Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:
- Dalvin Cook Is Officially Inactive
- DeVante Parker Has Officially Been Ruled Out
- T.J. Hockenson Will Play On Sunday
- Joe Mixon Suiting Up, Won't Be 100 Percent
- Chase Edmonds Suiting Up In Week 5
- Courtland Sutton Remains Game-Time Decision
- Amari Cooper Suiting Up On Sunday
- Ezekiel Elliott Expected To Play Sunday
- Teddy Bridgewater Clears Protocol, Will Start On Sunday
- Elijah Mitchell Set To Return In Week 5
- George Kittle Out, Lands On IR
- Christian McCaffrey Is Officially Out
- A.J. Brown Will Return In Week 5
- Antonio Gibson Has Stress Fracture In Shin
- Julio Jones To Miss Second Straight Game
- Darius Slayton, Sterling Shepard Ruled Out For Week 5
- Calvin Ridley To Miss Week 5 Against Jets
- Tee Higgins Will Play In Week 5
- Rob Gronkowski Won't Play Against Dolphins
- Patriots O-Line In Shambles Entering Week 5
- Russell Wilson Could Be Out 6-8 Weeks
- Nyheim Hines Limited In Friday's Practice
- David Montgomery Lands On Injured Reserve
- Jimmy Garoppolo Officially Out In Week 5
- Giovani Bernard Listed As Questionable For Week 5
- Russell Gage Won't Play Against Jets
- Dyami Brown Out For Week 5
- Chris Carson Has Officially Been Ruled Out
- Baker Mayfield To Play Through Torn Shoulder Labrum
- Logan Thomas Placed On Injured Reserve
- Justin Fields Named Bears Starter Going Forward
- Will Fuller Being Placed On Injured Reserve
- Josh Gordon To Make Chiefs Debut Sunday Night
These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 5.
And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!
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Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
You can also see our Week 5 ranks for Half-PPR and Standard scoring.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, K mixed in).
Last updated on Sunday 10/10 at 11:45 am ET:
Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
1 | 1 | Derrick Henry | RB |
1 | 2 | Davante Adams | WR |
1 | 3 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
1 | 4 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
1 | 5 | D.J. Moore | WR |
1 | 6 | Aaron Jones | RB |
1 | 7 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
1 | 8 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
1 | 9 | Travis Kelce | TE |
2 | 10 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
2 | 11 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
2 | 12 | Nick Chubb | RB |
2 | 13 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
2 | 14 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
2 | 15 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
2 | 16 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
2 | 17 | James Robinson | RB |
3 | 18 | Najee Harris | RB |
3 | 19 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
3 | 20 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
3 | 21 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
3 | 22 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
3 | 23 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
3 | 24 | Adam Thielen | WR |
3 | 25 | A.J. Brown | WR |
3 | 26 | Keenan Allen | WR |
3 | 27 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
3 | 28 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
3 | 29 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
3 | 30 | Amari Cooper | WR |
3 | 31 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB |
3 | 32 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
3 | 33 | Chris Godwin | WR |
3 | 34 | Mike Evans | WR |
3 | 35 | Mike Williams | WR |
3 | 36 | Robert Woods | WR |
3 | 37 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
4 | 38 | Darren Waller | TE |
4 | 39 | Marquise Brown | WR |
4 | 40 | Corey Davis | WR |
4 | 41 | Antonio Brown | WR |
4 | 42 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
4 | 43 | Damien Harris | RB |
4 | 44 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
4 | 45 | Tee Higgins | WR |
4 | 46 | Damien Williams | RB |
4 | 47 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
4 | 48 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
4 | 49 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
4 | 50 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
4 | 51 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
5 | 52 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
5 | 53 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
5 | 54 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
5 | 55 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
5 | 56 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
5 | 57 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
5 | 58 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
5 | 59 | Mark Andrews | TE |
5 | 60 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
5 | 61 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
5 | 62 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
5 | 63 | Alex Collins | RB |
5 | 64 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
5 | 65 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
5 | 66 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
5 | 67 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
5 | 68 | Cole Beasley | WR |
5 | 69 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
5 | 70 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
5 | 71 | Zack Moss | RB |
5 | 72 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
5 | 73 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
5 | 74 | Mike Davis | RB |
6 | 75 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
6 | 76 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
6 | 77 | Miles Sanders | RB |
6 | 78 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
6 | 79 | Henry Ruggs III | WR |
6 | 80 | Latavius Murray | RB |
6 | 81 | Dawson Knox | TE |
6 | 82 | Noah Fant | TE |
6 | 83 | Chase Claypool | WR |
6 | 84 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
6 | 85 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
6 | 86 | Tim Patrick | WR |
6 | 87 | A.J. Green | WR |
6 | 88 | Michael Carter | RB |
7 | 89 | Joe Mixon | RB |
7 | 90 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
7 | 91 | James Conner | RB |
7 | 92 | Van Jefferson | WR |
7 | 93 | Christian Kirk | WR |
7 | 94 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
7 | 95 | Tony Pollard | RB |
7 | 96 | Quintez Cephus | WR |
7 | 97 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
7 | 98 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
7 | 99 | Robby Anderson | WR |
7 | 100 | Javonte Williams | RB |
7 | 101 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
7 | 102 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
7 | 103 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
7 | 104 | Hunter Henry | TE |
7 | 105 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
7 | 106 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
7 | 107 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
7 | 108 | Rondale Moore | WR |
7 | 109 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
7 | 110 | Trey Sermon | RB |
7 | 111 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
8 | 112 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
8 | 113 | Samaje Perine | RB |
8 | 114 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
8 | 115 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
8 | 116 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
8 | 117 | Jared Cook | TE |
8 | 118 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
8 | 119 | Deonte Harris | WR |
8 | 120 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
8 | 121 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
8 | 122 | Zach Pascal | WR |
8 | 123 | Maxx Williams | TE |
8 | 124 | Randall Cobb | WR |
8 | 125 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
8 | 126 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
8 | 127 | Cameron Brate | TE |
8 | 128 | Chester Rogers | WR |
8 | 129 | Devin Singletary | RB |
8 | 130 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
8 | 131 | AJ Dillon | RB |
8 | 132 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
9 | 133 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
9 | 134 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
9 | 135 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
9 | 136 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
9 | 137 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
9 | 138 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
9 | 139 | Evan Engram | TE |
9 | 140 | Quez Watkins | WR |
9 | 141 | Malcolm Brown | RB |
9 | 142 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
9 | 143 | Freddie Swain | WR |
9 | 144 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE |
9 | 145 | John Ross | WR |
9 | 146 | Allen Lazard | WR |
9 | 147 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
9 | 148 | Austin Hooper | TE |
9 | 149 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
9 | 150 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
9 | 151 | Sony Michel | RB |
9 | 152 | Elijah Moore | WR |
9 | 153 | Zach Ertz | TE |
10 | 154 | Adam Humphries | WR |
10 | 155 | Cole Kmet | TE |
10 | 156 | Ross Dwelley | TE |
10 | 157 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
10 | 158 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
10 | 159 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
10 | 160 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
10 | 161 | Darrel Williams | RB |
10 | 162 | Will Dissly | TE |
10 | 163 | Travis Homer | RB |
10 | 164 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
10 | 165 | Josh Gordon | WR |
10 | 166 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
10 | 167 | Dan Arnold | TE |
10 | 168 | Chris Conley | WR |
10 | 169 | Parris Campbell | WR |
10 | 170 | Blake Jarwin | TE |
11 | 171 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
11 | 172 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
11 | 173 | Mohamed Sanu Sr. | WR |
11 | 174 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
11 | 175 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
11 | 176 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
11 | 177 | David Johnson | RB |
11 | 178 | Ty Johnson | RB |
11 | 179 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
11 | 180 | Danny Amendola | WR |
11 | 181 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
11 | 182 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
11 | 183 | Byron Pringle | WR |
11 | 184 | Christian Blake | WR |
11 | 185 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
11 | 186 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
11 | 187 | Royce Freeman | RB |
11 | 188 | Jack Doyle | TE |
11 | 189 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
11 | 190 | Chris Evans | RB |
11 | 191 | Albert Wilson | WR |
11 | 192 | Tavon Austin | WR |
11 | 193 | David Njoku | TE |
11 | 194 | Eric Ebron | TE |
11 | 195 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
12 | 196 | Adam Trautman | TE |
12 | 197 | Peyton Barber | RB |
12 | 198 | Tommy Tremble | TE |
12 | 199 | Demetric Felton | WR |
12 | 200 | O.J. Howard | TE |
12 | 201 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
12 | 202 | Ryan Griffin | TE |
12 | 203 | Collin Johnson | WR |
12 | 204 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
12 | 205 | Anthony Schwartz | WR |
12 | 206 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
12 | 207 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
12 | 208 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
12 | 209 | Tajae Sharpe | WR |
12 | 210 | Trinity Benson | WR |
12 | 211 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
12 | 212 | Jordan Akins | TE |
12 | 213 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
12 | 214 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
12 | 215 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
12 | 216 | Marlon Mack | RB |
13 | 217 | Greg Ward | WR |
13 | 218 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
13 | 219 | Colby Parkinson | TE |
13 | 220 | Ian Thomas | TE |
13 | 221 | Kenny Stills | WR |
13 | 222 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
13 | 223 | Wayne Gallman Jr. | RB |
13 | 224 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
13 | 225 | Auden Tate | WR |
13 | 226 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
13 | 227 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
13 | 228 | Rodney Smith | RB |
13 | 229 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
13 | 230 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
13 | 231 | Chris Hogan | WR |
13 | 232 | N'Keal Harry | WR |
13 | 233 | Darren Fells | TE |
13 | 234 | Jacques Patrick | RB |
13 | 235 | Tyron Johnson | WR |
13 | 236 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
13 | 237 | Jacob Hollister | TE |
13 | 238 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
13 | 239 | C.J. Board | WR |
13 | 240 | Brandon Zylstra | WR |
13 | 241 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
13 | 242 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
13 | 243 | Kendall Hinton | WR |
13 | 244 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
13 | 245 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
13 | 246 | Zay Jones | WR |
13 | 247 | Foster Moreau | TE |
13 | 248 | Noah Brown | WR |
14 | 249 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
14 | 250 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
14 | 251 | Blake Bell | TE |
14 | 252 | Jamal Agnew | WR |
14 | 253 | Ryan Nall | RB |
14 | 254 | Alec Ingold | RB |
14 | 255 | Denzel Mims | WR |
14 | 256 | Devontae Booker | RB |
14 | 257 | Devine Ozigbo | RB |
14 | 258 | MyCole Pruitt | TE |
14 | 259 | Ty'Son Williams | RB |
14 | 260 | Frank Darby | WR |
14 | 261 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
14 | 262 | Cameron Batson | WR |
14 | 263 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
14 | 264 | Stephen Anderson | TE |
14 | 265 | James Proche II | WR |
14 | 266 | Dwayne Washington | RB |
14 | 267 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
14 | 268 | Preston Williams | WR |
15 | 269 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
15 | 270 | DeAndre Carter | WR |
15 | 271 | Josh Allen | QB |
15 | 272 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
15 | 273 | Kyler Murray | QB |
15 | 274 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
15 | 275 | Jake Funk | RB |
15 | 276 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
15 | 277 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
15 | 278 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
15 | 279 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
15 | 280 | Durham Smythe | TE |
15 | 281 | Dak Prescott | QB |
15 | 282 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
15 | 283 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
15 | 284 | Tom Brady | QB |
15 | 285 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
15 | 286 | Amari Rodgers | WR |
15 | 287 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
15 | 288 | Russell Wilson | QB |
15 | 289 | Chris Manhertz | TE |
15 | 290 | Keith Smith | RB |
15 | 291 | Kylin Hill | RB |
15 | 292 | Gary Brightwell | RB |
15 | 293 | Trey Lance | QB |
15 | 294 | Justin Herbert | QB |
15 | 295 | Patrick Ricard | RB |
15 | 296 | C.J. Ham | RB |
15 | 297 | Sam Darnold | QB |
15 | 298 | Joe Burrow | QB |
15 | 299 | Trayveon Williams | RB |
15 | 300 | Daniel Jones | QB |
15 | 301 | Dede Westbrook | WR |
15 | 302 | Derek Carr | QB |
15 | 303 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
15 | 304 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
15 | 305 | Jody Fortson | TE |
15 | 306 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
15 | 307 | Trenton Cannon | RB |
15 | 308 | Jakeem Grant Sr. | WR |
15 | 309 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
15 | 310 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
15 | 311 | Ashton Dulin | WR |
15 | 312 | Justin Fields | QB |
16 | 313 | Boston Scott | RB |
16 | 314 | Mac Jones | QB |
16 | 315 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
16 | 316 | Jared Goff | QB |
16 | 317 | Mack Hollins | WR |
16 | 318 | Matt Ryan | QB |
16 | 319 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
16 | 320 | KhaDarel Hodge | WR |
16 | 321 | Zach Wilson | QB |
16 | 322 | Jameis Winston | QB |
16 | 323 | Drew Lock | QB |
16 | 324 | Carson Wentz | QB |
16 | 325 | Jacoby Brissett | QB |
16 | 326 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
16 | 327 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
16 | 328 | Willie Snead IV | WR |
16 | 329 | Mike Strachan | RB |
16 | 330 | Davis Mills | QB |
16 | 331 | Taysom Hill | QB |
16 | 332 | Andre Roberts | WR |
16 | 333 | Elijhaa Penny | RB |
16 | 334 | K.J. Hill Jr. | WR |
16 | 335 | J.J. Arcega-Whiteside | WR |
16 | 336 | Chris Moore | WR |
16 | 337 | Malik Taylor | WR |
16 | 338 | Jake Kumerow | WR |
16 | 339 | Marcus Kemp | WR |
16 | 340 | Matt Prater | K |
16 | 341 | Matt Gay | K |
16 | 342 | Justin Tucker | K |
16 | 343 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
16 | 344 | Harrison Butker | K |
16 | 345 | Tyler Bass | K |
17 | 346 | Ryan Succop | K |
17 | 347 | Daniel Carlson | K |
17 | 348 | Greg Joseph | K |
17 | 349 | Mason Crosby | K |
17 | 350 | Evan McPherson | K |
17 | 351 | New England Patriots | DST |
17 | 352 | Randy Bullock | K |
17 | 353 | Jason Myers | K |
17 | 354 | Denver Broncos | DST |
17 | 355 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
17 | 356 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
17 | 357 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
17 | 358 | Younghoe Koo | K |
17 | 359 | Nick Folk | K |
17 | 360 | Graham Gano | K |
17 | 361 | Tristan Vizcaino | K |
17 | 362 | Zane Gonzalez | K |
17 | 363 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
17 | 364 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
17 | 365 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
17 | 366 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
17 | 367 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
17 | 368 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
17 | 369 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
17 | 370 | Washington Football Team | DST |
17 | 371 | Brandon McManus | K |
17 | 372 | Cairo Santos | K |
17 | 373 | Rodrigo Blankenship | K |
17 | 374 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
17 | 375 | Austin Seibert | K |
17 | 376 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
17 | 377 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
17 | 378 | Chicago Bears | DST |
17 | 379 | Joey Slye | K |
17 | 380 | Matt Ammendola | K |
17 | 381 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
17 | 382 | Jason Sanders | K |
17 | 383 | Matthew Wright | K |
17 | 384 | Chris Boswell | K |
17 | 385 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
17 | 386 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
17 | 387 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
17 | 388 | Jake Elliott | K |
17 | 389 | New York Jets | DST |
17 | 390 | Cody Parkey | K |
17 | 391 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
17 | 392 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
17 | 393 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
17 | 394 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
17 | 395 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
17 | 396 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
17 | 397 | Houston Texans | DST |
17 | 398 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
17 | 399 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
17 | 400 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
17 | 401 | Detroit Lions | DST |
17 | 402 | New York Giants | DST |
17 | 403 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
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