Week 1 fantasy football rankings 2026, priced by the books
Every position for Week 1, ordered by the fantasy points the sportsbooks imply. A number, not an opinion.
By The Parlae desk ·
Josh Allen is the QB1 at 20.1 standard scoring points by the books' Week 1 lines, with Jahmyr Gibbs the RB1 at 19.2, Ja'Marr Chase the WR1 at 13.2 and Trey McBride the TE1 at 7.9.
DEF Standard
16 teams ranked by matchup for Week 1| Rank | Player | Opp. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Chargers DefenseDEF · LAC · Matchup rank 1 | vs. ARI |
| 2 | Philadelphia DefenseDEF · PHI · Matchup rank 2 | vs. WAS |
| 3 | Buffalo DefenseDEF · BUF · Matchup rank 3 | @ HOU |
| 4 | Jacksonville DefenseDEF · JAX · Matchup rank 4 | vs. CLE |
| 5 | Minnesota DefenseDEF · MIN · Matchup rank 6 | vs. GB |
| 6 | Seattle DefenseDEF · SEA · Matchup rank 7 | vs. NE |
| 7 | Houston DefenseDEF · HOU · Matchup rank 8 | vs. BUF |
| 8 | Denver DefenseDEF · DEN · Matchup rank 10 | @ KC |
| 9 | New England DefenseDEF · NE · Matchup rank 11 | @ SEA |
| 10 | Detroit DefenseDEF · DET · Matchup rank 12 | vs. NO |
| 11 | Pittsburgh DefenseDEF · PIT · Matchup rank 13 | vs. ATL |
| 12 | Cleveland DefenseDEF · CLE · Matchup rank 14 | @ JAX |
| 13 | Tennessee DefenseDEF · TEN · Matchup rank 15 | vs. NYJ |
| 14 | Baltimore DefenseDEF · BAL · Matchup rank 16 | @ IND |
| 15 | LA Rams DefenseDEF · LAR · Matchup rank 17 | vs. SF |
| 16 | Atlanta DefenseDEF · ATL · Matchup rank 18 | @ PIT |
DEF has no sportsbook fantasy-points line: books price individual defensive player props (sacks, interceptions), never a team DST total. This is a Matchup rank for Week 1, not a books-priced projection: each defense's Week 1 opponent implied team total (from the game's spread and total) combined with the defense's own fantasy points allowed per game (2025 season). Lower rank is a better spot.
This is not a projection we made. Every number is the fantasy points implied by the player props the sportsbooks have posted for Week 1: yards, catches and touchdowns, de-vigged and scored in Standard. Half PPR and standard are the same lines with the priced catches counted at that format's rate, and nothing else changes. A player with only a touchdown price, or no line at all, is listed below the ranked board without a number. The season boards sit on the fantasy rankings page; this one is the week.
Parlae start or sit calls this season: 83 right of 177 graded, 594 published. Misses stay up. See the record.
By the Parlae deskRankings updated Sep 11, 2026 at 10:22 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number
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