We're now just about 24 hours away from Week 1 of the NFL season, and the main slate of games is set to kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon. In this article, we present the first market report of the season for the DraftKings Reignmakers NFL. We'll delve into the top five players at each position, highlighting their costs across different rarity tiers. Additionally, we'll identify the top five value players at each position as we head into Week 1.

In our weekly reports, we will also cover significant price movements, noting players whose prices have risen or fallen from week to week. For our inaugural report, we'll focus on the key players at the three main skill positions: QB, RB, and WR. Check out all these players and more here.

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Now, let's dive in.

QuarterBacks

No real surprises here in the top five priced quarterbacks with Mahomes, Hurts, and Allen leading the way. With Joe Burrow not getting the SuperStar status to start the season his cards approach the value of the other three even though he projects slightly lower than them. The last guy to show up on this list is Justin Fields who had a breakout season last year and has some big shoes to fill this year if he expects to finish in the top five scoring quarterbacks.

Now, here are the top 5 values at the Quarterback position based on their price throughout the three lower TIERS and the projected points for week 1.

1. Matthew Stafford
2. Mac Jones
3. Bryce Young
4. Russell Wilson
5. Desmond Ridder

Running Backs

We see the non-SuperStar status really affects card values starting here at the running back position as the two topped-priced running backs at this point are non-superstars in Jacobs, Robinson, and Pollard.

Now, here are the top 5 values at the Running Backs based on their price throughout the three lower TIERS and the projected points for week 1. *Must have a projection of higher than 10 points.

1. Samaje Perine
2. Jamaal Williams
3. James Conner
4. Cam Akers
5. Saquon Barkley

Wide Receivers

Depending on which tier you look at the top five priced wide receivers change quite a bit. For this purpose, we use the RARE tier and you can see some familiar names listed at the top of this list. A few that just missed out on it and actually do end up in the top five priced wide receivers depending on the rarity tier are Garrett Wilson and Jaylen Waddle.  Here are the top 5 values heading into Week 1:

1. DJ Moore
2. Calvin Ridley
3. Chris Olave
4. Keenan Allen
5. Jahan Dotson

There you have it – the top five highest-priced players at each of the three leading skill positions, along with the top five value picks based on projected points and their respective edition costs. You can anticipate this article weekly, providing insights into all the significant price shifts, both upward and downward, every Saturday morning as we gear up for the classic NFL slate.

Don't forget to explore our comprehensive slate breakdown and team diary article, which will be released every Sunday morning. These articles will equip you with some of the finest Rainmaker strategies for the upcoming week