Week 1 Rankings are Live

The NFL is back, Week 1 is here, and it's time to rank some players. Jake Ciely, Brandon Funston and Michael Beller dive into the Week 1 fantasy football rankings on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Are you starting both Colts running backs? What are you doing with Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones? Is DeSean Jackson set for more Week 1 heroics? What's the game of the week? The guys answer all those questions, and a whole lot more. Rundown 2:38 The Game of the Week 5:43 The Mid-Tier QBs You're Trusting and Fading in Week 1 11:55 Victory Lap Off-the-Radar QB 13:00 Is There a Regular Starter at QB Who Should Be Benched? 15:10 Watch Darrel Williams Closely on Thursday Night 16:40 If You Have a Colts RB, Are You Starting Him? 19:33 Start Both Melvin Gordon and Phillip Lindsay? 21:28 What Do We Make of Titans-Broncos? 23:36 Throwing Antonio Gibson Right Into the Fire? 27:45 Stay Away from Tampa Bay's RBs 29:08 Victory Lap Off-the-Radar RBs 31:10 Regular Starting RBs Who Could Be on Your Bench 35:38 DeSean Jackson Crushes Week 1 37:33 Odell Beckham and the Browns Draw a Tough Week 1 Matchup 39:31 Sterling Shepard and the Giants' Receivers 41:37 Riding with the Raiders' Receivers 44:18 Victory Lap Off-the-Radar WRs 46:07 Regular Starting WRs Who Could Be on Your Bench 47:58 Trusting Rob Gronkowski Right out of the Gate? 49:57 Sneaky Value in Eric Ebron 54:00 Not Worried About Mike Gescki's Depth Chart Standing 55:41 Victory Lap Off-the-Radar Tight Ends 57:08 Regular Starting TEs Who Could Be on Your Bench Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Brandon on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Get a subscription to The Athletic for $1/month at theathletic.com/fantasyfootballpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.