Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 1

These are my rankings for the first week of the fantasy football season, which take into account last season's performance, strength of opponent, and projected starting status.

Rank	Quarterback	Team
1	DeShaun Watson	HOU
2	Patrick Mahomes II	KC
3	Tom Brady	NE
4	Aaron Rodgers	GB
5	Jared Goff	LAR
6	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT
7	Cam Newton	CAR
8	Matthew Stafford	DET
9	Drew Brees	NO
10	Philip Rivers	LAC
11	Blake Bortles	JAX
12	Andy Dalton	CIN
13	Alex Smith	WAS
14	Andrew Luck	IND
15	Dak Prescott	DAL
16	Kirk Cousins	MIN
17	Russell Wilson	SEA
18	Matt Ryan	ATL
19	Nick Foles	PHI
20	Derek Carr	OAK

Rank	Running Back	Team	Flex
1	David Johnson	AZ	1
2	Todd Gurley	LAR	2
3	Leonard Fournette	JAX	5
4	Alvin Kamara	NO	6
5	Rex Burkhead	NE	7
6	Melvin Gordon	LAC	8
7	Royce Freeman	DEN	9
8	Kareem Hunt	KC	10
9	Dalvin Cook	MIN	11
10	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	13
11	Alex Collins	BAL	15
12	LeSean McCoy	BUF	19
13	Jordan Howard	CHI	21
14	Saquon Barkley	NYG	22
15	Jamaal Williams	GB	24
16	Jay Ajayi	PHI	25
17	Marshawn Lynch	OAK	26
18	Devonta Freeman	ATL	28
19	Joe Mixon	CIN	29
20	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	30
21	Latavius Murray	MIN	32
22	Adrian Peterson	WAS	37
23	Lamar Miller	HOU	39
24	Kenyan Drake	MIA	41
25	Peyton Barber	TB	42
26	Dion Lewis	TEN	43
27	Carlos Hyde	CLE	44
28	Jordan Wilkins	IND	46
29	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	48
30	Kerryon Johnson	DET	51
31	Chris Thompson	WAS	56
32	Derrick Henry	TEN	57
33	Giovani Bernard	CIN	58
34	Chris Carson	SEA	61
35	Sony Michel	NE	64
36	Nyheim Hines	IND	73
37	Duke Johnson Jr.	CLE
38	Rod Smith	DAL
39	Isaiah Crowell	NYJ
40	CJ Anderson	CAR

Rank	Wide Receiver	Team	Flex
1	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	3
2	Antonio Brown	PIT	4
3	Julio Jones	ATL	12
4	Keenan Allen	LAC	16
5	Michael Thomas	NO	17
6	Davante Adams	GB	18
7	Amari Cooper	OAK	20
8	JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	23
9	Larry Fitzgerald	AZ	27
10	Tyreek Hill	KC	31
11	Stefon Diggs	MIN	33
12	Allen Robinson	CHI	34
13	AJ Green	CIN	35
14	Marvin Jones Jr.	DET	36
15	Adam Thielen	MIN	38
16	Cooper Kupp	LAR	40
17	Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG	45
18	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	47
19	Cordarrelle Patterson	NE	49
20	Michael Gallup	DAL	52
21	Brandin Cooks	LAR	53
22	Doug Baldwin	SEA	55
23	Randall Cobb	GB	60
24	Golden Tate	DET	62
25	Keelan Cole	JAX	63
26	Mike Evans	TB	65
27	Anthony Miller	CHI	66
28	Tyrell Williams	LAC	67
29	Nelson Agholor	PHI	68
30	Jamison Crowder	WAS	69
31	Devin Funchess	CAR	70
32	DJ Moore	CAR	71
33	Robert Woods	LAR	72
34	Courtland Sutton	DEN	74
35	TY Hilton	IND
36	Robby Anderson	NYJ
37	Marquise Goodwin	SF
38	Rishard Matthews	TEN
39	Jarvis Landry	CLE
40	Sammy Watkins	KC

Rank	Tight End	Team	Flex
1	Rob Gronkowski	NE	14
2	Travis Kelce	KC	50
3	Delanie Walker	TEN	54
4	Zach Ertz	PHI	59
5	Nick Vannett	SEA	75
6	Mike Gesicki	MIA
7	Kyle Rudolph	MIN
8	Charles Clay	BUF
9	Jordan Reed	WAS
10	Tyler Eifert	CIN
11	OJ Howard	TB
12	Greg Olsen	CAR
13	Ricky Seals-Jones	AZ
14	Evan Engram	NYG
15	Austin Hooper	ATL

Rank	Kicker	Team
1	Greg Zuerlein	LAR
2	Stephen Gostkowski	NE
3	Justin Tucker	BAL
4	Daniel Carlson	MIN
5	Harrison Butker	KC
6	Chris Boswell	PIT
7	Wil Lutz	NO
8	Jake Elliott	PHI
9	Robbie Gould	SF
10	Ryan Succop	TEN

Rank	Team Defense
1	Pittsburgh
2	Jacksonville
3	Baltimore
4	Detroit
5	New Orleans
6	Seattle
7	LA Rams
8	Minnesota
9	New England
10	Carolina