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Fantasy Football roundup: Week 1 rankings, sleepers, start/sit 'em, and more advice

ayrton ostly, usa today
·3 min read

Week 1 of the NFL season is here. Four teams have already faced off: the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night and the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers on Friday night. The rest of the league will be in action over the next 48 hours and that includes the vast majority of fantasy football players.

If you're still sorting out your lineup ahead of Sunday's games, we've got you covered. Here's a cheat sheet of information to maximize your team in Week 1.

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Quarterback

  1. Josh Allen, BUF (vs. ARI)

  2. Jalen Hurts, PHI (vs. GB)

  3. C.J. Stroud, HOU (at IND)

  4. Lamar Jackson, BAL (at KC)

  5. Jared Goff, DET (vs. LAR)

  6. Patrick Mahomes, KC (vs. BAL)

  7. Joe Burrow, CIN (vs. NE)

  8. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA (vs. JAC)

  9. Jordan Love, GB (vs. PHI)

  10. Anthony Richardson, IND (vs. HOU)

Running back

  1. Christian McCaffrey, SF (vs. NYJ)

  2. Bijan Robinson, ATL (vs. PIT)

  3. James Cook, BUF (vs. ARI)

  4. Kyren Williams, LAR (vs. DET)

  5. De'Von Achane, MIA (vs. JAC)

  6. Jonathan Taylor, IND (vs. HOU)

  7. Breece Hall, NYJ (vs. SF)

  8. Saquon Barkley, PHI (vs. GB)

  9. Jahmyr Gibbs, DET (vs. LAR)

  10. Rachaad White, TB (vs. WAS)

Wide receiver

  1. Tyreek Hill, MIA (vs. JAC)

  2. Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET (vs. LAR)

  3. Puka Nacua, LAR (at DET)

  4. Justin Jefferson, MIN (at NYG)

  5. A.J. Brown, PHI (vs. GB)

  6. Ja'Marr Chase, CIN (vs. NE)

  7. CeeDee Lamb, DAL (at CLE)

  8. Chris Olave, NO (vs. CAR)

  9. Nico Collins, HOU (at IND)

  10. Cooper Kupp, LAR (at DET)

Tight end

  1. Sam LaPorta, DET (vs. LAR)

  2. Travis Kelce, KC (vs. BAL)

  3. David Njoku, CLE (vs. DAL)

  4. Mark Andrews, BAL (at KC)

  5. Trey McBride, ARI (vs. BUF)

  6. George Kittle, SF (vs. NYJ)

  7. Evan Engram, JAC (vs. MIA)

  8. Dalton Kincaid, BUF (vs. ARI)

  9. Kyle Pitts, ATL (vs. PIT)

  10. Dalton Schultz, HOU (at IND)

Kicker

  1. Tyler Bass, BUF (vs. ARI)

  2. Jake Moody, SF (vs. NYJ)

  3. Harrison Butker, KC (vs. BAL)

  4. Jake Elliott, PHI (vs. GB)

  5. Ka'imi Fairbairn, HOU (at IND)

  6. Younghoe Koo, ATL (vs. PIT)

  7. Jason Myers, SEA (vs. DEN)

  8. Chase McLaughlin, TB (vs. WAS)

  9. Justin Tucker, BAL (at KC)

  10. Jason Sanders, MIA (vs. JAC)

Defense/Special Teams

  1. Dallas Cowboys (at CLE)

  2. Minnesota Vikings (at NYG)

  3. Cleveland Browns (vs. DAL)

  4. Cincinnati Bengals (vs. NE)

  5. Seattle Seahawks (vs. DEN)

  6. San Francisco 49ers (vs. NYJ)

  7. New York Giants (vs. MIN)

  8. Buffalo Bills (vs. ARI)

  9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. WAS)

  10. Miami Dolphins (vs. JAC)

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