Updated Week 1 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 1 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 1 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in many cases tight ends as well:

• Saquon Barkley Medically Cleared, Set To Return Week 1
• Austin Ekeler Expected To Play In Week 1
• Odell Beckham Jr. Likely To Play Against Chiefs
• Preston Williams Likely Out In Week 1
• A.J. Brown Good To Go For Week 1
• Kyle Rudolph Good To Go For Week 1
• Tests Confirm Torn ACL For Gus Edwards
• Le'Veon Bell Could Be Active In Week 1
• Curtis Samuel Heading To IR
• Jamison Crowder Out Week 1
• Latavius Murray Signs One-Year Deal With Baltimore
• Evan Engram Out Week 1
• Michael Gallup Out Up To Five Weeks
• Saquon Barkley Looks “Promising” Ahead Of Week 1
• Tre'Quan Smith Placed On Injured Reserve
• Jalen Hurd Ruled Out For Week 1
• Austin Ekeler Back At Practice
• Devonta Freeman Signs With Ravens Practice Squad
• Kenny Golladay Practicing Wednesday
• Clyde Edwards-Helaire 100 Percent Healthy And Ready To Go
• Darrell Henderson Fully Recovered From Thumb Injury
• Rhamondre Stevenson Not On The Injury Report
• Kadarius Toney Could Have “Significant Role” In Week 1
• Emmanuel Sanders Hopeful To Play In Opener
• Darnell Mooney Dealing With Back Injury
• Mecole Hardman Limited With Oblique Ailment
• Tre'Quan Smith No Longer On Injury Report
• Rashaad Penny Dealing With Calf Injury
• Adam Trautman Is Healthy For Week 1

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 1.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

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Week 1 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings

You can also see our full Week 1 ranks for PPR, Half-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 9/12 at 10:00 am ET:

FLEX Rank	Player Name	Pos	Overall Rank
1	Christian McCaffrey	RB	1
2	Dalvin Cook	RB	2
3	Alvin Kamara	RB	3
4	Derrick Henry	RB	4
5	Calvin Ridley	WR	5
6	Davante Adams	WR	6
7	Travis Kelce	TE	7
8	Tyreek Hill	WR	8
9	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	9
10	Stefon Diggs	WR	10
11	Aaron Jones	RB	11
12	Jonathan Taylor	RB	12
13	Antonio Gibson	RB	13
14	Najee Harris	RB	14
15	Joe Mixon	RB	15
16	D.K. Metcalf	WR	16
17	Justin Jefferson	WR	17
18	James Robinson	RB	18
19	Nick Chubb	RB	19
20	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	20
21	Austin Ekeler	RB	21
22	Keenan Allen	WR	22
23	A.J. Brown	WR	23
24	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	24
25	Terry McLaurin	WR	25
26	Saquon Barkley	RB	26
27	Mike Evans	WR	27
28	Robert Woods	WR	28
29	Chris Carson	RB	29
30	Mike Davis	RB	30
31	George Kittle	TE	31
32	Raheem Mostert	RB	32
33	CeeDee Lamb	WR	33
34	Cooper Kupp	WR	34
35	Adam Thielen	WR	35
36	Julio Jones	WR	36
37	Miles Sanders	RB	37
38	Allen Robinson II	WR	38
39	Tyler Lockett	WR	39
40	Chris Godwin	WR	40
41	Tee Higgins	WR	41
42	D.J. Moore	WR	42
43	Diontae Johnson	WR	43
44	Damien Harris	RB	44
45	Amari Cooper	WR	45
46	Mark Andrews	TE	46
47	Robby Anderson	WR	47
48	David Montgomery	RB	48
49	Darren Waller	TE	49
50	Kareem Hunt	RB	50
51	Tyler Boyd	WR	51
52	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	52
53	Darrell Henderson	RB	53
54	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	54
55	Myles Gaskin	RB	55
56	DeVonta Smith	WR	56
57	Josh Jacobs	RB	57
58	Deebo Samuel	WR	58
59	Corey Davis	WR	59
60	Jerry Jeudy	WR	60
61	D'Andre Swift	RB	61
62	Brandin Cooks	WR	62
63	Ronald Jones II	RB	63
64	Courtland Sutton	WR	64
65	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	65
66	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	66
67	Chase Edmonds	RB	67
68	Jarvis Landry	WR	68
69	Chase Claypool	WR	69
70	Antonio Brown	WR	70
71	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	71
72	Marquez Callaway	WR	72
73	T.J. Hockenson	TE	73
74	D.J. Chark Jr.	WR	74
75	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	75
76	Kenny Golladay	WR	76
77	Marvin Jones Jr.	WR	77
78	Javonte Williams	RB	78
79	Ty'Son Williams	RB	79
80	Mike Williams	WR	80
81	Elijah Moore	WR	81
82	Sterling Shepard	WR	82
83	Melvin Gordon III	RB	83
84	Jakobi Meyers	WR	84
85	Russell Gage	WR	85
86	Logan Thomas	TE	86
87	Kyle Pitts	TE	87
88	DeVante Parker	WR	88
89	Marquise Brown	WR	89
90	Darnell Mooney	WR	90
91	Mecole Hardman	WR	91
92	Tyrell Williams	WR	92
93	Trey Sermon	RB	93
94	Dallas Goedert	TE	94
95	Henry Ruggs III	WR	95
96	Noah Fant	TE	96
97	Jaylen Waddle	WR	97
98	James Conner	RB	98
99	Parris Campbell	WR	99
100	Bryan Edwards	WR	100
101	Rondale Moore	WR	101
102	Jonnu Smith	TE	102
103	Jamaal Williams	RB	103
104	Jalen Reagor	WR	104
105	Nelson Agholor	WR	105
106	Tyler Higbee	TE	106
107	Robert Tonyan	TE	107
108	Kenyan Drake	RB	108
109	Nyheim Hines	RB	109
110	Cole Beasley	WR	110
111	Mike Gesicki	TE	111
112	Dyami Brown	WR	112
113	Terrace Marshall Jr.	WR	113
114	Zack Moss	RB	114
115	Leonard Fournette	RB	115
116	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	116
117	Austin Hooper	TE	117
118	David Johnson	RB	118
119	Sammy Watkins	WR	119
120	Gabriel Davis	WR	120
121	Rob Gronkowski	TE	121
122	J.D. McKissic	RB	122
123	A.J. Green	WR	123
124	DeSean Jackson	WR	124
125	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	125
126	Hunter Henry	TE	126
127	James White	RB	127
128	Gerald Everett	TE	128
129	Darius Slayton	WR	129
130	Sony Michel	RB	130
131	Christian Kirk	WR	131
132	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	132
133	Tevin Coleman	RB	133
134	Adam Humphries	WR	134
135	AJ Dillon	RB	135
136	Devin Singletary	RB	136
137	Zach Pascal	WR	137
138	Michael Carter	RB	138
139	Zach Ertz	TE	139
140	Ty Johnson	RB	140
141	Carlos Hyde	RB	141
142	Tony Pollard	RB	142
143	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	143
144	Anthony Firkser	TE	144
145	Giovani Bernard	RB	145
146	Jared Cook	TE	146
147	Tyler Conklin	TE	147
148	Tony Jones Jr.	RB	148
149	Cole Kmet	TE	149
150	Quez Watkins	WR	150
151	Blake Jarwin	TE	151
152	Phillip Lindsay	RB	152
153	Nico Collins	WR	153
154	Eric Ebron	TE	154
155	KJ Hamler	WR	155
156	Deonte Harris	WR	156
157	Randall Cobb	WR	157
158	Mark Ingram II	RB	158
159	Malcolm Brown	RB	159
160	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	160
161	Kyle Rudolph	TE	161
162	Quintez Cephus	WR	162
163	Demarcus Robinson	WR	163
164	Allen Lazard	WR	164
165	Hunter Renfrow	WR	165
166	Dawson Knox	TE	166
167	Juwan Johnson	WR	167
168	Hayden Hurst	TE	168
169	Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	169
170	Tyler Kroft	TE	170
171	Kendrick Bourne	WR	171
172	Dan Arnold	TE	172
173	Kadarius Toney	WR	173
174	Wayne Gallman Jr.	RB	174
175	Albert Wilson	WR	175
176	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR	176
177	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	177
178	Van Jefferson	WR	178
179	Josh Reynolds	WR	179
180	Rashard Higgins	WR	180
181	Alexander Mattison	RB	181
182	Josh Palmer	WR	182
183	Damien Williams	RB	183
184	Auden Tate	WR	184
185	C.J. Uzomah	TE	185
186	Rashaad Penny	RB	186
187	Darrel Williams	RB	187
188	Mohamed Sanu	WR	188
189	Boston Scott	RB	189
190	Denzel Mims	WR	190
191	Jack Doyle	TE	191
192	Jordan Akins	TE	192
193	Cam Sims	WR	193
194	James Washington	WR	194
195	Devontae Booker	RB	195
196	Dalton Schultz	TE	196
197	Damiere Byrd	WR	197
198	Anthony Miller	WR	198
199	Chris Conley	WR	199
200	Tutu Atwell	WR	200

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