That Sports Guy’s Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings
Well after a lot of doubt and chaos we finally have our answer…The NFL will take the field and play their regularly scheduled season. So with no preseason games and only getting reports from camps through media outlets, I am sure there will be plenty of surprises in Week 1. But of course what would a fantasy week be without a The Draft Diamonds Weekly Fantasy Report. Check out our Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings!
Here is how this year will play out:
- Players will be listed as First Last/Team. For example, Gardner Minshew/Jacksonville Jaguars
- Rankings will consist of:
- 12 QBs
- 25 RBs
- 35 WRs
- 10 TEs
- 10 D/ST
- 3 Weekly Sleepers
- 3 Weekly Fades
- Sleepers and Fades will be listed as First Last/ Position/ Team. For example, Tom Brady/ QB/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fantasy Football Rankings – Week 1
TOP 12 QBs
- Patrick Mahomes/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Russell Wilson/ Seattle Seahawks
- Lamar Jackson/ Baltimore Ravens
- Dak Prescott/ Dallas Cowboys
- Deshaun Watson/ Houston Texans
- Matt Ryan/ Atlanta Falcons
- Kyler Murray/ Arizona Cardinals
- Ben Roethlisberger/ Pittsburgh Steelers
- Josh Allen/ Buffalo Bills
- Carson Wentz/ Philadelphia Eagles
- Gardner Minshew/ Jacksonville Jaguars
- Jared Goff/ LA Chargers
TOP 25 RBs
- Christian McCaffrey/ Carolina Panthers
- Josh Jacobs/Las Vegas Raiders
- Dalvin Cook/ Minnesota Vikings
- Derrick Henry/ Tennesse Titans
- Alvin Kamara/ New Orleans Saints
- Austin Ekeler/ LA Chargers
- Ezekiel Elliott/ Dallas Cowboys
- Saquon Barkley/ New York Giants
- James Connor/ Pittsburgh Steelers
- Joe Mixon/ Cincinnati Bengals
- Miles Sanders/ Philadelphia Eagles
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Chris Carson/ Seattle Seahawks
- Nick Chubb/ Cleveland Browns
- Mark Ingram/ Baltimore Ravens
- Aaron Jones/ Green Bay Packers
- David Johnson/ Houston Texans
- Todd Gurley/ Atlanta Falcons
- Kenyan Drake/ Arizona Cardinals
- Marlon Mack/ Indianapolis Colts
- Le’Veon Bell/New York Jets
- James White/ New England Patriots
- Melvin Gordon/ Denver Broncos
- Tarik Cohen/ Chicago Bears
- Leonard Fournette/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TOP 35 WRs
- Michael Thomas/ New Orleans Saints
- Davante Adams/ Green Bay Packers
- Tyreek Hill/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Julio Jones/ Atlanta Falcons
- Kenny Golladay/ Detroit Lions
- Chris Godwin/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Allen Robinson/ Chicago Bears
- JuJu Smith-Schuster/ Pittsburgh Steelers
- Cooper Kupp/ LA Rams
- DeAndre Hopkins/ Arizona Cardinals
- DJ Moore/ Carolina Panthers
- Adam Thielen/ Minnesota Vikings
- AJ Brown/ Tennessee Titans
- Mike Evans/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Keenan Allen/ LA Chargers
- Robert Woods/ LA Rams
- Courtland Sutton/ Denver Broncos
- Calvin Ridley/ Atlanta Falcons
- DJ Chark/ Jacksonville Jaguars
- T.Y. Hilton/ Indianapolis Colts
- Will Fuller/ Houston Texans
- Odell Beckham/ Cleveland Browns
- Terry McLaurin/ Washington Football Team
- DK Metcalf/ Seattle Seahawks
- Jarvis Landry/ Cleveland Browns
- Stefon Diggs/ Buffalo Bills
- DeVante Parker/ Miami Dolphins
- Hollywood Brown/ Baltimore Ravens
- Tyler Boyd/ Cincinnati Bengals
- Julian Edelman/ New England Patriots
- Jamison Crowder/ New York Jets
- Michael Gallup/ Dallas Cowboys
- Marvin Jones/ Detroit Lions
- DeSean Jackson/ Philadelphia Eagles
- Sterling Shephard/ New York Giants
TOP 10 TEs
- George Kittle/ San Francisco 49ers
- Travis Kelce/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Mark Andrews/ Baltimore Ravens
- Darren Waller/ Las Vegas Raiders
- Hayden Hurst/ Atlanta Falcons
- Zach Ertz/ Philadelphia Eagles
- Hunter Henry/ LA Chargers
- Jonnu Smith/ Tennessee Titans
- Mike Gesicki/ Miami Dolphins
- Dallas Goedert/ Philadelphia Eagles
TOP 10 D/ST
- Buffalo Bills
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Baltimore Ravens
- Indianapolis Colts
- LA Chargers
- Minnesota Vikings
- Kansas City Chiefs
- New England Patriots
- Chicago Bears
3 Week 1 Sleepers
- James Robinson/ RB/ Jacksonville Jaguars: He is an undrafted rookie from Illinois State and to be honest I was shocked he went undrafted. He landed in Jacksonville and has been an unexpected yet pleasant surprise. He dominated at the FCS level and put on an absolute show at the East-West Shrine Game. Either Robinson or Devine Ozigbo will emerge and I’m betting on Robinson just like in my team preview.
- Tyrod Taylor/ QB/ LA Chargers: The Bengals allowed the most rushing yards to QBs last season and it will be interesting to see if the Chargers try to exploit that with Taylor. Also, it is a late afternoon start for the Chargers as they are traveling east; that should ease the time difference issues for their bodies and pregame routine.
- Kendrick Bourne/ WR/ San Francisco 49ers: This one is injury dependent so pay attention to the status of both Deebo Samuel and Brandon Ayiuk. If one of them is out cool, but if both sit sign me up for some Kendrick Bourne. Jimmy G lit up Arizona twice last season so it isn’t nuts to think Jimmy G could come out hot to start the season. And remember, George Kittle can only catch so many balls in one game.
3 Week 1 Fades
- Melvin Gordon/ RB/ Denver Broncos: Gordon’s first game for the Mile High City is a tough matchup with Tennessee and because of that he may not find a groove. Plus, Phillip Lindsay is still around. Lindsay has always been productive and I am not sold on Gordon being the guy or even out-touching Lindsay on a weekly basis.
- Le’Veon Bell/ RB/ New York Jets: Adam Gase will sign Frank Gore to a contract anytime he is given the chance. Gore is a football miracle as he is 37-years-old and still getting meaningful work as an NFL RB. That just doesn’t happen. While the individual talent of Bell is undeniable it is how he fits with Gase. Gase will run his team the way he wants and Gore on the roster expects him to get at least one-third of the team carries. So proceed with caution when it comes to Bell.
- AJ Green/ WR/ Cincinnati Bengals: Green has missed a lot of time recently due to injury. As Green returns, he finds himself in a new situation where he isn’t guaranteed to get all the targets of #1 overall pick Joe Burrow. Burrow and Tyler Boyd have been rumored to have a nice connection going and some reports seem to suggest a nice red zone relationship was taking form between Auden Tate and Joe Burrow. Sprinkle in an improved offensive line with a new Joe Mixon contract and you can see how Cincy is no longer AJ Green’s team. There is still a role for him but not Week 1 against the Chargers.