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Week 1 Fantasy Football Player Rankings: Cam Newton, Melvin Gordon, Davante Adams among Top Players

By Jim Saranteas @thefantasygreek
09/11/2018 3:59PM ET

Your fantasy football draft is done. It’s time to get down to business with Week 1 of the fantasy football season set to kick off Thursday night in a gem of a game between the Falcons and Super Bowl champ Eagles.

When it comes to Week 1, I am big fan of rolling with all of your top fantasy football picks regardless of the match-up except in limited circumstances. It’s the week that will set the bar for 80% of the players drafted. There will be another 15% of players who may not have been evaluated perfectly, or who have off weeks for one reason or another, and then another 5% who will post fluke stats to be wary of next week when it comes to playing the fantasy football waiver wire.

If you have running back Le’Veon Bell on your roster, stop what you’re doing and add his back-up James Conner. As of Wednesday, when most teams go through the offense with the weekend, Bell was a no show. In addition, his teammates aren’t happy about it. At this point, even if Bell shows up on Sunday, he likely won’t be playing or playing much. Connor is the better fantasy football play over Bell at this juncture. Connor is a Top 12 play if Bell is absent.

QUARTERBACKS

1          A. Rodgers, Packers

2          T. Brady, Patriots

3          D. Brees, Saints

4          D. Watson, Texans

5          C. Newton, Panthers

6          B. Roethlisberger, Steelers

7          K. Cousins, Vikings

8          P. Rivers, Chargers

9          A. Luck, Colts

10        M. Stafford, Lions

11        J. Goff, Rams

12        R. Wilson, Seahawks

13        M. Mariota, Titans

14        A. Dalton, Bengals

15        M. Ryan, Falcons

16        T. Taylor, Browns

17        P. Mahomes, Chiefs

18        J. Garoppolo, 49ers

19        C. Keenum, Broncos

20        S. Bradford, Cardinals

21        J. Flacco, Ravens

22        D. Prescott, Cowboys

23        R. Fitzpatrick, Buccaneers

24        M. Trubisky, Bears

25        R. Tannehill, Dolphins

RUNNING BACKS

1          T. Gurley, Rams

2          D. Johnson, Cardinals

3          A. Kamara, Saints

4          E. Elliott, Cowboys

5          **L. Bell, Steelers

6          M. Gordon, Chargers

7          L. Fournette, Jaguars

8          C. McCaffrey, Panthers

9          D. Cook, Vikings

10        K. Hunt, Chiefs

11        A. Collins, Ravens

12        J. Williams, Packers

13        S. Barkley, Giants

14        D. Freeman, Falcons

15        J. Mixon, Bengals

16        J. Howard, Bears

17        K. Drake, Dolphins

18        L. Miller, Texans

19        D. Henry, Titans

20        L. McCoy, Bills

21        R. Freeman, Broncos

22        C. Hyde, Browns

23        R. Burkhead, Patriots

24        P. Barber, Buccaneers

25        J. Ajayi, Eagles

26        C., Carson, Seahawks

27        M. Lynch, Raiders

28        M. Breida, 49ers

29        D. Lewis, Titans

30        A. Peterson, Redskins

31        B. Powell, Jets

32        T. Coleman, Falcons

33        A. Morris, 49ers

34        I. Crowell, Jets

35        D. Booker, Broncos

36        J. White, Patriots

37        J. Wilkins, Colts

38        L. Blount, Lions

39        K. Johnson, Lions

40        D. Johson, Browns

41        C. Clement, Eagles

42        L. Murray, Vikings

43        T. Montgomery, Packers

44        G. Bernard, Bengals

45        A. Ekeler, Chargers

46        M. Gilislee, Saints

47        F. Gore, Dolphins

48        D. Sproles, Eagles

WIDE RECEIVERS

1          A. Brown, Steelers

2          D. Hopkins, Texans

3          J. Jones, Falcons

4          A. Green, Bengals

5          T. Hilton, Colts

6          D. Adams, Packers

7          K. Allen, Chargers

8          M. Thomas, Saints

9          O. Beckham, Giants

10        S. Diggs, Vikings

11        T. Hill, Chiefs

12        L. Fitzgerald, Cardinals

13        M. Evans, Buccaneers

14        A. Thielen, Vikings

15        C. Hogan, Patriots

16        J. Landry, Browns

17        J. Smith-Schuster, Steelers

18        D. Thomas, Broncos

19        M. Jones, Lions

20        B. Cooks, Rams

21        A. Cooper, Raiders

22        A. Robinson, Bears

23        C. Davis, Titans

24        K. Stills, Dolphins

25        D. Baldwin*, Seahawks

26        M. Crabtree, Ravens

27        E. Sanders, Broncos

28        M. Goodwin, 49ers

29        G. Tate, Lions

30        W. Fuller, Texans

31        J. Gordon*, Browns

32        R. Anderson, Jets

33        N. Agholor, Eagles

34        J. Crowder, Redskins

35        K. Benjamin, Bills

36        R. Woods, Rams

37        C. Kupp, Rams

38        K. Cole, Jaguars

39        C. Godwin, Buccaneers

40        R. Cobb, Packers

41        M. Gallup, Cowboys

42        S. Watkins, Chiefs

43        J. Doctson, Redskins

44        J. Ross, Bengals

45        D. Jackson, Buccaneers

46        D. Moore, Panthers

47        M. Williams, Chargers

48        D. Funchess, Panthers

TIGHT ENDS

1          R. Gronkowski, Patriots 

2          T. Kelce, Chiefs

3          Z. Ertz, Eagles

4          G. Olsen, Panthers

5          J. Graham, Packers

6          D. Walker, Titans

7          J. Reed, Redskins

8          T. Burton, Bears

9          K. Rudolph, Vikings

10        E. Engram, Giants

11        T. Eifert, Bengals

12        E. Ebron, Colts

13        J. Doyle, Colts

14        D. Njoku, Browns

15        G. Kittle, 49ers

16        B. Watson, Saints

17        A. Seferian-Jenkins, Jaguars

18        A. Gates, Chargers

19        C. Brate, Buccaneers

20        C. Clay, Bills

21        O. Howard, Buccaneers

22        J. Cook, Raiders

23        M. Gesicki, Dolphins

24        D. Goedert, Eagles

DEFENSES

1          Ravens v. Bills

2          Jaguars at Giants

3          Rams at Raiders

4          Saints v. Buccaneers

5          Broncos v. Seahawks

6          Vikings v. 49ers

7          Lions v. Jets

8          Titans at Dolphins

9          Packers v. Bears

10        Falcons at Eagles

11        Chargers v. Chiefs

12        Patriots v. Texans

13        Cardinals v. Redskins

14        Steelers at Browns

15        Panthers v. Cowboys

16        Eagles v. Falcons

17        Seahawks at Broncos

18        Giants v. Jaguars

19        Dolphins v. Titans

20        Bengals at Colts

21        Bears at Packers

22        Cowboys at Panthers

23        49ers at Vikings

24        Bills at Ravens

KICKERS

1          J. Tucker, Ravens

2          S. Gostkowski, Patriots

3          G. Zuerlein, Rams

4          W. Lutz, Saints

5          C. Boswell, Steelers

6          M. Prater, Lions

7          M. Crosby, Packers

8          B. McManus, Broncos

9          A. Vinatieri, Colts

10        C. Sturgis, Chargers

11        H. Butker, Chiefs

12        R. Succop, Titans

13        M. Bryant, Falcons

14        J. Elliott, Eagles

15        G. Gano, Panthers

16        R. Bullock, Bengals

17        J. Lambo, Jaguars

18        D. Carlson, Vikings

19        R. Gould, 49ers

20        Z. Gonzalez, Browns

21        P. Dawson, Cardinals

22        J. Sanders, Dolphins

23        C. Catanzaro, Buccaneers

24        S. Hauschka, Bills

“ * “ Denotes an injury at the time of writing.

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