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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