Fantasy Football Week 1 Rankings Released

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ESPN has new fantasy football rankings for Week 1.

Fantasy football is a game. People pick real players for their team. They get points for good plays.

The rankings help people choose players. There are rankings for quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and other jobs.

One big surprise is about Patrick Mahomes. He is a famous quarterback. He is not in the top 15 quarterbacks for Week 1.

This is strange news. Mahomes is usually one of the best players.

The rankings also use a system called PPR. This means players get a point for every catch.

There are also IDP rankings. IDP means real defense players are on your team too.

Another system is called superflex. In superflex, you can start two quarterbacks.

ESPN also gave tips. They picked good players to start this week. They call this 'Start 'Em, Sit 'Em'.

They also found sleepers. Sleepers are players who might surprise everyone with good points.

Vocabulary10 words

fantasy football: a game where people pick real football players for a pretend team
quarterback: the player who throws the ball a lot
running back: a player who runs with the ball
wide receiver: a player who catches the ball
PPR: a scoring rule where catching the ball gives points
IDP: a rule where real defense players count for your team
superflex: a rule that lets you use two quarterbacks
sleepers: players who might do better than people think
Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: advice about which players to use or not use
rankings: a list that shows the best players in order

1. What did ESPN publish?

2. What is surprising about Patrick Mahomes?

3. What does PPR mean?

1. Week 1 fantasy football rankings 2. He is not in the top 15 quarterbacks 3. Points for every catch

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

ESPN has new _____ rankings for Week 1.

Fantasy football is a game. People pick real players for their _____.

The rankings help people choose players. There are rankings for _____, running back, wide receiver, and other jobs.

One big surprise is about Patrick Mahomes. He is not in the top _____ quarterbacks for Week 1.

The rankings also use a system called _____. This means players get a point for every catch.

There are also _____ rankings. This means real defense players are on your team too.

Another system is called _____. In this, you can start two quarterbacks.

They also found _____. These are players who might surprise everyone with good points.