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 Wide Receiver Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Johnson | DET vs. NYG | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN vs. IND | 2.00 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Dez Bryant | DAL vs. SF | 3.00 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | A.J. Green | CIN @ BAL | 4.00 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI vs. BUF | 5.50 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Julio Jones | ATL vs. NO | 6.00 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Brandon Marshall | CHI vs. BUF | 6.50 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Torrey Smith | BAL vs. CIN | 9.00 | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Pierre Garcon | WAS @ HOU | 9.00 | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | Roddy White | ATL vs. NO | 10.50 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Jordy Nelson | GB @ SEA | 11.50 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Antonio Brown | PIT vs. CLE | 13.00 | 13 | 13 |
| 13 | Victor Cruz | NYG @ DET | 13.50 | 15 | 12 |
| 14 | Percy Harvin | SEA vs. GB | 14.50 | 8 | 21 |
| 15 | Vincent Jackson | TB vs. CAR | 15.00 | 14 | 16 |
| 16 | Keenan Allen | SD @ ARI | 16.50 | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Michael Floyd | ARI vs. SD | 17.50 | 21 | 14 |
| 18 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI vs. SD | 18.00 | 17 | 19 |
| 19 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN vs. IND | 18.50 | 19 | 18 |
| 20 | Andre Johnson | HOU vs. WAS | 19.00 | 18 | 20 |
| 21 | Randall Cobb | GB @ SEA | 21.50 | 20 | 23 |
| 22 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI vs. JAX | 21.50 | 28 | 15 |
| 23 | Ty Hilton | IND @ DEN | 22.00 | 22 | 22 |
| 24 | Eric Decker | NYJ vs. OAK | 23.50 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | Reggie Wayne | IND @ DEN | 24.50 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | Michael Crabtree | SF @ DAL | 25.50 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | DeSean Jackson | WAS @ HOU | 26.50 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | Cordarrelle Patterson | MIN @ STL | 27.50 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | Golden Tate | DET vs. NYG | 29.00 | 29 | 29 |
| 30 | Kendall Wright | TEN @ KC | 30.00 | 30 | 30 |
| 31 | Terrance Williams | DAL vs. SF | 31.00 | 31 | 31 |
| 32 | Marques Colston | NO @ ATL | 32.00 | 32 | 32 |
| 33 | Julian Edelman | NE @ MIA | 33.00 | 33 | 33 |
| 34 | Mike Wallace | MIA vs. NE | 34.50 | 34 | 35 |
| 35 | Justin Hunter | TEN @ KC | 36.00 | 38 | 34 |
| 36 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU vs. WAS | 37.00 | 36 | 38 |
| 37 | Greg Jennings | MIN @ STL | 38.00 | 35 | 41 |
| 38 | Brandin Cooks | NO @ ATL | 39.00 | 41 | 37 |
| 39 | Riley Cooper | PHI vs. JAX | 39.50 | 39 | 40 |
| 40 | Mike Evans | TB vs. CAR | 41.00 | 43 | 39 |
| 41 | Jarrett Boykin | GB @ SEA | 41.00 | 40 | 42 |
| 42 | Andrew Hawkins | CLE @ PIT | 41.50 | 37 | 46 |
| 43 | Sammy Watkins | BUF @ CHI | 42.50 | 42 | 43 |
| 44 | Cecil Shorts | JAX @ PHI | 44.00 | 52 | 36 |
| 45 | Markus Wheaton | PIT vs. CLE | 46.00 | 45 | 47 |
| 46 | Jordan Matthews | PHI vs. JAX | 47.00 | 46 | 48 |
| 47 | Steve Smith | CAR @ TB | 47.50 | 50 | 45 |
| 48 | Anquan Boldin | SF @ DAL | 49.00 | 54 | 44 |
| 49 | James Jones | OAK @ NYJ | 50.00 | 47 | 53 |
| 50 | Andre Holmes | OAK @ NYJ | 51.00 | 48 | 54 |
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