The 2024 fantasy football season has finally arrived, which means it’s time to set those lineups for the first time. While the moniker of “start your stars” will almost always reign supreme and make your starting lineup decisions all the easier, it’s the flex that can sometimes give fantasy managers a more difficult time.
Can you trust a projected Year 2 breakout with upside like Seattle Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba to come through for your fantasy teams? Or, should you opt for a safer option like veteran Chris Godwin going up against a (probably) totally inept Washington Commanders secondary?
With plenty of ripe matchups on the board to kick off the NFL season, the analysts of Yahoo Fantasy are here to help you make all of those pressing decisions in the flex with their Week 1 half-PPR flex rankings:
Who will you choose at the flex position in Week 1?