Using the updated RotoWire Fantasy Football Rankings and Stathead.com, we developed a Week 1 NFL All-Star Team, featuring the most impactful players.
Week 1 NFL All-Stars: Standout Offensive Performers
Position | Player | Team |
QB | BUF | |
RB | PHI | |
RB | BAL | |
WR | LAR | |
WR | BAL | |
WR | SEA | |
TE | LVR | |
OT | LAC | |
OG | BAL | |
C | NO | |
OG | IND | |
OT | NYJ |
*The rankings are based off of initial Week 1 performance, despite his injury Brock Bowers still earned the best stats from the game for the TE position.
The Week 1 offensive team is headed up by reigning MVP Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills, who led the AFC East stalwarts to a thrilling, 41-40 victory on Sunday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens.
Allen paced Buffalo's 15-point comeback over the game's final four minutes of play, finishing the night with 394 passing yards and a pair of touchdowns on 33-of-46 (71.7%) passing, adding 30 yards and two scores on the ground for the Bills and earning our QB spot for the Week 1 All-Star team.
Joining Allen in the backfield of our Week 1 team are Derrick Henry of the Baltimore Ravens and Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles, with the former running for 169 yards and two scores as the Ravens came up a point short against Allen and company in Orchard Park. Barkley gashed the Dallas Cowboys for 60 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries in a 24-20 victory on Thursday night.
The top wideouts in Week 1 were Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams, as well as Zay Flowers of the Baltimore Ravens and Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seattle Seahawks, while Las Vegas Raiders' tight end Brock Bowers rounded out the offensive skill position players for the opening week of the year.
During the Rams' 14-9 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday, Nacua had 130 yards on 10 catches, pacing L.A.'s offense, while Flowers had 143 yards on seven catches with a touchdown in Baltimore's one-point, come-from-ahead loss to the Bills and Smith-Njigba added 124 yards on nine catches in Seattle's 17-13 loss to San Francisco in Week 1.
Finally, Bowers kicked off his sophomore NFL season with 103 yards on five catches for the Raiders in the team's 20-13 road win over the New England Patriots on Sunday, despite suffering a second half injury.
The other Week 1 offensive team members were the big fellas in the trenches, with tackles Joe Alt of the Los Angeles Chargers and Armand Membou of the New York Jets, joined by guards Andrew Vorhees of the Ravens and Matt Goncalves of the Indianapolis Colts, with New Orleans Saints center Erik McCoy rounding out the opening week offensive line.
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Top Defensive Players of Week 1 NFL All-Star Team
Position | Player | Team |
DE | CLE | |
DT | BAL | |
DT | BUF | |
DE | SF | |
LB | BAL | |
LB | LVR | |
LB | NE | |
CB | NYG | |
S | SEA | |
S | LAR | |
CB | Nashon Wright | CHI |
On the flip side of the line of scrimmage, the Week 1 All-Star team was headed up by Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns, along with defensive tackles Nnamdi Madubuike of the Ravens and Ed Oliver of the Bills, while San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa is on opposite of Garrett as the other end on this week's list.
In Week 1, Garrett had five tackles and four tackles for loss, to go with three QB hits in the Browns' 17-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, while Madubuike had six tackles, one QB hit and tackle for loss for the Ravens and Oliver added six tackles, three tackles for loss and one QB hit for the victorious Bills. Finally, Bosa had six tackles of his own for San Francisco against Seattle, adding three tackles for loss and one forced fumble in the team's four-point win.
At linebacker, Roquan Smith of the Ravens, Devin White of the Raiders and Harold Landry of the Patriots made the cut in Week 1, with Smith making 10 tackles for Baltimore, while White had 11 tackles and one tackle for loss for Las Vegas and Landry added 2.5 sacks, five tackles, four QB hits and three tackles for loss for Carroll and company.
In the defensive backfield, cornerbacks Paulson Adebo of the New York Giants and Chicago Bears' veteran Nahshon Wright were joined by safeties Julian Love of the Seahawks and Kamren Curl of the Rams, capping off this week's defensive All-Star unit.
Stats wise, Adebo had seven tackles and a pass deflection for New England, while Wright added four tackles, one tackle for loss and a 'pick-six' against Minnesota on Monday night. The All-Star safety duo included Love and his 10 tackles and one sack, along with Curl's 10 tackles for Los Angeles against Houston.
Special Teams Stars Shine in Week 1 NFL Action
Position | Player | Team |
K | PIT | |
P | JAX | |
Returner | TEN |
Finally, in the special teams game, no kicker did more than Chris Boswell of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who kicked off his 11th NFL season with two field goals, including one from 60 yards, and hitting all four of his extra point tries in the team's 34-32 win over the New York Jets in Week 1.
As far as punters are concerned, no one did more than Logan Cooke of the Jacksonville Jaguars, with the Pro Bowler averaging 55.5 yards per attempt in the team's 26-10 rout of the Carolina Panthers, while returner Chimere Dike of the Tennessee Titans capped off the Week 1 special teams unit, with the rookie out of Florida finishing with 144 kick return yards and 12 more via punt returns in the team's 20-12 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
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Q&A: Breaking Down the Week 1 NFL All-Star Team
Q: How was this Week 1 All-Star Team selected?
A: We used the updated RotoWire Fantasy Football Rankings to identify standout performances, and cross-referenced them with advanced stats from Stathead.com. The goal was to highlight the most impactful player at each position—whether it was fantasy dominance, key plays, or game-changing contributions.
Q: Who earned the Week 1 quarterback spot?
A: Josh Allen (BUF). He combined efficiency with explosive plays, balancing passing and rushing production to anchor Buffalo's offense in Week 1.
Q: Why include offensive linemen in the All-Star Team?
A: Impact isn't only about skill positions—offensive linemen are often the unsung heroes. Armand Membou (OT, NYJ), Matt Goncalves (G, IND), and Erik McCoy (C, NO) were standouts in Week 1.
