Week 5 marks the start of NFL bye weeks. While those players will take a vacation, fantasy football managers must navigate holes these off-weeks create in their lineups.
Luckily, one-quarterback (1QB) fantasy leagues -- the standard format for these games -- offer plenty of choices for replacing those signal-callers taking a breather.
Keep reading for our early Week 5 fantasy rankings for quarterbacks.
Fantasy Week 5 QB Rankings
| Rk | Tr | Quarterbacks | TM | OPP |
| 1 | 1 | Josh Allen | BUF | NE |
| 2 | 2 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | HOU |
| 3 | 3 | Drake Maye | NE | @BUF |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Jones | IND | LV |
| 5 | 3 | Justin Herbert | LAC | WAS |
| 6 | 4 | Justin Fields | NYJ | DAL |
| 7 | 4 | Kyler Murray | ARI | TEN |
| 8 | 4 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | @JAX |
| 9 | 4 | Baker Mayfield | TB | @SEA |
| 10 | 5 | Jaxson Dart | NYG | @NO |
| 11 | 5 | Carson Wentz | MIN | CLE |
| 12 | 5 | Marcus Mariota | WAS | @LAC |
| 13 | 6 | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | KC |
| 14 | 6 | Brock Purdy | SF | @LAR |
| 15 | 6 | Sam Darnold | SEA | TB |
| 16 | 7 | Matthew Stafford | LAR | SF |
| 17 | 7 | CJ Stroud | HOU | @BAL |
| 18 | 7 | Geno Smith | LV | @IND |
| 19 | 8 | Spencer Rattler | NO | NYG |
| 20 | 8 | Cam Ward | TEN | @ARI |
| 21 | 8 | Joe Flacco | CLE | MIN |
| 22 | 9 | Dillon Gabriel | CLE | MIN |
| 23 | 9 | Russell Wilson | NYG | @NO |
| 24 | 9 | Shedeur Sanders | CLE | MIN |
| 25 | 9 | Jalen Milroe | SEA | TB |
| 26 | 9 | Tyler Shough | NO | NYG |
| MNF | -- | Jalen Hurts | PHI | DEN |
| MNF | -- | Bo Nix | DEN | @PHI |
| MNF | -- | Jared Goff | DET | @CIN |
| MNF | -- | Dak Prescott | DAL | @NYJ |
| MNF | -- | Justin Fields | NYJ | DAL |
| MNF | -- | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | @CAR |
| MNF | -- | Bryce Young | CAR | MIA |
| MNF | -- | Jake Browning | CIN | DET |
| MNF | -- | Brett Rypien | CIN | DET |
| INJ | -- | Jayden Daniels | WAS | @LAC |
| OUT | -- | J.J. McCarthy | MIN | CLE |
| IR | -- | Joe Burrow | CIN | DET |
| BYE | -- | Caleb Williams | CHI | BYE |
| BYE | -- | Jordan Love | GB | BYE |
| BYE | -- | Michael Penix Jr. | ATL | BYE |
| BYE | -- | Aaron Rodgers | PIT | BYE |
| BYE | -- | Kirk Cousins | ATL | BYE |
Week 5 fantasy QBs on bye
Remove these quarterbacks from your fantasy lineups this week:
- Atlanta Falcons: Michael Penix Jr., Kirk Cousins
- Chicago Bears: Caleb Williams
- Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Aaron Rodgers