W2Mnet NFL Fantasy Football Position Rankings: Week 1
One of the great things about the NFL season kicking off is that Fantasy Football makes its return as well. Whether you play in one league or twenty, the feeling of drafting a team, hawking the waiver wire and setting your lineups for the first time can be just as special for many, as the first pass thrown in a real game. However, not everyone is a fantasy savant and sometimes they might need help figuring out who’s better. Perhaps they are trying to decide which player to needs to start over another. Hell, maybe one just likes looking at numbers. Whatever the reason might be, we know that rankings are an asset to have in any of these situations. The guys from Fantasy Football 2 the MAX discuss tough decisions on their podcast all the time. So, they figured why not take that into written form and put their knowledge to the test with the W2Mnet NFL Fantasy Football Position Rankings: Week 1.
W2Mnet Staff
Randy Isbelle (Football Co-Senior Editor, Host of Fantasy Football 2 the MAX, Co-Host of Football 2 the MAX).
Michael Mitchell (Football Co-Senior Editor, Co-host of Fantasy Football 2 the MAX).
Gary Vaughan (Football Dept. Head, Co-Host of Football 2 the MAX)
Quarterbacks
| Rank |
Overall |
Randy |
Mike |
Gary |
Average |
| 1 |
Aaron Rodgers |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
| 2 |
Andrew Luck |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2.3 |
| 3 |
Russell Wilson |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3.3 |
| 4 |
Drew Brees |
4 |
4 |
6 |
4.6 |
| 4 |
Derek Carr |
5 |
6 |
3 |
4.6 |
| 6 |
Eli Manning |
6 |
5 |
7 |
6.0 |
| 7 |
Blake Bortles |
7 |
12 |
4 |
7.6 |
| 8 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
9 |
7 |
8 |
8.0 |
| 9 |
Cam Newton |
8 |
10 |
11 |
9.6 |
| 10 |
Tyrod Taylor |
13 |
8 |
9 |
10.0 |
| 11 |
Matthew Stafford |
11 |
9 |
12 |
10.6 |
| 12 |
Kirk Cousins |
10 |
11 |
13 |
11.3 |
| 13 |
Carson Palmer |
12 |
13 |
14 |
13.0 |
| 13 |
Jameis Winston |
15 |
14 |
10 |
13.0 |
| 15 |
Matt Ryan |
14 |
16 |
15 |
15.0 |
| 16 |
Philip Rivers |
18 |
15 |
16 |
16.3 |
| 17 |
Marcus Mariota |
16 |
17 |
18 |
17.0 |
| 18 |
Dak Prescott |
19 |
18 |
17 |
18.0 |
| 19 |
Robert Griffin III |
17 |
20 |
19 |
18.6 |
| 20 |
Joe Flacco |
NR |
19 |
20 |
20.0 |
Running Backs
| Rank |
Overal |
Randy |
Mike |
Gary |
Average |
| 1 |
Todd Gurley |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
| 2 |
Lamar Miller |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2.3 |
| 3 |
Adrian Peterson |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3.0 |
| 4 |
Ezekiel Elliott |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4.3 |
| 5 |
David Johnson |
3 |
6 |
5 |
4.6 |
| 6 |
DeAngelo Williams |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5.6 |
| 7 |
Doug Martin |
7 |
7 |
8 |
7.3 |
| 8 |
Eddie Lacy |
9 |
10 |
7 |
8.6 |
| 9 |
Spencer Ware |
10 |
11 |
9 |
10.0 |
| 9 |
Mark Ingram |
8 |
12 |
10 |
10.0 |
| 11 |
LeSean McCoy |
12 |
9 |
11 |
10.6 |
| 12 |
Ryan Mathews |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12.6 |
| 12 |
Latavius Murray |
11 |
14 |
13 |
12.6 |
| 12 |
Devonta Freeman |
14 |
8 |
16 |
12.6 |
| 15 |
Frank Gore |
15 |
15 |
17 |
15.6 |
| 15 |
Carolos Hyde |
16 |
16 |
15 |
15.6 |
| 17 |
Rashad Jennings |
17 |
17 |
20 |
18.0 |
| 18 |
Matt Forte |
18 |
20 |
18 |
18.6 |
| 18 |
DeMarco Murray |
19 |
18 |
19 |
18.6 |
| 20 |
Christine Michael |
27 |
21 |
14 |
20.6 |
| 21 |
Jeremy Langford |
21 |
22 |
22 |
21. |
| 22 |
CJ Anderson |
22 |
19 |
26 |
22.3 |
| 23 |
Jeremy Hill |
20 |
24 |
25 |
23.0 |
| 24 |
Ameer Abdullah |
23 |
26 |
21 |
23.3 |
| 25 |
Jonathan Stewart |
25 |
27 |
24 |
25.3 |
| 26 |
Arian Foster |
32 |
25 |
23 |
26.6 |
| 27 |
Melvin Gordon |
28 |
28 |
28 |
28.0 |
| 28 |
Duke Johnson Jr |
29 |
29 |
27 |
28.3 |
| 29 |
Danny Woodhead |
24 |
23 |
39 |
28.6 |
| 30 |
Chris Ivory |
30 |
33 |
30 |
31.0 |
| 31 |
Thomas Rawls |
26 |
36 |
32 |
31.3 |
| 31 |
Derrick Henry |
31 |
34 |
29 |
31.3 |
| 33 |
Giovani Bernard |
34 |
30 |
31 |
31.6 |
| 34 |
Matt Jones |
33 |
31 |
33 |
32.3 |
| 35 |
TJ Yeldon |
37 |
35 |
35 |
35.6 |
| 36 |
LeGarrette Blount |
36 |
NR |
34 |
37.0 |
| 37 |
Charles Sims |
38 |
38 |
37 |
37.6 |
| 38 |
Isaiah Crowell |
NR |
32 |
NR |
38.0 |
| 39 |
Justin Forsett |
35 |
40 |
NR |
38.6 |
| 40 |
James White |
40 |
37 |
40 |
39.0 |
Wide Receivers
| Rank |
Overall |
Randy |
Mike |
Gary |
Average |
| 1 |
Antonio Brown |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
| 2 |
Odell Beckham Jr. |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2.3 |
| 3 |
Julio Jones |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3.6 |
| 3 |
Amari Cooper |
6 |
3 |
2 |
3.6 |
| 5 |
Allen Robinson |
4 |
6 |
6 |
5.3 |
| 6 |
Jordy Nelson |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5.6 |
| 7 |
DeAndre Hopkins |
5 |
7 |
8 |
6.6 |
| 8 |
Mike Evans |
12 |
9 |
7 |
9.3 |
| 9 |
Brandon Marshall |
8 |
11 |
13 |
10.6 |
| 10 |
TY Hilton |
10 |
12 |
11 |
11.0 |
| 10 |
AJ Green |
14 |
10 |
9 |
11.0 |
| 12 |
Dez Bryant |
11 |
13 |
10 |
11.3 |
| 13 |
Brandin Cooks |
9 |
14 |
12 |
11.6 |
| 14 |
Sammy Watkins |
15 |
8 |
14 |
12.3 |
| 15 |
Alshon Jeffery |
13 |
15 |
16 |
14.6 |
| 16 |
Keenan Allen |
16 |
17 |
17 |
16.6 |
| 16 |
Golden Tate |
17 |
18 |
15 |
16.6 |
| 18 |
Randall Cobb |
18 |
19 |
18 |
18.3 |
| 19 |
Demaryius Thomas |
19 |
20 |
20 |
19.6 |
| 19 |
Doug Baldwin |
22 |
16 |
21 |
19.6 |
| 21 |
Jeremy Maclin |
20 |
21 |
19 |
20.0 |
| 22 |
DeSean Jackson |
24 |
22 |
23 |
23.0 |
| 23 |
Eric Decker |
21 |
24 |
26 |
24.3 |
| 24 |
Jarvis Landry |
23 |
26 |
24 |
24.6 |
| 25 |
Michael Crabtree |
29 |
23 |
22 |
26.0 |
| 26 |
Julian Edelman |
26 |
25 |
27 |
27.0 |
| 27 |
Marvin Jones |
25 |
31 |
25 |
27.6 |
| 28 |
Donte Moncrief |
27 |
27 |
29 |
29.3 |
| 29 |
John Brown |
32 |
28 |
28 |
29.6 |
| 30 |
Michael Floyd |
30 |
29 |
30 |
31.0 |
| 31 |
Jordan Matthews |
28 |
33 |
32 |
34.0 |
| 32 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
31 |
30 |
NR |
34.6 |
| 33 |
Kelvin Benjamin |
34 |
37 |
33 |
34.6 |
| 34 |
Sterling Shepard |
35 |
35 |
34 |
34.6 |
| 35 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
33 |
32 |
NR |
35.3 |
| 36 |
Allen Hurns |
36 |
36 |
35 |
35.6 |
| 37 |
Tyler Lockett |
37 |
34 |
39 |
36.6 |
| 38 |
Mohamed Sanu |
NR |
NR |
31 |
37.6 |
| 39 |
Willie Sneed |
38 |
NR |
37 |
38.6 |
| 40 |
Corey Coleman |
40 |
39 |
38 |
39 |
Tight Ends
| Rank |
Overall |
Randy |
Mike |
Gary |
Average |
| 1 |
Rob Gronkowski |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1.3 |
| 2 |
Jordan Reed |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
| 3 |
Travis Kelce |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2.6 |
| 4 |
Greg Olsen |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4.6 |
| 5 |
Gary Barnidge |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5.0 |
| 6 |
Delanie Walker |
6 |
4 |
7 |
5.6 |
| 7 |
Coby Fleener |
8 |
7 |
6 |
7.0 |
| 8 |
Zach Ertz |
7 |
8 |
10 |
8.3 |
| 9 |
Julius Thomas |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8.6 |
| 10 |
Dwayne Allen |
10 |
12 |
9 |
10.3 |
| 11 |
Jason Witten |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12.0 |
| 11 |
Clive Walford |
14 |
10 |
12 |
12.0 |
| 13 |
Eric Ebron |
12 |
14 |
13 |
13.0 |
| 14 |
Zach Miller |
13 |
13 |
15 |
13.6 |
| 15 |
Jarod Cook |
15 |
16 |
11 |
14.0 |
| 16 |
Antonio Gates |
16 |
15 |
17 |
16.0 |
| 17 |
Jesse James |
NR |
17 |
16 |
18.0 |
| 18 |
Kyle Rudolph |
20 |
18 |
18 |
18.6 |
| 19 |
Jordan Cameron |
18 |
NR |
19 |
19.6 |
| 19 |
Martellus Bennett |
19 |
19 |
20 |
19.6 |
Defenses
| Rank |
Overall |
Randy |
Mike |
Gary |
Average |
| 1 |
Seattle |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1.3 |
| 2 |
Houston |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2.6 |
| 3 |
Arizona |
1 |
3 |
5 |
3.0 |
| 4 |
Carolina |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4.0 |
| 5 |
Los Angeles |
3 |
5 |
6 |
4.6 |
| 6 |
Kansas City |
7 |
8 |
4 |
6.3 |
| 7 |
Denver |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6.6 |
| 8 |
Minnesota |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8.6 |
| 9 |
New York Jets |
8 |
11 |
9 |
9.3 |
| 10 |
Philadelphia |
12 |
6 |
14 |
10.6 |
| 11 |
Buffalo |
10 |
13 |
10 |
11.0 |
| 12 |
Green Bay |
14 |
10 |
11 |
11.6 |
| 13 |
Cincinnati |
11 |
12 |
15 |
12.6 |
| 14 |
New England |
13 |
14 |
13 |
13.3 |
| 15 |
Pittsburgh |
15 |
15 |
NR |
17.0 |
| 16 |
Chicago |
20 |
16 |
17 |
17.6 |
| 17 |
Washington |
NR |
NR |
12 |
18.0 |
| 17 |
Tampa Bay |
NR |
17 |
16 |
18.0 |
| 19 |
Baltimore |
17 |
18 |
NR |
18.6 |
| 19 |
Oakland |
19 |
19 |
18 |
18.6 |
Everyone has their criteria for rating and ranking players. Whether you agree or disagree with someone’s ratings here, let the guys know in the comments. Also be sure to listen to Randy and Mike on this week’s Fantasy Football 2 the MAX for their NFL Week 1 Preview.
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