Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 1

Priority Rankings for Each Position

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One Week Season
September 06, 2025

By: Mike Johnson (@mjohnson86)

The weekend is here and it’s time to get our lineups set before Sunday’s full slate of games. Each week, the Saturday edition of the Daily Dose will feature my rankings for all players who have yet to play a game this week. Obviously this will not include the Thursday games (or Friday this week), but always feel free to hit me up in Discord or on X/Twitter if you have some tough decisions around guys who play on Thursday. 

Most of the leagues I play in are full-PPR, 12-team leagues and these rankings are designed for those settings – you may need to make some slight adjustments based on your own league settings.

QB :: 

  1. Josh Allen

  2. Jayden Daniels

  3. Lamar Jackson

  4. Joe Burrow

  5. Baker Mayfield

  6. Bo Nix

  7. Trevor Lawrence

  8. Kyler Murray

  9. Brock Purdy

  10. J.J. McCarthy

  11. Caleb Williams

  12. Jordan Love

  13. Michael Penix Jr.

  14. Daniel Jones

  15. Drake Maye

  16. Justin Fields

  17. Bryce Young

  18. C.J. Stroud

  19. Tua Tagovailoa

  20. Joe Flacco

  21. Sam Darnold

  22. Jared Goff

  23. Matthew Stafford

  24. Geno Smith

  25. Cam Ward

  26. Russell Wilson

  27. Aaron Rodgers

  28. Spencer Rattler

RB :: 

  1. Bijan Robinson

  2. Jahmyr Gibbs

  3. Christian McCaffrey (if active)

  4. Jonathan Taylor

  5. De’Von Achane

  6. Derrick Henry

  7. Josh Jacobs

  8. Chase Brown

  9. Bucky Irving

  10. Ashton Jeanty

  11. James Conner

  12. Alvin Kamara

  13. Chuba Hubbard

  14. Kenneth Walker III

  15. Kyren Williams

  16. James Cook

  17. Tony Pollard

  18. D’Andre Swift

  19. RJ Harvey

  20. Aaron Jones Sr.

  21. Breece Hall

  22. Travis Etienne

  23. Jaylen Warren

  24. TreVeyon Henderson

  25. David Montgomery

  26. Tyrone Tracy Jr.

  27. J.K. Dobbins

  28. Austin Ekeler

  29. Zach Charbonnet

  30. Tank Bigsby

  31. Jordan Mason

  32. Jerome Ford

  33. Dylan Sampson

  34. Nick Chubb

  35. Braelon Allen

  36. Ollie Gordon

  37. Rachaad White

  38. Chris Rodriguez

  39. Brian Robinson Jr.

  40. Jacory Croskey-Merritt

WR :: 

  1. Ja’Marr Chase

  2. Brian Thomas Jr.

  3. Nico Collins

  4. Malik Nabers

  5. Puka Nacua

  6. Drake London

  7. Mike Evans

  8. Jaxon Smith-Njigba

  9. Justin Jefferson

  10. Tyreek Hill

  11. Davante Adams

  12. Amon-Ra St. Brown

  13. Tee Higgins

  14. Courtland Sutton

  15. Marvin Harrison Jr.

  16. Tetairoa McMillan

  17. Terry McLaurin

  18. DJ Moore

  19. Zay Flowers

  20. Jerry Jeudy

  21. Jaylen Waddle

  22. Emeka Egbuka

  23. Jameson Williams

  24. Deebo Samuel Sr.

  25. Garrett Wilson

  26. Chris Olave

  27. Stefon Diggs

  28. DK Metcalf

  29. Jauan Jennings

  30. Rome Odunze

  31. Ricky Pearsall

  32. Cooper Kupp

  33. Travis Hunter

  34. Jakobi Meyers

  35. Matthew Golden

  36. Calvin Ridley

  37. Josh Downs

  38. Marvin Mims Jr.

  39. Rashid Shaheed

  40. Michael Pittman

  41. Khalil Shakir

  42. Jayden Higgins

  43. Keon Coleman

  44. Darnell Mooney

  45. Xavier Legette

TE :: 

  1. Brock Bowers

  2. Trey McBride

  3. George Kittle

  4. David Njoku

  5. T.J. Hockenson

  6. Mark Andrews

  7. Tucker Kraft

  8. Tyler Warren

  9. Sam LaPorta

  10. Evan Engram

  11. Kyle Pitts Sr.

  12. Chig Okonkwo

  13. Jonnu Smith

  14. Dalton Kincaid

  15. Zach Ertz

  16. Colston Loveland

  17. Brenton Strange

  18. Hunter Henry

  19. Cade Otton

  20. Mike Gesicki

DEFENSE :: 

  1. Broncos

  2. Cardinals

  3. Steelers

  4. Rams

  5. Vikings

  6. Commanders

  7. Patriots

  8. Texans

  9. Lions

  10. Jaguars

  11. Jets

  12. Bengals

  13. Ravens

  14. Bills

  15. Buccaneers

  16. Falcons

  17. Bears

  18. Seahawks