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Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1 of 2024 season

Matthew Berry breaks down his positional rankings for Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season.

Matthew Berry,

Matthew Berry,

2024 Season Overview

Next GameNext Game	09/15/2024 4:25 PM EST
Next OpponentNext Opponent	CIN Cincinnati Bengals
Standing (Division)Division Rank	1st AFC West
WinsWins	1
LossesLosses	0
DrawsDraws	0
PPGPoints per Game	27
OPPGOpponent Points per Game	20
Head CoachHead Coach	Andy Reid

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Carson Steele

KC Running Back #42

Carson Steele rushed twice for three yards in the Chiefs’ Week 1 win over the Ravens.

The fullback’s second carry came at a surprisingly critical moment. He lost two yards on a 2nd-and-8, helping to lead to a Chiefs punt. Steele clearly has some juice, but he’s going to remain a folk hero change-of-pace option behind Isiah Pacheco and Samaje Perine for the foreseeable future.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

KC Wide Receiver #9

JuJu Smith-Schuster was held without a catch in the Chiefs’ Week 1 win over the Ravens.

Smith-Schuster’s lone target was a goal-line look that probably should have been caught. Clearly just a warm body as the Chiefs wait on Hollywood Brown (shoulder) to get healthy, Smith-Schuster can remain safely left on waiver wires.
Samaje Perine

KC Running Back #34

Samaje Perine caught 1-of-2 targets for 10 yards in the Chiefs’ Week 1 win over the Ravens.

Seemingly still learning the Chiefs’ offense, Perine did not tally a carry. A bad night, but it’s difficult to say how much of it was Perine’s late arrival vs. the Chiefs’ faith in Isiah Pacheco. Perine still played plenty of third downs, while the Chiefs spent most of the evening with the lead. Keep Perine stashed in deeper PPR leagues if you can ahead of Week 2 against the Bengals.
Isiah Pacheco

KC Running Back #10

Isiah Pacheco rushed 15 times for 45 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs’ Week 1 win over the Ravens, adding two receptions for 33 yards.

With Samaje Perine still getting up to speed on the Chiefs’ offense, Pacheco dominated backfield routes and drew three targets. His missed connection was an outside look that probably should have been caught, alas. Tonight it was “Samaje who?” but we would not assume Pacheco is out of the woods yet. He does maintain a TD-based RB1 profile for Week 2 in what figures to be a high-scoring grudge match with the Bengals.
Xavier Worthy

KC Wide Receiver #1

Xavier Worthy caught 2-of-3 targets for 47 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs’ Week 1 win over the Ravens, adding a 21-yard rushing score.

Fantasy managers were surely hoping for more than four “opportunities,” but no one can accuse Worthy of not making the most of them. The No. 28 overall pick was cannon shot on his 21-yard jet sweep touchdown in the first quarter. He was somehow left uncovered on his 35-yard score in the fourth quarter. It was a coverage bust, but that will be part of Worthy’s game — he’ll make you pay if you uncork the wrong coverage. Although he will undoubtedly be feast or famine, especially once Hollywood Brown returns, Worthy has already proven his WR4 bonafides and could quickly crash the WR3 ranks.
Travis Kelce

KC Tight End #87

Travis Kelce caught 3-of-4 targets for 34 yards in the Chiefs’ Week 1 win over the Ravens.

Kelce had 1-2 of his patented freelance connections with Patrick Mahomes, but his 34 yards would have been his fifth lowest total of 2023. That’s despite playing roughly 90 percent of the Chiefs’ snaps, per PFF’s Nathan Jahnke. Disappointing, but almost certainly just a slow night against an elite defense. Even if Kelce plays fewer snaps against the Bengals in Week 2, we would expect his targets to go up. He remains a top-three TE1.
Patrick Mahomes

KC Quarterback #15

Patrick Mahomes completed 20-of-28 passes for 291 yards, one touchdown and an interception in the Chiefs’ 27-20, Week 1 win over the Ravens.

Mahomes averaged 10.4 yards per attempt, which would have been his highest in any 2023-24 contest, including the postseason. It wasn’t quite the return of anything goes down-field Mahomes, but he didn’t miss electric rookie Xavier Worthy on a freebie 35-yard touchdown. He also worked some of his freelance magic with Travis Kelce. Like last season, Mahomes relentlessly targeted Rashee Rice over the middle of the field. With Worthy showing off his world-class jets on a pair of scores and Hollywood Brown (shoulder) a week or two away from a return, it certainly seems like Mahomes will have more than one 10-plus YPA performance this season. The Bengals are on tap for Week 2.
Rashee Rice

KC Wide Receiver #4

Rashee Rice caught 7-of-9 targets for 103 yards in the Chiefs’ Week 1 win over the Ravens.

The 100-yard effort was the third of Rice’s momentum-gathering career. Clearly the Chiefs’ No. 1 target, Rice’s nine looks were five more than any other pass catcher. He unsurprisingly feasted over the middle of the field, but also popped up along the sideline a time or two. Rice’s off-the-field issues remain a wild card for the remainder of 2024, but there’s been little indication a suspension is coming this season. Playing a different game than Xavier Worthy or a rehabbing Hollywood Brown, Rice should be considered a safe WR2 ahead of Week 2 vs. the Bengals.
Patrick Mahomes

KC Quarterback #15

The kickoff for the Chiefs/Ravens’ season-opening Thursday Night Football game has been delayed until 8:40 PM ET due to inclement weather in the Kansas City area.

That’s the bad news. The good news is, the weather has already cleared the area and there should be no further delays. What’s 20 more minutes?
Hollywood Brown

KC Wide Receiver #5

Chiefs declared WR Marquise Brown, OL C.J. Hanson, DL Marlon Tuipulotu, OT Ethan Driskell and TE Peyton Hendershot inactive for Week 1 against the Ravens.

It’s a quiet list for the Chiefs, who now turn their injury attention toward Brown getting healthy for Week 2 against the Bengals.

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