This article is part of our MLS Fantasy Rankings series.
The rankings below are for Week 1 of Major League Soccer only, they are not meant to be used for season-long consideration. They were done with a concentration on DFS scoring, including crosses.If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment below, or hit up our rankers on Twitter: JD Bazzo, Schuyler Redpath and Kam Mehta.
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Yellow indicates the player is questionable to play.
Week 1 Forwards | |||||||
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Mehta |
1 | Sebastian Giovinco | ![]() | at ![]() | 60 | Sebastian Giovinco | Sebastian Giovinco | Sebastian Giovinco |
2 | Robbie Keane | ![]() | v. ![]() | 53 | David Villa | Robbie Keane | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
3 | David Villa | ![]() | at ![]() | 52 | Kei Kamara | David Accam | Robbie Keane |
4 | David Accam | ![]() | v. ![]() | 49 | David Accam | Kei Kamara | David Villa |
5 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | ![]() | v. ![]() | 47 | Robbie Keane | David Villa | Cyle Larin |
6 | Kei Kamara | ![]() | at ![]() | 47 | Gilberto | Gilberto | Gilberto |
7 | Gilberto | ![]() | v. ![]() | 45 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Bradley Wright-Phillips | David Accam |
8 | Cyle Larin | ![]() | v. ![]() | 38 | Fanendo Adi | Chris Wondolowski | Fanendo Adi |
9 | Fanendo Adi | ![]() | v. ![]() | 37 | Cyle Larin | Fabian Espindola | Kei Kamara |
10 | Chris Wondolowski | ![]() | v. ![]() | 33 | Fabian Espindola | Fanendo Adi | Maximiliano Urruti |
11 | Fabian Espindola | ![]() | at ![]() | 31 | Chris Wondolowski | Cyle Larin | Chris Wondolowski |
12 | Maximiliano Urruti | ![]() | v. ![]() | 25 | Dom Dwyer | Maximiliano Urruti | Mike Grella |
13 | Dom Dwyer | ![]() | at ![]() | 23 | Yura Movsisyan | Dom Dwyer | Fabian Espindola |
14 | Graham Zusi | ![]() | at ![]() | 18 | Graham Zusi | Yura Movsisyan | Octavio Rivero |
15 | Yura Movsisyan | ![]() | at ![]() | 16 | Charlie Davies | Graham Zusi | Dom Dwyer |
16 | Octavio Rivero | ![]() | v. ![]() | 13 | Maximiliano Urruti | Giles Barnes | Graham Zusi |
17 | Charlie Davies | ![]() | at ![]() | 11 | Joao Plata | Octavio Rivero | Joao Plata |
18 | Mike Grella | ![]() | v. ![]() | 9 | C.J. Sapong | Will Bruin | Charlie Davies |
19 | Joao Plata | ![]() | at ![]() | 8 | Octavio Rivero | Charlie Davies | Will Bruin |
20 | Will Bruin | ![]() | v. ![]() | 5 | Juan Manuel Martinez | C.J. Sapong | Yura Movsisyan |
Week 1 Midfielders | |||||||
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Mehta |
1 | Mauro Diaz | ![]() | v. ![]() | 59 | Mauro Diaz | Mauro Diaz | Giovani dos Santos |
2 | Diego Valeri | ![]() | v. ![]() | 53 | Lee Nguyen | Kaka | Mauro Diaz |
3 | Clint Dempsey | ![]() | v. ![]() | 52 | Diego Valeri | Clint Dempsey | Diego Valeri |
4 | Giovani dos Santos | ![]() | v. ![]() | 52 | Clint Dempsey | Diego Valeri | Clint Dempsey |
5 | Kaka | ![]() | v. ![]() | 48 | Giovani dos Santos | Giovani dos Santos | Kaka |
6 | Fabian Castillo | ![]() | v. ![]() | 45 | Fabian Castillo | Fabian Castillo | Fabian Castillo |
7 | Lee Nguyen | ![]() | at ![]() | 43 | Javier Morales | Javier Morales | Sacha Kljestan |
8 | Javier Morales | ![]() | at ![]() | 41 | Kaka | Lee Nguyen | Javier Morales |
9 | Shkelzen Gashi | ![]() | at ![]() | 34 | Shkelzen Gashi | Shkelzen Gashi | Pedro Morales |
10 | Ignacio Piatti | ![]() | at ![]() | 26 | Luciano Acosta | Sacha Kljestan | Lee Nguyen |
11 | Sacha Kljestan | ![]() | v. ![]() | 25 | Ignacio Piatti | Pedro Morales | Shkelzen Gashi |
12 | Cristian Maidana | ![]() | v. ![]() | 22 | Cristian Maidana | Cristian Maidana | Federico Higuain |
13 | Pedro Morales | ![]() | v. ![]() | 22 | Sasha Kljestan | Ignacio Piatti | Ignacio Piatti |
14 | Federico Higuain | ![]() | at ![]() | 20 | Marco Pappa | Federico Higuain | Andreas Ivanschitz |
15 | Luciano Acosta | ![]() | at ![]() | 16 | Darlington Nagbe | Andreas Ivanschitz | Ethan Finlay |
16 | Andreas Ivanschitz | ![]() | v. ![]() | 15 | Cristian Techera | Lloyd Sam | Benny Feilhaber |
17 | Marco Pappa | ![]() | at ![]() | 11 | Federico Higuain | Marco Pappa | Cristian Maidana |
18 | Ethan Finlay | ![]() | at ![]() | 10 | Ethan Finlay | Luciano Acosta | Lloyd Sam |
19 | Lloyd Sam | ![]() | v. ![]() | 9 | Andreas Ivanschitz | Cristian Techera | Luciano Acosta |
20 | Sasha Kljestan | ![]() | v. ![]() | 8 | Lloyd Sam | Ethan Finlay | Cristian Techera |
Week 1 Defenders | |||||||
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Mehta |
1 | Chris Tierney | ![]() | at ![]() | 59 | Harrison Afful | Chris Tierney | Chris Tierney |
2 | Harrison Afful | ![]() | at ![]() | 57 | Chris Tierney | Harrison Afful | Kemar Lawrence |
3 | Brek Shea | ![]() | v. ![]() | 53 | Brek Shea | Brek Shea | Harrison Afful |
4 | Kemar Lawrence | ![]() | v. ![]() | 52 | Ronald Matarrita | Kemar Lawrence | Brek Shea |
5 | Andrew Wenger | ![]() | v. ![]() | 43 | Kemar Lawrence | Joevin Jones | Andrew Wenger |
6 | Joevin Jones | ![]() | v. ![]() | 43 | Andrew Wenger | Alvas Powell | Alvas Powell |
7 | Alvas Powell | ![]() | v. ![]() | 42 | Joevin Jones | Maynor Figueroa | Ashley Cole |
8 | Ronald Matarrita | ![]() | at ![]() | 40 | Ashley Cole | Ronald Matarrita | Joevin Jones |
9 | Ashley Cole | ![]() | v. ![]() | 38 | Alvas Powell | Andrew Wenger | Robbie Rogers |
10 | Maynor Figueroa | ![]() | v. ![]() | 29 | Robbie Rogers | Ashley Cole | Tyrone Mears |
11 | Robbie Rogers | ![]() | v. ![]() | 24 | Taylor Kemp | Fabinho | Ronald Matarrita |
12 | Tyrone Mears | ![]() | v. ![]() | 24 | Fabinho | Brandon Vincent | Maynor Figueroa |
13 | Fabinho | ![]() | at ![]() | 24 | Kendall Waston | Waylon Francis | Taylor Kemp |
14 | Kendall Waston | ![]() | v. ![]() | 19 | Tyrone Mears | Kendall Waston | Demar Phillips |
15 | Waylon Francis | ![]() | at ![]() | 18 | Maynor Figueroa | Tyrone Mears | Waylon Francis |
16 | Taylor Kemp | ![]() | at ![]() | 18 | Ambroise Oyongo | Matt Polster | Fabinho |
17 | Brandon Vincent | ![]() | v. ![]() | 12 | Waylon Francis | Andoni Iraola | Kendall Waston |
18 | Demar Phillips | ![]() | at ![]() | 9 | Matt Hedges | Aurelien Collin | Brandon Vincent |
19 | Ambroise Oyongo | ![]() | at ![]() | 5 | Sam Adekugbe | Demar Phillips | Jordan Harvey |
20 | Matt Polster | ![]() | v. ![]() | 5 | DaMarcus Beasley | Robbie Rogers | Shaun Francis |
Week 1 Goalkeepers | |||||||
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Mehta |
1 | Jesse Gonzalez | ![]() | v. ![]() | 30 | Jesse Gonzalez | Jesse Gonzalez | Jesse Gonzalez |
2 | David Ousted | ![]() | v. ![]() | 27 | David Ousted | David Ousted | David Ousted |
3 | David Bingham | ![]() | v. ![]() | 24 | David Bingham | David Bingham | David Bingham |
4 | Stefan Frei | ![]() | at ![]() | 19 | Bobby Shuttleworth | Stefan Frei | Dan Kennedy |
5 | Dan Kennedy | ![]() | at ![]() | 18 | Stefan Frei | Dan Kennedy | Stefan Frei |
6 | Tyler Deric | ![]() | v. ![]() | 10 | Dan Kennedy | Tyler Deric | Tyler Deric |
7 | Bobby Shuttleworth | ![]() | at ![]() | 10 | Nick Rimando | Matt Lampson | Tim Melia |
8 | Tim Melia | ![]() | v. ![]() | 6 | Josh Saunders | Joe Bendik | Bobby Shuttleworth |
9 | Luis Robles | ![]() | v. ![]() | 5 | Tim Melia | Luis Robles | Luis Robles |
10 | Nick Rimando | ![]() | at ![]() | 4 | Luis Robles | Adam Kwarasey | Adam Kwarasey |