What are week 1 fantasy football rankings?

Week 1 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.

What does the best / worst rank mean?

Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.

Should I start the higher-ranked player?

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Week 1 TE Rankings (Half PPR)

Week 1 TE rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus for Half PPR scoring — consensus rank plus each player's best and worst expert rank.

Week 1 · 2026 season · Consensus updated September 3, 2026 at 1:20 PM EDT

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#	Player	Pos	Team	Bye	Consensus	Best	Worst	Split	Rostered
1	Brock Bowers start/sit →	TE	LV	13	1.0	1	1	±0.0	100%
2	Trey McBride start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	2.0	2	3	±0.2	100%
3	Colston Loveland start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	3.1	2	6	±0.7	100%
4	Tyler Warren start/sit →	TE	IND	13	4.5	4	6	±0.6	99%
5	Kyle Pitts Sr.start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	5.8	4	10	±1.6	97%
6	Tucker Kraft start/sit →	TE	GB	11	6.7	4	11	±1.9	95%
7	Sam LaPorta start/sit →	TE	DET	6	6.8	5	9	±0.9	97%
8	Harold Fannin Jr.start/sit →	TE	CLE	11	7.5	5	10	±1.3	97%
9	Dallas Goedert start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	9.0	5	13	±1.8	88%
10	Travis Kelce start/sit →	TE	KC	5	10.4	7	13	±1.3	93%
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11	Juwan Johnson start/sit →	TE	NO	8	12.6	10	17	±1.9	49%
12	Isaiah Likely start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	12.8	9	25	±4.5	85%
13	Jake Ferguson start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	13.2	10	20	±2.0	84%
14	Dalton Kincaid start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	14.3	11	20	±2.3	87%
15	Mark Andrews start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	15.1	10	20	±2.2	84%
16	Hunter Henry start/sit →	TE	NE	11	16.8	15	22	±1.4	60%
17	Brenton Strange start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	17.6	14	21	±1.5	38%
18	Dalton Schultz start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	18.6	13	24	±2.5	31%
19	Chig Okonkwo start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	20.8	14	32	±4.2	29%
20	T.J. Hockenson start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	21.8	16	25	±2.3	44%
21	Cade Otton start/sit →	TE	TB	10	22.0	15	29	±3.4	7%
22	AJ Barner start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	22.8	20	28	±1.9	19%
23	Greg Dulcich start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	24.3	18	36	±4.1	9%
24	Oronde Gadsden II start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	25.3	15	43	±6.5	24%
25	Pat Freiermuth start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	26.5	22	32	±2.4	11%
26	Terrance Ferguson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	26.6	16	61	±8.8	21%
27	Gunnar Helm start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	28.3	25	34	±2.5	7%
28	David Njoku start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	29.8	23	36	±2.9	9%
29	Kenyon Sadiq start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	29.9	24	55	±6.4	38%
30	Evan Engram start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	30.4	25	39	±3.2	4%
31	Colby Parkinson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	33.1	28	44	±4.1	4%
32	Darnell Washington start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	36.0	31	52	±6.1	3%
33	Michael Mayer start/sit →	TE	LV	13	34.6	32	46	±3.2	2%
34	Jake Tonges start/sit →	TE	SF	8	35.4	24	49	±5.8	3%
35	Theo Johnson start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	35.8	25	43	±3.5	3%
36	George Kittle start/sit →	TE	SF	8	17.1	8	36	±8.3	94%
37	Mike Gesicki start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	31.8	24	37	±4.3	3%
38	Darren Waller start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	32.9	22	45	±6.7	5%
39	Eli Stowers start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	43.5	33	56	±6.9	4%
40	Charlie Kolar start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	37.0	29	49	±6.8	1%
41	Cole Kmet start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	40.1	33	46	±3.9	2%
42	Mason Taylor start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	36.3	30	42	±4.4	3%
43	Elijah Arroyo start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	43.1	37	53	±4.6	2%
44	Dawson Knox start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	43.3	35	52	±5.6	2%
45	Tyler Higbee start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	43.5	36	51	±5.6	2%
46	Noah Gray start/sit →	TE	KC	5	48.5	45	55	±3.5	1%
47	Erick All Jr.start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	48.7	42	57	±5.7	1%
48	Noah Fant start/sit →	TE	NO	8	51.7	46	58	±3.5	1%
49	Daniel Bellinger start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	53.0	44	61	±5.9	2%
50	Ja'Tavion Sanders start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	44.2	39	57	±6.6	1%
51	Austin Hooper start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	48.8	42	58	±6.1	1%
52	Eli Raridon start/sit →	TE	NE	11	49.0	41	54	±4.9	1%
53	Tommy Tremble start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	51.8	48	56	±2.7	1%
54	Oscar Delp start/sit →	TE	NO	8	57.2	48	69	±7.3	1%
55	Josh Oliver start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	57.4	50	63	±5.5	1%
56	Mitchell Evans start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	58.2	48	66	±5.8	1%
57	Marlin Klein start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	62.2	50	84	±11.9	1%
58	Jackson Hawes start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	64.0	48	78	±9.9	1%
59	Max Klare start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	65.6	50	90	±14.1	2%
60	Durham Smythe start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	68.8	45	105	±20.8	—
61	Ben Sinnott start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	69.8	55	94	±15.0	1%
62	Sam Roush start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	70.4	54	100	±16.2	1%
63	Elijah Higgins start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	54.3	38	69	±11.8	1%
64	Matt Hibner start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	77.4	49	121	±24.9	1%
65	Bauer Sharp start/sit →	TE	TB	—	78.6	48	95	±18.1	—
66	Will Kacmarek start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	58.0	44	66	±8.4	1%
67	Nate Boerkircher start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	58.5	53	73	±8.4	1%
68	Brock Wright start/sit →	TE	DET	—	63.8	57	71	±5.5	—
69	Luke Schoonmaker start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	66.0	61	68	±2.9	1%
70	Tanner Hudson start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	70.0	35	102	±24.5	2%
71	Davis Allen start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	71.3	58	82	±8.8	—
72	Drew Sample start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	72.0	56	79	±9.3	—
73	Payne Durham start/sit →	TE	TB	—	78.0	59	96	±13.3	—
74	Josh Cuevas start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	81.0	62	95	±11.9	—
75	Justin Joly start/sit →	TE	FA	—	58.3	49	64	±6.6	1%
76	Adam Trautman start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	64.7	63	66	±1.2	1%
77	Tanner Koziol start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	65.0	57	72	±6.2	1%
78	Foster Moreau start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	69.3	65	73	±3.3	—
79	Jeremy Ruckert start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	70.3	58	82	±9.8	—
80	Seydou Traore start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	93.8	65	131	±24.7	—
81	Tyler Conklin start/sit →	TE	DET	6	71.0	67	74	±2.9	1%
82	Cade Stover start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	71.3	50	91	±16.8	1%
83	Stone Smartt start/sit →	TE	NO	—	76.0	68	86	±7.5	—
84	Jared Wiley start/sit →	TE	KC	—	98.0	56	138	±29.3	—
85	Mo Alie-Cox start/sit →	TE	IND	—	79.7	70	90	±8.2	—
86	Jack Endries start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	80.0	67	97	±12.6	—
87	Joe Royer start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	80.0	78	81	±1.4	—
88	Blake Whiteheart start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	83.0	62	106	±18.0	—
89	John Bates start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	86.0	78	97	±8.0	1%
90	Jonnu Smith start/sit →	TE	GB	11	50.0	40	60	±10.0	1%
91	Eric Saubert start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	88.0	77	101	±9.9	—
92	Michael Trigg start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	88.3	58	122	±26.2	1%
93	Josh Whyle start/sit →	TE	GB	—	90.0	57	123	±26.9	—
94	Drew Ogletree start/sit →	TE	IND	—	95.0	83	111	±11.8	—
95	Ben Sims start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	95.7	87	108	±9.0	—
96	Brevyn Spann-Ford start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	96.3	88	107	±7.9	—
97	Joel Wilson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	100.3	65	147	±34.4	—
98	Kylen Granson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	100.3	89	112	±9.4	—
99	Ty Pezza start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	101.3	85	123	±16.0	—
100	Carsen Ryan start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	104.0	87	124	±15.3	—
101	Joshua Simon start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	106.0	77	143	±27.5	—
102	Gavin Bartholomew start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	107.0	88	129	±16.9	—
103	Johnny Mundt start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	107.3	96	117	±8.7	—
104	Teagan Quitoriano start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	108.0	85	127	±17.4	—
105	Jelani Woods start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	109.3	103	115	±4.9	4%
106	Charlie Woerner start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	109.7	104	117	±5.4	—
107	Brevin Jordan start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	83.5	72	95	±11.5	—
108	Rivaldo Fairweather start/sit →	TE	FA	—	110.7	108	113	±2.1	—
109	Albert Okwuegbunam Jr.start/sit →	TE	LV	—	111.3	86	145	±24.8	—
110	Lance Mason start/sit →	TE	FA	—	111.7	89	141	±21.7	—
111	Jake Briningstool start/sit →	TE	KC	—	111.7	93	136	±18.0	—
112	Bryson Nesbit start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	113.0	98	128	±12.2	—
113	Jack Velling start/sit →	TE	FA	—	113.3	84	154	±29.7	—
114	Luke Farrell start/sit →	TE	SF	—	114.7	110	118	±3.4	—
115	Cole Turner start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	115.7	103	127	±9.8	—
116	Ben Yurosek start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	116.0	107	122	±6.5	—
117	Tanner Conner start/sit →	TE	FA	—	116.3	97	130	±14.1	—
118	Robert Tonyan	TE	PIT	—	93.0	79	107	±14.0	—
119	Lucas Krull start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	119.0	99	133	±14.5	—
120	Khalil Dinkins start/sit →	TE	SF	—	119.3	92	151	±24.3	—
121	Hayden Rucci start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	119.3	93	144	±20.9	—
122	Drake Dabney start/sit →	TE	GB	—	123.3	98	148	±20.4	—
123	Andrew Beck	RB	NYJ	—	104.5	91	118	±13.5	—
124	David Martin-Robinson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	124.3	100	147	±19.2	—
125	Josiah Deguara start/sit →	TE	FA	—	106.0	92	120	±14.0	—
126	Thomas Gordon start/sit →	TE	DET	—	106.5	99	114	±7.5	—
127	E.J. Jenkins start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	126.7	110	137	±11.9	—
128	Chris Manhertz start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	127.0	109	140	±13.1	—
129	Tre Watson start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	127.3	114	137	±9.7	—
130	Nate Adkins start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	128.0	115	140	±10.2	—
131	Colson Yankoff start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	129.7	116	141	±10.3	—
132	CJ Dippre start/sit →	TE	TB	—	130.3	101	163	±25.4	—
133	Devin Culp start/sit →	TE	FA	—	130.3	119	139	±8.4	—
134	Cam Grandy start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	130.7	106	156	±20.4	—
135	Quintin Morris start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	131.3	116	142	±11.1	—
136	Cameron Latu start/sit →	TE	NE	—	133.3	102	170	±28.0	—
137	Jack Westover	TE	WAS	—	116.0	109	123	±7.0	—
138	Hunter Long start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	132.0	120	142	±9.1	—
139	Pharaoh Brown start/sit →	TE	IND	—	116.5	104	129	±12.5	—
140	DJ Rogers start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	135.3	120	145	±11.0	—
141	Thomas Fidone II start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	136.3	112	162	±20.4	—
142	Messiah Swinson start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	138.7	111	171	±24.7	—
143	Brady Russell	TE	SEA	—	125.5	114	137	±11.5	—
144	Lake McRee start/sit →	TE	PIT	—	138.3	126	149	±9.5	—
145	Brayden Willis	TE	SF	—	139.0	125	148	±10.0	—
146	Ko Kieft start/sit →	TE	TB	—	139.3	125	147	±10.1	—
147	Tanner Arkin start/sit →	TE	NE	—	139.7	124	149	±11.1	—
148	Chase Curtis start/sit →	TE	FA	—	128.0	118	138	±10.0	—
149	Kenny Fletcher Jr.start/sit →	TE	FA	—	141.0	121	159	±15.6	—
150	Shane Zylstra start/sit →	TE	NE	—	130.5	126	135	±4.5	—
151	Zack Kuntz	TE	FA	—	131.5	119	144	±12.5	—
152	Ian Thomas start/sit →	TE	LV	—	144.5	128	161	±16.5	—
153	Zach Horton	TE	FA	—	145.0	139	151	±6.0	—
154	Moliki Matavao start/sit →	TE	NO	—	147.0	136	158	±11.0	—
155	Patrick Herbert	TE	LAC	—	147.5	139	156	±8.5	—
156	Zaire Mitchell-Paden start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	147.5	145	150	±2.5	—
157	Stephen Carlson start/sit →	TE	CHI	—	147.5	146	149	±1.5	—
158	Jaheim Bell start/sit →	TE	FA	—	152.5	132	173	±20.5	—
159	Quentin Moore start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	150.0	143	157	±7.0	—
160	Keleki Latu	TE	BUF	—	151.0	148	154	±3.0	—
161	Dallen Bentley start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	162.5	153	172	±9.5	—
162	Treyton Welch	TE	NO	—	164.0	162	166	±2.0	—
163	Carter Runyon	TE	LV	—	165.5	163	168	±2.5	—

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Week 1: where the experts split

The widest expert disagreements near the top of the board — the players one analyst has as a must-start and another has on the bench.

#26Terrance FergusonTE · LARbest #16 · worst #61 · ±8.8
#36George KittleTE · SFbest #8 · worst #36 · ±8.3
#39Eli StowersTE · PHIbest #33 · worst #56 · ±6.9
#40Charlie KolarTE · LACbest #29 · worst #49 · ±6.8
#38Darren WallerTE · CARbest #22 · worst #45 · ±6.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are week 1 fantasy football rankings?: Week 1 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.
What does the best / worst rank mean?: Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.
Should I start the higher-ranked player?: Usually, but rankings are league-agnostic. Scoring settings, your other options at the position and your opponent all matter. Connect your league to LeagueLogs — it's free — and the AI chat that knows your league answers start/sit questions against your actual roster.