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Week 1 is upon us, and everyone wants to start off the year with a win. Here are the positional rankings for Week 1:
QB
1. Aaron Rodgers vs. CHI
2. Cam Newton vs. DAL
3. Tom Brady vs. HOU
4. Deshaun Watson @ NE
5. Drew Brees vs. TB
6. Kirk Cousins vs. SF
7. Philip Rivers vs. KC
8. Russell Wilson @ DEN
9. Matt Stafford @ NYJ
10. Ben Roethlisberger @ CLE
11. Marcus Mariota @ MIA
12. Andrew Luck vs. CIN
13. Jared Goff @ OAK
14. Matt Ryan @ PHI
15. Andy Dalton @ IND
16. Jimmy Garoppolo @ MIN
17. Patrick Mahomes @ LAC
18. Alex Smith @ ARI
19. Dak Prescott @ CAR
20. Nick Foles vs. ATL
RB (standard scoring)
1. Todd Gurley @ OAK
2. David Johnson vs. WAS
3. Ezekiel Elliott @ CAR
4. Alvin Kamara vs. TB
5. Leonard Fournette @ NYG
6. Melvin Gordon vs. KC
7. Joe Mixon @ IND
8. Kareem Hunt @ LAC
9. Saquon Barkley vs. JAX
10. Christian McCaffery vs. DAL
11. Devonta Freeman @ PHI
12. Jordan Howard @ GB
13. Dalvin Cook vs. SF
14. Alex Collins vs. BUF
15. Kenyon Drake vs. TEN
16. Derrick Henry @ MIA
17. LeSean McCoy @ BAL
18. Royce Freeman vs. SEA
19. Jay Ajayi vs. ATL
20. Lamar Miller @ NE
21. Peyton Barber @ NO
22. Adrian Peterson vs. WAS
23. Rex Burkhead vs. HOU
24. Jamaal Wiliams vs. CHI
25. Dion Lewis @ MIA
26. Carlos Hyde vs. PIT
27. Marshawn Lynch vs. LAR
28. Chris Carson @ DEN
29. Kerryon Johnson vs. NYJ
30. James Conner @ CLE
31. Alfred Morris @ MIN
32. Jordan Wilkins vs. CIN
33. Isaiah Crowell @ DET
34. Tevin Coleman @ PHI
35. Matt Breida @ MIN
WR (standard scoring)
1. Antonio Brown @ CLE
2. DeAndre Hopkins @ NE
3. AJ Green @ IND
4. Michael Thomas vs. TB
5. Davante Adams vs. CHI
6. Julio Jones @ PHI
7. Keenan Allen vs. KC
8. Chris Hogan vs. HOU
9. Stefon Diggs vs. SF
10. Odell Beckham, Jr. vs. JAX
11. JuJu Smith-Schuster @ CLE
12. Larry Fitzgerald vs. WAS
13. TY Hilton vs. CIN
14. Tyreek Hill @ LAC
15. Adam Thielen vs. SF
16. Mike Evans @ NO
17. Golden Tate vs. NYJ
18. Jarvis Landry vs. PIT
19. Marvin Jones vs. NYJ
20. Demaryius Thomas vs. SEA
21. Corey Davis @ MIA
22. Amari Cooper vs, LAR
23. Emmanuel Sanders vs. SEA
24. Brandin Cooks @ OAK
25. Allen Robinson @ GB
26. Marquise Goodwin @ MIN
27. Doug Baldwin @ DEN
28. Robby Anderson @ DET
29. Nelson Agholor vs. ATL
30. Cooper Kupp vs. OAK
31. Devin Funchess vs. DAL
32. Robert Woods vs. OAK
33. Michael Crabtree vs. BUF
34. Will Fuller @ NE
35. Kenny Stills vs. TEN
36. Kenny Golladay vs. NYJ
37. Josh Gordon vs. PIT
38. Jamison Crowder @ ARI
39. Pierre Garcon @ MIN
40. Keelan Cole @ NYG
41. Mike Williams vs. KC
42. Sammy Watkins @ LAC
43. John Ross @ IND
44. Sterling Shepard vs. JAX
45. Rishard Matthews @ MIA
TE (standard scoring)
1. Rob Gronkowski vs. HOU
2. Zach Ertz vs. ATL
3. Travis Kelce @ LAC
4. Jimmy Graham vs. CHI
5. Kyle Rudolph vs. SF
6. Trey Burton @ GB
7. Jordan Reed @ ARI
8. Greg Olsen vs. DAL
9. Delanie Walker @ MIA
10. Evan Engram vs. JAX
11. Jack Doyle vs. CIN
12. David Njoku vs. PIT
13. Tyler Eifert @ IND
14. Austin Sefarian-Jenkins @ NYG
15. George Kittle @ MIN
D/ST
1. Baltimore vs. BUF
2. New Orleans vs. TB
3. Jacksonville @ NYG
4. LA Rams @ OAK
5. Detroit vs. NYJ
6. Denver vs. SEA
7. Minnesota vs. SF
8. Carolina vs. DEN
9. Pittsburgh @ CLE
10. LA Chargers vs. KC
11. Philadelphia vs. ATL
12. Tennessee @ MIA
13. Green Bay vs. CHI
14. NY Giants vs. JAX
15. Atlanta @ PHI
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