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Week 1 FLEX Rankings for Fantasy Football: DJ Chark Jr., Treylon Burks, Michael Carter, Isaiah McKenzie, Garrett Wilson, J.D. McKissic

J.D. McKissic - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups, NFL Injury News

Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season has arrived, and we'll be helping you win your matchups each week! Below you can find our Week 1 fantasy football FLEX rankings, as of September 8th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key FLEX options like rank, among others.

Our FLEX fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.

You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these FLEX rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

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Last updated on Sunday 9/11 at 12:30 pm ET:

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Jonathan Taylor RB
1 2 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 3 Derrick Henry RB
1 4 Justin Jefferson WR
1 5 Austin Ekeler RB
1 6 Cooper Kupp WR
1 7 Alvin Kamara RB
1 8 Ja'Marr Chase WR
1 9 Joe Mixon RB
1 10 Dalvin Cook RB
1 11 Mike Evans WR
2 12 Davante Adams WR
2 13 Stefon Diggs WR
2 14 CeeDee Lamb WR
2 15 D'Andre Swift RB
2 16 Aaron Jones RB
2 17 Mark Andrews TE
2 18 Travis Kelce TE
2 19 A.J. Brown WR
2 20 Deebo Samuel WR
2 21 Najee Harris RB
2 22 Saquon Barkley RB
2 23 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
2 24 Nick Chubb RB
2 25 Keenan Allen WR
3 26 Tee Higgins WR
3 27 Leonard Fournette RB
3 28 Tyreek Hill WR
3 29 Javonte Williams RB
3 30 Marquise Brown WR
3 31 Courtland Sutton WR
3 32 James Conner RB
3 33 DJ Moore WR
3 34 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
3 35 Mike Williams WR
3 36 Diontae Johnson WR
3 37 Terry McLaurin WR
4 38 Antonio Gibson RB
4 39 Jaylen Waddle WR
4 40 Ezekiel Elliott RB
4 41 DK Metcalf WR
4 42 Brandin Cooks WR
4 43 Allen Robinson II WR
4 44 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
4 45 Elijah Mitchell RB
4 46 Rashod Bateman WR
4 47 Josh Jacobs RB
4 48 Chase Edmonds RB
4 49 Elijah Moore WR
4 50 Darnell Mooney WR
4 51 Michael Thomas WR
5 52 Rashaad Penny RB
5 53 AJ Dillon RB
5 54 Cam Akers RB
5 55 Gabriel Davis WR
5 56 Christian Kirk WR
5 57 Hunter Renfrow WR
5 58 Dameon Pierce RB
5 59 David Montgomery RB
5 60 Brandon Aiyuk WR
5 61 Kyle Pitts TE
5 62 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 63 Dalton Schultz TE
5 64 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
5 65 Amari Cooper WR
5 66 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
5 67 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
5 68 Robert Woods WR
5 69 Dallas Goedert TE
5 70 Adam Thielen WR
5 71 Darren Waller TE
5 72 Tyler Lockett WR
5 73 Kadarius Toney WR
5 74 Chris Olave WR
6 75 DeVonta Smith WR
6 76 Damien Harris RB
6 77 Drake London WR
6 78 Cordarrelle Patterson RB
6 79 Breece Hall RB
6 80 Melvin Gordon III RB
6 81 Devin Singletary RB
6 82 Kareem Hunt RB
6 83 Zach Ertz TE
6 84 Miles Sanders RB
6 85 T.J. Hockenson TE
6 86 Pat Freiermuth TE
6 87 Julio Jones WR
6 88 A.J. Green WR
7 89 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
7 90 Sammy Watkins WR
7 91 Tyler Boyd WR
7 92 George Pickens WR
7 93 Jakobi Meyers WR
7 94 Chris Godwin WR
7 95 Chase Claypool WR
7 96 Tony Pollard RB
7 97 DeVante Parker WR
7 98 DJ Chark Jr. WR
7 99 Dawson Knox TE
7 100 Russell Gage WR
7 101 Jahan Dotson WR
7 102 Nico Collins WR
7 103 Isaiah McKenzie WR
7 104 Garrett Wilson WR
7 105 Nyheim Hines RB
7 106 Jarvis Landry WR
7 107 Michael Carter RB
7 108 Treylon Burks WR
7 109 K.J. Osborn WR
7 110 Hunter Henry TE
7 111 Irv Smith Jr. TE
8 112 David Njoku TE
8 113 Cole Kmet TE
8 114 Mecole Hardman WR
8 115 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB
8 116 Gerald Everett TE
8 117 Alec Pierce WR
8 118 Mike Davis RB
8 119 J.D. McKissic RB
8 120 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
8 121 Kenny Golladay WR
8 122 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
8 123 Austin Hooper TE
8 124 Tyler Higbee TE
8 125 Romeo Doubs WR
8 126 Robbie Anderson WR
8 127 James Robinson RB
8 128 Skyy Moore WR
8 129 Corey Davis WR
8 130 Mike Gesicki TE
8 131 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
8 132 Parris Campbell WR
9 133 Evan Engram TE
9 134 Kenneth Gainwell RB
9 135 Christian Watson WR
9 136 Randall Cobb WR
9 137 Noah Brown WR
9 138 Joshua Palmer WR
9 139 Hayden Hurst TE
9 140 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
9 141 Noah Fant TE
9 142 Raheem Mostert RB
9 143 Jamaal Williams RB
9 144 Curtis Samuel WR
9 145 KJ Hamler WR
9 146 Braxton Berrios WR
9 147 Devin Duvernay WR
9 148 James Cook RB
9 149 Mark Ingram II RB
9 150 Zay Jones WR
9 151 Khalil Herbert RB
9 152 Brevin Jordan TE
9 153 Robert Tonyan TE
10 154 Logan Thomas TE
10 155 Jalen Tolbert WR
10 156 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
10 157 Nelson Agholor WR
10 158 Kendrick Bourne WR
10 159 Sterling Shepard WR
10 160 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR
10 161 Rex Burkhead RB
10 162 Mo Alie-Cox TE
10 163 Ben Skowronek WR
10 164 Byron Pringle WR
10 165 Jamison Crowder WR
10 166 Tyler Conklin TE
10 167 Ross Dwelley TE
10 168 Andy Isabella WR
10 169 Alexander Mattison RB
10 170 David Bell WR
11 171 Isaiah Likely TE
11 172 Chris Conley WR
11 173 Bryan Edwards WR
11 174 Kyle Philips WR
11 175 Kenyan Drake RB
11 176 Jalen Guyton WR
11 177 Josh Reynolds WR
11 178 Rachaad White RB
11 179 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
11 180 C.J. Uzomah TE
11 181 Damien Williams RB
11 182 Cameron Brate TE
11 183 Darius Slayton WR
11 184 Equanimeous St. Brown WR
11 185 Quintez Cephus WR
11 186 Marquez Callaway WR
11 187 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
11 188 Dan Arnold TE
11 189 Jonnu Smith TE
11 190 Ameer Abdullah RB
11 191 Adam Trautman TE
11 192 Ken Walker III RB
11 193 Zamir White RB
11 194 Trey McBride TE
11 195 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
12 196 Kyle Rudolph TE
12 197 Jauan Jennings WR
12 198 Tyler Johnson WR
12 199 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
12 200 Quez Watkins WR
12 201 Harrison Bryant TE
12 202 Eno Benjamin RB
12 203 Tyler Allgeier RB
12 204 Samaje Perine RB
12 205 Daniel Bellinger TE
12 206 Jalen Reagor WR
12 207 James Proche II WR
12 208 Tutu Atwell WR
12 209 Boston Scott RB
12 210 Jerick McKinnon RB


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