Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every Position in PPR Leagues

Michael Fabiano | 0 Minutes Ago

Week 5 Fantasy Rankings /

We’re four weeks into the NFL season, so we now have a clear idea about player values, depth chart and positional rotations. We’ve also begun to see defenses take shape, so it’s a bit easier (but never easy) to determine the best and worst matchups across the NFL.

With that said, here’s my positional PPR player rankings for Week 5.

There are some major movers this week, good or bad, including Patrick Mahomes, Chuba Hubbard, Jayden Reed and Mark Andrews. For those who need help making those tough decisions between players with similar value or with terrific Week 5 matchups, I’m here for you!

And when you're done reviewing the rankings, you still won't want to set your starting lineup without checking out my Start Em, Sit Em columns at every position:

QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | K & D/STs

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Week 5 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Josh Allen	BUF	at HOU
2	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at CIN
3	Jayden Daniels	WAS	vs. CLE
4	Kyler Murray	ARI	at SF
5	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. BUF
6	Jordan Love	GB	at LAR
7	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. ARI
8	Justin Fields	PIT	vs. DAL
9	Geno Smith	SEA	vs. NYG
10	Baker Mayfield	TB	at ATL
11	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. BAL
12	Patrick Mahomes	KC	vs. NO
13	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. IND
14	Dak Prescott	DAL	at PIT
15	Joe Flacco	IND	at JAC
16	Sam Darnold	MIN	vs. NYJ
17	Deshaun Watson	CLE	at WAS
18	Kirk Cousins	ATL	vs. TB
19	Aaron Rodgers	NYJ	vs. MIN
20	Daniel Jones	NYG	at SEA
21	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. CAR
22	Andy Dalton	CAR	at CHI
23	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. GB
24	Bo Nix	DEN	vs. LV
25	Derek Carr	NO	at KC
26	Gardner Minshew	LV	at DEN
27	Tyler Huntley	MIA	at NE
28	Jacoby Brissett	NE	vs. MIA

Week 5 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. TB
2	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. GB
3	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. MIN
4	Alvin Kamara	NO	at KC
5	Jordan Mason	SF	vs. ARI
6	Aaron Jones	MIN	vs. NYJ
7	Derrick Henry	BAL	at CIN
8	Josh Jacobs	GB	at LAR
9	James Cook	BUF	at HOU
10	Travis Etienne	JAC	vs. IND
11	Kenneth Walker	SEA	vs. NYG
12	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	vs. CLE
13	De'Vone Achane	MIA	at NE
14	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at CHI
15	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. MIA
16	Najee Harris	PIT	vs. DAL
17	James Conner	ARI	at SF
18	Zack Moss	CIN	vs. BAL
19	Jerome Ford	CLE	at WAS
20	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. CAR
21	Rachaad White	TB	at ATL
22	Devin Singletary	NYG	at SEA
23	Trey Sermon	IND	at JAC
24	Cam Akers	HOU	vs. BUF
25	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. NO
26	Bucky Irving	TB	at ATL
27	Javonte Williams	DEN	vs. LV
28	Rico Dowdle	DAL	at PIT
29	Zamir White	LV	at DEN
30	Carson Steele	KC	vs. NO
31	Braelon Allen	NYJ	vs. MIN
32	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. NYG
33	Justice Hill	BAL	at CIN
34	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. BAL
35	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs. CAR
36	Miles Sanders	CAR	at CHI
37	Ty Chandler	MIN	vs. NYJ
38	Emanuel Wilson	GB	at LAR
39	Alexander Mattison	LV	at DEN
40	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. TB
41	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	at PIT
42	D'Onta Foreman	CLE	at WAS
43	Cordarrelle Patterson	PIT	vs. DAL
44	Antonio Gibson	NE	vs. MIA
45	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	vs. LV
46	Samaje Perine	KC	vs. NO
47	Ty Johnson	BUF	at HOU
48	Jamaal Williams	NO	at KC
49	Tank Bigsby	JAC	vs. IND
50	Ray Davis	BUF	at HOU
51	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	vs. CLE
52	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at SEA
53	Jaylen Wright	MIA	at NE
54	Trey Benson	ARI	at SF
55	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	vs. BUF
56	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	vs. ARI
57	Tyler Goodson	IND	at JAC
58	Isaac Guerendo	SF	vs. ARI
59	Emari Demercado	ARI	at SF
60	Ronnie Rivers	LAR	vs. GB

Week 5 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. BAL
2	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at PIT
3	Malik Nabers	NYG	at SEA
4	Justin Jefferson	MIN	vs. NYJ
5	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. BUF
6	Chris Godwin	TB	at ATL
7	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at SF
8	DK Metcalf	SEA	vs. NYG
9	Stefon Diggs	HOU	vs. BUF
10	Mike Evans	TB	at ATL
11	Jayden Reed	GB	at LAR
12	Drake London	ATL	vs. TB
13	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	vs. MIN
14	Chris Olave	NO	at KC
15	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	vs. ARI
16	Zay Flowers	BAL	at CIN
17	Amari Cooper	CLE	at WAS
18	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. CLE
19	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at JAC
20	Diontae Johnson	CAR	at CHI
21	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. CAR
22	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. IND
23	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	vs. ARI
24	Tyreek Hill	MIA	at NE
25	Christian Kirk	JAC	vs. IND
26	George Pickens	PIT	vs. DAL
27	Rashid Shaheed	NO	at KC
28	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. NYG
29	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. BAL
30	Khalil Shakir	BUF	at HOU
31	Jordan Addison	MIN	vs. NYJ
32	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at SEA
33	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs. NYG
34	Jakobi Meyers	LV	at DEN
35	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs. CAR
36	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at WAS
37	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. LV
38	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs. NO
39	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	at LAR
40	Darnell Mooney	ATL	vs. TB
41	Romeo Doubs	GB	at LAR
42	Josh Downs	IND	at JAC
43	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	at NE
44	Xavier Legette	CAR	at CHI
45	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs. ARI
46	Michael Wilson	ARI	at SF
47	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. CAR
48	Tutu Atwell	LAR	vs. GB
49	Tre Tucker	LV	at DEN
50	Gabe Davis	JAC	vs. IND
51	Greg Dortch	ARI	at SF
52	Mike Williams	NYJ	vs. MIN
53	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	vs. GB
54	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	vs. TB
55	Allen Lazard	NYJ	vs. MIN
56	Alec Pierce	IND	at JAC
57	Keon Coleman	BUF	at HOU
58	Brandin Cooks	DAL	at PIT
59	Jordan Whittington	LAR	vs. GB
60	Rashod Bateman	BAL	at CIN

Week 5 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. NO
2	Brock Bowers	LV	at DEN
3	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at PIT
4	George Kittle	SF	vs. ARI
5	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	at HOU
6	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. DAL
7	Kyle Pitts	ATL	vs. TB
8	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at CIN
9	Taysom Hill	NO	at KC
10	Cade Otton	TB	at ATL
11	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. GB
12	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. CLE
13	Mark Andrews	BAL	at CIN
14	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. BUF
15	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. CAR
16	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	vs. MIN
17	Tucker Kraft	GB	at LAR
18	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. MIA
19	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. BAL
20	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. IND
21	Noah Fant	SEA	vs. NYG
22	Juwan Johnson	NO	at KC
23	Tommy Tremble	CAR	at CHI
24	Johnny Mundt	MIN	vs. NYJ
25	Elijah Higgins	ARI	at SF
26	Jordan Akins	CLE	at WAS
27	Greg Dulcich	DEN	vs. LV
28	Jonnu Smith	MIA	at NE
29	Austin Hooper	NE	vs. MIA
30	Luke Musgrave	GB	at LAR
31	Erick All	CIN	vs. BAL
32	Theo Johnson	NYG	at SEA

Week 5 Fantasy Flex Rankings

Rk	Player	Position	Team	Opponent
1	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	vs. BAL
2	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	at PIT
3	Malik Nabers	WR	NYG	at SEA
4	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	vs. NYJ
5	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	vs. BUF
6	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	vs. TB
7	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	vs. GB
8	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	vs. MIN
9	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	at KC
10	Chris Godwin	WR	TB	at ATL
11	Jordan Mason	RB	SF	vs. ARI
12	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	vs. NYJ
13	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	at SF
14	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA	vs. NYG
15	Stefon Diggs	WR	HOU	vs. BUF
16	Mike Evans	WR	TB	at ATL
17	Jayden Reed	WR	GB	at LAR
18	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	at CIN
19	Drake London	WR	ATL	vs. TB
20	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	at LAR
21	James Cook	RB	BUF	at HOU
22	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	vs. MIN
23	Chris Olave	WR	NO	at KC
24	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	SF	vs. ARI
25	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	at CIN
26	Amari Cooper	WR	CLE	at WAS
27	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	vs. CLE
28	Travis Etienne	RB	JAC	vs. IND
29	Kenneth Walker	RB	SEA	vs. NYG
30	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	WAS	vs. CLE
31	De'Vone Achane	RB	MIA	at NE
32	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	at CHI
33	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	vs. NO
34	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	at JAC
35	Diontae Johnson	WR	CAR	at CHI
36	DJ Moore	WR	CHI	vs. CAR
37	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	vs. IND
38	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	vs. MIA
39	Najee Harris	RB	PIT	vs. DAL
40	James Conner	RB	ARI	at SF
41	Zack Moss	RB	CIN	vs. BAL
42	Jerome Ford	RB	CLE	at WAS
43	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	SF	vs. ARI
44	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	at NE
45	Christian Kirk	WR	JAC	vs. IND
46	George Pickens	WR	PIT	vs. DAL
47	Rashid Shaheed	WR	NO	at KC
48	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	vs. CAR
49	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	vs. NYG
50	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	vs. BAL
51	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	at HOU
52	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	vs. NYJ
53	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	at SEA
54	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	at DEN
55	Rachaad White	RB	TB	at ATL
56	Devin Singletary	RB	NYG	at SEA
57	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA	vs. NYG
58	Jakobi Meyers	WR	LV	at DEN
59	Keenan Allen	WR	CHI	vs. CAR
60	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	at WAS
61	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	vs. LV
62	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	vs. NO
63	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL	at PIT
64	George Kittle	TE	SF	vs. ARI
65	Trey Sermon	RB	IND	at JAC
66	Dontayvion Wicks	WR	GB	at LAR
67	Cam Akers	RB	HOU	vs. BUF
68	Darnell Mooney	WR	ATL	vs. TB
69	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	vs. NO
70	Dalton Kincaid	TE	BUF	at HOU
71	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	at ATL
72	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB	at LAR
73	Josh Downs	WR	IND	at JAC
74	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	at NE
75	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN	vs. LV
76	Xavier Legette	WR	CAR	at CHI
77	Jauan Jennings	WR	SF	vs. ARI
78	Michael Wilson	WR	ARI	at SF
79	Rome Odunze	WR	CHI	vs. CAR
80	Rico Dowdle	RB	DAL	at PIT
81	Tutu Atwell	WR	LAR	vs. GB
82	Tre Tucker	WR	LV	at DEN
83	Gabe Davis	WR	JAC	vs. IND
84	Greg Dortch	WR	ARI	at SF
85	Mike Williams	WR	NYJ	vs. MIN
86	Demarcus Robinson	WR	LAR	vs. GB
87	Zamir White	RB	LV	at DEN
88	Ray-Ray McCloud	WR	ATL	vs. TB
89	Allen Lazard	WR	NYJ	vs. MIN
90	Alec Pierce	WR	IND	at JAC
91	Keon Coleman	WR	BUF	at HOU
92	Carson Steele	RB	KC	vs. NO
93	Braelon Allen	RB	NYJ	vs. MIN
94	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	vs. NYG
95	Justice Hill	RB	BAL	at CIN
96	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	vs. BAL
97	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT	vs. DAL
98	Brandin Cooks	WR	DAL	at PIT
99	Jordan Whittington	WR	LAR	vs. GB
100	Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL	at CIN

Week 5 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at PIT
2	Harrison Butker	KC	vs. NO
3	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. BAL
4	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. CAR
5	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs. BUF
6	Jake Moody	SF	vs. ARI
7	Justin Tucker	BAL	at CIN
8	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at ATL
9	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs. DAL
10	Austin Seibert	WAS	vs. CLE
11	Younghoe Koo	ATL	vs. TB
12	Wil Lutz	DEN	vs. LV
13	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. NYG
14	Brayden Narveson	GB	at LAR
15	Tyler Bass	BUF	at HOU
16	Blake Grupe	NO	at KC
17	Will Reichard	MIN	vs. NYJ
18	Matt Gay	IND	at JAC
19	Cam Little	JAC	vs. IND
20	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	at WAS
21	Greg Zuerlein	NYJ	vs. MIN
22	Daniel Carlson	LV	at DEN
23	Matt Prater	ARI	at SF
24	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs. GB
25	Eddy Piniero	CAR	at CHI
26	Greg Joseph	NYG	at SEA
27	Joey Slye	NE	vs. MIA
28	Jason Sanders	MIA	at NE

Week 5 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Rk	Team	Opponent
1	Broncos	vs. LV
2	Chiefs	vs. NO
3	Seahawks	vs. NYG
4	Dolphins	at NE
5	Vikings	vs. NYJ
6	49ers	vs. ARI
7	Bears	vs. CAR
8	Commanders	vs. CLE
9	Packers	at LAR
10	Raiders	at DEN
11	Jets	vs. MIN
12	Patriots	vs. MIA
13	Falcons	vs. TB
14	Steelers	vs. DAL
15	Cowboys	at PIT
16	Panthers	at CHI
17	Buccaneers	at ATL
18	Jaguars	vs. IND
19	Texans	vs. BUF
20	Browns	at WAS
21	Bills	at HOU
22	Colts	at JAC
23	Ravens	at CIN
24	Saints	at KC
25	Giants	at SEA
26	Rams	vs. GB
27	Bengals	vs. BAL
28	Cardinals	at SF

Published 3 Hours Ago|Modified 7:59 AM EDT

MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio and the Bleav Podcast Network. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.