Fantasy: Week 1 Rankings - Flex (Early Edition)
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theScore's Justin Boone is the second-ranked pro over the last four seasons in FantasyPros' Most Accurate Expert Competition. Follow the links below to see his early rankings for Week 1.
Updated rankings (including PPR) will be released Thursday, with the final version coming down Sunday morning.
Rankings
QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | K | Flex
Flex
| Rk | Player | Pos. | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julio Jones | WR1 | vs TB |
| 2 | Antonio Brown | WR2 | @ WAS |
| 3 | Todd Gurley | RB1 | @ SF |
| 4 | Adrian Peterson | RB2 | @ TEN |
| 5 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR3 | vs CHI |
| 6 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR4 | @ DAL |
| 7 | David Johnson | RB3 | vs NE |
| 8 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB4 | vs NYG |
| 9 | Allen Robinson | WR5 | vs GB |
| 10 | DeAngelo Williams | RB5 | @ WAS |
| 11 | Sammy Watkins | WR6 | @ BAL |
| 12 | Amari Cooper | WR7 | @ NO |
| 13 | Mike Evans | WR8 | @ ATL |
| 14 | A.J. Green | WR9 | @ NYJ |
| 15 | Lamar Miller | RB6 | vs CHI |
| 16 | Rob Gronkowski | TE1 | @ ARI |
| 17 | Dez Bryant | WR10 | vs NYG |
| 18 | Brandon Marshall | WR11 | vs CIN |
| 19 | Mark Ingram | RB7 | vs OAK |
| 20 | LeSean McCoy | RB8 | @ BAL |
| 21 | Keenan Allen | WR12 | @ KC |
| 22 | Alshon Jeffery | WR13 | @ HOU |
| 23 | Doug Martin | RB9 | @ ATL |
| 24 | Devonta Freeman | RB10 | vs TB |
| 25 | T.Y. Hilton | WR14 | vs DET |
| 26 | Jordan Reed | TE2 | vs PIT |
| 27 | Latavius Murray | RB11 | @ NO |
| 28 | Eddie Lacy | RB12 | @ JAC |
| 29 | Spencer Ware | RB13 | vs SD |
| 30 | Ryan Mathews | RB14 | vs CLE |
| 31 | Jordy Nelson | WR15 | @ JAC |
| 32 | Jeremy Maclin | WR16 | vs SD |
| 33 | Brandin Cooks | WR17 | vs OAK |
| 34 | Randall Cobb | WR18 | @ JAC |
| 35 | Doug Baldwin | WR19 | vs MIA |
| 36 | Donte Moncrief | WR20 | vs DET |
| 37 | Rashad Jennings | RB15 | @ DAL |
| 38 | Travis Kelce | TE3 | vs SD |
| 39 | Demaryius Thomas | WR21 | vs CAR |
| 40 | Michael Floyd | WR22 | vs NE |
| 41 | Marvin Jones | WR23 | @ IND |
| 42 | Frank Gore | RB16 | vs DET |
| 43 | Greg Olsen | TE4 | @ DEN |
| 44 | Eric Decker | WR24 | vs CIN |
| 45 | DeSean Jackson | WR25 | vs PIT |
| 46 | C.J. Anderson | RB17 | vs CAR |
| 47 | DeMarco Murray | RB18 | vs MIN |
| 48 | Carlos Hyde | RB19 | vs LA |
| 49 | Matt Forte | RB20 | vs CIN |
| 50 | Coby Fleener | TE5 | vs OAK |
| 51 | Christine Michael | RB21 | vs MIA |
| 52 | Corey Coleman | WR26 | @ PHI |
| 53 | Jeremy Langford | RB22 | @ HOU |
| 54 | Michael Crabtree | WR27 | @ NO |
| 55 | Arian Foster | RB23 | @ SEA |
| 56 | Delanie Walker | TE6 | vs MIN |
| 57 | Golden Tate | WR28 | @ IND |
| 58 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR29 | vs NE |
| 59 | Jordan Matthews | WR30 | vs CLE |
| 60 | Jonathan Stewart | RB24 | @ DEN |
| 61 | Ameer Abdullah | RB25 | @ IND |
| 62 | Allen Hurns | WR31 | vs GB |
| 63 | Stefon Diggs | WR32 | @ TEN |
| 64 | Gary Barnidge | TE7 | @ PHI |
| 65 | Matt Jones | RB26 | vs PIT |
| 66 | Isaiah Crowell | RB27 | @ PHI |
| 67 | Giovani Bernard | RB28 | @ NYJ |
| 68 | Jarvis Landry | WR33 | @ SEA |
| 69 | John Brown | WR34 | vs NE |
| 70 | Julian Edelman | WR35 | @ ARI |
| 71 | Zach Ertz | TE8 | vs CLE |
| 72 | Antonio Gates | TE9 | @ KC |
| 73 | Duke Johnson | RB29 | @ PHI |
| 74 | James White | RB30 | @ ARI |
| 75 | Jeremy Hill | RB31 | @ NYJ |
| 76 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR36 | vs CAR |
| 77 | Tyler Lockett | WR37 | vs MIA |
| 78 | Vincent Jackson | WR38 | @ ATL |
| 79 | LeGarrette Blount | RB32 | @ ARI |
| 80 | Justin Forsett | RB33 | vs BUF |
| 81 | Tavon Austin | WR39 | @ SF |
| 82 | Dwayne Allen | TE10 | vs DET |
| 83 | Danny Woodhead | RB34 | @ KC |
| 84 | Kelvin Benjamin | WR40 | @ DEN |
| 85 | Willie Snead | WR41 | vs OAK |
| 86 | Sterling Shepard | WR42 | @ DAL |
| 87 | Chris Ivory | RB35 | vs GB |
| 88 | Kamar Aiken | WR43 | vs BUF |
| 89 | Julius Thomas | TE11 | vs GB |
| 90 | Melvin Gordon | RB36 | @ KC |
| 91 | Charles Sims | RB37 | @ ATL |
| 92 | Travis Benjamin | WR44 | @ KC |
| 93 | T.J. Yeldon | RB38 | vs GB |
| 94 | Charles Clay | TE12 | @ BAL |
| 95 | Thomas Rawls | RB39 | vs MIA |
| 96 | Derrick Henry | RB40 | vs MIN |
| 97 | Torrey Smith | WR45 | vs LA |
| 98 | Kevin White | WR46 | @ HOU |
| 99 | Markus Wheaton | WR47 | @ WAS |
| 100 | Mohamed Sanu | WR48 | vs TB |
| 101 | Tajae Sharpe | WR49 | vs MIN |
| 102 | Kenny Stills | WR50 | @ SEA |
| 103 | Rishard Matthews | WR51 | vs MIN |
| 104 | Michael Thomas | WR52 | vs OAK |
| 105 | Phillip Dorsett | WR53 | vs DET |
| 106 | Mike Wallace | WR54 | vs BUF |
| 107 | Devin Funchess | WR55 | @ DEN |
| 108 | Pierre Garcon | WR56 | vs PIT |
| 109 | Will Fuller | WR57 | vs CHI |
| 110 | Martellus Bennett | TE13 | @ ARI |
| 111 | Tyler Boyd | WR58 | @ NYJ |
| 112 | Chris Hogan | WR59 | @ ARI |
| 113 | Zach Miller | TE14 | @ HOU |
| 114 | Bilal Powell | RB41 | vs CIN |
| 115 | Charcandrick West | RB42 | vs SD |
| 116 | Theo Riddick | RB43 | @ IND |
| 117 | Darren Sproles | RB44 | vs CLE |
| 118 | Shaun Draughn | RB45 | vs LA |
| 119 | Jason Witten | TE15 | vs NYG |
| 120 | Steve Smith | WR60 | vs BUF |
| 121 | Terrelle Pryor | WR61 | @ PHI |
| 122 | Tevin Coleman | RB46 | vs TB |
| 123 | Sammie Coates | WR62 | @ WAS |
| 124 | DeAndre Washington | RB | @ NO |
| 125 | Clive Walford | TE16 | @ NO |
| 126 | Ted Ginn | WR63 | @ DEN |
| 127 | Terrance West | RB47 | vs BUF |
| 128 | James Starks | RB48 | @ JAC |
| 129 | Kenny Britt | WR64 | @ SF |
| 130 | Jermaine Kearse | WR65 | vs MIA |
| 131 | Jerick McKinnon | RB49 | @ TEN |
| 132 | Eric Ebron | TE17 | @ IND |
| 133 | Jared Cook | TE18 | @ JAC |
| 134 | Shane Vereen | RB50 | @ DAL |
| 135 | Chris Thompson | RB51 | vs PIT |
| 136 | Robert Woods | WR66 | @ BAL |
| 137 | Quinton Patton | WR67 | vs LA |
| 138 | Javorius Allen | RB52 | vs BUF |
| 139 | Seth Roberts | WR68 | @ NO |
| 140 | Kyle Rudolph | TE19 | @ TEN |
| 141 | C.J. Spiller | RB53 | vs OAK |
| 142 | Vance McDonald | TE20 | vs LA |
| 143 | Anquan Boldin | WR69 | @ IND |
| 144 | Terrance Williams | WR70 | vs NYG |
| 145 | Charles Johnson | WR71 | @ TEN |
| 146 | Chris Johnson | RB54 | vs NE |
| 147 | Jay Ajayi | RB55 | @ SEA |
| 148 | Devontae Booker | RB56 | vs CAR |
| 149 | Virgil Green | TE21 | vs CAR |
| 150 | Jesse James | TE22 | @ WAS |