Of course, we don’t know everything. Near the top, there’s reason to worry about DeAndre Hopkins, solely when thinking about Week 1. The 49ers have a great defense and Hopkins is on a new team. We assume he’ll still ball out, and that’s why he’s in our top-10, and you’re never going to sit him Week 1, so this is probably a moot discussion point. But still, there’s more risk associated there than we’re used to with Hopkins. 

WEEK 1 STANDARD RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

Then we get into the middle of the rankings and it all feels like a crapshoot. We don’t know for sure whether Stefon Diggs will immediately outproduce John Brown in Buffalo. We don’t know for sure if Brandin Cooks is healthy enough to matter for the Texans in Week 1. We don’t know for sure whether Cam Newton’s lack of accuracy will be a huge hit to the value of Julian Edelman. The best we can do early on here is bet on the talent and production that we already know.

WEEK 1 PPR RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

You won’t find any rookie WRs as even WR3s in our rankings for this week even though a few might break out early like Marquise Brown and Terry McLaurin did a year ago. With a weird offseason and limited positive reports about rookie WRs claiming jobs outright, it probably makes sense to bet on the players that seem more like sure things to open the season.

WEEK 1 DFS TOURNAMENT LINEUPS:Yahoo | DraftKings | FanDuel

Also keep in mind that with no preseason, we have less grasp of players’ true game healths than normal. A.J. Green has been hampered for weeks by injury, but it’s not obvious whether it’s something he can play through in a Week 1 game. There are ripple effects to every uncertain injury like that. If Green is out or limited, you’ve got to play Tyler Boyd against the Chargers, but if Green is relatively useful, Boyd becomes less so. Speaking of the Chargers, we already know Mike Williams is banged up, and there’s nothing concrete to tell us which wideout will produce opposite Keenan Allen, if any. Maybe deep-leaguers should take a chance on Jalen Guyton or Joe Reed, but it’s anyone’s guess on that. 

WEEK 1 DFS CASH LINEUPS:Yahoo | DraftKings | FanDuel

If you didn’t figure it out already, the theme of Week 1 in 2020 more than most years is uncertainty. Wide receiver has become such a productive fantasy position in recent years that you should have three WRs on your roster who will put up points in Week 1. While it might be hard to predict exactly which three, your best bet is to go with the guys who have done it before and who have quarterbacks that are trustworthy. None of them should totally bust.

Note: We’ll continue to update our WR rankings throughout the week, so check back for the latest movement and individual player analysis. 

Week 1 Fantasy WR Rankings (Standard)

These rankings are for non-PPR leagues