• Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs are immediate must-starts: Both rookie running backs should see plenty of playing time in their first NFL games to warrant placing them in starting lineups.
• Most Accurate Rankings: Nathan Jahnke’s fantasy rankings have been the most accurate in season rankings over the last 70 regular season weeks, per FantasyPros‘ rankings accuracy competition.
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These are my fantasy football rankings for Week 1 for PPR leagues, including some notes about players to help you make your weekly decisions.
According to FantasyPros, my rankings were fifth-most accurate in 2021, second-most in 2020 and third-most in 2019. My rankings are the only ones to finish in the top five in three of the last four seasons.
Last Updated: 11:55 a.m. Sunday, September 10
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Quarterbacks
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp | Notes |
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | DET | |
| 2 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | @NE | |
| 3 | Lamar Jackson | BLT | HST | |
| 4 | Josh Allen | BUF | @NYJ | |
| 5 | Justin Herbert | LAC | MIA | |
| 6 | Justin Fields | CHI | GB | |
| 7 | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | @IND | GM |
| 8 | Joe Burrow | CIN | @CLV | BM |
| 9 | Geno Smith | SEA | LA | GM |
| 10 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | @LAC | |
| 11 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | TB | |
| 12 | Anthony Richardson | IND | JAX | |
| 13 | Daniel Jones | NYG | DAL | BM |
| 14 | Dak Prescott | DAL | @NYG | |
| 15 | Deshaun Watson | CLV | CIN | BM |
| 16 | Jared Goff | DET | @KC | |
| 17 | Russell Wilson | DEN | LV | GM |
| 18 | Sam Howell | WAS | ARZ | FA |
| 19 | Aaron Rodgers | NYJ | BUF | |
| 20 | Derek Carr | NO | TEN | |
| 21 | Kenny Pickett | PIT | SF | BM |
| 22 | Brock Purdy | SF | @PIT | |
| 23 | Baker Mayfield | TB | @MIN | FA |
| 24 | Jordan Love | GB | @CHI | FA |
| 25 | Matthew Stafford | LA | @SEA | |
| 26 | Jimmy Garoppolo | LV | @DEN | FA |
| 27 | Ryan Tannehill | TEN | @NO | BM, FA |
| 28 | Bryce Young | CAR | @ATL | GM, FA |
| 29 | Mac Jones | NE | PHI | FA |
| 30 | Desmond Ridder | ATL | CAR | GM, FA |
| 31 | C.J. Stroud | HST | @BLT | FA |
| 32 | Joshua Dobbs | ARZ | @WAS | FA |
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