Week 1 FLEX Rankings for Fantasy Football

We have finally made it to Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season. It did not look like we were going to make it there for a while, but we are here. It will be an opening week like no other, but hopefully, everything will go off without a hitch. For fantasy purposes, a lot can change in a short amount of time. When I drafted Antonio Gibson in the 15th round of a draft two months ago, I was rounding out my roster and looking for some upside down the road. I certainly did not expect Gibson to be a viable Week 1 Flex play. But when the Washington Football Team released Adrian Peterson last week, a rather uninspiring committee was left to fill the void. The dynamic rookie out of Memphis is the most intriguing option remaining in the Washington backfield.

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The Detroit Lions quickly signed Peterson to a one-year contract.  The future Hall of Famer will join another committee with third-year back Kerryon Johnson and rookie D’Andre Swift. Swift was a popular draft pick throughout the summer, but a recent leg injury and a lack of preseason action left Johnson the favorite for touches in Detroit’s backfield. I do not expect Peterson to suddenly carry the load and be the lead back in this committee. However, it does potentially limit the ceilings of the two young backs in question. I still consider Johnson worthy of a Flex spot this week depending on your other options. It is probably best to take a wait and see approach on Swift, though he is in the mix in deeper leagues. I am not buying into Peterson until we see him get significant work during a game.

There is also some news on the injury front that we need to monitor heading into Sunday. Bears running back David Montgomery returned to a limited practice on Wednesday. Montgomery suffered a groin injury in practice two weeks ago, and a return to action would be on the early side of Montgomery’s initial 2-4 week timeline, so I remain skeptical. Montgomery, Deebo Samuel of the San Francisco 49ers, and Mike Williams of the Los Angeles Chargers are among the names who are currently towards the bottom of my Week 1 Flex rankings. Samuel is attempting to come back from a broken foot, while Williams is a game-time decision with a shoulder injury. If we get good news on these players before Sunday, they will settle into the Flex conversation. For now, though, it is better to have contingency plans in place.

Also check out Justin Johnson’s Week 1 PPR Rankings and Taylor Lambert’s Rankings for Standard Scoring.

Below are the rest of my Week 1 Flex rankings. The rankings below are for Standard, PPR, and half-PPR formats. I will tweak these rankings again on Sunday morning, as injury news becomes clearer and we get some coaching tidbits surrounding game plans and roles of specific players. In the meantime, feel free to comment below if you have any specific questions regarding your Week 1 start and sit decisions. You can also follow me on Twitter and ask any questions there as well. We also have tons of additional Week 1 content to suit all of your fantasy football needs here at FantraxHQ.

Week 1 FLEX Rankings

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