Fantasy Football Week 1 Projections Are Now Live
Gird your loins, friends. NFL Week 1 cometh.
FanDuel Research is here to help you prepare for that glorious day.
With Week 1 NFL DFS contests going live on FanDuel, FanDuel Research's NFL Week 1 fantasy football projections are posted, as well.
You can use these projections for everything from DFS to setting your redraft lineups to betting player props at FanDuel Sportsbook. And because they're powered by numberFire's analytics, you know you can trust them, as well.
Of course, if you're looking for season-long fantasy football projections, FanDuel Research has you covered there, as well. To access any projections, just click or hover over the NFL tab in the site menu and click "projections."
You can find the full NFL Week 1 projections there. You can also toggle to see just the main slate NFL DFS projections if you prefer that.
But here's a sampling of the players with the five highest projections at each position.
Week 1 Fantasy Football QB Projections
Player | Team | Game | Fantasy Projection |
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Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | ARI @ BUF | 24.28 |
Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | GB @ PHI | 21.72 |
Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | BAL @ KC | 20.84 |
Anthony Richardson | Indianapolis Colts | HOU @ IND | 20.58 |
Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | BAL @ KC | 20.14 |
Full Week 1 fantasy football quarterback projections
Week 1 Fantasy Football RB Projections
Player | Team | Game | Fantasy Projection |
---|---|---|---|
Christian McCaffrey | San Francisco 49ers | NYJ @ SF | 20.1 |
Bijan Robinson | Atlanta Falcons | PIT @ ATL | 16.5 |
Breece Hall | New York Jets | NYJ @ SF | 15.91 |
Alvin Kamara | New Orleans Saints | CAR @ NO | 14.84 |
Jonathan Taylor | Indianapolis Colts | HOU @ IND | 14.61 |
Full Week 1 fantasy football running back projections
Week 1 Fantasy Football WR Projections
Player | Team | Game | Fantasy Projection |
---|---|---|---|
Tyreek Hill | Miami Dolphins | JAC @ MIA | 17.51 |
Ja'Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals | NE @ CIN | 15.55 |
CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys | DAL @ CLE | 15.26 |
Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit Lions | LA @ DET | 15.2 |
Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings | MIN @ NYG | 14.79 |
Full Week 1 fantasy football wide receiver projections
Week 1 Fantasy Football TE Projections
Player | Team | Game | Fantasy Projection |
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Sam LaPorta | Detroit Lions | LA @ DET | 12.72 |
Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | BAL @ KC | 12.12 |
Dalton Kincaid | Buffalo Bills | ARI @ BUF | 11.38 |
Trey McBride | Arizona Cardinals | ARI @ BUF | 11.32 |
Kyle Pitts | Atlanta Falcons | PIT @ ATL | 10.74 |
Full Week 1 fantasy football tight end projections
Week 1 Fantasy Football DST Projections
Team | Game | Fantasy Projection |
---|---|---|
Minnesota D/ST | MIN @ NYG | 9.67 |
Tampa Bay D/ST | WSH @ TB | 8.91 |
New Orleans D/ST | CAR @ NO | 8.8 |
Cincinnati D/ST | NE @ CIN | 8.39 |
Seattle D/ST | DEN @ SEA | 8.28 |
Full Week 1 fantasy football defense and special teams projections
Week 1 Fantasy Football K Projections
Player | Team | Game | Fantasy Projection |
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Jake Elliott | Philadelphia Eagles | GB @ PHI | 9.94 |
Evan McPherson | Cincinnati Bengals | NE @ CIN | 9.8 |
Ka'imi Fairbairn | Houston Texans | HOU @ IND | 9.71 |
Harrison Butker | Kansas City Chiefs | BAL @ KC | 9.57 |
Cameron Dicker | Los Angeles Chargers | LV @ LAC | 9.57 |
Full Week 1 fantasy football kicker projections
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