NFL Week 1 positional fantasy football rankings

• Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs are immediate must-starts: Both rookie running backs should see plenty of playing time in their first NFL games to warrant placing them in starting lineups.

• Most Accurate Rankings: Nathan Jahnke’s fantasy rankings have been the most accurate in season rankings over the last 70 regular season weeks, per FantasyPros‘ rankings accuracy competition.

• Other ranking formats available: Our weekly rankings landing page includes rankings in other league formats, flex rankings and IDP rankings.

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These are my fantasy football rankings for Week 1 for PPR leagues, including some notes about players to help you make your weekly decisions.

According to FantasyPros, my rankings were fifth-most accurate in 2021, second-most in 2020 and third-most in 2019. My rankings are the only ones to finish in the top five in three of the last four seasons.

Last Updated: 11:55 a.m. Sunday, September 10

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