Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every Position in PPR Leagues

Michael Fabiano | Oct 6, 2024

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:

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1. Week 5 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings
2. Week 5 Fantasy Running Back Rankings
3. Week 5 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings
4. Week 5 Fantasy Tight End Rankings
5. Week 5 Fantasy Flex Rankings
6. Week 5 Fantasy Kicker Rankings
7. Week 5 Fantasy Defense Rankings

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	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. BUF
5	Jordan Love	GB	at LAR
6	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. ARI
7	Justin Fields	PIT	vs. DAL
8	Kyler Murray	ARI	at SF
9	Baker Mayfield	TB	at ATL
10	Geno Smith	SEA	vs. NYG
11	Joe Burrow	CIN	vs. BAL
12	Joe Flacco	IND	at JAC
13	Patrick Mahomes	KC	vs. NO
14	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. IND
15	Dak Prescott	DAL	at PIT
16	Kirk Cousins	ATL	vs. TB
17	Sam Darnold	MIN	vs. NYJ
18	Deshaun Watson	CLE	at WAS
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	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. GB
2	Alvin Kamara	NO	at KC
3	Jordan Mason	SF	vs. ARI
4	Aaron Jones	MIN	vs. NYJ
5	Derrick Henry	BAL	at CIN
6	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. MIN
7	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. TB
8	Kenneth Walker	SEA	vs. NYG
9	Josh Jacobs	GB	at LAR
10	James Cook	BUF	at HOU
11	Travis Etienne	JAC	vs. IND
12	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at CHI
13	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	vs. CLE
14	De'Vone Achane	MIA	at NE
15	Jerome Ford	CLE	at WAS
16	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. CAR
17	James Conner	ARI	at SF
18	Zack Moss	CIN	vs. BAL
19	Najee Harris	PIT	vs. DAL
20	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. NO
21	Javonte Williams	DEN	vs. LV
22	Alexander Mattison	LV	at DEN
23	Trey Sermon	IND	at JAC
24	Antonio Gibson	NE	vs. MIA
25	Rachaad White	TB	at ATL
26	Austin Ekeler	WAS	vs. CLE
27	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at SEA
28	Cam Akers	HOU	vs. BUF
29	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. MIA
30	Bucky Irving	TB	at ATL
31	Rico Dowdle	DAL	at PIT
32	Justice Hill	BAL	at CIN
33	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. BAL
34	Braelon Allen	NYJ	vs. MIN
35	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. NYG
36	Emanuel Wilson	GB	at LAR
37	Miles Sanders	CAR	at CHI
38	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	vs. LV
39	Samaje Perine	KC	vs. NO
40	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. TB
41	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs. CAR
42	Tank Bigsby	JAC	vs. IND
43	Raheem Mostert	MIA	at NE
44	Tyler Goodson	IND	at JAC
45	Ty Chandler	MIN	vs. NYJ
46	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	at PIT
47	D'Onta Foreman	CLE	at WAS
48	Ameer Abdullah	LV	at DEN
49	Ty Johnson	BUF	at HOU
50	Jamaal Williams	NO	at KC
51	Ray Davis	BUF	at HOU
52	Eric Gray	NYG	at SEA
53	Trey Benson	ARI	at SF
54	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	vs. BUF
55	Carson Steele	KC	vs. NO
56	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	vs. ARI
57	Aaron Shampkin	PIT	vs. DAL
58	Isaac Guerendo	SF	vs. ARI
59	Emari Demercado	ARI	at SF
60	Hunter Luepke	DAL	at PIT

Week 5 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

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

Week 5 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

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

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

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	Chad Ryland	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	Seahawks	vs. NYG
3	Bears	vs. CAR
4	Commanders	vs. CLE
5	Dolphins	at NE
6	Vikings	vs. NYJ
7	49ers	vs. ARI
8	Raiders	at DEN
9	Chiefs	vs. NO
10	Falcons	vs. TB
11	Packers	at LAR
12	Patriots	vs. MIA
13	Steelers	vs. DAL
14	Jets	vs. MIN
15	Cowboys	at PIT
16	Panthers	at CHI
17	Buccaneers	at ATL
18	Jaguars	vs. IND
19	Browns	at WAS
20	Bills	at HOU
21	Texans	vs. BUF
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