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Week 1 rankings blend our projections with opponent difficulty and game environment. Connect a league and your players light up, refreshed as projections update each week.

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Sorted by Safe's volatility-docked projection, highest first.

#	Player
1	Joe BurrowCIN · bye 6	QB3	vs TBGreat	25.5	12	40	medium	56.8
2	Puka NacuaQLAR · bye 11	WR1	vs SFEven	28.4	9	51	medium	3
3	Jahmyr GibbsDET · bye 6	RB1	vs NOEven	28.6	8	52	low	1.5
4	Jalen HurtsPHI · bye 10	QB5	vs WASGreat	23.8	12	35	low	78.8
5	Lamar JacksonBAL · bye 13	QB2	@ INDEven	23.0	11	35	medium	55.5
6	Ja'Marr ChaseCIN · bye 6	WR3	vs TBEven	24.2	5	43	low	3.9
7	Amon-Ra St. BrownDET · bye 6	WR2	vs NOTough	23.1	8	43	low	7.9
8	Josh AllenBUF · bye 7	QB1	@ HOUBrutal	20.2	9	33	low	32.8
9	Dak PrescottDAL · bye 14	QB10	@ NYGGood	19.8	9	32	medium	66.1
10	CeeDee LambDAL · bye 14	WR4	@ NYGGood	21.1	6	36	low	12.5
11	Trevor LawrenceJAX · bye 7	QB8	vs CLEBrutal	18.6	10	27	medium	93.7
12	Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA · bye 11	WR5	vs NEEven	20.9	5	36	medium	5.2
13	Kyren WilliamsLAR · bye 11	RB5	vs SFGood	19.0	8	30	low	27.2
14	Chase BrownCIN · bye 6	RB7	vs TBEven	19.3	6	33	low	15.3
15	Patrick MahomesQKC · bye 5	QB7	vs DENTough	15.9	9	24	low	101.9
16	Jayden DanielsWAS · bye 7	QB6	@ PHITough	15.9	9	24	medium	70.2
17	Brock PurdySF · bye 8	QB9	@ LAREven	16.7	7	26	low	88.4
18	Jonathan TaylorIND · bye 13	RB3	vs BALEven	18.7	5	34	low	6.1
19	Drake MayeNE · bye 11	QB4	@ SEATough	15.2	9	22	medium	50.9
20	George PickensDAL · bye 14	WR9	@ NYGGood	18.3	4	36	medium	19.9
21	Cam SkatteboNYG · bye 8	RB9	vs DALGood	18.2	5	33	medium	36.3
22	James CookBUF · bye 7	RB4	@ HOUTough	16.2	5	28	low	9.3
23	Rashee RiceKC · bye 5	WR6	vs DENBrutal	16.2	5	28	medium	15.2
24	De'Von AchaneMIA · bye 6	RB6	@ LVGood	15.7	5	27	low	11.8
25	Brock BowersLV · bye 13	TE2	vs MIAGreat	17.1	5	31	medium	43.1
26	Bijan RobinsonATL · bye 11	RB2	@ PITTough	15.2	5	25	low	2.3
27	Nico CollinsHOU · bye 8	WR7	vs BUFTough	15.5	6	26	low	20.1
28	Drake LondonATL · bye 11	WR8	@ PITGood	15.8	3	31	low	12.3
29	Christian McCaffreyQSF · bye 8	RB8	@ LARTough	14.0	4	25	medium	6.6
30	Trey McBrideARI · bye 14	TE1	@ LACBrutal	14.3	4	26	medium	37.7
31	Sam LaPortaQDET · bye 6	TE5	vs NOTough	14.3	3	25	low	110.1
32	Chris OlaveNO · bye 8	WR10	@ DETGreat	14.9	2	28	medium	23.7
33	Josh JacobsQGB · bye 11	RB10	@ MINTough	13.3	4	23	low	24.9
34	Colston LovelandCHI · bye 10	TE7	@ CAREven	14.2	2	30	medium	61.7
35	George KittleQSF · bye 8	TE4	@ LAREven	10.6	3	18	low	119.5
36	Harold FanninCLE · bye 11	TE3	@ JAXGood	11.0	3	21	medium	83.2
37	Tyler WarrenQIND · bye 13	TE6	vs BALTough	10.7	3	20	medium	72.4
38	Travis KelceKC · bye 5	TE9	vs DENEven	10.8	2	21	low	119
39	Juwan JohnsonNO · bye 8	TE8	@ DETEven	9.7	3	17	low	160.1
40	Tucker KraftQGB · bye 11	TE10	@ MINTough	9.6	2	19	very high	98.5

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