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Fantasy Football Week 1 Rankings (2026)

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Fantasy Football Week 1 Rankings (2026)

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Fantasy Football Rankings – Week 1, 2026 (PPR)

Here are the full, current 2026 fantasy football rankings for Week 1, 2026 in PPR (point per reception) leagues for each position.

Week 1 Quarterback Rankings

Here are the QB rankings for Week 1, 2026.

Rank Player Team Opponent Proj. Fantasy Points
1 Joe Burrow CIN vs. TB 21.4
2 Josh Allen BUF at HOU 20.2
3 Lamar Jackson BAL at IND 19.8
4 Jalen Hurts PHI vs. WAS 19.3
5 Justin Herbert LAC vs. ARI 18.9
6 Dak Prescott DAL at NYG 18.6
7 Jayden Daniels WAS at PHI 18.2
8 Drake Maye NE at SEA 17.8
9 Trevor Lawrence JAC vs. CLE 17.5
10 Jaxson Dart NYG vs. DAL 17.3
11 Caleb Williams CHI at CAR 17.1
12 Jared Goff DET vs. NO 16.9
13 Matthew Stafford LAR vs. SF 16.8
14 Brock Purdy SF at LAR 16.7
15 Baker Mayfield TB at CIN 16.6
16 Kyler Murray MIN vs. GB 16.5
17 Patrick Mahomes II KC vs. DEN 16.4
18 Bo Nix DEN at KC 16.1
19 Malik Willis MIA at LV 15.9
20 Tyler Shough NO at DET 15.7
21 Jordan Love GB at MIN 15.6
22 Sam Darnold SEA vs. NE 15.4
23 C.J. Stroud HOU vs. BUF 15.3
24 Bryce Young CAR vs. CHI 15.2
25 Daniel Jones IND vs. BAL 15
26 Aaron Rodgers PIT vs. ATL 14.8
27 Jacoby Brissett ARI at LAC 14.6
28 Kirk Cousins LV vs. MIA 14.3
29 Cam Ward TEN vs. NYJ 14
30 Geno Smith NYJ at TEN 13.4

Week 1 Running Back Rankings

Here are the fantasy RB rankings for Week 1, 2026.

Rank Player Team Opponent Proj. Fantasy Points
1 Jahmyr Gibbs DET vs. NO 22
2 Bijan Robinson ATL at PIT 19.9
3 Christian McCaffrey SF at LAR 19.2
4 Jonathan Taylor IND vs. BAL 18.6
5 De’Von Achane MIA at LV 17.9
6 Ashton Jeanty LV vs. MIA 17.7
7 Chase Brown CIN vs. TB 17.6
8 Omarion Hampton LAC vs. ARI 17.5
9 Saquon Barkley PHI vs. WAS 16.3
10 James Cook III BUF at HOU 16.2
11 Derrick Henry BAL at IND 16
12 Kenneth Walker III KC vs. DEN 15.8
13 Javonte Williams DAL at NYG 15.5
14 Kyren Williams LAR vs. SF 15
15 Josh Jacobs GB at MIN 14.8
16 Breece Hall NYJ at TEN 14.7
17 D’Andre Swift CHI at CAR 14.3
18 Cam Skattebo NYG vs. DAL 13.6
19 Travis Etienne Jr. NO at DET 13.6
20 Jeremiyah Love ARI at LAC 13.2
21 David Montgomery HOU vs. BUF 13.1
22 Bucky Irving TB at CIN 12.6
23 Jaylen Warren PIT vs. ATL 12.4
24 Quinshon Judkins CLE at JAC 12.3
25 Tony Pollard TEN vs. NYJ 12.2
26 Rhamondre Stevenson NE at SEA 12.1
27 Bhayshul Tuten JAC vs. CLE 12.1
28 Jadarian Price SEA vs. NE 11.5
29 Rico Dowdle PIT vs. ATL 10.5
30 TreVeyon Henderson NE at SEA 10.5
31 Chuba Hubbard CAR vs. CHI 10.5
32 Kenny Gainwell TB at CIN 10.4
33 J.K. Dobbins DEN at KC 10.4
34 Aaron Jones Sr. MIN vs. GB 10.2
35 Rachaad White WAS at PHI 10.1
36 Kyle Monangai CHI at CAR 9.8
37 RJ Harvey DEN at KC 9.4
38 Jonathon Brooks CAR vs. CHI 9.4
39 Blake Corum LAR vs. SF 8.8
40 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS at PHI 8.7
41 Jordan Mason MIN vs. GB 8.5
42 Tyjae Spears TEN vs. NYJ 8.3
43 Chris Rodriguez Jr. JAC vs. CLE 7.9
44 Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG vs. DAL 7.5
45 Dylan Sampson CLE at JAC 7
46 Keaton Mitchell LAC vs. ARI 6.8
47 Tyler Allgeier ARI at LAC 6.4
48 Isiah Pacheco DET vs. NO 6.1
49 Woody Marks HOU vs. BUF 5.9
50 Emanuel Wilson SEA vs. NE 5.7
51 Justice Hill BAL at IND 5.3
52 Brian Robinson Jr. ATL at PIT 5
53 Jonah Coleman DEN at KC 5
54 MarShawn Lloyd GB at MIN 4.9
55 Alvin Kamara NO at DET 4.9
56 Jaydon Blue DAL at NYG 4.6
57 George Holani SEA vs. NE 4.6
58 Tank Bigsby PHI vs. WAS 4.4
59 Braelon Allen NYJ at TEN 4.2
60 Kimani Vidal LAC vs. ARI 3.7

Week 1 Wide Receiver Rankings

Here are the fantasy WR rankings for Week 1, 2026.

Rank Player Team Opponent Proj. Fantasy Points
1 Ja’Marr Chase CIN vs. TB 21.2
2 Puka Nacua LAR vs. SF 19.9
3 Jaxon Smith-Njigba SEA vs. NE 19.1
4 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET vs. NO 18.9
5 CeeDee Lamb DAL at NYG 17.5
6 Justin Jefferson MIN vs. GB 17.1
7 Nico Collins HOU vs. BUF 15.6
8 Chris Olave NO at DET 15.1
9 Drake London ATL at PIT 15.1
10 Rashee Rice KC vs. DEN 15
11 George Pickens DAL at NYG 14.7
12 A.J. Brown NE at SEA 14.7
13 DeVonta Smith PHI vs. WAS 14.4
14 Tee Higgins CIN vs. TB 14.2
15 Zay Flowers BAL at IND 14.1
16 Garrett Wilson NYJ at TEN 14.1
17 Tetairoa McMillan CAR vs. CHI 13.8
18 Jaylen Waddle DEN at KC 13.8
19 Ladd McConkey LAC vs. ARI 13.7
20 Emeka Egbuka TB at CIN 13.7
21 Davante Adams LAR vs. SF 12.9
22 Terry McLaurin WAS at PHI 12.4
23 Christian Watson GB at MIN 12.3
24 Mike Evans SF at LAR 12.3
25 Jameson Williams DET vs. NO 12.2
26 Luther Burden III CHI at CAR 12.2
27 Rome Odunze CHI at CAR 12.1
28 Malik Nabers NYG vs. DAL 12.1
29 Parker Washington JAC vs. CLE 12
30 DK Metcalf PIT vs. ATL 11.7
31 Marvin Harrison Jr. ARI at LAC 11.6
32 Josh Downs IND vs. BAL 11.6
33 Courtland Sutton DEN at KC 11.5
34 Carnell Tate TEN vs. NYJ 11.4
35 DJ Moore BUF at HOU 10.8
36 Wan’Dale Robinson TEN vs. NYJ 10.8
37 Brian Thomas Jr. JAC vs. CLE 10.7
38 Chris Godwin Jr. TB at CIN 10.6
39 Michael Pittman Jr. PIT vs. ATL 10.5
40 Michael Wilson ARI at LAC 10.4
41 Quentin Johnston LAC vs. ARI 10.4
42 Jakobi Meyers JAC vs. CLE 10.4
43 Jayden Reed GB at MIN 10.1
44 Jordan Addison MIN vs. GB 10
45 Khalil Shakir BUF at HOU 9.9
46 Jalen Coker CAR vs. CHI 9.8
47 Romeo Doubs NE at SEA 9.6
48 Xavier Worthy KC vs. DEN 9.5
49 Makai Lemon PHI vs. WAS 9.5
50 Matthew Golden GB at MIN 9.5
51 KC Concepcion CLE at JAC 9.4
52 Rashid Shaheed SEA vs. NE 9.1
53 Tre Tucker LV vs. MIA 9
54 Jalen Nailor LV vs. MIA 9
55 Jauan Jennings MIN vs. GB 9
56 Jerry Jeudy CLE at JAC 8.9
57 Denzel Boston CLE at JAC 8.3
58 Jalen McMillan TB at CIN 8.3
59 Adonai Mitchell NYJ at TEN 8.2
60 Cooper Kupp SEA vs. NE 8.1
61 De’Zhaun Stribling SF at LAR 8.1
62 Stefon Diggs WAS at PHI 8
63 Malik Washington MIA at LV 8
64 Ryan Flournoy DAL at NYG 8
65 Dontayvion Wicks PHI vs. WAS 7.5
66 Darnell Mooney NYG vs. DAL 7.3
67 Omar Cooper Jr. NYJ at TEN 7.2
68 Calvin Ridley TEN vs. NYJ 7.1
69 Kayshon Boutte HOU vs. BUF 6.8
70 Tre’ Harris LAC vs. ARI 6.7
71 Deebo Samuel Sr. SF at LAR 6.6
72 Rashod Bateman BAL at IND 6.6
73 Troy Franklin DEN at KC 6.4
74 Darius Slayton NYG vs. DAL 6.2
75 Germie Bernard PIT vs. ATL 5.9
76 Isaac TeSlaa DET vs. NO 5.8
77 Zachariah Branch ATL at PIT 5.8
78 Pat Bryant DEN at KC 5.7
79 Devaughn Vele NO at DET 5.5
80 Tyquan Thornton KC vs. DEN 5.4
81 Elic Ayomanor TEN vs. NYJ 5.2
82 Marvin Mims Jr. DEN at KC 4.8
83 Keon Coleman BUF at HOU 4.6
84 Ja’Kobi Lane BAL at IND 4.5
85 Tank Dell HOU vs. BUF 4.5
86 Jaylin Noel HOU vs. BUF 4.3
87 Tory Horton SEA vs. NE 4.3
88 Jack Bech LV vs. MIA 4.3
89 KaVontae Turpin DAL at NYG 4.3
90 Xavier Legette CAR vs. CHI 4.2
91 Malachi Fields NYG vs. DAL 4.1
92 Ted Hurst III TB at CIN 4
93 Andrei Iosivas CIN vs. TB 3.9
94 Antonio Williams WAS at PHI 3.9
95 Chimere Dike TEN vs. NYJ 3.9
96 Christian Kirk SF at LAR 3.8
97 Jalen Tolbert MIA at LV 3.8
98 Travis Hunter JAC vs. CLE 3.8
99 Alec Pierce IND vs. BAL 3.7
100 Kendrick Bourne ARI at LAC 3.6
101 Jordyn Tyson NO at DET 3.5
102 Ashton Dulin IND vs. BAL 3.5
103 Chris Bell MIA at LV 3.4
104 Hollywood Brown PHI vs. WAS 3.1
105 Elijah Sarratt BAL at IND 3
106 Keenan Allen IND vs. BAL 3
107 Tutu Atwell MIA at LV 2.9
108 Skyler Bell BUF at HOU 2.8
109 Tez Johnson TB at CIN 2.7
110 Kyle Williams NE at SEA 2.7
111 Caleb Douglas MIA at LV 2.6
112 Treylon Burks WAS at PHI 2.6
113 DeMario Douglas NE at SEA 2.6
114 Joshua Palmer BUF at HOU 2.5
115 Mack Hollins NE at SEA 2.5
116 Jahan Dotson ATL at PIT 2.4
117 Olamide Zaccheaus ATL at PIT 2.3
118 Calvin Austin III NYG vs. DAL 2.2
119 Bryce Lance NO at DET 2.1
120 Savion Williams GB at MIN 2
121 Cyrus Allen KC vs. DEN 2
122 Greg Dortch DET vs. NO 2
123 Barion Brown NO at DET 1.9
124 Luke McCaffrey WAS at PHI 1.8
125 Devontez Walker BAL at IND 1.8

Week 1 Tight End Rankings

Here are the fantasy TE rankings for Week 1, 2026.

Rank Player Team Opponent Proj. Fantasy Points
1 Brock Bowers LV vs. MIA 15.3
2 Trey McBride ARI at LAC 14.3
3 Colston Loveland CHI at CAR 12.1
4 Tyler Warren IND vs. BAL 11.8
5 Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL at PIT 11.1
6 Harold Fannin Jr. CLE at JAC 10.9
7 Sam LaPorta DET vs. NO 10.8
8 Tucker Kraft GB at MIN 10.5
9 Dallas Goedert PHI vs. WAS 10.4
10 Travis Kelce KC vs. DEN 10
11 Jake Ferguson DAL at NYG 9.8
12 Juwan Johnson NO at DET 9.5
13 Isaiah Likely NYG vs. DAL 9.5
14 Dalton Kincaid BUF at HOU 9.2
15 Mark Andrews BAL at IND 9
16 Brenton Strange JAC vs. CLE 8.7
17 Dalton Schultz HOU vs. BUF 8.4
18 Hunter Henry NE at SEA 8.3
19 Oronde Gadsden II LAC vs. ARI 8.3
20 T.J. Hockenson MIN vs. GB 8.3
21 Cade Otton TB at CIN 8.1
22 Chig Okonkwo WAS at PHI 8.1
23 AJ Barner SEA vs. NE 8
24 Pat Freiermuth PIT vs. ATL 7.5
25 Gunnar Helm TEN vs. NYJ 7.1
26 Greg Dulcich MIA at LV 6.9
27 Terrance Ferguson LAR vs. SF 6.8
28 Kenyon Sadiq NYJ at TEN 6.5
29 Evan Engram DEN at KC 6.3
30 David Njoku LAC vs. ARI 6.1

Week 1 Defense/Special Teams (DST) Rankings

Here are the fantasy defense rankings for Week 1, 2026.

Rank Team Opponent Proj. Fantasy Points
1 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. CLE 7.4
2 Houston Texans vs. BUF 7.4
3 Los Angeles Chargers vs. ARI 7.3
4 Denver Broncos at KC 7
5 Los Angeles Rams vs. SF 6.9
6 Seattle Seahawks vs. NE 6.8
7 Philadelphia Eagles vs. WAS 6.5
8 Baltimore Ravens at IND 6.2
9 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. ATL 6.1
10 Minnesota Vikings vs. GB 6
11 Detroit Lions vs. NO 5.8
12 Tennessee Titans vs. NYJ 5.7
13 Buffalo Bills at HOU 5.7
14 Green Bay Packers at MIN 5.6
15 Dallas Cowboys at NYG 5.5
16 Chicago Bears at CAR 5.5
17 Las Vegas Raiders vs. MIA 5.4
18 Kansas City Chiefs vs. DEN 5.4
19 New York Jets at TEN 5.4
20 New England Patriots at SEA 5.4
21 Cleveland Browns at JAC 5.3
22 Atlanta Falcons at PIT 5.3
23 Miami Dolphins at LV 5.2
24 Indianapolis Colts vs. BAL 5.2
25 Cincinnati Bengals vs. TB 5.1
26 San Francisco 49ers at LAR 5
27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at CIN 5
28 New Orleans Saints at DET 4.9
29 New York Giants vs. DAL 4.8
30 Washington Commanders at PHI 4.8
31 Carolina Panthers vs. CHI 4.8
32 Arizona Cardinals at LAC 4.4

Week 1 Kicker Rankings

Here are the fantasy kicker rankings for Week 1, 2026.

Rank Player Team Opponent Proj. Fantasy Points
1 Brandon Aubrey DAL at NYG 9.2
2 Cameron Dicker LAC vs. ARI 8.9
3 Cam Little JAC vs. CLE 8.6
4 Ka’imi Fairbairn HOU vs. BUF 8.5
5 Tyler Loop BAL at IND 8.4
6 Chase McLaughlin TB at CIN 8
7 Evan McPherson CIN vs. TB 8
8 Jason Myers SEA vs. NE 7.9
9 Jake Bates DET vs. NO 7.8
10 Chris Boswell PIT vs. ATL 7.7
11 Will Reichard MIN vs. GB 7.7
12 Cairo Santos CHI at CAR 7.6
13 Eddy Pineiro SF at LAR 7.6
14 Jake Elliott PHI vs. WAS 7.6
15 Harrison Mevis LAR vs. SF 7.5
16 Trey Smack GB at MIN 7.5
17 Harrison Butker KC vs. DEN 7.5
18 Charlie Smyth NO at DET 7.4
19 Wil Lutz DEN at KC 7.4
20 Tyler Bass BUF at HOU 7.1
21 Ryan Fitzgerald CAR vs. CHI 6.9
22 Andy Borregales NE at SEA 6.9
23 Joey Slye TEN vs. NYJ 6.8
24 Blake Grupe IND vs. BAL 6.8
25 Nick Folk ATL at PIT 6.8
26 Daniel Carlson NO at DET 6.8
27 Chad Ryland ARI at LAC 6.7
28 Andrew Wellock CAR vs. CHI 6.7
29 Andre Szmyt CLE at JAC 6.3
30 Jake Moody FA – 6.3

Week 1 Individual Defensive Player (IDP) Rankings

Here are the fantasy IDP rankings for Week 1, 2026.

Rank Player Team Pos Opponent Proj. Fantasy Points
1 Jordyn Brooks MIA LB1 at LV 21
2 Carson Schwesinger CLE LB2 at JAC 21
3 Jack Campbell DET LB3 vs. NO 19.3
4 Foyesade Oluokun JAC LB4 vs. CLE 19.3
5 Blake Cashman MIN LB5 vs. GB 18.6
6 Roquan Smith BAL LB6 at IND 18.5
7 Ernest Jones IV SEA LB7 vs. NE 18
8 Nick Bolton KC LB8 vs. DEN 18
9 Jamien Sherwood NYJ LB9 at TEN 17.5
10 Aidan Hutchinson DET DE1 vs. NO 17.2
11 Zack Baun PHI LB10 vs. WAS 17.1
12 Quay Walker LV LB11 vs. MIA 16.9
13 Tremaine Edmunds NYG LB12 vs. DAL 16.8
14 Alex Singleton DEN LB13 at KC 16.8
15 Nate Landman LAR LB14 vs. SF 16.5
16 Edgerrin Cooper GB LB15 at MIN 16.4
17 Robert Spillane NE LB16 at SEA 16
18 Maxx Crosby LV DE2 vs. MIA 15.9
19 Kaden Elliss NO LB17 at DET 15.7
20 Devin Bush Jr. CHI LB18 at CAR 15.6
21 Zaire Franklin GB LB19 at MIN 15.5
22 Azeez Al-Shaair HOU LB20 vs. BUF 15.3
23 Fred Warner SF LB21 at LAR 15.3
24 Derwin James Jr. LAC S1 vs. ARI 15.2
25 Myles Garrett LAR DE3 vs. SF 15.1
26 Will Anderson Jr. HOU DE4 vs. BUF 15
27 Nick Cross WAS S2 at PHI 14.8
28 Daiyan Henley LAC LB22 vs. ARI 14.8
29 Demario Davis NYJ LB23 at TEN 14.4
30 Budda Baker ARI S3 at LAC 14.3
31 Tykee Smith TB S4 at CIN 14.2
32 Sonny Styles WAS LB24 at PHI 14.2
33 T.J. Edwards CHI LB25 at CAR 14
34 Cedric Gray TEN LB26 vs. NYJ 13.9
35 CJ Allen IND LB27 vs. BAL 13.9
36 Alex Anzalone TB LB28 at CIN 13.9
37 Talanoa Hufanga DEN S5 at KC 13.9
38 Jessie Bates III ATL S6 at PIT 13.8
39 Jordan Battle CIN S7 vs. TB 13.8
40 Quincy Williams CLE LB29 at JAC 13.7
41 Tyrel Dodson MIA LB30 at LV 13.6
42 Kyle Hamilton BAL S8 at IND 13.6
43 Kam Curl LAR S9 vs. SF 13.4
44 Nick Bosa SF DE5 at LAR 13.3
45 Tre’von Moehrig CAR S10 vs. CHI 13.2
46 Terrel Bernard BUF LB31 at HOU 13.1
47 Divine Deablo ATL LB32 at PIT 13.1
48 Patrick Queen PIT LB33 vs. ATL 13
49 Kevin Byard III NE S11 at SEA 13
50 Xavier McKinney GB S12 at MIN 13
51 Jeffery Simmons TEN DT1 vs. NYJ 12.9
52 Dee Winters DAL LB34 at NYG 12.8
53 Jeremy Chinn LV S13 vs. MIA 12.8
54 Barrett Carter CIN LB35 vs. TB 12.8
55 Nakobe Dean LV LB36 vs. MIA 12.8
56 Cooper DeJean PHI CB1 vs. WAS 12.7
57 Chamarri Conner KC S14 vs. DEN 12.6
58 Devin Lloyd CAR LB37 vs. CHI 12.6
59 Mack Wilson Sr. ARI LB38 at LAC 12.6
60 Eric Wilson MIN LB39 vs. GB 12.6
61 Brian Burns NYG DE6 vs. DAL 12.5
62 Antoine Winfield Jr. TB S15 at CIN 12.4
63 Danielle Hunter HOU DE7 vs. BUF 12.4
64 Payton Wilson PIT LB40 vs. ATL 12.4
65 Demetrius Knight Jr. CIN LB41 vs. TB 12.3
66 DeMarvion Overshown DAL LB42 at NYG 12.3
67 Tuli Tuipulotu LAC DE8 vs. ARI 12.2
68 DeForest Buckner IND DT2 vs. BAL 12.1
69 Xavier Watts ATL S16 at PIT 12
70 Frankie Luvu WAS LB43 at PHI 12
71 Nick Emmanwori SEA S17 vs. NE 12
72 Laiatu Latu IND DE9 vs. BAL 11.9
73 Tatum Bethune SF LB44 at LAR 11.8
74 Cody Simon ARI LB45 at LAC 11.8
75 Josh Hines-Allen JAC DE10 vs. CLE 11.8

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