It’s Week 5 and fantasy football team owners are getting a strong sense of how their teams rank in their respective leagues. For those fighting in the standings, the Week 5 fantasy football rankings will help in setting your line-ups. Also, make sure to play the waiver wire and get the best talented players on your roster.
So far, it’s been a special fantasy football season. Scoring is up and it doesn’t seem like it will let up.
This Week 5, pay attention to the injury status of players like Will Fuller, A.J. Green, Joe Mixon, Giovani Bernard, and Jay Ajayi. If they are active, they would be rankable players in fantasy football. Most are ranked below as they seem to have a chance of playing.
QUARTERBACKS
1 P. Rivers, Chargers
2 B. Roethlisberger, Steelers
3 D. Brees, Saints
4 M. Ryan, Falcons
5 J. Goff, Rams
6 T. Brady, Patriots
7 A. Rodgers, Packers
8 D. Watson, Texans
9 K. Cousins, Vikings
10 C. Newton, Panthers
11 A. Dalton, Bengals
12 P. Mahomes, Chiefs
13 M. Stafford, Lions
14 B. Bortles, Jaguars
15 J. Flacco, Ravens
16 C. Wentz, Eagles
17 A. Luck, Colts
18 A. Smith, Redskins
19 Derek Carr, Raiders
20 R. Wilson, Seahawks
21 M. Mariota, Titans
22 R. Tannehill, Dolphins
23 D. Prescott, Cowboys
24 J. Rosen, Cardinals
25 B. Mayfield, Browns
RUNNING BACKS
1 T. Gurley, Rams
2 E. Elliott, Cowboys
3 M. Gordon, Chargers
4 A. Kamara, Saints
5 C. McCaffrey, Panthers
6 S. Barkley, Giants
7 G. Bernard*, Bengals
8 J. Conner, Steelers
9 TJ Yeldon, Jaguars
10 D. Johnson, Cardinals
11 K. Hunt, Chiefs
12 S. Michel, Patriots
13 D. Freeman, Falcons
14 M. Ingram, Saints
15 M. Lynch, Raiders
16 M. Breida, 49ers
17 J. White, Patriots
18 A. Peterson, Redskins
19 K. Johnson, Lions
20 C. Hyde, Browns
21 P. Lindsay, Broncos
22 A. Jones, Packers
23 C. Thompson, Redskins
24 A. Ekeler, Chargers
25 J. Ajayi*, Eagles
26 R. Freeman, Broncos
27 D. Cook*, Vikings
28 D. Lewis, Titans
29 L. Miller, Texans
30 A. Collins, Ravens
31 C. Carson*, Seahawks
32 D. Henry, Titans
33 B. Powell, Jets
34 L. McCoy, Bills
35 J. Allen, Ravens
36 N. Hines, Colts
37 I. Crowell, Jets
38 T. Coleman*, Falcons
39 K. Drake, Dolphins
40 T. Montgomery, Packers
40 W. Smallwood, Eagles
41 A. Morris, 49ers
42 J. Williams, Packers
43 F. Gore, Dolphins
44 M. Davis, Seahawks
45 C. Grant, Jaguars
46 I. Smith, Falcons
47 T. Riddick, Lions
48 J. Wilkins, Colts
49 J. Richard, Raiders
50 N. Chubb, Browns
WIDE RECEIVERS
1 D. Hopkins, Texans
2 M. Thomas, Saints
3 J. Jones, Falcons
4 A. Green*, Bengals
5 A. Brown, Steelers
6 A. Thielen, Vikings
7 J. Smith-Schuster, Steelers
8 D. Adams, Packers
9 B. Cooks, Rams
10 O. Beckham, Giants
11 S. Diggs, Vikings
12 T. Hill, Chiefs
13 K. Allen, Chargers
14 K. Golladay, Lions
15 R. Woods, Rams
16 C. Ridley, Falcons
17 Golden Tate, Lions
18 C. Kupp, Rams
19 T. Boyd, Bengals
20 E. Sanders, Broncos
21 J. Landry, Browns
22 A. Cooper*, Raiders
23 J. Brown, Ravens
24 S. Shepard, Giants
25 W. Fuller*, Texans
26 C. Davis, Titans
27 M. Jones, Lions
28 D. Westbrook, Jaguars
29 D. Funchess, Panthers
30 J. Edelman, Patriots
31 K. Stills, Dolphins
32 D. Baldwin, Seahawks
33 M. Williams, Chargers
34 K. Cole, Jaguars
35 K. Coutee, Texans
36 Q. Enunwa, Jets
37 T. Lockett, Seahawks
38 J. Nelson, Raiders
39 M. Crabtree, Ravens
40 N. Agholor, Eagles
41 D. Thomas, Broncos
42 T. Ginn, Saints
43 C. Rogers, Colts
44 J. Gorden, Patriots
45 C. Beasley, Cowboys
46 P. Richardson, Redskins
47 R. Cobb*, Packers
48 G. Allison*, Packers
49 C. Hogan, Patriots
50 L. Fitzgerald*, Cardinals
TIGHT ENDS
1 T. Kelce, Chiefs
2 R. Gronkowski, Patriots
3 Z. Ertz, Eagles
4 J. Reed, Redskins
5 J. Cook, Raiders
6 E. Ebron, Colts
7 J. Graham, Packers
8 V. McDonald, Steelers
9 G. Kittle, 49ers
10 K. Rudolph, Vikings
11 R. Seals-Jones, Cardinals
12 G. Swaim, Cowboys
13 B. Watson, Saints
14 A. Hooper, Falcons
15 J. Heuerman, Broncos
16 D. Njoku, Browns
17 A. Seferian-Jenkins, Jaguars
18 T. Kroft, Bengals
19 A. Gates, Chargers
20 R. Ellison, Giants
21 M. Williams, Ravens
22 N. Vannett, Seahawks
23 C. Uzomah, Bengals
24 C. Clay, Bills
25 N. Boyle, Ravens
DEFENSES
1 Titans (at Bills)
2 Rams (at Seahawks)
3 Ravens (at Browns)
4 Panthers (v. Giants)
5 Patriots (v. Colts)
6 Jaguars (at Chiefs)
7 Broncos (at Jets)
8 Texans (v. Cowboys)
9 Vikings (at Eagles)
10 Eagles (v. Vikings)
11 Chargers (v. Raiders)
12 Bengals (v. Dolphins)
13 Cardinals (at 49ers)
14 Cowboys (at Texans)
15 49ers (v. Cardinals)
16 Browns (v. Ravens)
17 Jets (v. Broncos)
18 Packers (at Lions)
19 Dolphins (at Bengals)
20 Saints (v. Redskins)
21 Chiefs (v. Jaguars)
22 Steelers (v. Falcons)
23 Lions (v. Packers)
24 Redskins (at Saints)
25 Seahawks (v. Rams)
KICKERS
1 J. Tucker, Ravens
2 W. Lutz, Saints
3 S. Gostkowski, Patriots
4 M. Crosby, Packers
5 M. Bryant, Falcons
6 D. Bailey, Vikings
7 R. Succop, Titans
8 A. Vinatieri, Colts
9 M. Prater, Lions
10 G. Gano, Panthers
11 J. Elliott, Eagles
12 H. Butker, Chiefs
13 J. Lambo, Jaguars
14 D. Hopkins, Redskins
15 K. Fairbain, Texans
16 B. McManus, Broncos
17 S. Janikowski, Seahawks
18 R. Gould, 49ers
19 C. Boswell, Steelers
20 R. Bullock, Bengals
21 B. Maher, Cowboys
22 C. Sturgis, Chargers
21 A. Rosas, Giants
24 G. Joseph, Browns
25 M. McCrane, Raiders
“ * “ Denotes an injury at the time of writing.
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