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 QB Rankings

Week 1 QB rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus — 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	Lamar Jackson start/sit →	QB	BAL	13	2.0	1	6	±1.2	100%
2	Joe Burrow start/sit →	QB	CIN	6	2.1	1	9	±1.3	99%
3	Jalen Hurts start/sit →	QB	PHI	10	3.6	1	10	±1.5	99%
4	Josh Allen start/sit →	QB	BUF	7	4.0	1	9	±1.6	100%
5	Justin Herbert start/sit →	QB	LAC	7	4.4	1	9	±1.6	95%
6	Dak Prescott start/sit →	QB	DAL	14	6.4	4	14	±1.6	96%
7	Caleb Williams start/sit →	QB	CHI	10	8.2	4	24	±2.6	96%
8	Trevor Lawrence start/sit →	QB	JAX	7	9.2	5	18	±2.1	91%
9	Jared Goff start/sit →	QB	DET	6	9.3	5	17	±2.2	77%
10	Drake Maye start/sit →	QB	NE	11	10.3	2	20	±3.1	100%
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11	Jayden Daniels start/sit →	QB	WAS	7	11.3	6	20	±2.9	99%
12	Jaxson Dart start/sit →	QB	NYG	8	11.8	3	18	±2.3	93%
13	Matthew Stafford start/sit →	QB	LAR	11	12.2	2	17	±2.3	92%
14	Baker Mayfield start/sit →	QB	TB	10	13.6	4	22	±2.5	61%
15	Brock Purdy start/sit →	QB	SF	8	15.1	8	20	±1.9	86%
16	Kyler Murray start/sit →	QB	MIN	6	15.6	6	21	±2.6	69%
17	Bo Nix start/sit →	QB	DEN	10	17.5	11	22	±1.7	89%
18	Malik Willis start/sit →	QB	MIA	6	18.3	11	27	±2.3	33%
19	Tyler Shough start/sit →	QB	NO	8	18.5	8	23	±2.8	43%
20	Patrick Mahomes II start/sit →	QB	KC	5	18.7	11	25	±2.4	87%
21	Jordan Love start/sit →	QB	GB	11	20.3	10	25	±2.0	58%
22	Sam Darnold start/sit →	QB	SEA	11	22.6	19	28	±1.4	38%
23	Daniel Jones start/sit →	QB	IND	13	23.3	14	30	±2.1	30%
24	Bryce Young start/sit →	QB	CAR	5	24.1	20	30	±1.6	16%
25	C.J. Stroud start/sit →	QB	HOU	8	24.7	17	30	±2.0	29%
26	Aaron Rodgers start/sit →	QB	PIT	9	26.2	21	30	±1.6	11%
27	Jacoby Brissett start/sit →	QB	ARI	14	26.6	19	32	±2.1	10%
28	Kirk Cousins start/sit →	QB	LV	13	28.1	21	32	±1.6	5%
29	Geno Smith start/sit →	QB	NYJ	13	28.5	23	32	±1.6	6%
30	Cam Ward start/sit →	QB	TEN	9	29.1	23	32	±1.6	13%
31	Tua Tagovailoa start/sit →	QB	ATL	11	31.0	28	32	±0.7	6%
32	Deshaun Watson start/sit →	QB	CLE	11	31.7	27	33	±0.7	5%
33	Shedeur Sanders start/sit →	QB	CLE	11	33.6	32	61	±3.5	4%
34	Fernando Mendoza start/sit →	QB	LV	13	34.8	33	58	±3.6	18%
35	J.J. McCarthy start/sit →	QB	MIN	6	36.1	35	49	±3.0	2%
36	Justin Fields start/sit →	QB	KC	5	38.8	34	58	±7.1	1%
37	Joe Flacco start/sit →	QB	CIN	6	38.8	34	44	±2.8	1%
38	Mac Jones start/sit →	QB	SF	8	39.2	36	47	±3.7	1%
39	Trey Lance start/sit →	QB	LAC	7	46.7	38	56	±4.8	1%
40	Jameis Winston start/sit →	QB	NYG	8	42.0	36	60	±6.6	1%
41	Carson Beck start/sit →	QB	ARI	14	42.8	35	66	±10.1	3%
42	Anthony Richardson Sr.start/sit →	QB	IND	13	43.9	38	56	±6.7	2%
43	Tyrod Taylor start/sit →	QB	GB	11	43.9	40	49	±3.0	1%
44	Marcus Mariota start/sit →	QB	WAS	7	44.4	36	53	±4.9	1%
45	Tyler Huntley start/sit →	QB	BAL	—	45.2	40	54	±3.5	—
46	Cade Klubnik start/sit →	QB	NYJ	13	47.0	38	63	±7.9	1%
47	Davis Mills start/sit →	QB	HOU	—	48.2	46	53	±2.0	—
48	Jarrett Stidham start/sit →	QB	DEN	—	44.3	43	51	±2.6	—
49	Spencer Rattler start/sit →	QB	NO	—	53.3	48	57	±3.2	—
50	Tyson Bagent start/sit →	QB	CHI	10	53.6	47	63	±5.0	1%
51	Quinn Ewers start/sit →	QB	JAX	—	52.3	48	60	±3.7	—
52	Ty Simpson start/sit →	QB	LAR	11	54.0	50	70	±6.6	4%
53	Riley Leonard start/sit →	QB	IND	—	56.0	47	75	±8.2	—
54	Sam Howell start/sit →	QB	DAL	—	50.3	45	56	±3.7	—
55	Tommy DeVito start/sit →	QB	NE	—	56.4	53	62	±2.6	—
56	Joshua Dobbs start/sit →	QB	DET	—	54.2	46	65	±6.3	—
57	Carson Wentz start/sit →	QB	MIN	6	54.3	38	72	±12.0	1%
58	Gardner Minshew II start/sit →	QB	ARI	—	59.2	51	67	±6.0	—
59	Kenny Pickett start/sit →	QB	CAR	—	59.5	54	63	±3.6	—
60	Kyle Allen start/sit →	QB	BUF	—	55.8	45	66	±7.7	—
61	Mason Rudolph start/sit →	QB	PIT	—	56.4	50	64	±5.3	—
62	Kyle McCord start/sit →	QB	MIA	—	58.0	47	65	±6.9	—
63	Jalon Daniels start/sit →	QB	TB	—	58.4	50	66	±5.1	—
64	Cooper Rush start/sit →	QB	ATL	—	51.8	34	71	±14.3	—
65	Jalen Milroe start/sit →	QB	SEA	—	60.6	33	76	±14.9	—
66	Tanner McKee start/sit →	QB	PHI	—	60.8	48	68	±7.0	—
67	Mitchell Trubisky start/sit →	QB	TEN	—	62.2	57	69	±4.4	—
68	Stetson Bennett IV start/sit →	QB	LAR	—	55.0	34	73	±16.1	—
69	Drew Lock start/sit →	QB	SEA	—	62.4	60	67	±2.7	—
70	Drew Allar start/sit →	QB	PIT	—	66.0	39	85	±18.4	—
71	Andy Dalton start/sit →	QB	PHI	—	60.3	54	69	±5.8	—
72	Taylen Green start/sit →	QB	CLE	—	62.5	39	72	±13.6	—
73	Will Howard start/sit →	QB	PIT	—	72.0	66	77	±4.1	—
74	Joe Milton III start/sit →	QB	DAL	14	66.0	48	77	±12.8	1%
75	Garrett Nussmeier start/sit →	QB	KC	—	72.8	70	76	±2.4	—
76	Jimmy Garoppolo start/sit →	QB	LAR	—	68.0	54	75	±9.9	—
77	Zach Wilson start/sit →	QB	NO	—	75.5	70	83	±5.0	—
78	Aidan O'Connell start/sit →	QB	LV	—	73.0	67	78	±4.5	—
79	Haynes King start/sit →	QB	CAR	—	74.3	68	79	±4.6	—
80	Jack Strand start/sit →	QB	ATL	—	79.8	73	86	±4.7	—
81	Case Keenum start/sit →	QB	CHI	—	76.7	72	80	±3.4	—
82	Sam Ehlinger start/sit →	QB	DEN	—	78.3	73	82	±3.9	—
83	Joe Fagnano start/sit →	QB	BAL	—	80.3	69	89	±8.4	—
84	Behren Morton start/sit →	QB	NE	—	81.0	78	84	±2.4	—
85	Kurtis Rourke start/sit →	QB	SF	—	82.3	80	85	±2.1	—
86	Brady Cook start/sit →	QB	MIA	—	83.7	81	86	±2.1	—
87	Athan Kaliakmanis start/sit →	QB	WAS	—	84.0	82	87	±2.2	—
88	Luke Altmyer start/sit →	QB	DET	—	83.5	79	88	±4.5	—
89	DJ Uiagalelei start/sit →	QB	LAC	—	88.5	87	90	±1.5	—
90	Sean Clifford start/sit →	QB	CIN	—	88.5	88	89	±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.

#36Justin FieldsQB · KCbest #34 · worst #58 · ±7.1
#40Jameis WinstonQB · NYGbest #36 · worst #60 · ±6.6
#39Trey LanceQB · LACbest #38 · worst #56 · ±4.8
#38Mac JonesQB · SFbest #36 · worst #47 · ±3.7
#34Fernando MendozaQB · LVbest #33 · worst #58 · ±3.6

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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.