13	~~KaVontae Turpin~~	~~DAL~~	~~@PHI~~	~~Bench~~
102	13	Arian Smith	NYJ	PIT	Bench
103	13	Elijah Moore	BUF	BAL	Bench
104	13	Jaylin Noel	HOU	@LAR	Bench
105	13	Kalif Raymond	DET	@GB	Bench
106	14	Noah Brown	WAS	NYG	Bench
107	14	Isaiah Bond	CLE	CIN	Bench
108	14	Mack Hollins	NE	LV	Bench
109	14	Hunter Renfrow	CAR	@JAC	Bench
110	14	Jaylin Lane	WAS	NYG	Bench
111	14	Van Jefferson	TEN	@DEN	Bench
112	14	Allen Lazard	NYJ	PIT	Bench
QUE	14	Savion Williams	GB	DET	QUE
114	14	Tai Felton	MIN	@CHI	Bench
115	14	Zay Jones	ARI	@NO	Bench
~~116~~	14	~~JuJu Smith-Schuster~~	KC	~~@LAC~~	~~Bench~~
117	14	Jamari Thrash	CLE	CIN	Bench
118	14	Greg Dortch	ARI	@NO	Bench
119	14	Tez Johnson	TB	@ATL	Bench
120	14	Curtis Samuel	BUF	BAL	Bench
121	14	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	NYG	Bench
122	14	Jermaine Burton	CIN	@CLE	Bench
123	14	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	@WAS	Bench
124	14	Xavier Restrepo	TEN	@DEN	Bench
125	14	~~Tyquan Thornton~~	KC	~~@LAC~~	~~Bench~~
~~126~~	14	~~Jahan Dotson~~	~~PHI~~	~~DAL~~	~~Bench~~
127	14	Chimere Dike	TEN	@DEN	Bench
128	14	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	@LAR	Bench
129	15	~~John Metchie III~~	~~PHI~~	~~DAL~~	~~Bench~~
130	15	KhaDarel Hodge	ATL	TB	Bench
131	15	Jimmy Horn Jr.	CAR	@JAC	Bench
132	15	Jordan Watkins-QUE	SF	@SEA	Bench
133	15	Casey Washington	ATL	TB	Bench
134	15	David Moore	CAR	@JAC	Bench
135	15	Skyy Moore	SF	@SEA	Bench
136	15	Tylan Wallace	BAL	@BUF	Bench
137	15	Trent Sherfield Sr.	DEN	TEN	Bench
138	15	Xavier Gipson	NYJ	PIT	Bench
139	15	Scotty Miller	PIT	@NYJ	Bench
~~140~~	15	~~Derius Davis~~	~~LAC~~	KC	~~Bench~~
141	15	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	PIT	Bench
142	15	Ryan Miller	TB	@ATL	Bench
143	15	Javon Baker	PHI	DAL	Bench
144	15	Russell Gage Jr.	SF	@SEA	Bench
145	15	Gage Larvadain	CLE	CIN	Bench
146	15	Ben Skowronek	PIT	@NYJ	Bench
147	15	Trey Palmer	NO	ARI	Bench

QUE	--	Jayden Reed	GB	vs. DET	QUE
OUT	--	Chris Godwin	TB	at ATL	OUT
OUT	--	Christian Kirk	HOU	@LAR	OUT
OUT	--	Jake Bobo	SEA	SF	OUT
SUSP	--	Jordan Addison	MIN	@CHI	SUSP
IR-R	--	Jalen Coker	CAR	at JAC	INJ

Week 1 Fantasy TE Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Tight Ends	TM	OPP
1	1	Brock Bowers	LV	@NE
2	1	Trey McBride	ARI	@NO
3	1	George Kittle	SF	@SEA
4	2	David Njoku	CLE	CIN
5	2	~~Travis Kelce~~	KC	~~@LAC~~
6	2	Sam LaPorta	DET	@GB
7	2	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	@CHI
8	3	Mark Andrews	BAL	@BUF
9	3	Evan Engram	DEN	TEN
10	3	~~Dallas Goedert~~	~~PHI~~	~~DAL~~
11	4	Tucker Kraft	GB	DET
12	4	Tyler Warren	IND	MIA
13	4	Hunter Henry	NE	LV
14	4	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	TB
15	4	~~Jake Ferguson~~	~~DAL~~	~~@PHI~~
16	5	Brenton Strange	JAC	CAR
17	5	Zach Ertz	WAS	NYG
18	5	Colston Loveland	CHI	MIN
19	5	Jonnu Smith	PIT	@NYJ
20	5	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	BAL
21	6	Cade Otton	TB	@ATL
22	6	Mason Taylor	NYJ	PIT
23	6	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	@JAC
24	6	Theo Johnson	NYG	@WAS
25	7	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	@DEN
26	7	Juwan Johnson	NO	ARI
27	7	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	@NYJ
28	8	Dalton Schultz	HOU	@LAR
29	8	Mike Gesicki	CIN	@CLE
30	8	Elijah Arroyo	SEA	SF
31	9	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	CIN
32	9	Tyler Higbee	LAR	HOU
33	9	Cole Kmet	CHI	MIN
34	10	Noah Fant	CIN	@CLE
35	10	~~Noah Gray~~	KC	~~@LAC~~
36	10	AJ Barner	SEA	SF
37	10	~~Tyler Conklin~~	~~LAC~~	KC
38	10	~~Will Dissly~~	~~LAC~~	KC
39	11	Charlie Kolar	BAL	@BUF
40	11	Dawson Knox	BUF	BAL
41	11	Michael Mayer	LV	@NE
42	11	Luke Musgrave	GB	DET
43	11	Terrance Ferguson	LAR	HOU
44	11	Gunnar Helm	TEN	@DEN
45	11	Austin Hooper	NE	LV
46	12	Tommy Tremble	CAR	@JAC
47	12	Cade Stover	HOU	@LAR
48	12	~~Oronde Gadsden II~~	~~LAC~~	KC
49	12	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	PIT
50	12	Ben Sinnott	WAS	NYG

OUT	--	Isaiah Likely	BAL	@BUF
OUT	--	Darren Waller	MIA	@IND

MORE: Check out our Non-PPR Flex Week 1 Cheat Sheet, which will be updated Sunday morning.

Week 1 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Rk	Team Defense	OPP
1	Denver Broncos	TEN
2	Arizona Cardinals	@NO
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	@NYJ
4	New York Jets	PIT
5	Washington Commanders	NYG
6	Chicago Bears	MIN
7	Minnesota Vikings	@CHI
8	New England Patriots	LV
9	San Francisco 49ers	@SEA
10	Cincinnati Bengals	@CLE
11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@ATL
12	Detroit Lions	@GB
13	~~Kansas City Chiefs~~	~~@LAC~~
14	Houston Texans	@LAR
15	Green Bay Packers	DET
16	~~Philadelphia Eagles~~	~~DAL~~
17	Seattle Seahawks	SF
18	Los Angeles Rams	HOU
19	~~Los Angeles Chargers~~	KC
20	Miami Dolphins	@IND
21	Jacksonville Jaguars	CAR
22	Las Vegas Raiders	@NE
23	Carolina Panthers	@JAX
24	Atlanta Falcons	TB
25	New Orleans Saints	ARI
26	Cleveland Browns	CIN
27	Indianapolis Colts	MIA
28	Baltimore Ravens	@BUF
29	Buffalo Bills	BAL
30	Tennessee Titans	@DEN
31	New York Giants	@WAS
32	~~Dallas Cowboys~~	~~@PHI~~

Week 1 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

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

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Griffin Missant

Griffin Missant joined The Sporting News in 2025 as a fantasy football intern. He graduated from Grand Valley State University, where he covered the Lakers football program. He has also worked for Sleeper and the Fantasy Trade Room. He has played fantasy for over a decade, and has been passionate about fantasy football ever since.