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Updated Week 1 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

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Our Week 1 fantasy football PPR rankings for 2021 at RB, WR, TE, QB and DEF. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his ranks.

Welcome to Week 1 RotoBallers. We've finally made it! Below are our updated consensus Week 1 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:

These rankings are a consensus from five of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 1.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

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

 

Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)

You can also see our Week 1 ranks for Half-PPR and Standard scoring.

Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This is to allow owners to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for their FLEX spot (without seeing QB, DEF, K mixed in).

Last updated on Sunday 9/12 at 10:00 am ET:

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 2 Dalvin Cook RB
1 3 Alvin Kamara RB
1 4 Davante Adams WR
1 5 Travis Kelce TE
1 6 Derrick Henry RB
1 7 Calvin Ridley WR
1 8 DeAndre Hopkins WR
1 9 Tyreek Hill WR
2 10 Stefon Diggs WR
2 11 Aaron Jones RB
2 12 Justin Jefferson WR
2 13 Jonathan Taylor RB
2 14 Antonio Gibson RB
2 15 Joe Mixon RB
2 16 D.K. Metcalf WR
2 17 Najee Harris RB
3 18 James Robinson RB
3 19 Austin Ekeler RB
3 20 Keenan Allen WR
3 21 Nick Chubb RB
3 22 Ezekiel Elliott RB
3 23 Terry McLaurin WR
3 24 A.J. Brown WR
3 25 Robert Woods WR
3 26 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
3 27 Mike Evans WR
3 28 Saquon Barkley RB
3 29 George Kittle TE
3 30 CeeDee Lamb WR
3 31 Allen Robinson II WR
3 32 Cooper Kupp WR
3 33 Chris Carson RB
3 34 Adam Thielen WR
3 35 Julio Jones WR
3 36 Mike Davis RB
3 37 Diontae Johnson WR
4 38 Tyler Lockett WR
4 39 Raheem Mostert RB
4 40 Chris Godwin WR
4 41 Tee Higgins WR
4 42 D.J. Moore WR
4 43 Amari Cooper WR
4 44 Miles Sanders RB
4 45 Robby Anderson WR
4 46 Mark Andrews TE
4 47 Darren Waller TE
4 48 Damien Harris RB
4 49 Tyler Boyd WR
4 50 David Montgomery RB
4 51 Kareem Hunt RB
5 52 Brandon Aiyuk WR
5 53 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
5 54 DeVonta Smith WR
5 55 Myles Gaskin RB
5 56 Deebo Samuel WR
5 57 Corey Davis WR
5 58 Josh Jacobs RB
5 59 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
5 60 Brandin Cooks WR
5 61 Courtland Sutton WR
5 62 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 63 Darrell Henderson RB
5 64 Odell Beckham Jr. WR
5 65 Jarvis Landry WR
5 66 Chase Edmonds RB
5 67 D'Andre Swift RB
5 68 Chase Claypool WR
5 69 Antonio Brown WR
5 70 Ronald Jones II RB
5 71 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
5 72 Marquez Callaway WR
5 73 T.J. Hockenson TE
5 74 D.J. Chark Jr. WR
6 75 Ja'Marr Chase WR
6 76 Kenny Golladay WR
6 77 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
6 78 Mike Williams WR
6 79 Sterling Shepard WR
6 80 Elijah Moore WR
6 81 Russell Gage WR
6 82 Logan Thomas TE
6 83 Jakobi Meyers WR
6 84 Ty'Son Williams RB
6 85 Javonte Williams RB
6 86 DeVante Parker WR
6 87 Kyle Pitts TE
6 88 Melvin Gordon III RB
7 89 Marquise Brown WR
7 90 Darnell Mooney WR
7 91 Mecole Hardman WR
7 92 Tyrell Williams WR
7 93 Dallas Goedert TE
7 94 Noah Fant TE
7 95 Parris Campbell WR
7 96 Henry Ruggs III WR
7 97 Jaylen Waddle WR
7 98 Bryan Edwards WR
7 99 Rondale Moore WR
7 100 Jonnu Smith TE
7 101 Trey Sermon RB
7 102 James Conner RB
7 103 Jalen Reagor WR
7 104 Nyheim Hines RB
7 105 Tyler Higbee TE
7 106 Nelson Agholor WR
7 107 Jamaal Williams RB
7 108 Robert Tonyan TE
7 109 Kenyan Drake RB
7 110 Mike Gesicki TE
7 111 Dyami Brown WR
8 112 Cole Beasley WR
8 113 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
8 114 Austin Hooper TE
8 115 Emmanuel Sanders WR
8 116 David Johnson RB
8 117 Sammy Watkins WR
8 118 Zack Moss RB
8 119 Leonard Fournette RB
8 120 Rob Gronkowski TE
8 121 Gabriel Davis WR
8 122 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
8 123 Gerald Everett TE
8 124 DeSean Jackson WR
8 125 Hunter Henry TE
8 126 A.J. Green WR
8 127 Adam Humphries WR
8 128 Christian Kirk WR
8 129 James White RB
8 130 J.D. McKissic RB
8 131 Darius Slayton WR
8 132 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
9 133 Tevin Coleman RB
9 134 Sony Michel RB
9 135 Zach Pascal WR
9 136 AJ Dillon RB
9 137 Zach Ertz TE
9 138 Giovani Bernard RB
9 139 Devin Singletary RB
9 140 Jared Cook TE
9 141 Anthony Firkser TE
9 142 Tyler Conklin TE
9 143 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
9 144 Ty Johnson RB
9 145 Tony Pollard RB
9 146 Michael Carter RB
9 147 Carlos Hyde RB
9 148 Cole Kmet TE
9 149 Blake Jarwin TE
9 150 Quez Watkins WR
9 151 Tony Jones Jr. RB
9 152 Eric Ebron TE
9 153 Nico Collins WR
10 154 KJ Hamler WR
10 155 Phillip Lindsay RB
10 156 Deonte Harris WR
10 157 Randall Cobb WR
10 158 Mark Ingram II RB
10 159 Quintez Cephus WR
10 160 Kyle Rudolph TE
10 161 Malcolm Brown RB
10 162 Demarcus Robinson WR
10 163 Kenneth Gainwell RB
10 164 Tyler Kroft TE
10 165 Juwan Johnson WR
10 166 Allen Lazard WR
10 167 Hunter Renfrow WR
10 168 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
10 169 Dan Arnold TE
10 170 Hayden Hurst TE
11 171 Dawson Knox TE
11 172 Kendrick Bourne WR
11 173 Albert Wilson WR
11 174 Kadarius Toney WR
11 175 D'Wayne Eskridge WR
11 176 Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR
11 177 Rashard Higgins WR
11 178 Mohamed Sanu WR
11 179 C.J. Uzomah TE
11 180 Van Jefferson WR
11 181 Josh Palmer WR
11 182 Boston Scott RB
11 183 Auden Tate WR
11 184 Alexander Mattison RB
11 185 Wayne Gallman Jr. RB
11 186 Josh Reynolds WR
11 187 Darrel Williams RB
11 188 Damien Williams RB
11 189 Jordan Akins TE
11 190 Denzel Mims WR
11 191 Jack Doyle TE
11 192 James Washington WR
11 193 Cam Sims WR
11 194 Rashaad Penny RB
11 195 Dalton Schultz TE
12 196 Devontae Booker RB
12 197 Damiere Byrd WR
12 198 Anthony Miller WR
12 199 Tutu Atwell WR
12 200 Chris Conley WR
12 201 Keelan Cole Sr. WR
12 202 Jimmy Graham TE
12 203 Amari Rodgers WR
12 204 Adam Trautman TE
12 205 Donald Parham Jr. TE
12 206 O.J. Howard TE
12 207 Tyron Johnson WR
12 208 Tim Patrick WR
12 209 Salvon Ahmed RB
12 210 Cordarrelle Patterson WR
12 211 Mo Alie-Cox TE
12 212 Mike Strachan RB
12 213 Justin Jackson RB
12 214 Chris Herndon IV TE
12 215 Pat Freiermuth TE
12 216 Marlon Mack RB
13 217 Pharaoh Brown TE
13 218 Jerick McKinnon RB
13 219 Trent Sherfield WR
13 220 Scotty Miller WR
13 221 Jaret Patterson RB
13 222 Byron Pringle WR
13 223 Will Dissly TE
13 224 Alex Collins RB
13 225 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
13 226 Jacob Harris TE
13 227 Preston Williams WR
13 228 Chuba Hubbard RB
13 229 K.J. Osborn WR
13 230 David Njoku TE
13 231 Larry Rountree III RB
13 232 Keke Coutee WR
13 233 Kalif Raymond WR
13 234 Marquise Goodwin WR
13 235 Brevin Jordan TE
13 236 James O'Shaughnessy TE
13 237 Harrison Bryant TE
13 238 Kylen Granson TE
13 239 Isaiah McKenzie WR
13 240 Freddie Swain WR
13 241 Le'Veon Bell RB
13 242 Samaje Perine RB
13 243 Darren Fells TE
13 244 Dede Westbrook WR
13 245 Greg Ward WR
13 246 Latavius Murray RB
13 247 Joshua Kelley RB
13 248 Maxx Williams TE
14 249 Duke Johnson Jr. RB
14 250 Jeremy McNichols RB
14 251 Benny Snell Jr. RB
14 252 Jordan Howard RB
14 253 Willie Snead IV WR
14 254 Geoff Swaim TE
14 255 DeeJay Dallas RB
14 256 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
14 257 Chris Evans RB
14 258 Cornell Powell WR
14 259 Breshad Perriman WR
14 260 Cameron Brate TE
14 261 Drew Sample TE
14 262 Devin Duvernay WR
14 263 Eno Benjamin RB
14 264 Matt Breida RB
14 265 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB
14 266 La'Mical Perine RB
14 267 J.J. Taylor RB
14 268 Tyler Johnson WR
15 269 Kaden Smith TE
15 270 Kalen Ballage RB
15 271 Jalen Guyton WR
15 272 Hunter Bryant TE
15 273 Ian Thomas TE
15 274 Kylin Hill RB
15 275 Rex Burkhead RB
15 276 Elijah Mitchell RB
15 277 Corey Clement RB
15 278 Dare Ogunbowale RB
15 279 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR
15 280 Demetric Felton WR
15 281 Jake Funk RB
15 282 Tylan Wallace WR
15 283 Noah Gray TE
15 284 Devine Ozigbo RB
15 285 Jakeem Grant Sr. WR
15 286 Kyle Juszczyk RB
15 287 Andy Isabella WR
15 288 Foster Moreau TE
15 289 Khalil Herbert RB
15 290 Jordan Wilkins RB
15 291 Travis Homer RB
15 292 Darrell Daniels TE
15 293 Anthony Schwartz WR
15 294 Steven Sims Jr. WR
15 295 Ty Montgomery RB
15 296 Alec Ingold RB
15 297 JaMycal Hasty RB
15 298 Patrick Mahomes II QB
15 299 Kyler Murray QB
15 300 Lamar Jackson QB
15 301 Kelvin Harmon WR
15 302 C.J. Ham RB
15 303 Frank Darby WR
15 304 Josh Allen QB
15 305 Dak Prescott QB
15 306 Collin Johnson WR
15 307 Aaron Rodgers QB
15 308 Jermar Jefferson RB
15 309 Trayveon Williams RB
15 310 Jalen Hurts QB
15 311 Russell Wilson QB
15 312 Tom Brady QB
16 313 Matthew Stafford QB
16 314 Royce Freeman RB
16 315 Ryan Tannehill QB
16 316 Justin Herbert QB
16 317 Patrick Ricard RB
16 318 Trevor Lawrence QB
16 319 Matt Ryan QB
16 320 Kirk Cousins QB
16 321 D'Ernest Johnson RB
16 322 Joe Burrow QB
16 323 Ryan Fitzpatrick QB
16 324 Trey Ragas RB
16 325 Baker Mayfield QB
16 326 Sam Darnold QB
16 327 Tua Tagovailoa QB
16 328 Jameis Winston QB
16 329 Ben Roethlisberger QB
16 330 Jimmy Garoppolo QB
16 331 Zach Wilson QB
16 332 Derek Carr QB
16 333 Tyrod Taylor QB
16 334 Carson Wentz QB
16 335 Teddy Bridgewater QB
16 336 Jared Goff QB
16 337 Daniel Jones QB
16 338 Trey Lance QB
16 339 Andy Dalton QB
16 340 Justin Fields QB
16 341 Mac Jones QB
16 342 Taysom Hill QB
16 343 Justin Tucker K
16 344 Younghoe Koo K
16 345 Harrison Butker K
17 346 Robbie Gould K
17 347 Tyler Bass K
17 348 Mason Crosby K
17 349 Jason Myers K
17 350 Matt Prater K
17 351 Rodrigo Blankenship K
17 352 Matt Gay K
17 353 Ryan Succop K
17 354 Greg Zuerlein K
17 355 Jason Sanders K
17 356 Sam Ficken K
17 357 Josh Lambo K
17 358 Jake Elliott K
17 359 Jacob Eason QB
17 360 Brandon McManus K
17 361 Drew Lock QB
17 362 Joey Slye K
17 363 Dustin Hopkins K
17 364 Taylor Heinicke QB
17 365 Greg Joseph K
17 366 Daniel Carlson K
17 367 Chris Boswell K
17 368 Michael Badgley K
17 369 Graham Gano K
17 370 Aldrick Rosas K
17 371 Evan McPherson K
17 372 Ryan Santoso K
17 373 Chase McLaughlin K
17 374 Nick Folk K
17 375 Quinn Nordin K
17 376 Tristan Vizcaino K
17 377 Austin Seibert K
17 378 Matt Ammendola K
17 379 Cairo Santos K
17 380 Denver Broncos DST
17 381 San Francisco 49ers DST
17 382 Los Angeles Rams DST
17 383 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
18 384 New England Patriots DST
18 385 Washington Football Team DST
18 386 Baltimore Ravens DST
18 387 Los Angeles Chargers DST
18 388 Buffalo Bills DST
18 389 Miami Dolphins DST
18 390 Green Bay Packers DST
18 391 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
18 392 Indianapolis Colts DST
18 393 Carolina Panthers DST
18 394 Seattle Seahawks DST
18 395 New York Giants DST
18 396 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
18 397 Kansas City Chiefs DST
18 398 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
18 399 Minnesota Vikings DST
18 400 New York Jets DST
18 401 Philadelphia Eagles DST
18 402 Atlanta Falcons DST
18 403 New Orleans Saints DST
18 404 Chicago Bears DST
18 405 Arizona Cardinals DST
18 406 Tennessee Titans DST
18 407 Detroit Lions DST
18 408 Houston Texans DST
18 409 Cleveland Browns DST
18 410 Cincinnati Bengals DST
18 411 Dallas Cowboys DST
18 412 Las Vegas Raiders DST


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Corey Seager

Undergoing Appendectomy on Thursday
Chris Godwin

to Miss First Month of Season, Possibly More
Quinshon Judkins

Not Considering Return to College
A.J. Brown

Returns to Practice, Expected to Play in Week 1
Jaylen Wright

Undergoes Surgery, Could be Back "Septemberish"
Tyreek Hill

on Track to Play in Week 1
Kyren Williams

to See Reduced Workload?
Jayden Reed

Dealing with Jones Fracture in Left Foot
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Torches Sweden
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Kawhi Leonard

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Olivier-Maxence Prosper

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Tyrese Haliburton

Expects to Return in 15 Months
Malik Nabers

Expected to be Full-Go for Week 1
Freddie Freeman

Out Wednesday With Neck Stinger
Alejandro Kirk

Avoids Major Injury, Remains Out on Wednesday
Travis Hunter

Back at Practice, Will be Ready for Week 1
Luis Robert Jr.

Could Miss the Rest of the Season
De'Von Achane

Not Practicing on Wednesday
Trevor Megill

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Luis Robert Jr.

Placed on Injured List With Hamstring Strain
Rashee Rice

Accepting Six-Game Suspension to Begin the Year
Kyle Hamilton

Ravens, Kyle Hamilton Finalizing Four-Year Extension
Rashee Rice

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De'Von Achane

Dolphins GM Says De'Von Achane Will be Ready for Week 1
Joe Mixon

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Adam Thielen

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Nick Lodolo

Expected to Return Wednesday Against the Dodgers
Terance Mann

Confident About Having a Big Year in Brooklyn
Zaccharie Risacher

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John Tonje

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Max Strus

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Blake Snell

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Dallas Cowboys

Cowboys Still Expect Micah Parsons to Play in Week 1
Luis Robert Jr.

Exits Early With Hamstring Soreness
Chris Godwin

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Willson Contreras

Issued Six-Game Suspension
Randy Rodríguez

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Brandon Aiyuk

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Nathan Eovaldi

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Tyreek Hill

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Nikola Jović

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Cody Martin Drawing Interest From Warriors
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Timberwolves Interested in Reunion With Bones Hyland
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Colin Castleton

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Malik Monk

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P.J. Washington

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Jan Rutta Lands in Switzerland
Kirby Dach

Skates on Monday
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Tyson Barrie Retires From NHL
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Back in Toronto's Lineup
Zhang Mingyang

Suffers His First UFC Loss
Johnny Walker

Gets Back In The Win Column
Brian Ortega

Loses Back-To-Back Fights
Aljamain Sterling

Proves Too Much For Brian Ortega
Chris Sale

Penciled in to Start on Saturday
Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Suffers Unanimous-Decision Loss
Sergei Pavlovich

Wins Decision At UFC Shanghai
Kevin Borjas

Drops Decision At UFC Shanghai
Sumudaerji

Wins Back-To-Back Fights
Kiefer Crosbie

Still Winless In The UFC
Taiyilake Nueraji

Gets His First UFC Win
Ryan Blaney

Earns his Second Daytona Cup Series Win
Tyler Reddick

Locks Into the 2025 Playoffs Despite Underwhelming Daytona Performance
Erik Jones

Misses the 2025 Playoffs Despite Top-Five Run at Daytona
Justin Haley

Best Performance of 2025 Falls Short of Victory at Daytona
Chase Burns

To Throw Bullpen on Tuesday
Kyle Larson

Enters Playoffs As Co-Points Leader
Alex Bowman

Advances to Playoffs Despite Crashing at Daytona
Cole Custer

Finally Shows Signs of Life at Daytona
Daniel Suarez

Lame-Duck Daniel Suarez Delivers Clutch Second-Place Finish
Logan Gilbert

Punches Out 13 in Victory
Randy Rodríguez

Randy Rodriguez Battling Arm Soreness
Marcus Semien

Out 4-6 Weeks, Could Miss Rest of Season
Chase Elliott

Despite Being Winless at Daytona, Chase Elliott is Probably the Best DFS Option
Ryan Blaney

Will Likely Lead a Lot at Daytona
Kyle Larson

a Poor DFS Option at Daytona
Christopher Bell

Consistent Enough to Consider for DFS
Chris Buescher

Now Must Win His Way Into Playoffs
Ryan Preece

Being One of the Slowest-Starting Fords Makes Ryan Preece a Strong DFS Option
Ross Chastain

Leads a Lot on Drafting Tracks
Daniel Suarez

Now in Desperation Mode With his Career on the Line
Chase Briscoe

Tendency to Finish Better Than He Runs May Reap Dividends at Daytona
Carson Hocevar

Hard to Forecast Since He's Rarely Given 100 Percent at Daytona
Michael McDowell

has a Solid Drafting Record
AJ Allmendinger

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Austin Dillon

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Moses Moody

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Kevin Durant

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Trey Murphy III

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Auston Matthews

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