The List: Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1

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Week 1 of the NFL season is finally here! It’s time to get back into the weeds with weekly rankings. I was given the task of highlighting some receivers who should be considered higher and startable in Week 1, as well as those who are lower and should cause some concern for your lineups.

Starting off with some players who should see favorable matchups at the receiver position, Chris Godwin should be locked in as your WR2 or FLEX option in Week 1. The Bengals didn’t make major improvements to a secondary that was questionable at times last season. The Bengals vs. Buccaneers game has a 50.5 over/under this week, so expect a high-scoring game. With Emeka Egbuka dealing with a toe injury, Godwin could be peppered with targets in a high-scoring matchup.

For a sleeper option, look toward Devaughn Vele, who has the potential to give you a top-30 week. Vele plays a Lions team with many question marks in terms of health in the secondary. When Vele was getting targeted last year as the WR2, he averaged over 10 fantasy points during that stretch. We could see Tyler Shough and company come out of the gates lighting up the passing game. Vele has major sleeper appeal for fantasy lineups in Week 1.

Christian Watson is a sit in Week 1 for me. Watson looks to be in line for a breakout season, with the team potentially changing its identity back toward the passing game. However, Watson has struggled against the Vikings throughout his career. In five career games, he has not eclipsed 50 receiving yards or found the end zone. The Vikings were a top-two team last year at stopping fantasy receivers. Minnesota’s defense will look to prevent Watson from beating them deep downfield, and he could struggle in Week 1.

I’d also consider sitting Terry McLaurin in Week 1. The Eagles’ secondary is ranked fourth according to PFF, with a dominant young group of players. McLaurin has failed to get over 60 receiving yards in each of his last four matchups against the Eagles. It could be a rough day as the defense tries to make Jayden Daniels look elsewhere in the passing game.

WR Rankings for Week 1

Rank	Player	Jay	Brian	Drew	Steve	Blended Rank
1	Ja’Marr Chase	2	1	1	1	1.25
2	Puka Nacua	4	2	6	2	3.5
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	5	3	3	3	3.5
4	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	6	4	2	4	4
5	CeeDee Lamb	1	5	7	5	4.5
6	Justin Jefferson	7	6	4	6	5.75
7	Chris Olave	9	8	10	8	8.75
8	George Pickens	8	10	8	10	9
9	Nico Collins	18	7	5	7	9.25
10	A.J. Brown	11	11	9	14	11.25
11	Drake London	17	9	11	9	11.5
12	DeVonta Smith	16	12	12	11	12.75
13	Zay Flowers	10	14	19	12	13.75
14	Tee Higgins	15	15	13	13	14
15	Ladd McConkey	13	19	15	18	16.25
16	Tetairoa McMillan	19	16	17	15	16.75
17	Rashee Rice	24	13	14	16	16.75
18	Garrett Wilson	14	17	23	17	17.75
19	Malik Nabers	3	22	33	19	19.25
20	Emeka Egbuka	12	21	25	21	19.75
21	Davante Adams	22	20	18	20	20
22	Jaylen Waddle	21	18	20	22	20.25
23	Jameson Williams	20	25	21	23	22.25
24	Christian Watson	25	26	16	26	23.25
25	Terry McLaurin	27	23	27	24	25.25
26	Parker Washington	26	29	22	25	25.5
27	Luther Burden III	23	28	26	28	26.25
28	Rome Odunze	28	34	24	27	28.25
29	Mike Evans	29	27	28	29	28.25
30	Chris Godwin Jr.	34	24	29	34	30.25
31	DJ Moore	36	30	30	32	32
32	DK Metcalf	38	31	31	30	32.5
33	Marvin Harrison Jr.	35	32	35	31	33.25
34	Courtland Sutton	41	33	32	33	34.75
35	Carnell Tate	33	35	36	35	34.75
36	Brian Thomas Jr.	31	36	37	36	35
37	Quentin Johnston	30	38	34	39	35.25
38	Wan’Dale Robinson	42	41	41	37	40.25
39	Josh Downs	44	37	44	38	40.75
40	Michael Wilson	43	40	39	41	40.75
41	Michael Pittman Jr.	40	39	45	40	41
42	Jakobi Meyers	32	43	47	43	41.25
43	Jordan Addison	39	44	38	44	41.25
44	Jayden Reed	45	42	40	45	43
45	Jalen Coker	47	45	46	42	45
46	Romeo Doubs	52	48	42	49	47.75
47	KC Concepcion	49	46	53	46	48.5
48	Khalil Shakir	50	47	51	48	49
49	Rashid Shaheed	57	50	43	50	50
50	Matthew Golden	51	52	48	51	50.5
51	Stefon Diggs	48	54	54	54	52.5
52	Tre Tucker	53	53	56	52	53.5
53	De’Zhaun Stribling	55	55	49	55	53.5
54	Deebo Samuel Sr.	58	60	52	47	54.25
55	Xavier Worthy	54	49	61	53	54.25
56	Makai Lemon	56	51	60	62	57.25
57	Jalen McMillan	46	61	57	65	57.25
58	Jalen Nailor	59	57	58	58	58
59	Denzel Boston	61	56	65	56	59.5
60	Dontayvion Wicks	67	64	55	63	62.25
61	Adonai Mitchell	70	58	62	61	62.75
62	Jauan Jennings	63	59	68	64	63.5
63	Malik Washington	66	66	64	60	64
64	Devaughn Vele	64	69	69	57	64.75
65	Kayshon Boutte	62	62	70	66	65
66	Tre’ Harris	68	71	50	71	65
67	Ja’Kobi Lane	69	75	59	76	69.75
68	Calvin Ridley	71	72	74	72	72.25
69	Rashod Bateman	72	70	80	70	73
70	Omar Cooper Jr.	73	74	83	74	76
71	Alec Pierce	37	NR	95	59	73.75
72	Jerry Jeudy	NR	63	63	67	74.25
73	Cooper Kupp	NR	65	71	68	77
74	Darnell Mooney	NR	67	78	69	79.5
75	Keenan Allen	NR	68	73	73	79.5

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