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Updated Week 1 fantasy football rankings for 2025. Set your optimal lineups with our fantasy football Week 1 rankings for RBs, WRs, TEs, QBs, D/STs, and Kickers.
Football is almost back, and those who have completed their fantasy football drafts and are looking for the opening slate rankings have come to the right place. Below, you will find our Week 1 fantasy football rankings for 2025. Starting the season off with a loss can set you behind, so our rankings will help you set winning lineups right away.
Navigate the rankings table below to find out where key Week 1 names like Omarion Hampton, Breece Hall, Kyren Williams, Jauan Jennings, Jayden Reed, Emeka Egbuka, Dylan Sampson, Ollie Gordon II, Kyle Williams, Braelon Allen, TreVeyon Henderson, J.J. McCarthy, Tyler Warren, Drake Maye, Jaydon Blue, and Zach Charbonnet stand among players at all positions.
Our fantasy football rankings for Week 1 are assembled by Nick Mariano. In addition to our staff 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:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
- Running back (RB) fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings
- Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- NFL rookie fantasy football rankings
- Best ball fantasy football rankings
- Superflex fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Marquise Brown Appears to Be at Full Speed
- Jalen Coker Placed on Injured Reserve
- Rachaad White Expected to Play in Week 1
- De'Von Achane Should be Ready for Week 1
- Jalen Royals Unlikely to Play in Week 1
- Chris Godwin to Miss First Month of Season
- Joe Mixon out at Least Four Games
Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings
Bookmark our PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, and standard (non-PPR) rankings
Note that quarterbacks, defenses, and kickers are all grouped separately toward the bottom. Each position is ranked separately. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, and K mixed in).
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 1 | 2 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Bijan Robinson | RB |
| 1 | 4 | Derrick Henry | RB |
| 1 | 5 | Puka Nacua | WR |
| 1 | 6 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
| 1 | 7 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 1 | 8 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 1 | 9 | Bucky Irving | RB |
| 1 | 10 | James Conner | RB |
| 2 | 11 | Ashton Jeanty | RB |
| 2 | 12 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 2 | 13 | Chase Brown | RB |
| 2 | 14 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 2 | 15 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 2 | 16 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 2 | 17 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 2 | 18 | Malik Nabers | WR |
| 2 | 19 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 2 | 20 | Drake London | WR |
| 3 | 21 | Kyren Williams | RB |
| 3 | 22 | Brian Thomas Jr. | WR |
| 3 | 23 | De'Von Achane | RB |
| 3 | 24 | James Cook | RB |
| 3 | 25 | Kenneth Walker III | RB |
| 3 | 26 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 3 | 27 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 28 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 3 | 29 | Xavier Worthy | WR |
| 3 | 30 | Ladd McConkey | WR |
| 3 | 31 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 3 | 33 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 3 | 34 | Trey McBride | TE |
| 3 | 35 | Omarion Hampton | RB |
| 3 | 36 | Brock Bowers | TE |
| 3 | 37 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 3 | 38 | TreVeyon Henderson | RB |
| 4 | 39 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 4 | 40 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 4 | 41 | DJ Moore | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | RB |
| 4 | 43 | George Kittle | TE |
| 4 | 44 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 4 | 45 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR |
| 4 | 47 | Breece Hall | RB |
| 4 | 48 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 4 | 49 | Tetairoa McMillan | WR |
| 4 | 50 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 5 | 51 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 5 | 52 | Zay Flowers | WR |
| 5 | 53 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 5 | 54 | Jameson Williams | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Isiah Pacheco | RB |
| 5 | 56 | George Pickens | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Deebo Samuel Sr. | WR |
| 5 | 58 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 5 | 59 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 5 | 60 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 5 | 61 | J.K. Dobbins | RB |
| 5 | 62 | RJ Harvey | RB |
| 5 | 63 | Garrett Wilson | WR |
| 5 | 64 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB |
| 5 | 65 | DK Metcalf | WR |
| 5 | 66 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
| 5 | 67 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 5 | 68 | Ricky Pearsall | WR |
| 5 | 69 | Jaylen Warren | RB |
| 5 | 70 | Jordan Mason | RB |
| 5 | 71 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 5 | 72 | Travis Hunter | WR |
| 5 | 73 | Chris Olave | WR |
| 6 | 74 | Khalil Shakir | WR |
| 6 | 75 | Sam LaPorta | TE |
| 6 | 76 | Rome Odunze | WR |
| 6 | 77 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 6 | 78 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Matthew Golden | WR |
| 6 | 81 | Tank Bigsby | RB |
| 6 | 82 | David Njoku | TE |
| 6 | 83 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 6 | 84 | Jayden Reed | WR |
| 6 | 85 | Josh Downs | WR |
| 6 | 86 | Emeka Egbuka | WR |
| 7 | 87 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 88 | Jerome Ford | RB |
| 7 | 89 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 7 | 90 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 7 | 91 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 7 | 92 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 7 | 93 | Cedric Tillman | WR |
| 7 | 94 | Rashid Shaheed | WR |
| 7 | 95 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 7 | 96 | Jake Ferguson | TE |
| 7 | 97 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 8 | 98 | Dylan Sampson | RB |
| 8 | 99 | Keon Coleman | WR |
| 8 | 100 | Marvin Mims Jr. | WR |
| 8 | 101 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 8 | 102 | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | RB |
| 8 | 103 | Tucker Kraft | TE |
| 8 | 104 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 8 | 105 | Kaleb Johnson | RB |
| 8 | 106 | Braelon Allen | RB |
| 8 | 107 | Ollie Gordon II | RB |
| 8 | 108 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 8 | 109 | Trey Benson | RB |
| 8 | 110 | Dalton Kincaid | TE |
| 8 | 111 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 8 | 112 | Ray-Ray McCloud III | WR |
| 8 | 113 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB |
| 8 | 114 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 8 | 115 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 8 | 116 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 8 | 117 | Tyler Warren | TE |
| 8 | 118 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 8 | 119 | Romeo Doubs | WR |
| 8 | 120 | Brenton Strange | TE |
| 8 | 121 | Colston Loveland | TE |
| 9 | 122 | Jaydon Blue | RB |
| 9 | 123 | DeMario Douglas | WR |
| 9 | 124 | Cade Otton | TE |
| 9 | 125 | Luther Burden III | WR |
| 9 | 126 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 9 | 127 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 9 | 128 | Chig Okonkwo | TE |
| 9 | 129 | Xavier Legette | WR |
| 9 | 130 | Tre Harris | WR |
| 9 | 131 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 9 | 132 | Zach Charbonnet | RB |
| 9 | 133 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 9 | 135 | Jayden Higgins | WR |
| 9 | 136 | Ja'Tavion Sanders | TE |
| 9 | 137 | Juwan Johnson | TE |
| 9 | 138 | Michael Wilson | WR |
| 9 | 139 | Theo Johnson | TE |
| 9 | 140 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 9 | 141 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
| 9 | 142 | Bhayshul Tuten | RB |
| 10 | 143 | Elijah Arroyo | TE |
| 10 | 144 | Keaton Mitchell | RB |
| 10 | 145 | Isaiah Likely | TE |
| 10 | 146 | Mason Taylor | TE |
| 10 | 147 | Alec Pierce | WR |
| 10 | 148 | Will Shipley | RB |
| 10 | 149 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB |
| 10 | 150 | Kyle Williams | WR |
| 10 | 151 | Dont'e Thornton Jr. | WR |
| 10 | 152 | Tory Horton | WR |
| 10 | 153 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 10 | 154 | AJ Barner | TE |
| 10 | 155 | Tyler Allgeier | RB |
| 10 | 156 | Kayshon Boutte | WR |
| 10 | 157 | Rico Dowdle | RB |
| 10 | 158 | Ray Davis | RB |
| 10 | 159 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
| 11 | 160 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 11 | 161 | Cam Skattebo | RB |
| 11 | 162 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 11 | 163 | Justice Hill | RB |
| 11 | 164 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE |
| 11 | 165 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 11 | 166 | Calvin Austin III | WR |
| 11 | 167 | Tutu Atwell | WR |
| 11 | 168 | Andrei Iosivas | WR |
| 11 | 169 | Noah Brown | WR |
| 11 | 170 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 11 | 171 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 11 | 172 | Jaylin Noel | WR |
| 11 | 173 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 11 | 174 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 11 | 175 | Jalen Royals | WR |
| 11 | 176 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
| 11 | 177 | Keandre Lambert-Smith | WR |
| 11 | 178 | Dameon Pierce | RB |
| 11 | 179 | Rachaad White | RB |
| 11 | 180 | KaVontae Turpin | WR |
| 11 | 181 | Malik Washington | WR |
| 11 | 182 | Elic Ayomanor | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Adonai Mitchell | WR |
| 12 | 184 | Blake Corum | RB |
| 12 | 185 | Quentin Johnston | WR |
| 12 | 186 | Dontayvion Wicks | WR |
| 12 | 187 | Greg Dortch | WR |
| 12 | 188 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 12 | 189 | Pat Bryant | WR |
| 12 | 190 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 12 | 191 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 12 | 192 | Terrance Ferguson | TE |
| 12 | 193 | Noah Gray | TE |
| 12 | 194 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE |
| 12 | 195 | Jalen Nailor | WR |
| 12 | 196 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 12 | 197 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 12 | 198 | Jordan Whittington | WR |
| 12 | 199 | Troy Franklin | WR |
| 12 | 200 | Cade Stover | TE |
| 12 | 201 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 12 | 202 | Jacob Cowing | WR |
| 12 | 203 | Roschon Johnson | RB |
| 12 | 204 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 12 | 205 | Emanuel Wilson | RB |
| 12 | 206 | Isaac TeSlaa | WR |
| 12 | 207 | DJ Giddens | RB |
| 13 | 208 | Devaughn Vele | WR |
| 13 | 209 | Jalen Tolbert | WR |
| 13 | 210 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 13 | 211 | Tre Tucker | WR |
| 13 | 212 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 13 | 213 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 13 | 214 | Michael Mayer | TE |
| 13 | 215 | Roman Wilson | WR |
| 13 | 216 | Woody Marks | RB |
| 13 | 217 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 13 | 218 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 13 | 219 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 13 | 220 | Sean Tucker | RB |
| 13 | 221 | Raheem Mostert | RB |
| 13 | 222 | Jack Bech | WR |
| 13 | 223 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 13 | 224 | Kyle Monangai | RB |
| 13 | 225 | John Metchie III | WR |
| 14 | 226 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 14 | 227 | Kendre Miller | RB |
| 14 | 228 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 14 | 229 | Isaac Guerendo | RB |
| 14 | 230 | Parker Washington | WR |
| 14 | 231 | Chimere Dike | WR |
| 14 | 232 | Jaylen Wright | RB |
| 15 | 233 | Luke Schoonmaker | TE |
| 15 | 234 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 15 | 235 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 15 | 236 | Jarquez Hunter | RB |
| 15 | 237 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB |
| 15 | 238 | Jaylin Lane | WR |
| 15 | 239 | Gunnar Helm | TE |
| 15 | 240 | Brashard Smith | RB |
| 15 | 241 | Charlie Kolar | TE |
| 15 | 242 | Josh Oliver | TE |
| 15 | 243 | Ben Sinnott | TE |
| 15 | 244 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 15 | 245 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 15 | 246 | Tez Johnson | WR |
| 15 | 247 | Isaiah Davis | RB |
| 15 | 248 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 15 | 249 | Trevor Etienne | RB |
| 15 | 250 | Tahj Brooks | RB |
| 15 | 251 | Tommy Tremble | TE |
| 15 | 252 | Luke Musgrave | TE |
| 15 | 253 | Mason Tipton | WR |
| 15 | 254 | Savion Williams | WR |
| 15 | 255 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 15 | 256 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 15 | 257 | Jordan James | RB |
| 15 | 258 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 16 | 259 | Devin Neal | RB |
| 16 | 260 | Ryan Miller | WR |
| 16 | 261 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 16 | 262 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 16 | 263 | Raheim Sanders | RB |
| 16 | 264 | Zamir White | RB |
| 16 | 265 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 16 | 266 | LeQuint Allen Jr. | RB |
| 16 | 267 | Tyler Goodson | RB |
| 16 | 268 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 16 | 269 | Luke McCaffrey | WR |
| 16 | 270 | Tai Felton | WR |
| 16 | 271 | Jermaine Burton | WR |
| 16 | 272 | Jordan Watkins | WR |
| 16 | 273 | Trey Palmer | WR |
| 16 | 274 | Jonathan Mingo | WR |
| 16 | 275 | Grant Calcaterra | TE |
| 16 | 276 | Darnell Washington | TE |
| 16 | 277 | Hunter Long | TE |
| 16 | 278 | Jeremy Ruckert | TE |
| 17 | 279 | Mitchell Evans | TE |
| 17 | 280 | Stone Smartt | TE |
| 17 | 281 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 17 | 282 | Tyquan Thornton | WR |
| 17 | 283 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 17 | 284 | Jayden Daniels | QB |
| 17 | 285 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 17 | 286 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 17 | 287 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 17 | 288 | Bo Nix | QB |
| 17 | 289 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 17 | 290 | Patrick Mahomes | QB |
| 17 | 291 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 17 | 292 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 17 | 293 | Brock Purdy | QB |
| 17 | 294 | Drake Maye | QB |
| 17 | 295 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 17 | 296 | C.J. Stroud | QB |
| 17 | 297 | Jordan Love | QB |
| 17 | 298 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 17 | 299 | Joe Flacco | QB |
| 17 | 300 | Michael Penix Jr. | QB |
| 17 | 301 | Caleb Williams | QB |
| 17 | 302 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 17 | 303 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 17 | 304 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 17 | 305 | Bryce Young | QB |
| 17 | 306 | J.J. McCarthy | QB |
| 18 | 307 | Geno Smith | QB |
| 18 | 308 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 18 | 309 | Daniel Jones | QB |
| 18 | 310 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 18 | 311 | Cam Ward | QB |
| 18 | 312 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 18 | 313 | Spencer Rattler | QB |
| 18 | 314 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 18 | 315 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 18 | 316 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 18 | 317 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 18 | 318 | New York Jets | DST |
| 18 | 319 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 18 | 320 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 18 | 321 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 18 | 322 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 18 | 323 | Washington Commanders | DST |
| 18 | 324 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 18 | 325 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 18 | 326 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 18 | 327 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 18 | 328 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 18 | 329 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 18 | 330 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 18 | 331 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 18 | 332 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 18 | 333 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 18 | 334 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 18 | 335 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 18 | 336 | New York Giants | DST |
| 18 | 337 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 18 | 338 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 18 | 339 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 18 | 340 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 18 | 341 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 18 | 342 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 18 | 343 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 18 | 344 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 18 | 345 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 18 | 346 | Jake Bates | K |
| 18 | 347 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 19 | 348 | Matt Gay | K |
| 19 | 349 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 19 | 350 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 19 | 351 | Chad Ryland | K |
| 19 | 352 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 19 | 353 | Joshua Karty | K |
| 19 | 354 | Cam Little | K |
| 19 | 355 | Jake Moody | K |
| 19 | 356 | Jason Myers | K |
| 19 | 357 | Will Reichard | K |
| 19 | 358 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 19 | 359 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 19 | 360 | Ryan Fitzgerald | K |
| 19 | 361 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 19 | 362 | Spencer Shrader | K |
| 19 | 363 | Andy Borregales | K |
| 19 | 364 | Joey Slye | K |
| 19 | 365 | Graham Gano | K |
| 19 | 366 | Blake Grupe | K |
| 19 | 367 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 19 | 368 | Nick Folk | K |
| 19 | 369 | Andre Szmyt | K |
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