Welcome to Week 1 RotoBallers. Week One of the NFL and fantasy football season is officially here and we are pumped! Below are our updated consensus Week 1 Half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:
- 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
- Titans Place Sam Ficken On IR, Sign Michael Badgley
- 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
- Carson Wentz Will Start Against Seahawks
- 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
- Maxx Williams Ready For Season-Opener
- Austin Ekeler Misses Practice Wednesday
- Alexander Mattison Practices In Full
- Nelson Agholor Limited In Practice
- Jalen Hurd Could Be Headed For Injured Reserve
- Hunter Henry Not On The Injury Report
- Adam Thielen No Longer On Injury Report
- Parris Campbell Limited With Achilles Injury
These rankings are a consensus from five 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 Rankings (Half-PPR)
You can also see our Week 1 ranks for PPR and Standard scoring.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This is to allow owners to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for their FLEX spot (without seeing QB, DEF, K mixed in).
Last updated on Sunday 9/12 at 10:00 am ET:
Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
1 | 2 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
1 | 3 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
1 | 4 | Derrick Henry | RB |
1 | 5 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
1 | 6 | Davante Adams | WR |
1 | 7 | Travis Kelce | TE |
1 | 8 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
1 | 9 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
2 | 10 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
2 | 11 | Aaron Jones | RB |
2 | 12 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
2 | 13 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
2 | 14 | Najee Harris | RB |
2 | 15 | Joe Mixon | RB |
2 | 16 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
2 | 17 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
3 | 18 | James Robinson | RB |
3 | 19 | Nick Chubb | RB |
3 | 20 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
3 | 21 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
3 | 22 | Keenan Allen | WR |
3 | 23 | A.J. Brown | WR |
3 | 24 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
3 | 25 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
3 | 26 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
3 | 27 | Mike Evans | WR |
3 | 28 | Robert Woods | WR |
3 | 29 | Chris Carson | RB |
3 | 30 | Mike Davis | RB |
3 | 31 | George Kittle | TE |
3 | 32 | Raheem Mostert | RB |
3 | 33 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
3 | 34 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
3 | 35 | Adam Thielen | WR |
3 | 36 | Julio Jones | WR |
3 | 37 | Miles Sanders | RB |
4 | 38 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
4 | 39 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
4 | 40 | Chris Godwin | WR |
4 | 41 | Tee Higgins | WR |
4 | 42 | D.J. Moore | WR |
4 | 43 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
4 | 44 | Damien Harris | RB |
4 | 45 | Amari Cooper | WR |
4 | 46 | Mark Andrews | TE |
4 | 47 | Robby Anderson | WR |
4 | 48 | David Montgomery | RB |
4 | 49 | Darren Waller | TE |
4 | 50 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
4 | 51 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
5 | 52 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
5 | 53 | Darrell Henderson | RB |
5 | 54 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
5 | 55 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
5 | 56 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
5 | 57 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
5 | 58 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
5 | 59 | Corey Davis | WR |
5 | 60 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
5 | 61 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
5 | 62 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
5 | 63 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
5 | 64 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
5 | 65 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
5 | 66 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
5 | 67 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
5 | 68 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
5 | 69 | Chase Claypool | WR |
5 | 70 | Antonio Brown | WR |
5 | 71 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
5 | 72 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
5 | 73 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
5 | 74 | D.J. Chark Jr. | WR |
6 | 75 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
6 | 76 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
6 | 77 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
6 | 78 | Javonte Williams | RB |
6 | 79 | Ty'Son Williams | RB |
6 | 80 | Mike Williams | WR |
6 | 81 | Elijah Moore | WR |
6 | 82 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
6 | 83 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
6 | 84 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
6 | 85 | Russell Gage | WR |
6 | 86 | Logan Thomas | TE |
6 | 87 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
6 | 88 | DeVante Parker | WR |
7 | 89 | Marquise Brown | WR |
7 | 90 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
7 | 91 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
7 | 92 | Tyrell Williams | WR |
7 | 93 | Trey Sermon | RB |
7 | 94 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
7 | 95 | Henry Ruggs III | WR |
7 | 96 | Noah Fant | TE |
7 | 97 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
7 | 98 | James Conner | RB |
7 | 99 | Parris Campbell | WR |
7 | 100 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
7 | 101 | Rondale Moore | WR |
7 | 102 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
7 | 103 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
7 | 104 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
7 | 105 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
7 | 106 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
7 | 107 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
7 | 108 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
7 | 109 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
7 | 110 | Cole Beasley | WR |
7 | 111 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
8 | 112 | Dyami Brown | WR |
8 | 113 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
8 | 114 | Zack Moss | RB |
8 | 115 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
8 | 116 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
8 | 117 | Austin Hooper | TE |
8 | 118 | David Johnson | RB |
8 | 119 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
8 | 120 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
8 | 121 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
8 | 122 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
8 | 123 | A.J. Green | WR |
8 | 124 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
8 | 125 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
8 | 126 | Hunter Henry | TE |
8 | 127 | James White | RB |
8 | 128 | Gerald Everett | TE |
8 | 129 | Darius Slayton | WR |
8 | 130 | Sony Michel | RB |
8 | 131 | Christian Kirk | WR |
8 | 132 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
9 | 133 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
9 | 134 | Adam Humphries | WR |
9 | 135 | AJ Dillon | RB |
9 | 136 | Devin Singletary | RB |
9 | 137 | Zach Pascal | WR |
9 | 138 | Michael Carter | RB |
9 | 139 | Zach Ertz | TE |
9 | 140 | Ty Johnson | RB |
9 | 141 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
9 | 142 | Tony Pollard | RB |
9 | 143 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
9 | 144 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
9 | 145 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
9 | 146 | Jared Cook | TE |
9 | 147 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
9 | 148 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
9 | 149 | Cole Kmet | TE |
9 | 150 | Quez Watkins | WR |
9 | 151 | Blake Jarwin | TE |
9 | 152 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
9 | 153 | Nico Collins | WR |
10 | 154 | Eric Ebron | TE |
10 | 155 | KJ Hamler | WR |
10 | 156 | Deonte Harris | WR |
10 | 157 | Randall Cobb | WR |
10 | 158 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
10 | 159 | Malcolm Brown | RB |
10 | 160 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
10 | 161 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
10 | 162 | Quintez Cephus | WR |
10 | 163 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
10 | 164 | Allen Lazard | WR |
10 | 165 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
10 | 166 | Dawson Knox | TE |
10 | 167 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
10 | 168 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
10 | 169 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
10 | 170 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
11 | 171 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
11 | 172 | Dan Arnold | TE |
11 | 173 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
11 | 174 | Wayne Gallman Jr. | RB |
11 | 175 | Albert Wilson | WR |
11 | 176 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR |
11 | 177 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
11 | 178 | Van Jefferson | WR |
11 | 179 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
11 | 180 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
11 | 181 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
11 | 182 | Josh Palmer | WR |
11 | 183 | Damien Williams | RB |
11 | 184 | Auden Tate | WR |
11 | 185 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
11 | 186 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
11 | 187 | Darrel Williams | RB |
11 | 188 | Mohamed Sanu | WR |
11 | 189 | Boston Scott | RB |
11 | 190 | Denzel Mims | WR |
11 | 191 | Jack Doyle | TE |
11 | 192 | Jordan Akins | TE |
11 | 193 | Cam Sims | WR |
11 | 194 | James Washington | WR |
11 | 195 | Devontae Booker | RB |
12 | 196 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
12 | 197 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
12 | 198 | Anthony Miller | WR |
12 | 199 | Chris Conley | WR |
12 | 200 | Tutu Atwell | WR |
12 | 201 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
12 | 202 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
12 | 203 | Amari Rodgers | WR |
12 | 204 | Adam Trautman | TE |
12 | 205 | Tyron Johnson | WR |
12 | 206 | O.J. Howard | TE |
12 | 207 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
12 | 208 | Tim Patrick | WR |
12 | 209 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
12 | 210 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
12 | 211 | Marlon Mack | RB |
12 | 212 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
12 | 213 | Mike Strachan | RB |
12 | 214 | Justin Jackson | RB |
12 | 215 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
12 | 216 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
13 | 217 | Scotty Miller | WR |
13 | 218 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
13 | 219 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
13 | 220 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
13 | 221 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
13 | 222 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
13 | 223 | Byron Pringle | WR |
13 | 224 | Alex Collins | RB |
13 | 225 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
13 | 226 | Will Dissly | TE |
13 | 227 | Preston Williams | WR |
13 | 228 | Jacob Harris | TE |
13 | 229 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
13 | 230 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
13 | 231 | Keke Coutee | WR |
13 | 232 | David Njoku | TE |
13 | 233 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
13 | 234 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
13 | 235 | James O'Shaughnessy | TE |
13 | 236 | Samaje Perine | RB |
13 | 237 | Kylen Granson | TE |
13 | 238 | Freddie Swain | WR |
13 | 239 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
13 | 240 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
13 | 241 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
13 | 242 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
13 | 243 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
13 | 244 | Latavius Murray | RB |
13 | 245 | Dede Westbrook | WR |
13 | 246 | Greg Ward | WR |
13 | 247 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
13 | 248 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
14 | 249 | Maxx Williams | TE |
14 | 250 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
14 | 251 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
14 | 252 | Willie Snead IV | WR |
14 | 253 | Jordan Howard | RB |
14 | 254 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
14 | 255 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
14 | 256 | Chris Evans | RB |
14 | 257 | Cornell Powell | WR |
14 | 258 | La'Mical Perine | RB |
14 | 259 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
14 | 260 | Cameron Brate | TE |
14 | 261 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
14 | 262 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
14 | 263 | Darren Fells | TE |
14 | 264 | Drew Sample | TE |
14 | 265 | Matt Breida | RB |
14 | 266 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
14 | 267 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
14 | 268 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
15 | 269 | Kaden Smith | TE |
15 | 270 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
15 | 271 | Jake Funk | RB |
15 | 272 | Ian Thomas | TE |
15 | 273 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
15 | 274 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
15 | 275 | Kylin Hill | RB |
15 | 276 | Demetric Felton | WR |
15 | 277 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
15 | 278 | Hunter Bryant | TE |
15 | 279 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR |
15 | 280 | Tylan Wallace | WR |
15 | 281 | Jakeem Grant Sr. | WR |
15 | 282 | Noah Gray | TE |
15 | 283 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
15 | 284 | Andy Isabella | WR |
15 | 285 | Foster Moreau | TE |
15 | 286 | Trayveon Williams | RB |
15 | 287 | Travis Homer | RB |
15 | 288 | Jordan Wilkins | RB |
15 | 289 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB |
15 | 290 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
15 | 291 | Devine Ozigbo | RB |
15 | 292 | Darrell Daniels | TE |
15 | 293 | Anthony Schwartz | WR |
15 | 294 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
15 | 295 | Steven Sims Jr. | WR |
15 | 296 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
15 | 297 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
15 | 298 | Kyler Murray | QB |
15 | 299 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
15 | 300 | C.J. Ham | RB |
15 | 301 | Kelvin Harmon | WR |
15 | 302 | Josh Allen | QB |
15 | 303 | Dak Prescott | QB |
15 | 304 | Frank Darby | WR |
15 | 305 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
15 | 306 | Collin Johnson | WR |
15 | 307 | Jermar Jefferson | RB |
15 | 308 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
15 | 309 | Russell Wilson | QB |
15 | 310 | Corey Clement | RB |
15 | 311 | Tom Brady | QB |
15 | 312 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
16 | 313 | Royce Freeman | RB |
16 | 314 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
16 | 315 | Justin Herbert | QB |
16 | 316 | Patrick Ricard | RB |
16 | 317 | Trey Ragas | RB |
16 | 318 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
16 | 319 | Matt Ryan | QB |
16 | 320 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
16 | 321 | Alec Ingold | RB |
16 | 322 | Joe Burrow | QB |
16 | 323 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | QB |
16 | 324 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
16 | 325 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
16 | 326 | Sam Darnold | QB |
16 | 327 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
16 | 328 | Jameis Winston | QB |
16 | 329 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
16 | 330 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
16 | 331 | Zach Wilson | QB |
16 | 332 | Derek Carr | QB |
16 | 333 | Tyrod Taylor | QB |
16 | 334 | Carson Wentz | QB |
16 | 335 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
16 | 336 | Jared Goff | QB |
16 | 337 | Daniel Jones | QB |
16 | 338 | Trey Lance | QB |
16 | 339 | Andy Dalton | QB |
16 | 340 | Justin Fields | QB |
16 | 341 | Mac Jones | QB |
16 | 342 | Taysom Hill | QB |
16 | 343 | Justin Tucker | K |
16 | 344 | Younghoe Koo | K |
16 | 345 | Harrison Butker | K |
17 | 346 | Robbie Gould | K |
17 | 347 | Tyler Bass | K |
17 | 348 | Mason Crosby | K |
17 | 349 | Jason Myers | K |
17 | 350 | Matt Prater | K |
17 | 351 | Rodrigo Blankenship | K |
17 | 352 | Matt Gay | K |
17 | 353 | Ryan Succop | K |
17 | 354 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
17 | 355 | Jason Sanders | K |
17 | 356 | Sam Ficken | K |
17 | 357 | Josh Lambo | K |
17 | 358 | Jake Elliott | K |
17 | 359 | Jacob Eason | QB |
17 | 360 | Brandon McManus | K |
17 | 361 | Drew Lock | QB |
17 | 362 | Joey Slye | K |
17 | 363 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
17 | 364 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
17 | 365 | Greg Joseph | K |
17 | 366 | Daniel Carlson | K |
17 | 367 | Chris Boswell | K |
17 | 368 | Michael Badgley | K |
17 | 369 | Graham Gano | K |
17 | 370 | Aldrick Rosas | K |
17 | 371 | Evan McPherson | K |
17 | 372 | Ryan Santoso | K |
17 | 373 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
17 | 374 | Nick Folk | K |
17 | 375 | Quinn Nordin | K |
17 | 376 | Tristan Vizcaino | K |
17 | 377 | Austin Seibert | K |
17 | 378 | Matt Ammendola | K |
17 | 379 | Cairo Santos | K |
17 | 380 | Denver Broncos | DST |
17 | 381 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
17 | 382 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
17 | 383 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
18 | 384 | New England Patriots | DST |
18 | 385 | Washington Football Team | DST |
18 | 386 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
18 | 387 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
18 | 388 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
18 | 389 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
18 | 390 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
18 | 391 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
18 | 392 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
18 | 393 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
18 | 394 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
18 | 395 | New York Giants | DST |
18 | 396 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
18 | 397 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
18 | 398 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
18 | 399 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
18 | 400 | New York Jets | DST |
18 | 401 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
18 | 402 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
18 | 403 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
18 | 404 | Chicago Bears | DST |
18 | 405 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
18 | 406 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
18 | 407 | Detroit Lions | DST |
18 | 408 | Houston Texans | DST |
18 | 409 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
18 | 410 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
18 | 411 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
18 | 412 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
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