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Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season is officially in the books, and with it, so is week one of the new fantasy football season.
Whether you got the season starter off with a win, or if you’re trying to turn things around in Week 2, there’s still plenty of season remaining. But that doesn’t mean that there wasn’t plenty to take away from an exhilarating opening week.
A number of surprising faces had standout performances, while other big names disappointed. With that said, we’re counting down the top 10 fantasy football performances from the first week of the new season.
For the purpose of the exercise, we’re using traditional PPR scoring. And while that may seem to favor receivers, with Bengals superstar Ja’Marr Chase the projected No. 1 pick across the board, that wasn’t the case in the opening week!
Instead, it was the quarterbacks who shone brightest. Seven of the top 10 slots this week are held by quarterbacks, including a pair of players who weren’t even sure they’d be starting for their teams in Week 1.
So, without further ado, here is our Week 1 top 10.
When the Buffalo Bills used the 33rd pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on Keon Coleman, it was clear they saw him as a potential No. 1 threat in the pass game for star QB Josh Allen.
Things didn’t really play out that way for Coleman in his rookie season, however, as he caught just 29 passes for 556 yards and four touchdowns.
Year two, however, got off to a fantastic start. Coleman caught eight passes for 112 yards and a touchdown, starring in the Bills’ remarkable comeback against the Baltimore Ravens and establishing himself as a big time breakout candidate.
While Coleman is a rising young star, here we have the other end of the spectrum.
If anyone told you they knew what to expect in Aaron Rodgers’ last hurrah with the Pittsburgh Steelers, they’re lying. But at least for one week, against the team that cast him aside, the 41-year-old looked like the former four-time NFL MVP yet again.
Rodgers was sharp, decisive, and accurate against the Jets, racking up 244 yards and four touchdowns on 22-of-30 passing to lead Pittsburgh to an opening-week victory.
Coleman and Rodgers came as a surprise to start this list. Patrick Mahomes, however, does not. Despite the absence of star receiver Rashee Rice due to suspension, and deep threat Xavier Worthy getting injured in the first quarter, Mahomes looked like every bit of the superstar he is against the Chargers.
The Chiefs’ superstar completed 24-of-39 passes for 258 yards with one touchdown, and added six rushes for 57 yards and another score.
It wasn’t enough to get Kansas City the victory, thanks in large part to the next entry on...
