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 (PPR)

Week 1 TE rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus for 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	1.4	1	2	±0.5	100%
2	Trey McBride start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	1.6	1	3	±0.6	100%
3	Colston Loveland start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	3.1	2	6	±0.7	100%
4	Tyler Warren start/sit →	TE	IND	13	4.4	4	6	±0.6	99%
5	Kyle Pitts Sr.start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	5.7	4	9	±1.4	97%
6	Harold Fannin Jr.start/sit →	TE	CLE	11	6.4	5	9	±1.2	97%
7	Sam LaPorta start/sit →	TE	DET	6	7.3	5	9	±1.1	97%
8	Tucker Kraft start/sit →	TE	GB	11	8.2	4	12	±2.4	95%
9	Travis Kelce start/sit →	TE	KC	5	9.1	6	12	±1.5	93%
10	Dallas Goedert start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	9.7	5	13	±1.8	88%
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11	Juwan Johnson start/sit →	TE	NO	8	12.4	8	16	±2.1	49%
12	Jake Ferguson start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	12.6	8	20	±2.2	84%
13	Isaiah Likely start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	13.4	9	26	±4.7	85%
14	Dalton Kincaid start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	14.7	12	20	±2.3	87%
15	Mark Andrews start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	15.5	10	20	±2.3	84%
16	Brenton Strange start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	17.2	14	22	±1.7	38%
17	Dalton Schultz start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	17.7	12	21	±2.5	31%
18	Hunter Henry start/sit →	TE	NE	11	17.8	16	24	±1.6	60%
19	T.J. Hockenson start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	20.1	15	22	±1.8	44%
20	Chig Okonkwo start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	20.8	14	32	±4.6	29%
21	Cade Otton start/sit →	TE	TB	10	22.3	15	29	±2.8	7%
22	Greg Dulcich start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	23.7	16	36	±4.2	9%
23	AJ Barner start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	23.7	21	30	±2.2	19%
24	Oronde Gadsden II start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	25.2	15	45	±6.6	24%
25	Pat Freiermuth start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	26.6	24	32	±2.2	11%
26	Gunnar Helm start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	27.0	23	35	±3.3	7%
27	Terrance Ferguson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	29.3	22	64	±8.5	21%
28	Evan Engram start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	29.6	21	39	±3.9	4%
29	David Njoku start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	29.8	23	36	±3.1	9%
30	Kenyon Sadiq start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	30.3	24	56	±6.7	38%
31	Colby Parkinson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	33.5	28	45	±4.4	4%
32	Theo Johnson start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	35.5	26	45	±3.8	3%
33	Darnell Washington start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	36.0	30	51	±6.0	3%
34	Michael Mayer start/sit →	TE	LV	13	34.8	32	46	±3.3	2%
35	Jake Tonges start/sit →	TE	SF	8	36.3	29	49	±5.4	3%
36	George Kittle start/sit →	TE	SF	8	17.1	9	36	±7.9	94%
37	Mike Gesicki start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	32.5	26	38	±4.0	3%
38	Darren Waller start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	33.5	25	45	±6.1	5%
39	Eli Stowers start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	43.4	33	57	±7.1	4%
40	Charlie Kolar start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	37.5	29	50	±7.1	1%
41	Cole Kmet start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	40.1	33	46	±3.7	2%
42	Mason Taylor start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	35.3	28	41	±4.4	3%
43	Elijah Arroyo start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	43.4	38	53	±4.4	2%
44	Dawson Knox start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	44.0	35	53	±5.9	2%
45	Tyler Higbee start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	44.5	37	53	±6.2	2%
46	Erick All Jr.start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	48.2	41	56	±5.5	1%
47	Noah Gray start/sit →	TE	KC	5	48.2	44	55	±3.9	1%
48	Noah Fant start/sit →	TE	NO	8	50.3	46	54	±2.4	1%
49	Ja'Tavion Sanders start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	43.0	38	55	±6.2	1%
50	Eli Raridon start/sit →	TE	NE	11	48.8	41	55	±4.9	1%
51	Austin Hooper start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	48.8	42	58	±6.1	1%
52	Tommy Tremble start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	51.6	48	56	±2.7	1%
53	Daniel Bellinger start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	52.4	44	62	±6.2	2%
54	Mitchell Evans start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	53.8	36	66	±10.4	1%
55	Oscar Delp start/sit →	TE	NO	8	57.2	48	69	±7.4	1%
56	Josh Oliver start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	58.2	50	63	±5.3	1%
57	Marlin Klein start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	61.8	51	81	±10.6	1%
58	Jackson Hawes start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	64.8	49	80	±10.3	1%
59	Max Klare start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	66.8	52	90	±13.5	2%
60	Durham Smythe start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	69.2	44	105	±20.9	—
61	Sam Roush start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	71.2	56	102	±16.9	1%
62	Ben Sinnott start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	71.2	57	95	±15.2	1%
63	Elijah Higgins start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	51.8	36	65	±11.2	1%
64	Matt Hibner start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	76.8	49	117	±23.5	1%
65	Will Kacmarek start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	57.5	43	66	±8.7	1%
66	Bauer Sharp start/sit →	TE	TB	—	78.4	48	94	±17.9	—
67	Nate Boerkircher start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	59.3	52	77	±10.3	1%
68	Brock Wright start/sit →	TE	DET	—	64.3	57	72	±6.0	—
69	Luke Schoonmaker start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	64.8	60	67	±2.8	1%
70	Drew Sample start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	69.3	54	75	±8.8	—
71	Tanner Hudson start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	69.5	35	101	±24.4	2%
72	Davis Allen start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	72.3	59	85	±9.4	—
73	Payne Durham start/sit →	TE	TB	—	79.3	60	96	±12.8	—
74	Josh Cuevas start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	82.5	62	95	±12.4	—
75	Justin Joly start/sit →	TE	FA	—	58.0	49	63	±6.4	1%
76	Adam Trautman start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	65.0	63	67	±1.6	1%
77	Tanner Koziol start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	65.3	57	73	±6.5	1%
78	Jeremy Ruckert start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	68.3	55	81	±10.6	—
79	Cade Stover start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	70.0	49	89	±16.4	1%
80	Tyler Conklin start/sit →	TE	DET	6	70.7	65	76	±4.5	1%
81	Seydou Traore start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	94.0	65	128	±24.1	—
82	Foster Moreau start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	72.3	68	76	±3.3	—
83	Jared Wiley start/sit →	TE	KC	—	95.5	54	135	±28.7	—
84	Stone Smartt start/sit →	TE	NO	—	75.7	69	87	±8.1	—
85	Mo Alie-Cox start/sit →	TE	IND	—	80.7	71	91	±8.2	—
86	Joe Royer start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	81.0	79	82	±1.4	—
87	Jack Endries start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	82.3	67	103	±15.2	—
88	Blake Whiteheart start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	82.7	62	108	±19.1	—
89	John Bates start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	86.3	78	98	±8.5	1%
90	Eric Saubert start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	87.0	75	100	±10.2	—
91	Jonnu Smith start/sit →	TE	GB	11	51.0	41	61	±10.0	1%
92	Michael Trigg start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	88.3	58	123	±26.7	1%
93	Josh Whyle start/sit →	TE	GB	—	88.7	58	120	±25.3	—
94	Drew Ogletree start/sit →	TE	IND	—	94.3	80	111	±12.8	—
95	Ben Sims start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	95.7	86	107	±8.7	—
96	Brevyn Spann-Ford start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	99.3	89	109	±8.2	—
97	Kylen Granson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	100.7	88	113	±10.2	—
98	Joel Wilson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	102.3	68	146	±32.5	—
99	Joshua Simon start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	102.7	78	139	±26.2	—
100	Carsen Ryan start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	103.7	85	121	±14.7	—
101	Gavin Bartholomew start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	104.3	86	125	±16.0	—
102	Charlie Woerner start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	104.7	99	112	±5.4	—
103	Ty Pezza start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	105.0	87	120	±13.6	—
104	Teagan Quitoriano start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	105.3	84	123	±16.1	—
105	Johnny Mundt start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	106.0	94	118	±9.8	—
106	Lance Mason start/sit →	TE	FA	—	107.0	90	141	±24.0	—
107	Jake Briningstool start/sit →	TE	KC	—	108.0	92	134	±18.5	—
108	Jelani Woods start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	108.3	102	116	±5.8	4%
109	Robert Tonyan	TE	PIT	—	82.5	70	95	±12.5	—
110	Brevin Jordan start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	84.5	72	97	±12.5	—
111	Luke Farrell start/sit →	TE	SF	—	110.3	106	113	±3.1	—
112	Bryson Nesbit start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	111.3	97	127	±12.3	—
113	Ben Yurosek start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	111.3	105	115	±4.5	—
114	Rivaldo Fairweather start/sit →	TE	FA	—	113.0	107	122	±6.5	—
115	Cole Turner start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	114.3	104	124	±8.2	—
116	Albert Okwuegbunam Jr.start/sit →	TE	LV	—	115.0	84	144	±24.5	—
117	Khalil Dinkins start/sit →	TE	SF	—	118.3	93	149	±23.2	—
118	Chris Manhertz start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	122.3	108	138	±12.3	—
119	Colson Yankoff start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	122.7	114	130	±6.6	—
120	Josiah Deguara start/sit →	TE	FA	—	103.5	91	116	±12.5	—
121	Tre Watson start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	123.0	114	136	±9.4	—
122	Thomas Gordon start/sit →	TE	DET	—	105.0	99	111	±6.0	—
123	Nate Adkins start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	125.3	115	131	±7.3	—
124	E.J. Jenkins start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	126.0	119	136	±7.3	—
125	Andrew Beck	RB	NYJ	—	109.5	99	120	±10.5	—
126	Cam Grandy start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	127.7	106	145	±16.2	—
127	Quintin Morris start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	128.0	117	143	±11.0	—
128	Lucas Krull start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	112.0	96	128	±16.0	—
129	Tanner Conner start/sit →	TE	FA	—	113.0	100	126	±13.0	—
130	Devin Culp start/sit →	TE	FA	—	129.3	129	130	±0.5	—
131	Thomas Fidone II start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	130.0	109	155	±19.0	—
132	Pharaoh Brown start/sit →	TE	IND	—	114.5	111	118	±3.5	—
133	Hunter Long start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	130.3	127	133	±2.5	—
134	Ko Kieft start/sit →	TE	TB	—	131.3	118	140	±9.6	—
135	Jack Velling start/sit →	TE	FA	—	116.5	83	150	±33.5	—
136	Hayden Rucci start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	116.5	92	141	±24.5	—
137	David Martin-Robinson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	121.0	98	144	±23.0	—
138	Lake McRee start/sit →	TE	PIT	—	134.7	127	140	±5.6	—
139	DJ Rogers start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	135.0	131	139	±3.3	—
140	Tanner Arkin start/sit →	TE	NE	—	135.7	125	148	±9.5	—
141	Drake Dabney start/sit →	TE	GB	—	123.5	104	143	±19.5	—
142	Chase Curtis start/sit →	TE	FA	—	123.5	119	128	±4.5	—
143	Messiah Swinson start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	138.0	122	159	±15.5	—
144	Brady Russell	TE	SEA	—	127.0	125	129	±2.0	—
145	Cameron Latu start/sit →	TE	NE	—	129.0	101	157	±28.0	—
146	CJ Dippre start/sit →	TE	TB	—	129.5	103	156	±26.5	—
147	Shane Zylstra start/sit →	TE	NE	—	132.5	132	133	±0.5	—
148	Kenny Fletcher Jr.start/sit →	TE	FA	—	138.0	122	154	±16.0	—
149	Ian Thomas start/sit →	TE	LV	—	140.0	121	159	±19.0	—
150	Jaheim Bell start/sit →	TE	FA	—	143.5	126	161	±17.5	—
151	Moliki Matavao start/sit →	TE	NO	—	144.5	137	152	±7.5	—
152	Stephen Carlson start/sit →	TE	CHI	—	150.5	150	151	±0.5	—
153	Zaire Mitchell-Paden start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	152.0	148	156	±4.0	—
154	Quentin Moore start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	152.5	147	158	±5.5	—
155	Dallen Bentley start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	153.5	147	160	±6.5	—

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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.

#27Terrance FergusonTE · LARbest #22 · worst #64 · ±8.5
#36George KittleTE · SFbest #9 · worst #36 · ±7.9
#39Eli StowersTE · PHIbest #33 · worst #57 · ±7.1
#40Charlie KolarTE · LACbest #29 · worst #50 · ±7.1
#30Kenyon SadiqTE · NYJbest #24 · worst #56 · ±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.