Rankings
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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Overall excludes kickers and defenses — they don't compete for the same roster spots or score on the same scale as skill players. See the K and DEF tabs to rank them on their own.
Sorted by ceiling, highest first.
| # | Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jahmyr GibbsDET · bye 6 | RB1 | vs NOEven | 25.9 | 8 | 47 | low | 1.5 |
| 2 | Puka NacuaQLAR · bye 11 | WR1 | vs SFEven | 23.5 | 8 | 42 | medium | 3 |
| 3 | Joe BurrowCIN · bye 6 | QB2 | vs TBGreat | 25.5 | 12 | 40 | medium | 56.8 |
| 4 | Jalen HurtsPHI · bye 10 | QB5 | vs WASGreat | 23.8 | 12 | 35 | low | 78.8 |
| 5 | Amon-Ra St. BrownDET · bye 6 | WR2 | vs NOTough | 18.8 | 6 | 35 | low | 7.9 |
| 6 | Ja'Marr ChaseCIN · bye 6 | WR3 | vs TBEven | 19.7 | 5 | 35 | low | 3.9 |
| 7 | Lamar JacksonBAL · bye 13 | QB3 | @ INDEven | 23.0 | 11 | 35 | medium | 55.5 |
| 8 | Josh AllenBUF · bye 7 | QB1 | @ HOUBrutal | 20.2 | 9 | 33 | low | 32.8 |
| 9 | Jonathan TaylorIND · bye 13 | RB2 | vs BALEven | 17.6 | 4 | 32 | low | 6.1 |
| 10 | Saquon BarkleyPHI · bye 10 | RB8 | vs WASGreat | 17.3 | 5 | 32 | low | 17.5 |
| 11 | Dak PrescottDAL · bye 14 | QB6 | @ NYGGood | 19.8 | 9 | 32 | medium | 66.1 |
| 12 | CeeDee LambDAL · bye 14 | WR5 | @ NYGGood | 17.7 | 5 | 31 | low | 12.5 |
| 13 | George PickensDAL · bye 14 | WR7 | @ NYGGood | 15.3 | 3 | 30 | medium | 19.9 |
| 14 | Cam SkatteboNYG · bye 8 | RB6 | vs DALGood | 16.5 | 5 | 30 | medium | 36.3 |
| 15 | Chase BrownCIN · bye 6 | RB10 | vs TBEven | 17.1 | 6 | 29 | low | 15.3 |
| 16 | Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA · bye 11 | WR6 | vs NEEven | 17.2 | 4 | 30 | medium | 5.2 |
| 17 | Bhayshul TutenJAX · bye 7 | RB7 | vs CLEEven | 14.5 | 0 | 30 | low | 53.2 |
| 18 | Trevor LawrenceJAX · bye 7 | QB9 | vs CLEBrutal | 18.6 | 10 | 27 | medium | 93.7 |
| 19 | James CookBUF · bye 7 | RB3 | @ HOUTough | 15.3 | 4 | 26 | low | 9.3 |
| 20 | Brock PurdySF · bye 8 | QB4 | @ LAREven | 16.7 | 7 | 26 | low | 88.4 |
| 21 | Drake LondonATL · bye 11 | WR4 | @ PITGood | 13.2 | 3 | 26 | low | 12.3 |
| 22 | Brock BowersLV · bye 13 | TE2 | vs MIAGreat | 13.7 | 4 | 25 | medium | 43.1 |
| 23 | Colston LovelandCHI · bye 10 | TE3 | @ CAREven | 11.7 | 2 | 24 | medium | 61.7 |
| 24 | De'Von AchaneMIA · bye 6 | RB9 | @ LVGood | 14.0 | 5 | 24 | low | 11.8 |
| 25 | Jayden DanielsWAS · bye 7 | QB7 | @ PHITough | 15.9 | 9 | 24 | medium | 70.2 |
| 26 | Patrick MahomesQKC · bye 5 | QB10 | vs DENTough | 15.8 | 9 | 24 | low | 101.9 |
| 27 | Rashee RiceKC · bye 5 | WR8 | vs DENBrutal | 13.3 | 4 | 23 | medium | 15.2 |
| 28 | Chris OlaveNO · bye 8 | WR9 | @ DETGreat | 12.2 | 2 | 23 | medium | 23.7 |
| 29 | Dallas GoedertPHI · bye 10 | TE7 | vs WASGreat | 11.0 | 2 | 22 | low | 101.7 |
| 30 | Bijan RobinsonATL · bye 11 | RB4 | @ PITTough | 13.7 | 5 | 22 | low | 2.3 |
| 31 | Drake MayeNE · bye 11 | QB8 | @ SEATough | 15.2 | 9 | 22 | medium | 50.9 |
| 32 | Nico CollinsHOU · bye 8 | WR10 | vs BUFTough | 13.1 | 5 | 22 | low | 20.1 |
| 33 | TreVeyon HendersonQNE · bye 11 | RB5 | @ SEABrutal | 9.7 | 2 | 22 | medium | 61.6 |
| 34 | Sam LaPortaQDET · bye 6 | TE8 | vs NOTough | 11.7 | 3 | 21 | low | 110.1 |
| 35 | Trey McBrideARI · bye 14 | TE1 | @ LACBrutal | 11.4 | 4 | 20 | medium | 37.7 |
| 36 | Kyle PittsATL · bye 11 | TE5 | @ PITGreat | 9.7 | 1 | 19 | high | 84.3 |
| 37 | Harold FanninCLE · bye 11 | TE4 | @ JAXGood | 8.9 | 2 | 17 | medium | 83.2 |
| 38 | Travis KelceKC · bye 5 | TE9 | vs DENEven | 8.4 | 1 | 17 | low | 119 |
| 39 | Tucker KraftQGB · bye 11 | TE6 | @ MINTough | 8.3 | 1 | 16 | very high | 98.5 |
| 40 | Tyler WarrenQIND · bye 13 | TE10 | vs BALTough | 8.4 | 2 | 15 | medium | 72.4 |
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