Fantasy football rest-of-season rankings - Emeka Egbuka, Travis Etienne Jr. climb ranks - ESPN

Each week, Eric Karabell ranks players by position based on their fantasy football value for the rest of the 2025 season. Use the information to optimize the players for their future potential and/or to gauge their value in trade. Eric's top 100 can be found below the positions in this column.

Rankings changes: We try to avoid overthinking in this column, so you won't find much panic after only one week. New York Jets newcomer Justin Fields and Indianapolis Colts newcomer Daniel Jones were among the top three fantasy scorers at QB, thanks to their legs, and they force their way up the rankings. Keeping with the theme of veterans changing franchises and thriving, the Pittsburgh Steelers introduced Aaron Rodgers and enjoyed a comeback win. Rodgers cracks the top 20.

Miami Dolphins starter Tua Tagovailoa tumbles. Cleveland Browns starter (for now) Joe Flacco does not quite catch Carolina Panthers starter Bryce Young or Tennessee Titans rookie Cam Ward, but it's close. Nine former No. 1 draft picks, including Young and Ward, started at QB in Week 1. Only one of them, Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Baker Mayfield, was among the top 10 QB fantasy scorers.

Eric Moody evaluates Garrett Wilson's nice fantasy game vs. the Steelers ahead of a favorable schedule for the wide receiver.

Rankings changes: Similarly, there is little overexaggeration at running back, where the great (and somehow still underrated) Baltimore Ravens star Derrick Henry was already among the top three before running all over Buffalo. San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey led the position in volume in Week 1, but is that a good thing? Don't we want/need him healthy for four months? McCaffrey moves up to No. 6 (don't get too greedy), but we can't make him