Fantasy rankings this week: Use these Week 5 start-sit lineup tips before TNF 49ers vs. Rams

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In Week 5, fantasy football rankings continue to change violently from previous weeks, thanks to matchups, injuries, and coaching decisions -- plus, starting this week, bye weeks.

Teams on Week 5 bye: Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers. Click to manage Week 5 fantasy bye players.

Sample sizes are becoming irrelevant just as frequently for some players as others' trends are crystalizing. Nailing which stats and performances are real goes into reading the next week's fantasy outlooks, which is our main task with these weekly fantasy rankings.

We're monitoring our player values all the way up till kickoff on Thursday, Sunday, and Monday with any news that breaks. So if you find yourself tilting on Sunday morning, we've got you covered with full PPR rankings and Half-PPR flex rankings.

Note: Players who have already had their Thursday Night Football game are in ~~italicized, strikethrough font~~.

FANTASY LINEUP TIPS: Week 5 Start-Sit | Week 5 Sleepers | Week 5 Busts | Week 5 Waiver Wire

Week 5 Fantasy Football Player Rankings

Week 5 Fantasy QB Rankings

Rk	Tr	Quarterbacks	TM	OPP	Chg ↕️
1	1	Josh Allen	BUF	NE
2	2	Justin Herbert	LAC	WAS
3	2	Jared Goff	DET	@CIN
4	2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	DEN
5	2	Drake Maye	NE	@BUF
6	3	Dak Prescott	DAL	@NYJ
7	3	Justin Fields	NYJ	DAL
8	4	Patrick Mahomes	KC	@JAX
9	4	Daniel Jones	IND	LV
10	5	Kyler Murray	ARI	TEN
11	5	Bo Nix	DEN	@PHI
12	5	Baker Mayfield	TB	@SEA
13	5	Jayden Daniels	WAS	@LAC	⬆️ NR
14	6	Jaxson Dart	NYG	@NO
15	6	Matthew Stafford	LAR	SF
16	6	CJ Stroud	HOU	@BAL
17	6	Carson Wentz	MIN	CLE
18	7	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	KC
19	7	Sam Darnold	SEA	TB
20	7	Geno Smith	LV	@IND
21	7	Mac Jones	SF	@LAR
22	7	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	@CAR
23	8	Spencer Rattler	NO	NYG
24	8	Bryce Young	CAR	MIA
25	8	Cam Ward	TEN	@ARI
26	9	Jake Browning	CIN	DET
27	9	Cooper Rush	BAL	HOU
28	9	Dillon Gabriel	CLE	MIN
29	10	Joe Flacco	CLE	MIN
30	10	Russell Wilson	NYG	@NO
31	10	Marcus Mariota	WAS	@LAC
32	10	Shedeur Sanders	CLE	MIN
33	10	Brett Rypien	CIN	DET
34	10	Jalen Milroe	SEA	TB
35	10	Tyler Shough	NO	NYG

OUT	--	Brock Purdy	SF	@LAR
OUT	--	Lamar Jackson	BAL	HOU
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 RB Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Running backs	TM	OPP	Week 5 Value	Chg ↕️
1	1	James Cook	BUF	NE	Elite RB1
2	1	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	@CIN	Elite RB1
3	1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	@LAR	Elite RB1
4	1	De'Von Achane	MIA	@CAR	Elite RB1
5	2	Jonathan Taylor	IND	LV	RB1
6	2	Omarion Hampton	LAC	WAS	RB1
7	2	Saquon Barkley	PHI	DEN	RB1
8	2	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	MIN	RB1
9	3	Javonte Williams	DAL	@NYJ	RB1/RB2
10	3	Travis Etienne	JAX	KC	RB1/RB2
11	3	Ashton Jeanty	LV	@IND	RB1/RB2
12	3	Breece Hall	NYJ	DAL	RB1/RB2
13	3	Derrick Henry	BAL	HOU	RB1/RB2
14	4	Alvin Kamara	NO	NYG	Strong RB2
15	4	Jordan Mason	MIN	CLE	Strong RB2
16	4	Kyren Williams	LAR	SF	Strong RB2
17	4	Trey Benson	ARI	TEN	Strong RB2
18	5	Kenneth Walker	SEA	TB	RB2/Flex
19	5	Cam Skattebo	NYG	@NO	RB2/Flex
20	5	Chase Brown	CIN	DET	RB2/Flex
21	5	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	@PHI	RB2/Flex
22	5	Tony Pollard	TEN	@ARI	RB2/Flex
23	5	Rachaad White	TB	@SEA	RB2/Flex
24	5	Woody Marks	HOU	@BAL	RB2/Flex
25	5	David Montgomery	DET	@CIN	RB2/Flex
26	6	Rico Dowdle	CAR	MIA	RB2/Flex	⬆️ 11
27	6	RJ Harvey	DEN	@PHI	Flex
28	6	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	@BUF	Flex
29	6	Isiah Pacheco	KC	@JAX	Flex
30	6	Nick Chubb	HOU	@BAL	Flex
31	6	Emari Demercado	ARI	TEN	Flex
32	7	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	TB	Flex
33	7	Justice Hill	BAL	HOU	Flex
34	7	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	@BUF	Flex
35	7	Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	KC	Flex
36	7	Kendre Miller	NO	NYG	Flex
37	8	Sean Tucker	TB	@SEA	Flex/Bench
38	8	Zavier Scott	MIN	CLE	Flex/Bench
39	8	Brashard Smith	KC	@JAX	Flex/Bench
40	8	Chris Rodriguez	WAS	@LAC	Flex/Bench
41	8	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	@LAC	Flex/Bench
42	8	Trevor Etienne	CAR	MIA	Flex/Bench	⬆️ 10
43	9	Blake Corum	LAR	SF	Flex/Bench
44	9	Jerome Ford	CLE	MIN	Flex/Bench
45	9	Brian Robinson	SF	@LAR	Flex/Bench
46	9	Ollie Gordon	MIA	CAR	Flex/Bench
47	9	Devin Singletary	NYG	@NO	Flex/Bench
48	9	Kareem Hunt	KC	@JAX	Flex/Bench
49	10	Dylan Sampson	CLE	MIN	Bench
50	10	George Holani	SEA	TB	Bench
51	10	Antonio Gibson	NE	@BUF	Bench
52	10	Samaje Perine	CIN	DET	Bench
53	11	Julius Chestnut	TEN	@ARI	Bench
54	11	Ray Davis	BUF	NE	Bench
55	11	Hassan Haskins	LAC	WAS	Bench
56	11	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	@LAC	Bench
57	11	Raheem Mostert	LV	@IND	Bench
58	11	Raheim Sanders	CLE	MIN	Bench
59	11	Will Shipley	PHI	DEN	Bench
60	11	Tyler Badie	DEN	@PHI	Bench
61	11	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	@BAL	Bench
62	12	LeQuint Allen	JAX	KC	Bench
63	12	Dylan Laube	LV	@IND	Bench
64	12	DJ Giddens	IND	LV	Bench
65	12	Cam Akers	MIN	CLE	Bench
66	12	Jacardia Wright	SEA	TB	Bench
67	12	Tank Bigsby	JAX	KC	Bench
68	12	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	DAL	Bench
69	13	Zamir White	LV	@IND	Bench
70	13	Dameon Pierce	HOU	@BAL	Bench
71	13	Ty Johnson	BUF	NE	Bench
72	13	Devin Neal	NO	NYG	Bench
73	13	Tahj Brooks	CIN	DET	Bench
74	13	AJ Dillon	PHI	DEN	Bench
75	13	Hunter Luepke	DAL	@NYJ	Bench
76	13	Rasheen Ali	BAL	HOU	Bench
77	13	Michael Carter	ARI	TEN	Bench
78	13	Ulysses Bentley	IND	LV	Bench
79	13	Jacob Saylors	DET	@CIN	Bench
80	13	Craig Reynolds	DET	@CIN	Bench
81	13	Ty Chandler	MIN	CLE	Bench

INJ	--	Bucky Irving	TB	@SEA	INJ
INJ	--	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	MIA	INJ
INJ	--	Tyrone Tracy	NYG	@NO	INJ
INJ	--	Miles Sanders	DAL	@NYJ	INJ
INJ	--	Braelon Allen	NYJ	DAL	INJ
INJ	--	Tyler Goodson	IND	LV	INJ
IR-R	--	Aaron Jones	MIN	CLE	IR-R
IR-R	--	Tyjae Spears	TEN	@ARI	IR-R
IR	--	James Conner	ARI	TEN	IR
IR	--	Najee Harris	LAC	WAS	IR
IR	--	Austin Ekeler	WAS	@LAC	IR

BYE	--	Bijan Robinson	ATL	BYE	BYE
BYE	--	Josh Jacobs	GB	BYE	BYE
BYE	--	Jaylen Warren	PIT	BYE	BYE
BYE	--	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	BYE	BYE
BYE	--	D'Andre Swift	CHI	BYE	BYE
BYE	--	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	BYE	BYE
BYE	--	Emanuel Wilson	GB	BYE	BYE
BYE	--	Nathan Carter	ATL	BYE	BYE
BYE	--	Kyle Monangai	CHI	BYE	BYE
BYE	--	Chris Brooks	GB	BYE	BYE
BYE	--	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	BYE	BYE

Week 5 Fantasy WR Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Wide receivers	Team	OPP	Week 5 Value	Chg ↕️
1	1	Puka Nacua	LAR	SF	Elite WR1
2	1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	@CIN	Elite WR1
3	2	Quentin Johnston	LAC	WAS	WR1
4	2	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	DAL	WR1
5	2	Nico Collins	HOU	@BAL	WR1
6	3	George Pickens	DAL	@NYJ	WR1
7	3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	TB	WR1
8	3	Emeka Egbuka	TB	@SEA	WR1
9	3	Justin Jefferson	MIN	CLE	WR1/WR2
10	3	Marvin Harrison	ARI	TEN	WR1/WR2
11	3	Chris Olave	NO	NYG	WR1/WR2
12	4	Deebo Samuel	WAS	@LAC	-INJ-
13	4	Keenan Allen	LAC	WAS	Strong WR2
14	4	Michael Pittman	IND	LV	Strong WR2
15	5	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	MIA	WR2
16	5	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	@CAR	WR2
17	5	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	DET	WR2
18	5	Courtland Sutton	DEN	@PHI	WR2
19	5	A.J. Brown	PHI	DEN	WR2
20	5	Davante Adams	LAR	SF	WR2
21	6	Jordan Addison	MIN	CLE	WR2/WR3
22	6	Khalil Shakir	BUF	NE	WR2/WR3
23	6	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	MIN	WR2/WR3
24	6	Jakobi Meyers	LV	@IND	WR2/WR3
25	6	Xavier Worthy	KC	@JAX	WR2/WR3
26	7	Keon Coleman	BUF	NE	WR3
27	7	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	@ARI	WR3
28	7	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	@NO	WR3
29	7	Zay Flowers	BAL	HOU	WR3
30	7	Hollywood Brown	KC	@JAX	WR3
31	7	Troy Franklin	DEN	@PHI	WR3
32	7	Chris Godwin	TB	@SEA	WR3
33	8	Brian Thomas	JAX	KC	WR3/Flex
34	8	Jameson Williams	DET	@CIN	WR3/Flex
35	8	DeVonta Smith	PHI	DEN	WR3/Flex
36	8	Stefon Diggs	NE	@BUF	WR3/Flex
37	8	Tre Tucker	LV	@IND	WR3/Flex
38	8	Tyquan Thornton	KC	@JAX	WR3/Flex
39	8	Rashid Shaheed	NO	NYG	WR3/Flex
40	9	Tee Higgins	CIN	DET	Flex
41	9	Ladd McConkey	LAC	WAS	Flex
42	9	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	@LAC	Flex
43	9	Marvin Mims	DEN	@PHI	Flex
44	9	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	@NYJ	Flex
45	9	Darius Slayton	NYG	@NO	Flex
46	9	Christian Kirk	HOU	@BAL	Flex
47	10	Cooper Kupp	SEA	TB	Flex/Bench
48	10	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	@JAX	Flex/Bench
49	10	Josh Downs	IND	LV	Flex/Bench
50	10	Parker Washington	JAX	KC	Flex/Bench
51	11	Kendrick Bourne	SF	@LAR	Flex/Bench
52	11	Malik Washington	MIA	@CAR	Flex/Bench
53	11	Travis Hunter	JAX	KC	Flex/Bench
54	11	Jalen Nailor	MIN	CLE	Flex/Bench
55	11	DeMario Douglas	NE	@BUF	Flex/Bench
56	11	Hunter Renfrow	CAR	MIA	Flex/Bench
57	11	Xavier Legette	CAR	MIA	-INJ-	⬆️ NR
58	11	Alec Pierce	IND	LV	-INJ-	⬆️ NR
59	12	Joshua Palmer	BUF	NE	Bench
60	12	Rashod Bateman	BAL	HOU	Bench
61	12	Demarcus Robinson	SF	@LAR	Bench	⬆️ 12
62	12	Kayshon Boutte	NE	@BUF	Bench
63	12	Brandin Cooks	NO	NYG	Bench
64	12	Tory Horton	SEA	TB	Bench
65	12	Adonai Mitchell	IND	LV	Bench
66	13	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	HOU	Bench
67	13	Elijah Moore	BUF	NE	Bench
68	13	Mack Hollins	NE	@BUF	Bench
69	13	Allen Lazard	NYJ	DAL	Bench
70	13	Jayden Higgins	HOU	@BAL	Bench
71	13	Isaiah Bond	CLE	MIN	Bench
72	13	Jahan Dotson	PHI	DEN	Bench
73	13	Greg Dortch	ARI	TEN	Bench
74	13	Kalif Raymond	DET	@CIN	Bench
75	13	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	DAL	Bench
76	14	Tutu Atwell	LAR	SF	Bench
77	14	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	@CIN	Bench
78	14	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	MIA	Bench
79	14	Michael Wilson	ARI	TEN	Bench
80	14	Dont'e Thornton	LV	@IND	Bench
81	14	Chimere Dike	TEN	@ARI	Bench
82	14	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	DET	Bench
83	14	Tyler Lockett	TEN	@ARI	Bench
84	14	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	@BAL	Bench
85	14	Jaylin Lane	WAS	@LAC	Bench
86	14	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	@NYJ	Bench
87	15	Devaughn Vele	NO	NYG	Bench
88	15	Jordan Whittington	LAR	SF	Bench
89	15	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	DAL	Bench
90	15	Chris Moore	WAS	@LAC	Bench
91	15	Justin Watson	HOU	@BAL	Bench
92	15	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	@CAR	Bench
93	15	Tyrell Shavers	BUF	NE	Bench
94	15	Pat Bryant	DEN	@PHI	Bench
95	15	Adam Thielen	MIN	CLE	Bench
96	15	Curtis Samuel	BUF	NE	Bench
97	15	Arian Smith	NYJ	DAL	Bench
98	15	Skyy Moore	SF	@LAR	Bench
99	15	Tylan Wallace	BAL	HOU	Bench
100	15	Jamari Thrash	CLE	MIN	Bench
101	15	Dee Eskridge	MIA	@CAR	Bench
102	15	Tre' Harris	LAC	WAS	Bench
103	16	Mitchell Tinsley	CIN	DET	Bench
104	16	Van Jefferson	TEN	@ARI	Bench
105	16	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	SF	@LAR	Bench
106	16	John Metchie	PHI	DEN	Bench
107	16	Jaylin Noel	HOU	@BAL	Bench
108	16	Xavier Smith	LAR	SF	Bench
109	16	Nikko Remigio	KC	@JAX	Bench
110	16	Ryan Miller	TB	@SEA	Bench
111	16	Ashton Dulin	IND	LV	Bench
112	16	Jack Bech	LV	@IND	Bench
113	17	Jake Bobo	SEA	TB	Bench
114	17	Tay Martin	WAS	@LAC	Bench
115	17	Dareke Young	SEA	TB	Bench
116	17	Kyle Williams	NE	@BUF	Bench
117	17	Tai Felton	MIN	CLE	Bench
118	17	Bryce Oliver	TEN	@ARI	Bench
119	17	David Moore	CAR	MIA	Bench
120	17	Trent Sherfield	DEN	@PHI	Bench
121	17	Tim Patrick	JAX	KC	Bench
122	17	Tez Johnson	TB	@SEA	Bench
123	17	Alex Bachman	LV	@IND	Bench
124	17	Jason Brownlee	KC	@JAX	Bench
125	17	Kevin Austin	NO	NYG	Bench
126	17	Xavier Weaver	ARI	TEN	Bench
127	17	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	LAC	WAS	Bench

INJ	--	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	@NYJ	INJ
INJ	--	Mike Evans	TB	@SEA	INJ
INJ	--	Dyami Brown	JAX	KC	INJ
INJ	--	Terry McLaurin	WAS	@LAC	INJ
INJ	--	Calvin Ridley	TEN	@ARI	INJ
INJ	--	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	@NYJ	-INJ-
INJ	--	Cedrick Wilson	MIA	@CAR	-INJ-
INJ	--	Sterling Shepard	TB	@SEA	-INJ-
INJ	--	Noah Brown	WAS	@ATL	INJ
INJ	--	Zay Jones	ARI	SEA	INJ
INJ	--	Jonathan Mingo	DAL	@NYJ	INJ
INJ	--	Devontez Walker	BAL	HOU	INJ
OUT	--	Ricky Pearsall	SF	@LAR	INJ
OUT	--	Jauan Jennings	SF	@LAR	INJ
IR-R	--	Cedric Tillman	CLE	MIN	IR-R
IR-R	--	Jalen Coker	CAR	MIA	IR-R
IR	--	Malik Nabers	NYG	@NO	IR
IR	--	Tyreek Hill	MIA	@CAR	IR

BYE	--	Rome Odunze	CHI	BYE
BYE	--	DK Metcalf	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	Drake London	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Romeo Doubs	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Jayden Reed	GB	BYE
BYE	--	DJ Moore	CHI	BYE
BYE	--	Calvin Austin	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	BYE
BYE	--	Matthew Golden	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Luther Burden	CHI	BYE
BYE	--	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Darnell Mooney	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Casey Washington	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Ben Skowronek	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	Malik Heath	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Savion Williams	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	David Sills	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Roman Wilson	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	KhaDarel Hodge	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Scotty Miller	PIT	BYE

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Week 5 Fantasy TE Rankings (PPR)

Rk	Tr	Tight ends	TM	OPP	Week 5 Value
1	1	Trey McBride	ARI	TEN	Elite TE
2	2	Jake Ferguson	DAL	@NYJ	Elite TE
3	2	Tyler Warren	IND	LV	Elite TE
4	2	Sam LaPorta	DET	@CIN	Elite TE
5	2	Brock Bowers	LV	@IND	Elite TE
6	2	Travis Kelce	KC	@JAX	Elite TE
7	3	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	NE	Starting TE
8	3	Hunter Henry	NE	@BUF	Starting TE
9	3	Dalton Schultz	HOU	@BAL	Starting TE
10	3	Darren Waller	MIA	@CAR	-INJ-
11	3	Zach Ertz	WAS	@LAC	Starting TE
12	3	Mark Andrews	BAL	HOU	Starting TE
13	4	Juwan Johnson	NO	NYG	Streamer TE
14	4	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	CLE	Streamer TE
15	4	Mason Taylor	NYJ	DAL	-INJ-
16	4	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	MIN	Streamer TE
17	4	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	@ARI	Streamer TE
18	4	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	WAS	Streamer TE
19	4	Evan Engram	DEN	@PHI	Streamer TE
20	4	Brenton Strange	JAX	KC	Streamer TE
21	5	Cade Otton	TB	@SEA	Deep/TE Bonus Play
22	5	Theo Johnson	NYG	@NO	Deep/TE Bonus Play
23	5	Isaiah Likely	BAL	HOU	Deep/TE Bonus Play
24	5	David Njoku	CLE	MIN	Deep/TE Bonus Play
25	6	AJ Barner	SEA	TB	Bench
26	6	Elijah Arroyo	SEA	TB	Bench
27	6	Davis Allen	LAR	SF	Bench
28	6	Jake Tonges	SF	@LAR	Bench
29	6	Tommy Tremble	CAR	MIA	Bench
30	6	Noah Gray	KC	@JAX	Bench
31	7	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	DAL	Bench
32	7	Charlie Kolar	BAL	HOU	Bench
33	7	Dawson Knox	BUF	NE	Bench
34	7	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	@NYJ	Bench
35	7	Jackson Hawes	BUF	NE	Bench
36	7	Mike Gesicki	CIN	DET	Bench
37	7	Mitchell Evans	CAR	MIA	Bench
38	8	Tanner Conner	MIA	@CAR	Bench
39	8	Hunter Long	JAX	KC	Bench
40	8	Ian Thomas	LV	@IND	Bench
41	8	Colby Parkinson	LAR	SF	Bench
42	8	Josh Oliver	MIN	CLE	Bench
43	8	Austin Hooper	NE	@BUF	Bench
44	8	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	@NO	Bench
45	8	Luke Farrell	SF	@LAR	Bench
46	8	Gunnar Helm	TEN	@ARI	Bench
47	9	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	DEN	Bench
48	9	Harrison Bryant	HOU	@BAL	Bench
49	10	Adam Trautman	DEN	@PHI	Bench
50	10	Lucas Krull	DEN	@PHI	Bench
51	10	Brock Wright	DET	@CIN	Bench
52	10	Ben Sinnott	WAS	@LAC	Bench
53	10	Tyler Conklin	LAC	WAS	Bench
54	10	Will Dissly	LAC	WAS	Bench
55	10	Terrance Ferguson	LAR	SF	Bench
56	10	Kylen Granson	PHI	DEN	Bench
57	10	Elijah Higgins	ARI	TEN	Bench
58	10	Jack Stoll	NO	NYG	Bench
59	10	John Bates	WAS	@LAC	Bench
60	10	Drew Sample	CIN	DET	Bench
61	10	Eric Saubert	SEA	TB	Bench

INJ	--	Dallas Goedert	PHI	DEN
INJ	--	Michael Mayer	LV	@IND
INJ	--	Taysom Hill	NO	NYG
INJ	--	Noah Fant	CIN	DET
INJ	--	Foster Moreau	NO	NYG
INJ	--	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	MIA
DBT	--	Tyler Higbee	LAR	SF
IR-R	--	George Kittle	SF	@LAR
IR	--	Cade Stover	HOU	@BAL

BYE	--	Tucker Kraft	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Kyle Pitts	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Jonnu Smith	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	Cole Kmet	CHI	BYE
BYE	--	Colston Loveland	CHI	BYE
BYE	--	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	Connor Heyward	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	Darnell Washington	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	Luke Musgrave	GB	BYE
BYE	--	John FitzPatrick	GB	BYE

Week 5 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Rk	Team Defense	OPP
1	Arizona Cardinals	TEN
2	Minnesota Vikings	CLE
3	Detroit Lions	@CIN
4	Baltimore Ravens	HOU
5	Denver Broncos	@PHI
6	Buffalo Bills	NE
7	San Francisco 49ers	@LAR
8	Washington Commanders	@LAC
9	New England Patriots	@BUF
10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@SEA
11	Los Angeles Chargers	WAS
12	Philadelphia Eagles	DEN
13	Kansas City Chiefs	@JAX
14	Los Angeles Rams	SF
15	Seattle Seahawks	TB
16	Cleveland Browns	MIN
17	Dallas Cowboys	@NYJ
18	Houston Texans	@BAL
19	Carolina Panthers	MIA
20	New York Jets	DAL
21	Indianapolis Colts	LV
22	Las Vegas Raiders	@IND
23	Tennessee Titans	@ARI
24	Jacksonville Jaguars	KC
25	New York Giants	NO
26	New Orleans Saints	NYG
27	Miami Dolphins	@CAR
28	Cincinnati Bengals	DET
BYE	Chicago Bears	BYE
BYE	Atlanta Falcons	BYE
BYE	Pittsburgh Steelers	BYE
BYE	Green Bay Packers	BYE

Week 5 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Rk	Kicker	TM	OPP
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	@NYJ
2	Tyler Loop	BAL	HOU
3	Will Reichard	MIN	CLE
4	Cameron Dicker	LAC	WAS
5	Wil Lutz	DEN	@PHI
6	Harrison Butker	KC	@JAX
7	Jake Elliott	PHI	DEN
8	Chad Ryland	ARI	TEN
9	Spencer Shrader	IND	LV
10	Matt Prater	BUF	NE
11	Chase McLaughlin	TB	@SEA
12	Matt Gay	WAS	@LAC
13	Eddy Pineiro	SF	@LAR
14	Cam Little	JAX	KC
15	Joshua Karty	LAR	SF
16	Jake Bates	DET	@CIN
17	Jason Myers	SEA	TB
18	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	@BAL
19	Joey Slye	TEN	@ARI
20	Nick Folk	NYJ	DAL
21	Andre Szmyt	CLE	MIN
22	Daniel Carlson	LV	@IND
23	Andy Borregales	NE	@BUF
24	Evan McPherson	CIN	DET
25	Jude McAtamney	NYG	@NO
26	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	MIA
27	Blake Grupe	NO	NYG
28	Jason Sanders	MIA	@CAR
BYE	Chris Boswell	PIT	BYE
BYE	Brandon McManus	GB	BYE
BYE	Parker Romo	ATL	BYE
BYE	Cairo Santos	CHI	BYE

Week 5 Fantasy Half-PPR RB/WR/TE Flex Rankings

Rk	Player Name	TM	POS	OPP
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB1	@CIN
2	Puka Nacua	LAR	WR1	SF
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR2	@CIN
4	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB2	@LAR
5	De'Von Achane	MIA	RB3	@CAR
6	James Cook	BUF	RB4	NE
7	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR3	DAL
8	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB5	DEN
9	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR4	TB
10	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB6	HOU
11	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB7	LV
12	George Pickens	DAL	WR5	NYJ
13	Davante Adams	LAR	WR6	SF
14	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR7	CLE
15	Nico Collins	HOU	WR8	@BAL
16	Bucky Irving	TB	RB8	@SEA
17	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR9	MIA
18	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR10	@PHI
19	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB9	DAL
20	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB10	@IND
21	Emeka Egbuka	TB	WR11	@SEA
22	Omarion Hampton	LAC	RB11	WAS
23	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	TEN
24	Brock Bowers	LV	TE2	@IND
25	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	WR12	DET
26	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB12	SF
27	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB13	TB
28	Keenan Allen	LAC	WR13	WAS
29	Javonte Williams	DAL	RB14	@NYJ
30	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB15	MIA
31	Chris Olave	NO	WR14	NYG
32	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB16	NYG
33	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	RB17	MIN
34	Quentin Johnston	LAC	WR15	WAS
35	Xavier Worthy	KC	WR16	@JAX
36	Tyler Warren	IND	TE3	LV
37	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB18	KC
38	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	WR17	TEN
39	Ladd McConkey	LAC	WR18	WAS
40	Zay Flowers	BAL	WR19	HOU
41	Jameson Williams	DET	WR20	@CIN
42	David Montgomery	DET	RB19	@CIN
43	Sam LaPorta	DET	TE4	@CIN
44	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAX	WR21	KC
45	Jakobi Meyers	LV	WR22	@IND
46	Chase Brown	CIN	RB20	DET
47	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE5	@NYJ
48	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR23	@CAR
49	Cam Skattebo	NYG	RB21	NO
50	Chris Godwin	TB	WR24	@SEA
51	Woody Marks	HOU	RB22	@BAL
52	A.J. Brown	PHI	WR25	DEN
53	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR26	DET
54	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB23	@ARI
55	Juwan Johnson	NO	TE6	NYG
56	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB24	@BUF
57	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR27	HOU
58	Jordan Addison	MIN	WR28	CLE
59	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB25	@BUF
60	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	WR29	@LAC
61	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	RB26	@LAC
62	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	TE7	CLE
63	Jordan Mason	MIN	RB27	CLE
64	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	WR30	LV
65	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	WR31	@NO
66	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	RB28	@PHI
67	Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR32	NE
68	Kendrick Bourne	SF	WR33	@LAR
69	Keon Coleman	BUF	WR34	NE
70	Rachaad White	TB	RB29	@SEA
71	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB30	@PHI
72	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE8	NE
73	Calvin Ridley	TEN	WR35	@ARI
74	David Njoku	CLE	TE9	MIN
75	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	WR36	MIN
76	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	TE10	MIN
77	Josh Downs	IND	WR37	LV
78	Zach Ertz	WAS	TE11	@LAC
79	Tre Tucker	LV	WR38	@IND
80	Travis Kelce	KC	TE12	@JAX
81	Cedric Tillman	CLE	WR39	MIN
82	Tyquan Thorton	KC	WR40	@JAX
83	Emari Demercado	ARI	RB31	TEN
84	Kayshon Boutte	NE	WR41	@BUF
85	Rashid Shaheed	NO	WR42	NYG
86	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	WR43	@ARI
87	Travis Hunter	JAC	WR44	KC
88	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	WR45	@PHI
89	Nick Chubb	HOU	RB32	@BAL
90	Stefon Diggs	NE	WR46	@BUF
91	Isiah Pacheco	KC	RB33	@JAX
92	Brenton Strange	JAC	TE13	KC
93	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	RB34	KC
94	Rico Dowdle	CAR	RB35	MIA
95	Ray Davis	BUF	RB36	NE
96	Jayden Higgins	HOU	WR47	@BAL
97	Rashod Bateman	BAL	WR48	HOU
98	Miles Sanders	DAL	RB37	@NYJ
99	Kareem Hunt	KC	RB38	@JAX
100	Hunter Henry	NE	TE14	@BUF
101	Adam Thielen	MIN	WR49	CLE
102	Troy Franklin	DEN	WR50	@PHI
103	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	WR51	@NYJ
104	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR52	@NYJ
105	Kyle Williams	NE	WR53	@BUF
106	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE15	HOU
107	Cooper Kupp	SEA	WR54	TB
108	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	WR55	@JAX
109	Jake Tonges	SF	TE16	@LAR
110	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	WR56	HOU
111	Cade Otton	TB	TE17	@SEA
112	Joshua Palmer	BUF	WR57	NE
113	DeMario Douglas	NE	WR58	@BUF
114	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	RB39	@CAR
115	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	TE18	@ARI
116	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	RB40	@LAC
117	Jalen Nailor	MIN	WR59	CLE
118	Tory Horton	SEA	WR60	TB
119	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	RB41	DAL
120	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	TE19	WAS
121	Devin Singletary	NYG	RB42	@NO
122	Isaac Guerendo	SF	RB43	@LAR
123	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	RB44	@LAR
124	Tre' Harris	LAC	WR61	WAS
125	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	WR62	@LAC
126	Blake Corum	LAR	RB53	SF
127	Parker Washington	JAX	WR63	KC
128	Justice Hill	BAL	RB45	HOU
129	Zavier Scott	MIN	RB46	CLE
130	Dylan Sampson	CLE	RB47	MIN
131	Kendre Miller	NO	RB48	NYG
132	Tutu Atwell	LAR	WR64	SF
133	Marquise Brown	KC	WR65	@JAX
134	Brashard Smith	KC	RB49	@JAX
135	Darren Waller	MIA	TE20	@CAR
136	AJ Barner	SEA	TE21	TB
137	Tommy Tremble	CAR	TE22	MIA
138	Darius Slayton	NYG	WR66	@NO
139	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	WR67	DAL
140	Sean Tucker	TB	RB50	@SEA
141	Malik Washington	MIA	WR68	@CAR
142	Mack Hollins	NE	WR69	@BUF
143	Theo Johnson	NYG	TE23	@NO
144	Dalton Schultz	HOU	TE24	@BAL
145	Isaiah Bond	CLE	WR70	MIN
146	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	WR71	@CIN
147	Greg Dortch	ARI	WR72	TEN
148	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	WR73	@CAR
149	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	WR74	MIA
150	Demarcus Robinson	SF	WR75	@LAR

Tim Heaney

Tim Heaney joined The Sporting News in 2025 as Fantasy Football Editor. For nearly 20 years, the FSWA award winner has created fantasy NFL and MLB rankings, podcasts, and analysis for sites including ESPN, USA Today/Sports Weekly, KFFL, RotoWire, and RotoBaller. The Boston University alum hopes he’s helped a few followers win their leagues, even when he’s a year too early on breakout players.

Griffin Missant

Griffin Missant joined The Sporting News in 2025 as a fantasy football intern. He graduated from Grand Valley State University, where he covered the Lakers football program. He has also worked for Sleeper and the Fantasy Trade Room. He has played fantasy for over a decade, and has been passionate about fantasy football ever since.