Welcome to Week 1 of the fantasy football season. Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 1 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeSean McCoy | PHI vs. JAX | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jamaal Charles | KC vs. TEN | 2.50 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Matt Forte | CHI vs. BUF | 3.50 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA vs. GB | 3.50 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Adrian Peterson | MIN @ STL | 4.50 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Arian Foster | HOU vs. WAS | 6.50 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | LeVeon Bell | PIT vs. CLE | 8.50 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Zac Stacy | STL vs. MIN | 9.50 | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | Eddie Lacy | GB @ SEA | 11.00 | 16 | 6 |
| 10 | DeMarco Murray | DAL vs. SF | 11.50 | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Frank Gore | SF @ DAL | 11.50 | 14 | 9 |
| 12 | Andre Ellington | ARI vs. SD | 12.50 | 13 | 12 |
| 13 | Alfred Morris | WAS @ HOU | 13.00 | 15 | 11 |
| 14 | Montee Ball | DEN vs. IND | 14.00 | 12 | 16 |
| 15 | Shane Vereen | NE @ MIA | 14.50 | 8 | 21 |
| 16 | C.J. Spiller | BUF @ CHI | 15.50 | 9 | 22 |
| 17 | Giovani Bernard | CIN @ BAL | 16.00 | 18 | 14 |
| 18 | Rashad Jennings | NYG @ DET | 16.00 | 17 | 15 |
| 19 | Toby Gerhart | JAX @ PHI | 19.50 | 22 | 17 |
| 20 | Doug Martin | TB vs. CAR | 21.00 | 23 | 19 |
| 21 | Joique Bell | DET vs. NYG | 21.50 | 25 | 18 |
| 22 | Chris Johnson | NYJ vs. OAK | 21.50 | 20 | 23 |
| 23 | Reggie Bush | DET vs. NYG | 21.50 | 19 | 24 |
| 24 | Maurice Jones-Drew | OAK @ NYJ | 23.00 | 21 | 25 |
| 25 | Ryan Mathews | SD @ ARI | 23.50 | 27 | 20 |
| 26 | Ben Tate | CLE @ PIT | 26.00 | 24 | 28 |
| 27 | Fred Jackson | BUF @ CHI | 28.50 | 26 | 31 |
| 28 | Bernard Pierce | BAL vs. CIN | 28.50 | 30 | 27 |
| 29 | Steven Jackson | ATL vs. NO | 29.00 | 32 | 26 |
| 30 | Trent Richardson | IND @ DEN | 30.50 | 28 | 33 |
| 31 | Stevan Ridley | NE @ MIA | 30.50 | 29 | 32 |
| 32 | Darren Sproles | PHI vs. JAX | 32.50 | 31 | 34 |
| 33 | Shonn Greene | TEN @ KC | 34.50 | 40 | 29 |
| 34 | Pierre Thomas | NO @ ATL | 34.50 | 34 | 35 |
| 35 | Mark Ingram | NO @ ATL | 35.50 | 41 | 30 |
| 36 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR @ TB | 36.00 | 35 | 37 |
| 37 | Christopher Ivory | NYJ vs. OAK | 39.00 | 39 | 39 |
| 38 | Bishop Sankey | TEN @ KC | 39.00 | 36 | 42 |
| 39 | Knowshon Moreno | MIA vs. NE | 39.00 | 33 | 45 |
| 40 | Lamar Miller | MIA vs. NE | 40.00 | 44 | 36 |
| 41 | Danny Woodhead | SD @ ARI | 40.50 | 38 | 43 |
| 42 | Jeremy Hill | CIN @ BAL | 40.50 | 37 | 44 |
| 43 | Darren McFadden | OAK @ NYJ | 41.50 | 43 | 40 |
| 44 | Donald Brown | SD @ ARI | 43.00 | 48 | 38 |
| 45 | Roy Helu | WAS @ HOU | 45.50 | 45 | 46 |
| 46 | Khiry Robinson | NO @ ATL | 46.00 | 42 | 50 |
| 47 | Devonta Freeman | ATL vs. NO | 47.00 | 46 | 48 |
| 48 | Ahmad Bradshaw | IND @ DEN | 48.00 | 47 | 49 |
| 49 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR @ TB | 48.00 | 49 | 47 |
| 50 | Carlos Hyde | SF @ DAL | 48.50 | 56 | 41 |
Week 1 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE