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Week 1 Trending Fantasy Football Players

This page shows where fantasy football managers are moving in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season: the players being added most across leagues, the players being dropped most, and the players appearing in the most starting lineups. Each row lists the player's position, team, current roster percentage and the week-over-week change, which is the fastest read on who just earned a bigger role and who lost one.

Data on this page is as of September 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM ET and refreshes automatically every 30 minutes.

Most added players, Week 1

1. Michael Mayer TE · LV+2.1%

Michael Mayer (LV, TE) is among the most added fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 26% of leagues, a change of +2.1% week over week.

2. Tre Tucker WR · LV+0.5%

Tre Tucker (LV, WR) is among the most added fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 31% of leagues, a change of +0.5% week over week.

3. Emari Demercado RB · DAL+0.5%

Emari Demercado (DAL, RB) is among the most added fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 1% of leagues, a change of +0.5% week over week.

4. Chris Bell WR · MIA+0.4%

Chris Bell (MIA, WR) is among the most added fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 6% of leagues, a change of +0.4% week over week.

5. Jaguars D/ST DST · JAX+0.4%

Jaguars D/ST (JAX, DST) is among the most added fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 67% of leagues, a change of +0.4% week over week.

6. Malachi Fields WR · NYG+0.2%

Malachi Fields (NYG, WR) is among the most added fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 9% of leagues, a change of +0.2% week over week.

Most dropped players, Week 1

1. Malik Davis RB · DAL-0.4%

Malik Davis (DAL, RB) is among the most dropped fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 3% of leagues, a change of -0.4% week over week.

2. Travis Hunter WR · JAX-0.4%

Travis Hunter (JAX, WR) is among the most dropped fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 66% of leagues, a change of -0.4% week over week.

3. Browns D/ST DST · CLE-0.3%

Browns D/ST (CLE, DST) is among the most dropped fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 54% of leagues, a change of -0.3% week over week.

4. Jalen McMillan WR · TB-0.3%

Jalen McMillan (TB, WR) is among the most dropped fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 32% of leagues, a change of -0.3% week over week.

5. Mike Washington Jr. RB · LV-0.2%

Mike Washington Jr. (LV, RB) is among the most dropped fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 39% of leagues, a change of -0.2% week over week.

6. Kenyon Sadiq TE · NYJ-0.2%

Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ, TE) is among the most dropped fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 35% of leagues, a change of -0.2% week over week.

Most started players, Week 1

1. Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET+100%

Jahmyr Gibbs (DET, RB) is among the most started fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 100% of leagues, a change of +100% week over week.

2. Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · DET+100%

Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET, WR) is among the most started fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 100% of leagues, a change of +100% week over week.

3. CeeDee Lamb WR · DAL+100%

CeeDee Lamb (DAL, WR) is among the most started fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 100% of leagues, a change of +100% week over week.

4. Puka Nacua WR · LAR+100%

Puka Nacua (LAR, WR) is among the most started fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 100% of leagues, a change of +100% week over week.

5. Bijan Robinson RB · ATL+100%

Bijan Robinson (ATL, RB) is among the most started fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 100% of leagues, a change of +100% week over week.

6. Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · SEA+100%

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA, WR) is among the most started fantasy football players in Week 1: rostered in 100% of leagues, a change of +100% week over week.

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