Week 1 Fantasy Football RANKINGS & Tiers: QB, RB, WR, & TE + Starts & Sits (09/10 Fantasy Football Podcast)
Summary
Fantasy Football Today hosts Jamie Eisenberg, Dave Richard, and Heath Cushman preview Week 1, analyzing key injuries like AJ Brown’s ankle and George Kittle’s Achilles return. They discuss running back rankings, favoring Rico Dowdle and Kenneth Gainwell while sitting Marshon Lloyd and Tony Pollard. The panel also covers wide receiver starts like DK Metcalf and Parker Washington, and recommends benching Patrick Mahomes due to a tough matchup against the Broncos.
Topics discussed
Introduction and Week 1 preview
Patriots injury report and Rams/49ers matchup
Running back rankings 1-24 and injury updates
Steelers backfield: Rico Dowdle vs Jalen Warren
Running back starts: Love, Pollard, and others
Running back sleepers and flex options
Transition to wide receiver rankings
Wide receiver starts: Jefferson, Waddle, Neighbors
Wide receiver flex and trade targets
Wide receiver sits: Amari Cooper and others
Wide receiver sleepers and injury replacements
Quarterback rankings and top starts
Quarterback matchups: Mahomes, Herbert, Goff
Quarterback flex options and injury concerns
Transition to tight end rankings
Tight end starts: Michael Mayer and John Johnson
Tight end sits: Kitittle and Kelsey
Listener questions and final rankings
Sign-off and sponsor segment
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