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Early Week 1 Fantasy Football FLEX Rankings (2025) - Jayden Reed, DeMario Douglas, Luther Burden, Tank Bigsby, Quinshon Judkins, Jordan Mason, more

Tank Bigsby - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire

RotoBaller's FLEX fantasy football rankings for Week 1 (2025). Set winning fantasy lineups with our Week 1 RB, WR, TE rankings for fantasy football leagues.

Whether you have already completed your preseason fantasy draft(s) are just want to take a quick look at the Week 1 NFL slate, we're here to help with our fantasy football FLEX rankings for Week 1. It's never fun to start the season with a loss, so use these rankings to set winning lineups.

In the FLEX rankings below, check out where key baller carriers and pass-catchers like Jayden Reed, DeMario Douglas, Luther Burden III, Tank Bigsby, Quinshon Judkins, Jordan Mason, and more stand for the opening slate of the new NFL season.

Our FLEX fantasy football rankings for Week 1 are assembled by Nick Mariano. In addition to our rankings, below you will find a summary of this week's important fantasy football injury news. There are always critical injuries to track, so check back until kickoff.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Fantasy Football Flex News and Injuries

 

Week 1 Fantasy Football FLEX Rankings

Rankings are updated until kick-off. Be sure to bookmark our weekly PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, and Standard rankings.

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Bijan Robinson RB
1 2 Saquon Barkley RB
1 3 Ja'Marr Chase WR
1 4 Jahmyr Gibbs RB
1 5 Derrick Henry RB
1 6 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 7 CeeDee Lamb WR
1 8 De'Von Achane RB
1 9 Ashton Jeanty RB
1 10 Justin Jefferson WR
2 11 Jonathan Taylor RB
2 12 Puka Nacua WR
2 13 Chase Brown RB
2 14 Bucky Irving RB
2 15 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
2 16 Josh Jacobs RB
2 17 Brian Thomas Jr. WR
2 18 Malik Nabers WR
2 19 Nico Collins WR
2 20 Kyren Williams RB
3 21 James Conner RB
3 22 A.J. Brown WR
3 23 James Cook RB
3 24 Drake London WR
3 25 Breece Hall RB
3 26 Mike Evans WR
3 27 Ladd McConkey WR
3 28 Kenneth Walker III RB
3 29 Terry McLaurin WR
3 30 Chuba Hubbard RB
3 31 Tyreek Hill WR
3 32 Alvin Kamara RB
3 33 Tee Higgins WR
3 34 Davante Adams WR
3 35 D'Andre Swift RB
3 36 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR
3 37 Courtland Sutton WR
4 38 Aaron Jones RB
4 39 Trey McBride TE
4 40 Rashee Rice WR
4 41 DJ Moore WR
4 42 Brock Bowers TE
4 43 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR
4 44 David Montgomery RB
4 45 George Kittle TE
4 46 Garrett Wilson WR
4 47 DeVonta Smith WR
4 48 Omarion Hampton RB
4 49 Xavier Worthy WR
5 50 Tony Pollard RB
5 51 Zay Flowers WR
5 52 Tetairoa McMillan WR
5 53 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 54 Jaylen Waddle WR
5 55 Jameson Williams WR
5 56 Khalil Shakir WR
5 57 DK Metcalf WR
5 58 Isiah Pacheco RB
5 59 Jauan Jennings WR
5 60 TreVeyon Henderson RB
5 61 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
5 62 Kaleb Johnson RB
5 63 Joe Mixon RB
5 64 Calvin Ridley WR
5 65 George Pickens WR
5 66 Javonte Williams RB
5 67 Deebo Samuel Sr. WR
5 68 Stefon Diggs WR
5 69 Travis Hunter WR
5 70 Chris Olave WR
5 71 Jayden Reed WR
5 72 Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB
5 73 Sam LaPorta TE
6 74 Jordan Addison WR
6 75 Rome Odunze WR
6 76 Travis Kelce TE
6 77 T.J. Hockenson TE
6 78 Chris Godwin WR
6 79 Evan Engram TE
6 80 Jakobi Meyers WR
6 81 J.K. Dobbins RB
6 82 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
6 83 Darnell Mooney WR
6 84 Josh Downs WR
6 85 Cooper Kupp WR
6 86 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
7 87 Jake Ferguson TE
7 88 Marvin Mims Jr. WR
7 89 Christian Kirk WR
7 90 RJ Harvey RB
7 91 Quinshon Judkins RB
7 92 Jaylen Warren RB
7 93 Najee Harris RB
7 94 Tyjae Spears RB
7 95 Marquise Brown WR
7 96 Ricky Pearsall WR
7 97 Jerome Ford RB
8 98 Keon Coleman WR
8 99 Matthew Golden WR
8 100 Rashid Shaheed WR
8 101 Jalen McMillan WR
8 102 Luther Burden III WR
8 103 Emeka Egbuka WR
8 104 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
8 105 Jordan Mason RB
8 106 Rashod Bateman WR
8 107 Romeo Doubs WR
8 108 Rachaad White RB
8 109 Dallas Goedert TE
8 110 Tucker Kraft TE
8 111 Adam Thielen WR
8 112 Mark Andrews TE
8 113 Dalton Kincaid TE
8 114 Tank Bigsby RB
8 115 Tre Harris WR
8 116 Zach Ertz TE
8 117 Cedric Tillman WR
8 118 Cam Skattebo RB
8 119 Austin Ekeler RB
8 120 Hunter Henry TE
8 121 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
9 122 David Njoku TE
9 123 Kyle Pitts TE
9 124 Jonnu Smith TE
9 125 Ray-Ray McCloud III WR
9 126 Colston Loveland TE
9 127 Joshua Palmer WR
9 128 Mike Gesicki TE
9 129 Tyler Allgeier RB
9 130 Michael Wilson WR
9 131 Brenton Strange TE
9 132 Tyler Warren TE
9 133 Jayden Higgins WR
9 134 DeAndre Hopkins WR
9 135 Quentin Johnston WR
9 136 Alec Pierce WR
9 137 Braelon Allen RB
9 138 Kyle Williams WR
9 139 Tutu Atwell WR
9 140 Ja'Tavion Sanders TE
9 141 Jalen Coker WR
10 142 Dalton Schultz TE
10 143 Xavier Legette WR
10 144 Cade Otton TE
10 145 Juwan Johnson TE
10 146 Zach Charbonnet RB
10 147 Trey Benson RB
10 148 Darius Slayton WR
10 149 Chig Okonkwo TE
10 150 Bhayshul Tuten RB
10 151 Mason Taylor TE
10 152 Andrei Iosivas WR
10 153 Jaylen Wright RB
10 154 Elijah Arroyo TE
10 155 Tyler Lockett WR
10 156 Will Shipley RB
10 157 MarShawn Lloyd RB
10 158 Isaac Guerendo RB
11 159 DeMario Douglas WR
11 160 Jaydon Blue RB
11 161 Dyami Brown WR
11 162 Dylan Sampson RB
11 163 Theo Johnson TE
11 164 Jaylin Noel WR
11 165 Samaje Perine RB
11 166 Jalen Tolbert WR
11 167 Josh Reynolds WR
11 168 Rico Dowdle RB
11 169 Adonai Mitchell WR
11 170 Roschon Johnson RB
11 171 Dontayvion Wicks WR
11 172 Diontae Johnson WR
11 173 Jack Bech WR
11 174 Isaiah Likely TE
11 175 Elic Ayomanor WR
11 176 Kayshon Boutte WR
11 177 Ray Davis RB
11 178 Blake Corum RB
11 179 Calvin Austin III WR
11 180 Malik Washington WR
11 181 AJ Barner TE
11 182 Brandin Cooks WR
11 183 Pat Bryant WR
12 184 Pat Freiermuth TE
12 185 Kareem Hunt RB
12 186 Miles Sanders RB
12 187 Will Dissly TE
12 188 Jalen Royals WR
12 189 Oronde Gadsden II TE
12 190 Cole Kmet TE
12 191 Raheem Mostert RB
12 192 Elijah Moore WR
12 193 KaVontae Turpin WR
12 194 Roman Wilson WR
12 195 Keaton Mitchell RB
12 196 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
12 197 Tim Patrick WR
12 198 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
12 199 Devaughn Vele WR
12 200 Greg Dortch WR
12 201 Terrance Ferguson TE
12 202 Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR
12 203 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
12 204 Harold Fannin Jr. TE
12 205 Parker Washington WR
12 206 Ty Johnson RB
12 207 Jaleel McLaughlin RB
13 208 Tai Felton WR
13 209 Kenneth Gainwell RB
13 210 Noah Gray TE
13 211 Isaac TeSlaa WR
13 212 Keandre Lambert-Smith WR
13 213 Kalif Raymond WR
13 214 Jalen Nailor WR
13 215 Kendre Miller RB
13 216 Curtis Samuel WR
13 217 Woody Marks RB
13 218 Tre Tucker WR
13 219 Tyler Conklin TE
13 220 Audric Estime RB
13 221 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
13 222 Tyler Higbee TE
13 223 Michael Mayer TE
13 224 Xavier Restrepo WR
13 225 Charlie Kolar TE
14 226 Savion Williams WR
14 227 Jarquez Hunter RB
14 228 Mack Hollins WR
14 229 Nick Chubb RB
14 230 Justice Hill RB
14 231 Troy Franklin WR
14 232 Rondale Moore WR
15 233 Demarcus Robinson WR
15 234 Brashard Smith RB
15 235 Noah Brown WR
15 236 Cade Stover TE
15 237 Jordan Whittington WR
15 238 Josh Oliver TE
15 239 Treylon Burks WR
15 240 Adam Trautman TE
15 241 Kendrick Bourne WR
15 242 Allen Lazard WR
15 243 Luke McCaffrey WR
15 244 Van Jefferson WR
15 245 Jonathan Mingo WR
15 246 Jermaine Burton WR
15 247 Jaylin Lane WR
15 248 DJ Giddens RB
15 249 Tez Johnson WR
15 250 Mason Tipton WR
15 251 Darnell Washington TE
15 252 Isaiah Davis RB
15 253 Trevor Etienne RB
15 254 Elijah Mitchell RB
15 255 Kyle Monangai RB
15 256 Jordan James RB
15 257 Devin Neal RB
15 258 Sean Tucker RB
16 259 Tyler Goodson RB
16 260 AJ Dillon RB
16 261 Devin Singletary RB
16 262 Antonio Gibson RB
16 263 Michael Carter RB
16 264 Tahj Brooks RB
16 265 Cordarrelle Patterson RB
16 266 Ollie Gordon II RB
16 267 Khalil Herbert RB
16 268 Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB
16 269 Cam Akers RB
16 270 Alexander Mattison RB
16 271 Zack Moss RB
16 272 Kimani Vidal RB
16 273 Sincere McCormick RB
16 274 Dameon Pierce RB
16 275 Craig Reynolds RB
16 276 Phil Mafah RB
16 277 Damien Martinez RB
16 278 Tyler Badie RB
17 279 Jeremy McNichols RB
17 280 Raheim Sanders RB
17 281 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB
17 282 Emanuel Wilson RB
17 283 LeQuint Allen Jr. RB


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Athony Davis Recovering from Eye Surgery, Uncertain for Training Camp
Charlotte Hornets

DaQuan Jeffries Waived by the Hornets
CFB

Eric Singleton Jr. Questionable For Saturday
Braden Schneider

Limited in Training Camp
Lars Eller

Recovering From Abdominal Procedure
Nick Jensen

in Danger of Missing Start of Season
Brandon Montour

to Miss Two Weeks After Ankle Surgery
Gabriel Landeskog

a "Full Go" for the Season
Samuel Girard

Avalanche Hope to Have Samuel Girard Available for Start of Season
Mackenzie Blackwood

Out Week-to-Week
Alex Tuch

Day-to-Day With Undisclosed Injury
Jordan Greenway

to Sit Out Training Camp
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Considered Day-to-Day
Simon Edvinsson

to Miss a Couple of Weeks
Mikael Backlund

Signs Two-Year Extension
Connor Ingram

to Be Waived by Mammoth
Zach Hyman

Misses Start of Training Camp
Nick Paul

Out Until November
Kris Letang

Cleared for Training Camp
David Pastrnak

Out for Start of Training Camp
Matthew Tkachuk

Expected to Be Out Until December
NBA

Trevelin Queen Joins Chinese Team
Damian Lillard

Not Rushing His Return
Brooklyn Nets

Keon Johnson Waived by Nets
Justin Verlander

Plans to Pitch in 2026
Junior Caminero

Day-to-Day With Back Tightness
Will Smith

Won't Return When First Eligible
Tyler Soderstrom

Returns to A's Lineup
Tyler Warren

Sidelined on Wednesday with Toe Injury
Jaylen Waddle

Questionable for Week 3 Against Buffalo
Joe Burrow

Bengals Not Closing the Door on Joe Burrow Returning This Year
CFB

LaNorris Sellers to Play Against Missouri?
Kyle Tucker

Progress has "Plateaued"
Isaac Paredes

has "Outside Chance" to Return This Weekend
CFB

Kaidon Salter Expected To Start for Colorado on Saturday
Willson Contreras

Goes on 10-Day Injured List, Done for Season
Justin Fields

Ruled Out for Week 3 Due to Concussion
Jayden Reed

Out Indefinitely After Foot and Shoulder Surgery
Washington Commanders

Preston Smith Signs With Commanders
Trey Jemison III

Joins Knicks on Two-Way Contract
Kevin McCullar Jr.

Signs New Two-Way Deal With Knicks
Matt Ryan

Returns to Knicks on Exhibit 10 Contract
New York Knicks

Alex Len Signs Exhibit 9 Deal With Knicks
Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Expected to Take on Larger Offensive Role With Hawks
Thomas Sorber

Undergoes Surgery
Dominic Canzone

Has Five-Hit, Three-Homer Game Tuesday
Cal Raleigh

Sets Single-Season Home Run Record for a Switch-Hitter
Jayden Reed

Undergoes Clavicle and Foot Surgeries, Out for Foreseeable Future
Bo Bichette

to Miss Rest of Regular Season
Zach Neto

Placed on 10-Day Injured List With Hand Injury
Yordan Alvarez

Out on Tuesday, Dealing With "Significant" Ankle Sprain
Aaron Jones Sr.

Vikings Place Aaron Jones Sr. on Injured Reserve With Hamstring Injury
CFB

Diego Pavia Refutes Report of Seeking Seventh Collegiate Season
Christian Kirk

Expected to Return in Week 3
CFB

Diego Pavia Seeking Another Year of Eligibility
Tarik Skubal

on Track to Start Thursday
CFB

Kevorian Barnes Questionable Against SMU
Bo Bichette

has Short-Term Knee Injury, Could Return for Postseason
Tosan Evbuomwan

Joins Knicks
NBA

Kai Jones Links Up With EuroLeague Team
Bismack Biyombo

Returns to Spurs
Bones Hyland

Rejoins Timberwolves
Kobe Bufkin

Moves to Brooklyn
Trey Yesavage

Sets Franchise Strikeout Record On Monday
Yordan Alvarez

To Receive MRI For Sprained Left Ankle On Tuesday
Willson Contreras

Exits Early Monday With Right-Biceps Tightness
Yordan Alvarez

Exits With Ankle Sprain
Brock Bowers

Officially Active on Monday Night
Jauan Jennings

Day-to-Day With Ankle Injury
Logan O'Hoppe

Activated Off Seven-Day Injured List
CBJ

Denton Mateychuk Dealing With Groin Issue
Bo Horvat

Fine for Training Camp
Kirby Dach

on Track to Be Ready for Opening Night
Jose Altuve

Returns Against Rangers
J.J. McCarthy

Expected to Miss 2-4 Weeks With High-Ankle Sprain
J.J. McCarthy

Likely Out for Week 3 With High-Ankle Sprain
Jean Silva

Gets Finished For The First Time In His Career
Aaron Jones Sr.

Unlikely to Play in Week 3 Due to Hamstring Injury
Diego Lopes

Returns To The Win Column
Jayden Daniels

' Week 3 Status in Doubt
Rob Font

Outclassed In The Noche UFC 3 Co-Main Event
David Martinez

Wins His Second UFC Fight
Jared Gordon

Suffers Brutal TKO Loss At Noche UFC 3
Rafa Garcia

Wins Back-To-Back Fights
Brian Thomas Jr.

Dealing with Wrist Injury
Dustin Stoltzfus

Drops A Decision At Noche UFC 3
Kelvin Gastelum

Gets Back In The Win Column
Diego Ferreira

Suffers Second-Round TKO
Alexander Hernandez

Extends His Win Streak With A Brutal TKO
Quang Le

Suffers First-Round Knockout
Santiago Luna

Shines In His UFC Debut
Christopher Bell

Earns his First Bristol Cup Series Victory
Alex Bowman

Falls Short of Advancing Through Cup Series Playoffs
Chase Briscoe

Collects his Third Top-10 Finish at Bristol
Ryan Blaney

Strong Top-Five Bristol Performance Advances him to the Playoffs
Corey Heim

Earns his First Career Cup Series Top-10 Finish at Bristol
Giannis Antetokounmpo

Leads Greece to Bronze Medal
Alperen Sengün

Alperen Sengun Drops 28 Points in EuroBasket Finals
CFB

Indiana's Lee Beebe Jr. Out for Season with Knee Injury
Dennis Schröder

Dennis Schroder Named EuroBasket MVP
Bryce Eldridge

Giants to Promote Bryce Eldridge
Jaren Jackson Jr.

Progressing in Recovery
Jonathan Kuminga

Receives New Offer From Warriors
Kenneth Walker III

Bounces Back with Big Week 2 Performance
Bijan Robinson

Rushes for 143 Yards in Week 2
Justin Fields

Currently in Concussion Protocol
Cincinnati Bengals

Bengals Calling Around to Available Free-Agent Quarterbacks
Joe Burrow

to Undergo Surgery, Out at Least Three Months
Ty Gibbs

Has Arguably his Best Career Drive, but Only Finishes 10th
Chase Elliott

Despite Crashing Out at Bristol, Chase Elliott Advances to Round of 12
Austin Dillon

Misses Round of 12 After Extremely Mediocre Bristol Run
Shane Van Gisbergen

Shane van Gisbergen Fails to Advance to Round of 12
Josh Berry

Finishes Last in All Three Round of 16 Races to Fail to Advance
CFB

Ryan Williams Explodes In Return To Field
CFB

Drew Allar Plays Mediocre Game In Blowout Win
CFB

LaNorris Sellers Exits Game In Blowout Loss
CFB

DJ Lagway Tosses Five Interceptions In Loss
CFB

Garrett Nussmeier Plays Game Manager in Saturday's Win
CFB

CJ Carr Remains Poised In Narrow Loss
CFB

John Mateer Leads Oklahoma In Rout
CFB

Arch Manning Struggles Against UTEP
CFB

Jeremiah Smith Impresses In Win
CFB

Sam Leavitt Shines As Arizona State Rebounds From Week 2 Loss
Chris Buescher

May have Another Solid Run at Bristol
Kyle Busch

Should DFS Managers Roster Kyle Busch at Bristol?
Ricky Stenhouse Jr

Is Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Too Risky to Consider Rostering at Bristol?
Michael McDowell

Could be A Solid Value Option For Bristol DFS Lineups
Chase Elliott

Probably Won't Factor in for Bristol Win
NASCAR

Bubba Wallace Not as Strong at Bristol as Other Short Tracks
Alex Bowman

Needs to Win to Make Round of 12
Ross Chastain

has Never Led at Bristol but Has Been Pretty Consistent
Austin Dillon

Richmond Speed Unlikely to Carry Over to Bristol
Josh Berry

Might Run Well at Bristol, but Almost Certainly Won't Win to Advance
Justin Haley

Bristol One of Justin Haley's Few Recent Bright Spots
CFB

Austin Simmons Listed As Game-Time Decision Against Arkansas
CFB

Nico Iamaleava Struggles In Fourth Straight Loss
CFB

Antonio Williams Out Against Georgia Tech
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CJ Bailey Flashes Again in Win Over Wake Forest

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