About this episode

The hosts discuss their top 36 wide receiver rankings for Week 1, providing insights on starts, sits, and sleepers for fantasy football managers.

Week 1 is here, and it’s time to set your lineups! Chris Welsh, Pat Fitzmaurice, and Andrew Erickson break down their top 36 wide receiver rankings for Week 1, highlighting the biggest start/sit decisions, favorable matchups, potential fades, and ranking disagreements you need to know before locking in your lineup. Can Chris Olave deliver WR1 numbers in a potential shootout with the Detroit Lions? How should fantasy managers handle Drake London, Rashee Rice, Zay Flowers, Tetairoa McMillan, Ladd McConkey, and Jameson Williams? The guys also examine the risk surrounding Malik Nabers in his return, debate Parker Washington and DK Metcalf, and assess whether rookie Carnell Tate belongs in your Week 1 lineup. Plus, Fitz and Erickson reveal their favorite wide receiver plays outside the top 36, including Wan’Dale Robinson and Rashid Shaheed. Get the latest Week 1 WR rankings, sleepers, starts, sits, matchup analysis, and lineup advice to help you make the right decisions and start the 2026 fantasy season with a win.

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Welsh, Pat Fitzmaurice, Andrew Erickson

Topics covered

• fantasy football
• wide receiver rankings
• start/sit decisions
• matchup analysis
• lineup advice
• sleepers

Keywords

• fantasy football
• WR rankings
• start/sit
• sleeper picks
• matchups
• lineup advice
• Week 1

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Places: Detroit Lions

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