Along with the debut of the 2016 NFL regular season comes the thrilling return of fantasy football as well. And by now, you’ve probably held your drafts already and are itching to get your team onto the field this week to put up some sizzling numbers.
But before you lock in your roster, we strongly recommend that you first take a look below at the Week 1 fantasy points projections for all of the preliminary matchups on tap to equip yourself with the best possible starting lineup for that sweet, first ‘W’.
NFL News and Previews Complete NFL Week 1 Fantasy Points Projections
**data courtesy of FantasyData.com (for standard league/non-PPR formats)
Thursday, September 8 Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos (8:30 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Carolina
Panthers D/ST
10.3
QB
Cam Newton
17.6
RB
Jonathan Stewart
8.7
WR
Kelvin Benjamin
8.3
TE
Greg Olsen
8.4
Denver
Broncos D/ST
7.2
QB
Trevor Siemian
7.7
RB
CJ Anderson
9.3
WR
Demaryius Thomas
9.9
TE
Virgil Green
3.7
Sunday, September 11
Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens (1:00 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Buffalo
Bills D/ST
5.5
QB
Tyrod Taylor
16.4
RB
LeSean McCoy
11.4
WR
Sammy Watkins
10.3
TE
Charles Clay
5.7
Baltimore
Ravens D/ST
5.4
QB
Joe Flacco
15.0
RB
Javorius Allen
5.0
WR
Steve Smith
6.6
TE
Crockett Gillmore
4.7
Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars (1:00 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Green Bay
Packers D/ST
4.3
QB
Aaron Rodgers
20.6
RB
Eddie Lacy
11.1
WR
Jordy Nelson
11.1
TE
Jared Cook
5.2
Jacksonville
Jaguars D/ST
5.8
QB
Blake Bortles
16.8
RB
TJ Yeldon
7.4
WR
Allen Robinson
10.6
TE
Julius Thomas
6.1
San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs (1:00 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
San Diego
Chargers D/ST
5.2
QB
Philip Rivers
15.2
RB
Melvin Gordon
7.7
WR
Keenan Allen
9.3
TE
Antonio Gates
6.5
Kansas City
Chiefs D/ST
8.8
QB
Alex Smith
16.4
RB
Jamaal Charles
11.7
WR
Jeremy Maclin
9.7
TE
Travis Kelce
7.7
Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints (1:00 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Oakland
Raiders D/ST
2.2
QB
Derek Carr
17.9
RB
Latavius Murray
11.0
WR
Amari Cooper
11.2
TE
Clive Walford
5.6
New Orleans
Saints D/ST
5.7
QB
Drew Brees
19.8
RB
Mark Ingram
11.7
WR
Brandin Cooks
10.0
TE
Coby Fleener
8.4
Chicago Bears at Houston Texans (1:00 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Chicago
Bears D/ST
6.1
QB
Jay Cutler
14.2
RB
Jeremy Langford
8.1
WR
Alshon Jeffery
9.7
TE
Zach Miller
6.0
Houston
Texans D/ST
7.4
QB
Brock Osweiler
15.2
RB
Lamar Miller
14.2
WR
DeAndre Hopkins
12.6
TE
Ryan Griffin
3.4
Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles (1:00 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Cleveland
Browns D/ST
6.3
QB
Robert Griffin III
14.5
RB
Duke Johnson
9.0
WR
Corey Coleman
8.6
TE
Gary Barnidge
7.7
Philadelphia
Eagles D/ST
7.0
QB
Carson Wentz
1.1
RB
Ryan Mathews
9.6
WR
Jordan Matthews
8.8
TE
Zach Ertz
7.5
Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans (1:00 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Minnesota
Vikings D/ST
8.2
QB
Shaun Hill
7.2
RB
Adrian Peterson
13.8
WR
Stefon Diggs
7.2
TE
Kyle Rudolph
4.5
Tennessee
Titans D/ST
5.6
QB
Marcus Mariota
15.8
RB
DeMarco Murray
9.4
WR
Rishard Matthews
6.8
TE
Delanie Walker
7.3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons (1:00 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers D/ST
5.9
QB
Jameis Winston
16.8
RB
Doug Martin
12.6
WR
Mike Evans
10.6
TE
Austin Seferian-Jenkins
4.2
Atlanta
Falcons D/ST
5.4
QB
Matt Ryan
17.4
RB
Devonta Freeman
12.0
WR
Julio Jones
15.2
TE
Jacob Tamme
4.1
Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets (1:00 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Cincinnati
Bengals D/ST
6.9
QB
Andy Dalton
16.0
RB
Giovani Bernard
7.9
WR
AJ Green
11.0
TE
Tyler Kroft
6.1
New York
Jets D/ST
2.2
QB
Ryan Fitzpatrick
14.9
RB
Matt Forte
9.0
WR
Brandon Marshall
10.5
TE
Kellen Davis
1.2
Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks (4:05 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Miami
Dolphins D/ST
1.1
QB
Ryan Tannehill
13.4
RB
Arian Foster
7.3
WR
Jarvis Jandry
9.1
TE
Jordan Cameron
5.5
Seattle
Seahawks D/ST
7.8
QB
Russell Wilson
20.7
RB
Thomas Rawls
9.9
WR
Doug Baldwin
9.2
TE
Jimmy Graham
6.7
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys (4:25 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
New York
Giants D/ST
7.2
QB
Eli Manning
16.7
RB
Rashad Jennings
7.9
WR
Odell Beckham Jr.
13.5
TE
Will Tye
4.4
Dallas
Cowboys D/ST
5.8
QB
Dak Prescott
10.3
RB
Ezekiel Elliott
13.4
WR
Dez Bryant
11.3
TE
Jason Witten
6.7
Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts (4:25 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Detroit
Lions D/ST
7.0
QB
Matthew Stafford
17.4
RB
Ameer Abdullah
8.5
WR
Golden Tate
9.0
TE
Eric Ebron
5.8
Indianapolis
Colts D/ST
6.3
QB
Andrew Luck
20.4
RB
Frank Gore
9.0
WR
TY Hilton
10.9
TE
Dwayne Allen
6.4
New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals (8:30 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
New England
Patriots D/ST
2.3
QB
Jimmy Garoppolo
12.9
RB
LeGarrette Blount
8.0
WR
Julian Edelman
7.7
TE
Rob Gronkowski
10.0
Arizona
Cardinals D/ST
7.1
QB
Carson Palmer
16.7
RB
David Johnson
13.4
WR
Larry Fitzgerald
8.7
TE
Darren Fells
2.8
Monday, September 12 Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins (7:10 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Pittsburgh
Steelers D/ST
6.9
QB
Ben Roethlisberger
18.9
RB
DeAngelo Williams
14.2
WR
Antonio Brown
15.8
TE
Jesse James
6.8
Washington
Redskins D/ST
5.6
QB
Kirk Cousins
16.5
RB
Matt Jones
8.8
WR
DeSean Jackson
8.7
TE
Jordan Reed
9.2
Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers (10:20 PM ET)
TEAM/POSITION
PLAYER
PROJECTED POINTS
Los Angeles
Rams D/ST
9.3
QB
Case Keenum
5.0
RB
Todd Gurley
15.3
WR
Tavon Austin
7.0
TE
Lance Kendricks
4.0
San Francisco
49ers D/ST
4.8
QB
Blaine Gabbert
12.2
RB
Carlos Hyde
9.7
WR
Torrey Smith
7.3
TE
Vance McDonald
4.3
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