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.

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 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM EDT

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#	Player	Pos	Team	Bye	Consensus	Best	Worst	Split	Rostered
1	Trey McBride start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	1.5	1	3	±0.6	100%
2	Colston Loveland start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	2.8	1	9	±1.3	100%
3	Tyler Warren start/sit →	TE	IND	13	3.7	2	8	±0.8	99%
4	Kyle Pitts Sr.start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	5.1	2	9	±1.2	97%
5	Sam LaPorta start/sit →	TE	DET	6	6.2	2	14	±2.0	97%
6	Harold Fannin Jr.start/sit →	TE	CLE	11	7.1	4	15	±2.0	97%
7	Tucker Kraft start/sit →	TE	GB	11	8.0	2	16	±2.4	95%
8	Dallas Goedert start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	9.1	4	15	±2.0	88%
9	Juwan Johnson start/sit →	TE	NO	8	9.6	5	17	±2.5	52%
10	Travis Kelce start/sit →	TE	KC	5	10.0	4	16	±2.3	93%
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11	Isaiah Likely start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	11.9	6	30	±3.5	85%
12	Jake Ferguson start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	13.4	7	21	±2.5	84%
13	Mark Andrews start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	14.2	8	22	±2.5	83%
14	Dalton Kincaid start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	14.8	8	21	±2.3	87%
15	Dalton Schultz start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	15.8	7	24	±2.7	32%
16	Brenton Strange start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	17.7	14	26	±2.2	36%
17	Hunter Henry start/sit →	TE	NE	11	18.3	10	26	±2.4	59%
18	George Kittle start/sit →	TE	SF	8	16.0	6	31	±4.1	95%
19	T.J. Hockenson start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	20.2	14	29	±2.6	41%
20	Chig Okonkwo start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	22.5	15	35	±2.9	27%
21	Cade Otton start/sit →	TE	TB	10	21.9	14	35	±3.1	7%
22	AJ Barner start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	22.2	16	30	±2.4	17%
23	Greg Dulcich start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	23.6	16	32	±2.7	9%
24	Terrance Ferguson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	27.0	15	119	±10.0	23%
25	Gunnar Helm start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	26.7	21	45	±3.1	6%
26	Pat Freiermuth start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	26.0	18	32	±2.3	10%
27	Evan Engram start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	28.6	19	37	±2.4	4%
28	Colby Parkinson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	30.1	19	39	±3.2	4%
29	Oronde Gadsden II start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	29.9	12	52	±5.3	19%
30	Kenyon Sadiq start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	31.3	23	57	±4.3	34%
31	David Njoku start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	31.8	21	56	±3.9	9%
32	Darren Waller start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	33.2	22	64	±5.5	5%
33	Jake Tonges start/sit →	TE	SF	8	34.9	22	60	±5.1	2%
34	Mike Gesicki start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	32.7	23	48	±3.4	2%
35	Michael Mayer start/sit →	TE	LV	13	22.8	7	86	±12.6	2%
36	Darnell Washington start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	36.1	31	55	±3.8	3%
37	Theo Johnson start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	37.0	22	46	±3.8	2%
38	Charlie Kolar start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	38.1	26	94	±10.4	1%
39	Mason Taylor start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	35.0	23	43	±4.6	3%
40	Elijah Arroyo start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	42.0	31	53	±4.5	1%
41	Cole Kmet start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	40.2	33	57	±3.9	2%
42	Tyler Higbee start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	43.5	33	54	±4.4	2%
43	Noah Gray start/sit →	TE	KC	5	47.0	36	54	±4.4	1%
44	Dawson Knox start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	44.2	33	62	±5.7	2%
45	Erick All Jr.start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	44.6	34	61	±6.1	1%
46	Noah Fant start/sit →	TE	NO	8	46.2	34	63	±7.1	1%
47	Eli Stowers start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	53.1	32	96	±14.3	4%
48	Daniel Bellinger start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	50.8	40	61	±5.6	3%
49	Eli Raridon start/sit →	TE	NE	11	52.9	36	117	±14.8	2%
50	Ja'Tavion Sanders start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	51.6	37	108	±14.8	1%
51	Oscar Delp start/sit →	TE	NO	8	57.1	36	79	±9.5	1%
52	Austin Hooper start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	50.0	39	58	±4.5	—
53	Elijah Higgins start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	54.4	44	91	±10.7	1%
54	Josh Oliver start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	54.0	47	64	±5.2	—
55	Tommy Tremble start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	54.1	39	88	±10.8	1%
56	Jonnu Smith start/sit →	TE	GB	11	51.9	36	60	±5.3	1%
57	Drew Sample start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	59.5	45	95	±11.1	—
58	Matt Hibner start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	60.2	42	106	±17.2	1%
59	Will Kacmarek start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	60.7	45	87	±11.3	—
60	Brock Wright start/sit →	TE	DET	—	57.0	40	69	±7.1	—
61	Mitchell Evans start/sit →	TE	CAR	5	68.2	54	93	±10.6	1%
62	Adam Trautman start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	59.8	50	71	±6.3	—
63	Nate Boerkircher start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	61.8	45	78	±8.8	1%
64	Foster Moreau start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	65.4	54	107	±12.6	—
65	Luke Schoonmaker start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	64.1	56	75	±5.1	—
66	Durham Smythe start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	69.6	50	96	±11.4	—
67	John Bates start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	69.9	56	100	±13.9	1%
68	Ben Sinnott start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	70.8	55	98	±12.0	1%
69	Marlin Klein start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	71.3	44	99	±17.0	1%
70	Mo Alie-Cox start/sit →	TE	IND	—	66.8	58	90	±8.1	—
71	Jackson Hawes start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	71.7	64	90	±5.4	—
72	Tanner Koziol start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	75.9	54	112	±15.8	—
73	Josh Whyle start/sit →	TE	GB	—	81.5	60	103	±13.9	—
74	Jeremy Ruckert start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	75.1	58	97	±11.3	—
75	Davis Allen start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	70.6	59	89	±8.3	—
76	Cade Stover start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	77.0	53	104	±13.0	—
77	Jack Endries start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	82.1	53	113	±18.4	2%
78	Hunter Long start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	73.3	53	101	±14.6	—
79	Payne Durham start/sit →	TE	TB	—	82.2	71	94	±7.4	—
80	Brevyn Spann-Ford start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	78.7	60	99	±10.0	—
81	Blake Whiteheart start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	76.2	64	88	±7.6	—
82	Max Klare start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	86.0	48	118	±20.2	2%
83	Johnny Mundt start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	81.6	59	101	±13.0	—
84	Sam Roush start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	78.7	53	101	±12.8	1%
85	Nate Adkins start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	84.9	68	109	±13.9	—
86	Carsen Ryan start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	84.2	73	90	±5.3	—
87	Drew Ogletree start/sit →	TE	IND	—	85.7	73	98	±8.8	—
88	Justin Joly start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	80.5	52	115	±19.4	1%
89	Charlie Woerner start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	90.5	63	99	±9.9	—
90	Luke Farrell start/sit →	TE	SF	—	86.6	80	97	±5.1	—
91	Seydou Traore start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	93.5	72	116	±11.6	—
92	Ian Thomas start/sit →	TE	LV	—	85.0	63	112	±16.5	—
93	Eric Saubert start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	90.4	79	98	±6.1	—
94	Kylen Granson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	91.4	78	109	±8.9	—
95	Jared Wiley start/sit →	TE	KC	—	92.4	69	109	±10.1	—
96	Josh Cuevas start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	77.8	62	91	±8.2	—
97	Robert Tonyan start/sit →	TE	PIT	—	94.6	79	116	±8.8	—
98	Dallen Bentley start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	96.8	80	111	±9.9	—
99	Tyler Conklin start/sit →	TE	DET	—	91.8	76	105	±8.8	—
100	Cameron Latu start/sit →	TE	NE	—	102.1	82	119	±11.2	—
101	Chris Manhertz start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	102.1	89	118	±8.0	—
102	Ko Kieft start/sit →	TE	TB	—	105.2	93	127	±11.1	—
103	Bauer Sharp start/sit →	TE	TB	—	98.3	67	115	±16.8	—
104	Mark Redman start/sit →	TE	GB	—	105.0	86	116	±8.0	—
105	Tanner Arkin start/sit →	TE	NE	—	105.1	92	115	±6.2	—
106	Jake Briningstool start/sit →	TE	KC	—	102.5	84	112	±7.8	—
107	Nick Kallerup start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	107.3	95	121	±8.1	—
108	E.J. Jenkins start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	108.2	81	123	±11.6	—
109	David Martin-Robinson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	102.0	92	111	±6.5	—
110	Brevin Jordan start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	97.0	82	113	±12.7	—
111	Quintin Morris start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	98.0	80	104	±8.4	—
112	Ben Yurosek start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	98.0	95	101	±2.0	—
113	Thomas Fidone II start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	112.3	104	124	±7.3	—
114	Gavin Bartholomew start/sit →	TE	MIN	—	102.7	83	117	±12.4	—
115	Jelani Woods start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	108.2	99	119	±7.3	4%
116	Colson Yankoff start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	102.8	92	110	±6.3	—
117	Carter Runyon start/sit →	TE	LV	—	81.3	70	87	±8.0	—
118	Keleki Latu start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	112.2	108	120	±4.0	—
119	Feleipe Franks start/sit →	TE	CAR	—	107.6	64	125	±22.3	—
120	Connor Heyward start/sit →	TE	LV	—	64.0	26	102	±38.0	—
121	Tanner Hudson start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	100.3	47	138	±38.8	—
122	Brady Russell	TE	SEA	—	112.8	98	146	±19.6	—
123	Joel Wilson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	106.5	98	115	±8.5	—
124	Stone Smartt start/sit →	TE	NO	—	108.0	93	123	±15.0	—
125	Michael Trigg start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	109.5	94	125	±15.5	—
126	Ty Pezza start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	111.0	109	113	±2.0	—
127	Joshua Simon start/sit →	TE	FA	—	114.0	110	118	±4.0	—
128	Chris Myarick start/sit →	TE	LV	—	123.0	117	129	±6.0	—
129	Jack Westover start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	123.0	120	126	±3.0	—
130	Tre Watson start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	126.0	122	130	±4.0	—
131	Lake McRee start/sit →	TE	PIT	—	126.5	126	127	±0.5	—
132	Brayden Willis start/sit →	TE	SF	—	127.5	121	134	±6.5	—
133	Patrick Herbert start/sit →	TE	LAC	—	129.0	128	130	±1.0	—
134	Evan Svoboda start/sit →	TE	LAC	—	130.0	129	131	±1.0	—
135	Khalil Dinkins start/sit →	TE	SF	—	131.0	128	134	±3.0	—
136	Thomas Gordon start/sit →	TE	DET	—	131.5	131	132	±0.5	—
137	Hayden Rucci start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	132.5	132	133	±0.5	—
138	Teagan Quitoriano start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	134.0	133	135	±1.0	—
139	Messiah Swinson start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	135.5	135	136	±0.5	—
140	CJ Dippre start/sit →	TE	TB	—	136.5	136	137	±0.5	—

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros

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.

#35Michael MayerTE · LVbest #7 · worst #86 · ±12.6
#38Charlie KolarTE · LACbest #26 · worst #94 · ±10.4
#24Terrance FergusonTE · LARbest #15 · worst #119 · ±10.0
#32Darren WallerTE · CARbest #22 · worst #64 · ±5.5
#29Oronde Gadsden IITE · LACbest #12 · worst #52 · ±5.3

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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.