Fantasy football flex rankings: Top 150 RB/WR/TE options for NFL Week 1

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Pondering some tough flex choices for your Week 1 fantasy football lineup? Adam Rank sorts through the running backs, receivers and tight ends to present his top 150 flex options, with some useful nuggets of analysis sprinkled in. The ranking is based on a 0.5 PPR scoring format.

NOTE: In a typical week, this ranking will be posted on Tuesday. Injury designations will be added, adjusted or removed as teams’ official injury reports are made available. The following three designations will be reflected:

(Q) — Player is listed as questionable on his team’s official injury report.

(D) — Player is listed as doubtful on his team’s official injury report.

(O) — Player has been ruled out on his team’s official injury report.

RANKING TIERS

FLEX RANKINGS: 1-50

1. Ja’Marr Chase, Bengals (at Browns) | WR1

2. CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys (at Eagles) | WR2

3. Bijan Robinson, Falcons (vs. Buccaneers) | RB1

4. Saquon Barkley, Eagles (vs. Cowboys) | RB2

5. Christian McCaffrey, 49ers (at Seahawks) | RB3

6. De’Von Achane, Dolphins (at Colts) | RB4

7. Jahmyr Gibbs, Lions (at Packers) | RB5

8. Bucky Irving, Buccaneers (at Falcons) | RB6

9. Justin Jefferson, Vikings (at Bears) | WR3

10. Malik Nabers, Giants (at Commanders) | WR4

11. Nico Collins, Texans (at Rams) | WR5

12. Puka Nacua, Rams (vs. Texans) | WR6

13. Ashton Jeanty, Raiders (at Patriots) | RB7

14. Chase Brown, Bengals (at Browns) | RB8

15. Josh Jacobs, Packers (vs. Lions) | RB9

16. Derrick Henry, Ravens (at Bills) | RB10

17. Chuba Hubbard, Panthers (at Jaguars) | RB11

18. Kyren Williams, Rams (vs. Texans) | RB12

19. Brian Thomas Jr., Jaguars (vs. Panthers) | WR7

20. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Lions (at Packers) | WR8

21. Drake London, Falcons (vs. Buccaneers) | WR9

22. Jonathan Taylor, Colts (vs. Dolphins) | RB13

23. James Cook, Bills (vs. Ravens) | RB14

24. Tetairoa McMillan, Panthers (at Jaguars) | WR10

25. Ladd McConkey, Chargers (vs. Chiefs in Brazil) | WR11

26. A.J. Brown, Eagles (vs. Cowboys) | WR12

27. Mike Evans, Buccaneers (at Falcons) | WR13

28. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seahawks (vs. 49ers) | WR14

29. Tee Higgins, Bengals (at Browns) | WR15

30. James Conner, Cardinals (at Saints) | RB15

31. Brock Bowers, Raiders (at Patriots) | TE1

32. Kenneth Walker III, Seahawks (vs. 49ers) | RB16

33. Terry McLaurin, Commanders (vs. Giants) | WR16

34. Trey McBride, Cardinals (at Saints) | TE2

35. Davante Adams, Raiders (at Patriots) | WR17

36. Garrett Wilson, Jets (vs. Steelers) | WR18

37. Tyreek Hill, Dolphins (at Colts) | WR19

38. DJ Moore, Bears (vs. Vikings) | WR20

39. Marvin Harrison Jr., Cardinals (at Saints) | WR21

40. Alvin Kamara, Saints (vs. Cardinals) | RB17

41. Xavier Worthy, Chiefs (vs. Chargers in Brazil) | WR22

42. George Pickens, Cowboys (at Eagles) | WR23

43. DeVonta Smith, Eagles (vs. Cowboys) | WR24

44. Courtland Sutton, Broncos (vs. Titans) | WR25

45. Omarion Hampton, Chargers (vs. Chiefs in Brazil) | RB18

46. Jameson Williams, Lions (at Packers) | WR26

47. Ricky Pearsall, 49ers (at Seahawks) | WR27

48. DK Metcalf, Steelers (at Jets) | WR28

49. Breece Hall, Jets (vs. Steelers) | RB19

50. Zay Flowers, Ravens (at Bills) | WR29

Takeaways:

Welcome to Week 1 of the fantasy football season. And let me be honest about one thing before we get going here: I don’t know what’s about to unfold in 2025. I think I have an idea. I mean, sure. Ja’Marr Chase is very good at football. As is Justin Jefferson. Same goes for Saquon Barkley and Jahmyr Gibbs. I got the easy stuff. But I also have a lot of working theories, too.

I’m curious to see how the Dallas Cowboys look in Week 1. Is Dak Prescott going to return to the form he showed when he was the MVP runner-up in 2023? And if he does, who is the receiver who benefits the most? CeeDee Lamb? George Pickens? Dak led the NFL in touchdown passes the last time he played a full season. The Cowboys were one of the most pass-happy teams in the league in 2024. But that was before they hired Brian Schottenheimer as head coach and made some other big changes, including trading for Pickens. So, I have questions, but I’m still bullish on CeeDee, Dak and Pickens this year.

Two other tricky players to rank were rookie running backs Omarion Hampton and TreVeyon Henderson. Hampton seems like a near-lock to get the majority of the touches for the Chargers on Friday because Najee Harris only has about a week’s worth of practices under his belt as he returns from his eye injury. It’s not like last year, when J.K. Dobbins was the head of the backfield for the Chargers. (Dobbins is now making life miserable for us in Denver, where I want RJ Harvey to be the guy.) Henderson’s situation seems a bit murkier, with Rhamondre Stevenson still listed as the starter on the unofficial depth chart. I went through the offseason hoping Henderson was going to get the full-time gig. Starting him in fantasy this week will take a strong stomach, because we don’t know for sure how the touches will be distributed. But if the preseason was any indication, he should have a solid role.

Tiers: Nos. 1-50 | Nos. 51-100 | Nos. 101-150

FLEX RANKINGS: 51-100

51. George Kittle, 49ers (at Seahawks) | TE3

52. Travis Hunter, Jaguars (vs. Panthers) | WR30

53. Jerry Jeudy, Browns (vs. Bengals) | WR31

54. Jaylen Waddle, Dolphins (at Colts) | WR32

55. Josh Downs, Colts (vs. Dolphins) | WR33

56. RJ Harvey, Broncos (vs. Titans) | RB20

57. T.J. Hockenson, Vikings (at Bears) | TE4

58. Chris Olave, Saints (vs. Cardinals) | WR34

59. Aaron Jones, Vikings (at Bears) | RB21

60. Isiah Pacheco, Chiefs (vs. Chargers in Brazil) | RB22

61. Tony Pollard, Titans (at Broncos) | RB23

62. TreVeyon Henderson, Patriots (vs. Raiders) | RB24

63. Emeka Egbuka, Buccaneers (at Falcons) | WR35

64. D’Andre Swift, Bears (vs. Vikings) | RB25

65. David Montgomery, Lions (at Packers) | RB26

66. Nick Chubb, Texans (at Rams) | RB27

67. Stefon Diggs, Patriots (vs. Raiders) | WR36

68. Jakobi Meyers, Raiders (at Patriots) | WR37

69. Calvin Ridley, Titans (at Broncos) | WR38

70. Deebo Samuel Sr., Commanders (vs. Giants) | WR39

71. Sam LaPorta, Lions (at Packers) | TE5

72. Rome Odunze, Bears (vs. Vikings) | WR40

73. Michael Pittman Jr., Colts (vs. Dolphins) | WR41

74. Evan Engram, Broncos (vs. Titans) | TE6

75. Jordan Mason, Vikings (at Bears) | RB28

76. Tyrone Tracy Jr., Giants (at Commanders) | RB29

77. Khalil Shakir, Bills (vs. Ravens) | WR42

78. Travis Etienne, Jaguars (vs. Panthers) | RB30

79. Tank Bigsby, Jaguars (vs. Panthers) | RB31

80. Ollie Gordon II, Dolphins (at Colts) | RB32

81. Matthew Golden, Packers (vs. Lions) | WR43

82. David Njoku, Browns (vs. Bengals) | TE7

83. Travis Kelce, Chiefs (vs. Chargers in Brazil) | TE8

84. Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Commanders (vs. Giants) | RB33

85. Jaylen Warren, Steelers (at Jets) | RB34

86. Cooper Kupp, Seahawks (vs. 49ers) | WR44

87. Christian Kirk, Texans (at Rams) | WR45

88. Jauan Jennings, 49ers (at Seahawks) | WR46

89. Tyler Warren, Colts (vs. Dolphins) | TE9

90. Mark Andrews, Ravens (at Bills) | TE10

91. Javonte Williams, Cowboys (at Eagles) | RB35

92. J.K. Dobbins, Broncos (vs. Titans) | RB36

93. Brian Robinson, 49ers (at Seahawks) | RB37

94. Jayden Reed, Packers (vs. Lions) | WR47

95. Austin Ekeler, Commanders (vs. Giants) | RB38

96. Darnell Mooney, Falcons (vs. Buccaneers) | WR48

97. Zach Charbonnet, Seahawks (vs. 49ers) | RB39

98. Kaleb Johnson, Steelers (at Jets) | RB40

99. Rashid Shaheed, Saints (vs. Cardinals) | WR49

100. Keon Coleman, Bills (vs. Ravens) | WR50

Takeaways:

Let’s talk about the Jacksonville Jaguars. First-year head coach Liam Coen — outside of his version of the Duval chant — is one of my favorite people in the league. But who is his starting running back? Who is going to get the most touches? I just don’t know. How much offense is Travis Hunter going to play? How much defense? I am walking into these rankings with a solid working theory about it, but that’s all it is right now.

Speaking of Hunter, I have him ranked No. 52 at the moment, but he might be the biggest wild card this year. Still, I’m starting him wherever possible. I’m trying to remember the last time I was this excited to see a receiver’s debut in the NFL. The closest I can think of right now is Randy Moss back in 1998. My friend and I drove to Las Vegas for Week 1 of the NFL season and stayed at the Imperial Palace. Great place to watch a game back in the day, mind you. I started Moss on my fantasy team (yep, we played fantasy back in the 1990s) that day, so I was thrilled when he hauled in a pair of touchdowns against the Buccaneers in his debut. My friend — a Cowboys fan who was smarting from Dallas’ decision to pass on Moss and draft Greg Ellis instead — was not. He kind of hated it, actually. I will never forget that.

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