Big Brother 28 Power Rankings Week 1

 

Big Brother 28 Week 1 winds down tonight as the first houseguest of the season will be evicted. That means it’s time to take a look at how each player in BB28 is faring. As of now, it’s the Crossovers alliance dominating the ranking because that’s how it shaped up in Week 1. Let’s take a look.

1. Dee

It may seem easy or lazy to put the current Head of Household in first place, but based on how some of the first Heads of Household have played in recent seasons, it is anything but. Dee has handled her HOH reign much better than a lot have recently. She used her power to position herself in two strong alliances and has managed to remain well-liked, even among those she nominated this week. So her social game is currently solid as well.

2. Drew

For a newbie, Drew is playing a solid game. It might seem like he’s just doing the bidding of the “icons,” but it’s more than that. He is in a strong alliance, but is focusing on connections outside that group. And he’s always listening and taking things in. I think he really has potential in this game – as long as he does eventually realize he will never be able to break the bond of Devens and Dee. And I think he will see that at some point if he hasn’t already.

3. Angela

Season 28 Angela is different than Season 26 Angela. We saw that for sure during Wednesday night’s episode. This version of Angela is playing much smarter and saving her emotions for the Diary Room. For now. But time will tell if she can keep up with her strategy and trust her allies. That was one of her biggest downfalls in BB26. She never let herself trust anyone. She seems to trust Devens and Dee, though. So she has herself currently placed pretty well in that Crossovers alliance.

4. Barrett

Everyone seems to like Barrett, and as a super fan, he really has his hand on the pulse of the game. Like Drew, he has positioned himself with the icons while also working on relationships outside the group. And his closeness to Dee (while could end up a liability) could pay off in the end when Dee realizes she might need to actually cut Devens. I’m not saying that will happen anytime soon, but I really don’t see that lasting all the way to final 2. So, Barrett could be there to step in. That’s all a long way off, but while thinking of scenarios, this is something to consider.

5. Kamu

The Red Corner alliance might not be real to Dee and Devens, but it’s real to Kamu, and I would call him the leader of that group. He is actually playing with some strategy so I think he is a real threat in the game.

6. Devens

I don’t think Devens has exactly figured out Big Brother yet. I ranked him lower than the other Crossoevers and Kamu because I just think that’s where he has landed this week. He tells too much info to people for starters. Sure the people he blabbed to are in his alliance, but there are some things you keep to yourself or just you and your ride or die. I think he learned that, though, so we will see where he ends up next week.

7. Melody

Props to Melody for actually trying to play the game this week. She worked on collecting allies and knew she had to distance herself from Mallory after she ended up on the block. Of course Dee knew what she was doing, but that is more a testament of Dee’s game than it is of Melody’s. She was doing what she should have, and maybe it worked because she did not end up the replacement nominee.

8. Rome

I think Rome is very likable and despite being a bro/meathead archetype, he’s not really being looked at like that. I think if he wasn’t already heavily in a showmance with Lyric, he could really rise up in the game. I mean, I guess he still could even with a showmance. I mean a showmance made it to Final 2 in that terrible season of Big Brother 21.

9. Mallory

Mallory did not handle her nomination well and really made the target on her back bigger, but you have to give credit to someone who goes out there and wins that Power of Veto and saves themselves from eviction. Credit where it’s due. But I don’t see her ranking this high again. But maybe she will surprise me.

10. Chuk

This is where things start getting blurry. There’s a whole batch of people just kind of existing. I think Chuk might be higher than the others because of his security with the Red Corner alliance. And he doesn’t seem to be doing anything wrong currently. That’s about all I can say for some of these people: “They aren’t doing anything wrong yet.” Ha.

11. La Trice

As I said, these next few rankings are people who just exist currently. La Trice seems to have a solid social game, though. So she can sit right here for now.

12. Lyric

Lyric seems to be far more interested in falling in love than playing the game, but at least she has a strong man to protect her.

13. Yash

Yash moves up a bit since he will likely stick around this week and he will probably be hard to get out, which is why they should take that shot this week if they can, even if Ashley messed up with her campaigning (see below).

14, Taylor

Taylor has upset a few people in the game (I am still not sure why), so she has to work on her social strategy a bit, but she should be able to survive the vote this week. Unless the plan changes.

15. Jason

I like that Jason is trying to play and knows that the icons need to go. Of course everyone should be targeting the icons. But you have to be smart about it. Jason is being so messy about it. And that stunt he pulled with Angela was just dark, dark energy. It really grossed out a lot of fans. That is not why he’s ranked so low, though, but doing things like that can’t help your social game.

16. Ashley

I had Ashley ranked higher because she was safe this week regardless of the Block Buster scenario. But she spent Wednesday campaigning against Dee and her alliance which put the target straight on her back. So she would even go home over Yash at this point. She really messed up. But how was she to know … I guess.

17. Haley

Haley lands at the bottom because the house does not really like her and I have no idea what is going on with her. I should maybe swap her with Ashely, but at this point 16 and 17 are pretty much the same ranking. It’s the bottom of the barrel regardless.