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Welcome to Week 1 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 1 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:
- Odell Beckham Jr. Likely To Play Against Chiefs
- Preston Williams Likely Out In Week 1
- A.J. Brown Good To Go For Week 1
- Tyler Lockett Not Listed On Injury Report
- Kadarius Toney Could Have “Significant Role” In Week 1
- Emmanuel Sanders Hopeful To Play In Opener
- Darnell Mooney Dealing With Back Injury
- Mecole Hardman Limited With Oblique Ailment
- Tre'Quan Smith No Longer On Injury Report
- Antonio Brown A Full Participant Wednesday
- Chris Godwin Not On Final Injury Report
- Kenny Golladay Practicing Wednesday
- Curtis Samuel Begins Practice, Then Heads To Sidelines
- Nelson Agholor Limited In Practice
- Jalen Hurd Could Be Headed For Injured Reserve
- Preston Williams Limited To Start The Week
- Adam Thielen No Longer On Injury Report
- Parris Campbell Limited With Achilles Injury
- A.J. Brown Misses Practice Wednesday
These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 1.
And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!
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Week 1 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings
You can also see our full Week 1 ranks for PPR, Half-PPR and Standard scoring.
Last updated on Sunday 9/12 at 10:30 am ET:
| WR Rank | Player Name | Pos | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Calvin Ridley | WR | 5 |
| 2 | Davante Adams | WR | 6 |
| 3 | Tyreek Hill | WR | 8 |
| 4 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | 9 |
| 5 | Stefon Diggs | WR | 10 |
| 6 | D.K. Metcalf | WR | 16 |
| 7 | Justin Jefferson | WR | 17 |
| 8 | Keenan Allen | WR | 22 |
| 9 | A.J. Brown | WR | 23 |
| 10 | Terry McLaurin | WR | 25 |
| 11 | Mike Evans | WR | 27 |
| 12 | Robert Woods | WR | 28 |
| 13 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | 33 |
| 14 | Cooper Kupp | WR | 34 |
| 15 | Adam Thielen | WR | 35 |
| 16 | Julio Jones | WR | 36 |
| 17 | Allen Robinson II | WR | 38 |
| 18 | Tyler Lockett | WR | 39 |
| 19 | Chris Godwin | WR | 40 |
| 20 | Tee Higgins | WR | 41 |
| 21 | D.J. Moore | WR | 42 |
| 22 | Diontae Johnson | WR | 43 |
| 23 | Amari Cooper | WR | 45 |
| 24 | Robby Anderson | WR | 47 |
| 25 | Tyler Boyd | WR | 51 |
| 26 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | 52 |
| 27 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | 54 |
| 28 | DeVonta Smith | WR | 56 |
| 29 | Deebo Samuel | WR | 58 |
| 30 | Corey Davis | WR | 59 |
| 31 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | 60 |
| 32 | Brandin Cooks | WR | 62 |
| 33 | Courtland Sutton | WR | 64 |
| 34 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | 65 |
| 35 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 66 |
| 36 | Jarvis Landry | WR | 68 |
| 37 | Chase Claypool | WR | 69 |
| 38 | Antonio Brown | WR | 70 |
| 39 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 71 |
| 40 | Marquez Callaway | WR | 72 |
| 41 | D.J. Chark Jr. | WR | 74 |
| 42 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR | 75 |
| 43 | Kenny Golladay | WR | 76 |
| 44 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR | 77 |
| 45 | Mike Williams | WR | 80 |
| 46 | Elijah Moore | WR | 81 |
| 47 | Sterling Shepard | WR | 82 |
| 48 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | 84 |
| 49 | Russell Gage | WR | 85 |
| 50 | DeVante Parker | WR | 88 |
| 51 | Marquise Brown | WR | 89 |
| 52 | Darnell Mooney | WR | 90 |
| 53 | Mecole Hardman | WR | 91 |
| 54 | Tyrell Williams | WR | 92 |
| 55 | Henry Ruggs III | WR | 95 |
| 56 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | 97 |
| 57 | Parris Campbell | WR | 99 |
| 58 | Bryan Edwards | WR | 100 |
| 59 | Rondale Moore | WR | 101 |
| 60 | Jalen Reagor | WR | 104 |
| 61 | Nelson Agholor | WR | 105 |
| 62 | Cole Beasley | WR | 110 |
| 63 | Dyami Brown | WR | 112 |
| 64 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR | 113 |
| 65 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | 116 |
| 66 | Sammy Watkins | WR | 119 |
| 67 | Gabriel Davis | WR | 120 |
| 68 | A.J. Green | WR | 123 |
| 69 | DeSean Jackson | WR | 124 |
| 70 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 125 |
| 71 | Darius Slayton | WR | 129 |
| 72 | Christian Kirk | WR | 131 |
| 73 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 132 |
| 74 | Adam Humphries | WR | 134 |
| 75 | Zach Pascal | WR | 137 |
| 76 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 143 |
| 77 | Quez Watkins | WR | 150 |
| 78 | Nico Collins | WR | 153 |
| 79 | KJ Hamler | WR | 155 |
| 80 | Deonte Harris | WR | 156 |
| 81 | Randall Cobb | WR | 157 |
| 82 | Quintez Cephus | WR | 162 |
| 83 | Demarcus Robinson | WR | 163 |
| 84 | Allen Lazard | WR | 164 |
| 85 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | 165 |
| 86 | Juwan Johnson | WR | 167 |
| 87 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | 169 |
| 88 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | 171 |
| 89 | Kadarius Toney | WR | 173 |
| 90 | Albert Wilson | WR | 175 |
| 91 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR | 176 |
| 92 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR | 177 |
| 93 | Van Jefferson | WR | 178 |
| 94 | Josh Reynolds | WR | 179 |
| 95 | Rashard Higgins | WR | 180 |
| 96 | Josh Palmer | WR | 182 |
| 97 | Auden Tate | WR | 184 |
| 98 | Mohamed Sanu | WR | 188 |
| 99 | Denzel Mims | WR | 190 |
| 100 | Cam Sims | WR | 193 |
| 101 | James Washington | WR | 194 |
| 102 | Damiere Byrd | WR | 197 |
| 103 | Anthony Miller | WR | 198 |
| 104 | Chris Conley | WR | 199 |
| 105 | Tutu Atwell | WR | 200 |
| 106 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR | 201 |
| 107 | Amari Rodgers | WR | 203 |
| 108 | Tyron Johnson | WR | 205 |
| 109 | Tim Patrick | WR | 208 |
| 110 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR | 209 |
| 111 | Scotty Miller | WR | 217 |
| 112 | Trent Sherfield | WR | 222 |
| 113 | Byron Pringle | WR | 223 |
| 114 | Preston Williams | WR | 227 |
| 115 | K.J. Osborn | WR | 229 |
| 116 | Keke Coutee | WR | 231 |
| 117 | Kalif Raymond | WR | 233 |
| 118 | Marquise Goodwin | WR | 234 |
| 119 | Freddie Swain | WR | 238 |
| 120 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR | 241 |
| 121 | Dede Westbrook | WR | 245 |
| 122 | Greg Ward | WR | 246 |
| 123 | Willie Snead IV | WR | 252 |
| 124 | Breshad Perriman | WR | 254 |
| 125 | Cornell Powell | WR | 257 |
| 126 | Devin Duvernay | WR | 261 |
| 127 | Tyler Johnson | WR | 266 |
| 128 | Jalen Guyton | WR | 270 |
| 129 | Demetric Felton | WR | 276 |
| 130 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR | 279 |
| 131 | Tylan Wallace | WR | 280 |
| 132 | Jakeem Grant Sr. | WR | 281 |
| 133 | Andy Isabella | WR | 284 |
| 134 | Anthony Schwartz | WR | 293 |
| 135 | Steven Sims Jr. | WR | 295 |
| 136 | Kelvin Harmon | WR | 301 |
| 137 | Frank Darby | WR | 304 |
| 138 | Collin Johnson | WR | 306 |
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