Fantasy Football Player Rankings: Week 1

Quarterback
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Drew Brees	NO	vs ATL
2	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at SF
3	Tom Brady	NE	at BUF
4	Matt Ryan	ATL	at NO
5	Colin Kaepernick	SF	vs GB
6	Matthew Stafford	DET	vs MIN
7	Tony Romo	DAL	vs NYG
8	Peyton Manning	DEN	vs BAL
9	Cam Newton	CAR	vs SEA
10	Russell Wilson	SEA	at CAR
11	Andrew Luck	IND	vs OAK
12	Robert Griffin III	WSH	vs PHI
13	Michael Vick	PHI	at WSH
14	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	vs TEN
15	Eli Manning	NYG	at DAL
16	Carson Palmer	ARI	at STL
17	Andy Dalton	CIN	at CHI
18	Matt Schaub	HOU	at SD
19	Alex Smith	KC	at JAC
20	Joe Flacco	BAL	at DEN
Running Back
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Adrian Peterson	MIN	at DET
2	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	at CAR
3	Alfred Morris	WSH	PHI
4	Jamaal Charles	KC	at JAC
5	Arian Foster	HOU	at SD
6	Ray Rice	BAL	at DEN
7	Steven Jackson	ATL	at NO
8	Doug Martin	TB	at NYJ
9	LeSean McCoy	PHI	at WSH
10	Trent Richardson	CLE	MIA
11	C.J. Spiller	BUF	NE
12	Stevan Ridley	NE	at BUF
13	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	KC
14	Matt Forte	CHI	CIN
15	DeMarco Murray	DAL	NYG
16	David Wilson	NYG	at DAL
17	Reggie Bush	DET	MIN
18	Darren Sproles	NO	ATL
19	Darren McFadden	OAK	at IND
20	Lamar Miller	MIA	at CLE
21	Frank Gore	SF	GB
22	Daryl Richardson	STL	ARI
23	Chris Johnson	TEN	at PIT
24	Isaac Redman	PIT	TEN
25	Ryan Mathews	SD	HOU
26	Montee Ball	DEN	BAL
27	Ahmad Bradshaw	IND	OAK
28	Eddie Lacy	GB	at SF
29	Chris Ivory	NYJ	TB
30	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	SEA
31	Giovani Bernard	CIN	at CHI
32	Rashard Mendenhall	ARI	at STL
33	Mark Ingram	NO	ATL
34	Vick Ballard	IND	OAK
35	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	CIN	at CHI
36	Jacquizz Rodgers	ATL	at NO
37	Shane Vereen	NE	at BUF
38	Ben Tate	HOU	at SD
39	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	BAL
40	Bilal Powell	NYJ	TB
41	Knile Davis	KC	at JAC
42	Michael Bush	CHI	vs CIN
43	Shonn Greene	TEN	at PIT
44	Ronnie Hillman	DEN	BAL
45	Bryce Brown	PHI	at WSH
46	Bernard Pierce	BAL	at DEN
47	Danny Woodhead	SD	vs HOU
48	Felix Jones	PIT	vs TEN
49	Mikel Leshoure	DET	vs MIN
50	Daniel Thomas	MIA	at CLE
Wide Receiver
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Calvin Johnson	DET	vs MIN
2	Dez Bryant	DAL	vs NYG
3	Julio Jones	ATL	at NO
4	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	vs BAL
5	A.J. Green	CIN	at CHI
6	Brandon Marshall	CHI	vs CIN
7	Roddy White	ATL	at NO
8	Andre Johnson	HOU	at SD
9	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	at STL
10	Reggie Wayne	IND	vs OAK
11	Marques Colston	NO	vs ATL
12	Victor Cruz	NYG	at DAL
13	Vincent Jackson	TB	at NYJ
14	Dwayne Bowe	KC	at JAC
15	Danny Amendola	NE	at BUF
16	Randall Cobb	GB	at SF
17	Torrey Smith	BAL	at DEN
18	Eric Decker	DEN	vs BAL
19	Pierre Garcon	WSH	vs PHI
20	James Jones	GB	at SF
21	Wes Welker	DEN	vs BAL
22	Mike Wallace	MIA	at CLE
23	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	at DAL
24	Anquan Boldin	SF	vs GB
25	Antonio Brown	PIT	vs TEN
26	Cecil Shorts	JAC	vs KC
27	Miles Austin	DAL	vs NYG
28	Jordy Nelson	GB	at SF
29	DeSean Jackson	PHI	at WSH
30	T.Y. Hilton	IND	vs OAK
31	Mike Williams	TB	at NYJ
32	Steve Smith	CAR	vs SEA
33	Stevie Johnson	BUF	vs NE
34	Chris Givens	STL	vs ARI
35	Emmanuel Sanders	PIT	vs TEN
36	Greg Jennings	MIN	at DET
37	Kenny Britt	TEN	at PIT
38	Lance Moore	NO	vs ATL
39	Golden Tate	SEA	at CAR
40	Sidney Rice	SEA	at CAR
41	Alshon Jeffrey	CHI	vs CIN
42	Ryan Broyles	DET	vs MIN
43	Tavon Austin	STL	at ARI
44	Kenbrell Thompkins	NE	at BUF
45	Michael Floyd	ARI	at STL
46	Kendall Wright	TEN	at PIT
47	Rueben Randle	NYG	at DAL
48	Markus Wheaton	PIT	vs TEN
49	Jeremy Kerley	NYJ	vs TB
50	Justin Blackmon	JAC	vs KC
Tight End
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Jimmy Graham	NO	vs ATL
2	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	at NO
3	Jason Witten	DAL	vs NYG
4	Greg Olsen	CAR	vs SEA
5	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	at DET
6	Vernon Davis	SF	vs GB
7	Owen Daniels	HOU	at SD
8	Jared Cook	STL	vs ARI
9	Jordan Cameron	CLE	vs MIA
10	Zach Sudfeld	NE	at BUF
11	Fred Davis	WSH	vs PHI
12	Jermichael Finley	GB	at SF
13	Antonio Gates	SD	vs HOU
14	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	vs MIN
15	Ed Dickson	BAL	at DEN
16	Marcedes Lewis	JAC	vs KC
17	Brandon Myers	NYG	at DAL
18	Jermaine Gresham	CIN	at CHI
19	Brent Celek	PHI	at WSH
20	Martellus Bennett	CHI	vs CIN
Kicker
Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Matt Bryant	ATL	at NO
2	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	at BUF
3	Matt Prater	DEN	vs BAL
4	Blair Walsh	MIN	at DET
5	Garrett Hartley	NO	vs ATL
6	David Akers	DET	vs MIN
7	Phil Dawson	SF	vs GB
8	Dan Bailey	DAL	vs NYG
9	Justin Tucker	BAL	at DEN
10	Kai Forbath	WSH	vs PHI
11	Greg Zuerlein	STL	vs ARI
12	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	at IND
13	Steven Hauschka	SEA	at CAR
14	Josh Brown	NYG	at DAL
15	Robbie Gould	CHI	vs CIN
16	Mason Crosby	GB	at SF
17	Alex Henery	PHI	at WSH
18	Mike Nugent	CIN	at CHI
19	Shaun Suisham	PIT	vs TEN
20	Randy Bullock	HOU	at SD
Defense
Rank	Team	Opponent
1	New England Patriots	at BUF
2	Houston Texans	at SD
3	Seattle Seahawks	at CAR
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	at NYJ
5	Cincinnati Bengals	at CHI
6	Indianapolis Colts	vs OAK
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	vs TEN
8	Chicago Bears	vs CIN
9	San Francisco 49ers	vs GB
10	Green Bay Packers	at SF
11	Denver Broncos	vs BAL
12	St. Louis Rams	vs ARI
13	Cleveland Browns	vs MIA
14	Washington Redskins	vs PHI
15	Arizona Cardinals	at STL
16	Baltimore Ravens	at DEN
17	Kansas City Chiefs	at JAC
18	Dallas Cowboys	vs NYG
19	New York Giants	at DAL
20	Atlanta Falcons	at NO

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