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Week 1 FLEX Rankings for Fantasy Football: DJ Chark Jr., Treylon Burks, Michael Carter, Isaiah McKenzie, Garrett Wilson, J.D. McKissic

J.D. McKissic - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups, NFL Injury News

Week 1 fantasy football FLEX rankings (RB, WR, TE), as of September 8th. Set winning lineups with our Week 1 ranks for fantasy football and the 2022 NFL season.

Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season has arrived, and we'll be helping you win your matchups each week! Below you can find our Week 1 fantasy football FLEX rankings, as of September 8th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key FLEX options like rank, among others.

Our FLEX fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.

You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these FLEX rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

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Last updated on Sunday 9/11 at 12:30 pm ET:

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Jonathan Taylor RB
1 2 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 3 Derrick Henry RB
1 4 Justin Jefferson WR
1 5 Austin Ekeler RB
1 6 Cooper Kupp WR
1 7 Alvin Kamara RB
1 8 Ja'Marr Chase WR
1 9 Joe Mixon RB
1 10 Dalvin Cook RB
1 11 Mike Evans WR
2 12 Davante Adams WR
2 13 Stefon Diggs WR
2 14 CeeDee Lamb WR
2 15 D'Andre Swift RB
2 16 Aaron Jones RB
2 17 Mark Andrews TE
2 18 Travis Kelce TE
2 19 A.J. Brown WR
2 20 Deebo Samuel WR
2 21 Najee Harris RB
2 22 Saquon Barkley RB
2 23 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
2 24 Nick Chubb RB
2 25 Keenan Allen WR
3 26 Tee Higgins WR
3 27 Leonard Fournette RB
3 28 Tyreek Hill WR
3 29 Javonte Williams RB
3 30 Marquise Brown WR
3 31 Courtland Sutton WR
3 32 James Conner RB
3 33 DJ Moore WR
3 34 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
3 35 Mike Williams WR
3 36 Diontae Johnson WR
3 37 Terry McLaurin WR
4 38 Antonio Gibson RB
4 39 Jaylen Waddle WR
4 40 Ezekiel Elliott RB
4 41 DK Metcalf WR
4 42 Brandin Cooks WR
4 43 Allen Robinson II WR
4 44 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
4 45 Elijah Mitchell RB
4 46 Rashod Bateman WR
4 47 Josh Jacobs RB
4 48 Chase Edmonds RB
4 49 Elijah Moore WR
4 50 Darnell Mooney WR
4 51 Michael Thomas WR
5 52 Rashaad Penny RB
5 53 AJ Dillon RB
5 54 Cam Akers RB
5 55 Gabriel Davis WR
5 56 Christian Kirk WR
5 57 Hunter Renfrow WR
5 58 Dameon Pierce RB
5 59 David Montgomery RB
5 60 Brandon Aiyuk WR
5 61 Kyle Pitts TE
5 62 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 63 Dalton Schultz TE
5 64 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
5 65 Amari Cooper WR
5 66 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
5 67 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
5 68 Robert Woods WR
5 69 Dallas Goedert TE
5 70 Adam Thielen WR
5 71 Darren Waller TE
5 72 Tyler Lockett WR
5 73 Kadarius Toney WR
5 74 Chris Olave WR
6 75 DeVonta Smith WR
6 76 Damien Harris RB
6 77 Drake London WR
6 78 Cordarrelle Patterson RB
6 79 Breece Hall RB
6 80 Melvin Gordon III RB
6 81 Devin Singletary RB
6 82 Kareem Hunt RB
6 83 Zach Ertz TE
6 84 Miles Sanders RB
6 85 T.J. Hockenson TE
6 86 Pat Freiermuth TE
6 87 Julio Jones WR
6 88 A.J. Green WR
7 89 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
7 90 Sammy Watkins WR
7 91 Tyler Boyd WR
7 92 George Pickens WR
7 93 Jakobi Meyers WR
7 94 Chris Godwin WR
7 95 Chase Claypool WR
7 96 Tony Pollard RB
7 97 DeVante Parker WR
7 98 DJ Chark Jr. WR
7 99 Dawson Knox TE
7 100 Russell Gage WR
7 101 Jahan Dotson WR
7 102 Nico Collins WR
7 103 Isaiah McKenzie WR
7 104 Garrett Wilson WR
7 105 Nyheim Hines RB
7 106 Jarvis Landry WR
7 107 Michael Carter RB
7 108 Treylon Burks WR
7 109 K.J. Osborn WR
7 110 Hunter Henry TE
7 111 Irv Smith Jr. TE
8 112 David Njoku TE
8 113 Cole Kmet TE
8 114 Mecole Hardman WR
8 115 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB
8 116 Gerald Everett TE
8 117 Alec Pierce WR
8 118 Mike Davis RB
8 119 J.D. McKissic RB
8 120 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
8 121 Kenny Golladay WR
8 122 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
8 123 Austin Hooper TE
8 124 Tyler Higbee TE
8 125 Romeo Doubs WR
8 126 Robbie Anderson WR
8 127 James Robinson RB
8 128 Skyy Moore WR
8 129 Corey Davis WR
8 130 Mike Gesicki TE
8 131 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
8 132 Parris Campbell WR
9 133 Evan Engram TE
9 134 Kenneth Gainwell RB
9 135 Christian Watson WR
9 136 Randall Cobb WR
9 137 Noah Brown WR
9 138 Joshua Palmer WR
9 139 Hayden Hurst TE
9 140 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
9 141 Noah Fant TE
9 142 Raheem Mostert RB
9 143 Jamaal Williams RB
9 144 Curtis Samuel WR
9 145 KJ Hamler WR
9 146 Braxton Berrios WR
9 147 Devin Duvernay WR
9 148 James Cook RB
9 149 Mark Ingram II RB
9 150 Zay Jones WR
9 151 Khalil Herbert RB
9 152 Brevin Jordan TE
9 153 Robert Tonyan TE
10 154 Logan Thomas TE
10 155 Jalen Tolbert WR
10 156 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
10 157 Nelson Agholor WR
10 158 Kendrick Bourne WR
10 159 Sterling Shepard WR
10 160 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR
10 161 Rex Burkhead RB
10 162 Mo Alie-Cox TE
10 163 Ben Skowronek WR
10 164 Byron Pringle WR
10 165 Jamison Crowder WR
10 166 Tyler Conklin TE
10 167 Ross Dwelley TE
10 168 Andy Isabella WR
10 169 Alexander Mattison RB
10 170 David Bell WR
11 171 Isaiah Likely TE
11 172 Chris Conley WR
11 173 Bryan Edwards WR
11 174 Kyle Philips WR
11 175 Kenyan Drake RB
11 176 Jalen Guyton WR
11 177 Josh Reynolds WR
11 178 Rachaad White RB
11 179 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
11 180 C.J. Uzomah TE
11 181 Damien Williams RB
11 182 Cameron Brate TE
11 183 Darius Slayton WR
11 184 Equanimeous St. Brown WR
11 185 Quintez Cephus WR
11 186 Marquez Callaway WR
11 187 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
11 188 Dan Arnold TE
11 189 Jonnu Smith TE
11 190 Ameer Abdullah RB
11 191 Adam Trautman TE
11 192 Ken Walker III RB
11 193 Zamir White RB
11 194 Trey McBride TE
11 195 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
12 196 Kyle Rudolph TE
12 197 Jauan Jennings WR
12 198 Tyler Johnson WR
12 199 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
12 200 Quez Watkins WR
12 201 Harrison Bryant TE
12 202 Eno Benjamin RB
12 203 Tyler Allgeier RB
12 204 Samaje Perine RB
12 205 Daniel Bellinger TE
12 206 Jalen Reagor WR
12 207 James Proche II WR
12 208 Tutu Atwell WR
12 209 Boston Scott RB
12 210 Jerick McKinnon RB


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REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

CFB

Behren Morton Exits with Possible Concussion
Tucker Kraft

Likely To Play In Week 3
Emeka Egbuka

Expected to Play in Week 3
Tyler Warren

Off Injury Report, Will Play Against Titans
Xavier Worthy

Ruled Out for Week 3
Xavier Worthy

Not Expected to Play
Stuart Skinner

Determined to Improve After Shedding Weight
Jeremy Lauzon

Dealing With an Injury
Jack Eichel

Returns to Practice
Wyatt Langford

Day-to-Day With Side Tightness
Bryan Woo

Exits With Pectoral Tightness on Friday
Alec Bohm

Phillies Reinstate Alec Bohm on Friday
Matthew Coronato

Expected to Make a Big Impact This Season
Johnathan Kovacevic

Out Indefinitely
Evan Engram

Ruled Out for Week 3
Kevin Hayes

to Be Re-Evaluated in About a Month
Brock Purdy

"Highly Unlikely" to Start in Week 3
Evgeni Malkin

Not Thinking About Retirement
Jauan Jennings

Officially Questionable for Week 3
UTA

Alex Kerfoot Out Week-to-Week
Zeev Buium

Misses Practice With Upper-Body Injury
Artemi Panarin

Sustains Lower-Body Injury in Training Camp
Xavier Worthy

Officially Questionable for Week 3
Tucker Kraft

Questionable for Week 3
Yordan Alvarez

Astros Put Yordan Alvarez on Injured List With Ankle Sprain
Zach Charbonnet

Tagged as Doubtful for Week 3
Kyle Finnegan

Set to Return on Friday
Dallas Goedert

Cleared for Week 3
Tyler Warren

Questionable to Play in Week 3
D'Andre Swift

Questionable to Play in Week 3
Isaac Paredes

to Return on Friday
Chris Godwin

Ruled Out for Week 3
Jayden Daniels

Officially Out for Week 3
Emeka Egbuka

Officially Questionable for Week 3
Zach Charbonnet

Kenneth Walker III, Zach Charbonnet in True Backfield Split
Yuri Collins

Headed to Brooklyn
Charlotte Hornets

Hornets Sign Keyontae Johnson
Dennis Smith Jr.

Agrees to One-Year Deal With Mavericks
Tyler Herro

Undergoing Foot/Ankle Surgery
James Cook

Tallies 118 All-Purpose Yards on Thursday Night Football
William Eklund

Back at 100 Percent in Training Camp
Macklin Celebrini

Battling an Illness
Kevin Hayes

Evaluated for Upper-Body Injury
Zach Hyman

Out Until November
Stefan Noesen

Nursing a Groin Injury
Laurent Brossoit

Out Long-Term After Hip Surgery
Pierre Engvall

Out for 2-3 Weeks
Kirill Kaprizov

Focused on Having a Good Season
Mats Zuccarello

Likely Out for Start of Season
Jack Eichel

Suffers "Little Tweak" in Training Camp
Roman Josi

Feeling "100 Percent" in Training Camp
CFB

LaNorris Sellers Upgraded to Probable for Saturday's Tilt Against Missouri
Jaylen Waddle

Good to Go For Thursday Night Football
Tucker Kraft

Suffers "Little Knee Tweak," Checks Out OK
Clayton Kershaw

Will Retire at the End of the Season
Malcolm Brogdon

Landry Shamet and Malcolm Brogdon Both Staying with the Knicks?
Detroit Pistons

Charles Bediako Agrees to a Training Camp Deal with Detroit
Anthony Davis

Recovering From Eye Surgery, Uncertain for Training Camp
Charlotte Hornets

DaQuan Jeffries Waived by the Hornets
CFB

Eric Singleton Jr. Questionable For Saturday
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
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
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
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
CFB

Diego Pavia Refutes Report of Seeking Seventh Collegiate Season
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
Jean Silva

Gets Finished For The First Time In His Career
Diego Lopes

Returns To The Win Column
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
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
CFB

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

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