Week 5 Fantasy Football Player Rankings For Every Position and Flex Rankings

Michael Fabiano | Oct 4, 2025

Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings / Sports Illustrate

The fourth week of the fantasy football season has come and gone, and now the NFL (and fantasy managers) entering into the first week of byes. In fact, nine of the next 10 weeks on the league’s slate will include at least two teams on a bye. This week, the Bears, Falcons Packers, and Steelers are all off the board.

The Week 5 rankings will be without two more wide receivers, as Malik Nabers and Tyreek Hill are both out for the season after suffering brutal knee injuries. That leaves the position thinner than it was in drafts, which creates a scrambling scenario for a lot of managers. Couple that with the high number of busts at the position, and wide receiver is suddenly a bit tougher to fill as we hit the bye weeks.

On the bright side, younger wide receivers like Rome Odunze, Quentin Johnston and Emeka Egbuka (to name a few) continue to exceed expectations and should remain in start lineups until further notice. They could all be league winners.

Fantasy managers are also starting to see a few of the top rookie running backs like Ashton Jeanty, Omarion Hampton and Quinshon Judkins, hitting their statistical stride. I also like Cam Skattebo this week, as you’ll see among the runners.

With that said, here are my complete fantasy football player rankings, including my top 100 flex rankings, for the fifth week of the NFL season.

Be sure to check back all week for daily updates!

Week 5 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. NE
2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs. DEN
3	Jayden Daniels	WAS	at LAC
4	Patrick Mahomes	KC	at JAC
5	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. WAS
6	Justin Fields	NYJ	vs. DAL
7	Drake Maye	NE	at BUF
8	Kyler Murray	ARI	vs. TEN
9	Daniel Jones	IND	vs. LV
10	Jared Goff	DET	at CIN
11	Dak Prescott	DAL	at NYJ
12	Baker Mayfield	TB	at SEA
13	Jaxson Dart	NYG	at NO
14	Bo Nix	DEN	at PHI
15	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. SF
16	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. KC
17	C.J. Stroud	HOU	at BAL
18	Bryce Young	CAR	vs. MIA
19	Geno Smith	LV	at IND
20	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	at CAR
21	Spencer Rattler	NO	vs. NYG
22	Sam Darnold	SEA	vs. TB
23	Mac Jones	SF	at LAR
24	Carson Wentz	MIN	at CLE
25	Jake Browning	CIN	vs. DET
26	Cam Ward	TEN	at ARI
27	Dillon Gabriel	CLE	vs. MIN
28	Cooper Rush	BAL	vs. HOU

Week 5 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	at LAR
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at CIN
3	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. LV
4	James Cook	BUF	vs. NE
5	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. DEN
6	De'Von Achane	MIA	at CAR
7	Omarion Hampton	LAC	vs. WAS
8	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs. HOU
9	Ashton Jeanty	LV	at IND
10	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. DAL
11	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. SF
12	Cam Skattebo	NYG	at NO
13	Rachaad White	TB	at SEA
14	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. NYG
15	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	vs. MIN
16	Javonte Williams	DAL	at NYJ
17	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. KC
18	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	vs. TB
19	Jordan Mason	MIN	at CLE
20	Rico Dowdle	CAR	vs. MIA
21	David Montgomery	DET	at CIN
22	Woody Marks	HOU	at BAL
23	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	at PHI
24	Tony Pollard	TEN	at ARI
25	Nick Chubb	HOU	at BAL
26	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. DET
27	Michael Carter	ARI	vs. TEN
28	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	at BUF
29	Emari Demarcado	ARI	vs. TEN
30	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at BUF
31	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. TB
32	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	at LAC
33	RJ Harvey	DEN	at PHI
34	Isiah Pacheco	KC	at JAC
35	Justice Hill	BAL	vs. HOU
36	Kareem Hunt	KC	at JAC
37	Sean Tucker	TB	at SEA
38	Chris Rodriguez	WAS	at LAC
39	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	vs. KC
40	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. SF
41	Kendre Miller	NO	vs. NYG
42	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	at CAR
43	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	vs. DAL
44	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at ARI
45	Jaydon Blue	DAL	at NYJ
46	Devin Singletary	NYG	at NO
47	Zavier Scott	MIN	at CLE
48	Ty Johnson	BUF	vs. NE
49	Trevor Etienne	CAR	vs. MIA
50	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	at LAR
51	Jerome Ford	CLE	vs. MIN
52	Raheem Mostert	LV	at IND
53	Antonio Gibson	NE	at BUF
54	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	at LAC
55	Dylan Sampson	CLE	vs. MIN
56	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. NE
57	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	at LAR
58	Samaje Perine	CIN	vs. DET
59	Brashard Smith	KC	at JAC
60	LeQuint Allen	JAC	vs. KC

Week 5 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. SF
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at CIN
3	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at CLE
4	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. TB
5	Nico Collins	HOU	at BAL
6	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	vs. DAL
7	Emeka Egbuka	TB	at SEA
8	Davante Adams	LAR	vs. SF
9	George Pickens	DAL	at NYJ
10	Xavier Worthy	KC	at JAC
11	Quentin Johnston	LAC	vs. WAS
12	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	at LAC
13	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	vs. MIA
14	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. LV
15	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. DET
16	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	vs. TEN
17	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at PHI
18	Chris Olave	NO	vs. NYG
19	Keenan Allen	LAC	vs. WAS
20	Jakobi Meyers	LV	at IND
21	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at NO
22	A.J. Brown	PHI	vs. DEN
23	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. WAS
24	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	at CAR
25	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. KC
26	Chris Godwin	TB	at SEA
27	Jameson Williams	DET	at CIN
28	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. HOU
29	Stefon Diggs	NE	at BUF
30	Devonta Smith	PHI	vs. DEN
31	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	vs. MIN
32	Jordan Addison	MIN	at CLE
33	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NE
34	Tre Tucker	LV	at IND
35	Cooper Kupp	SEA	vs. TB
36	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. NE
37	Josh Downs	IND	vs. LV
38	Hollywood Brown	KC	at JAC
39	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. DET
40	Troy Franklin	DEN	at PHI
41	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	at ARI
42	Rashid Shaheed	NO	vs. NYG
43	Darius Slayton	NYG	at NO
44	Kendrick Bourne	SF	at LAR
45	Christian Kirk	HOU	at BAL
46	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at ARI
47	Marvin Mims, Jr.	DEN	at PHI
48	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	at NYJ
49	Malik Washington	MIA	at CAR
50	Travis Hunter	JAC	vs. KC
51	Demarcus Robinson	SF	at LAR
52	Tyquan Thornton	KC	at JAC
53	Greg Dortch	ARI	vs. TEN
54	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	at LAC
55	Rashod Bateman	BAL	vs. HOU
56	Kayshon Boutte	NE	at BUF
57	Alec Pierce	IND	vs. LV
58	Xavier Legette	CAR	vs. MIA
59	Isaiah Bond	CLE	vs. MIN
60	Parker Washington	JAC	vs. KC

Week 5 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Trey McBride	ARI	vs. TEN
2	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at NYJ
3	Tyler Warren	IND	vs. LV
4	Sam LaPorta	DET	at CIN
5	Travis Kelce	KC	at JAC
6	Zach Ertz	WAS	at LAC
7	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. NYG
8	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. DEN
9	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. NE
10	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at CLE
11	Hunter Henry	NE	at BUF
12	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. HOU
13	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. KC
14	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at BAL
15	Darren Waller	MIA	at CAR
16	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	vs. MIN
17	Jake Tonges	SF	at LAR
18	David Njoku	CLE	vs. MIN
19	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at ARI
20	Tommy Tremble	CAR	vs. MIA
21	Evan Engram	DEN	at PHI
22	Cade Otton	TB	at SEA
23	Theo Johnson	NYG	at NO
24	Mason Taylor	NYJ	vs. DAL
25	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	vs. WAS
26	AJ Barner	SEA	vs. TB
27	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. DET
28	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. HOU
29	Noah Gray	KC	vs. JAC
30	Elijah Arroyo	SEA	vs. TB
31	Austin Hooper	NE	at BUF
32	Ian Thomas	LV	at IND

Week 5 Fantasy Flex Rankings

RK	Player	Pos	TM	Opponent
1	Puka Nacua	WR	LAR	vs. SF
2	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	at LAR
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	at CIN
4	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	vs. LV
5	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	DET	at CIN
6	James Cook	RB	BUF	vs. NE
7	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	vs. DEN
8	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	at CLE
9	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	SEA	vs. TB
10	Nico Collins	WR	HOU	at BAL
11	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	at CAR
12	Omarion Hampton	RB	LAC	vs. WAS
13	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	vs. DAL
14	Emeka Egbuka	WR	TB	at SEA
15	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	vs. HOU
16	Ashton Jeanty	RB	LV	at IND
17	Trey McBride	TE	ARI	vs. TEN
18	Brock Bowers	TE	LV	at IND
19	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	vs. DAL
20	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	vs. SF
21	Davante Adams	WR	LAR	vs. SF
22	George Pickens	WR	DAL	at NYJ
23	Xavier Worthy	WR	KC	at JAC
24	Cam Skattebo	RB	NYG	at NO
25	Quentin Johnston	WR	LAC	vs. WAS
26	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	WAS	at LAC
27	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	CAR	vs. MIA
28	Rachaad White	RB	TB	at SEA
29	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	vs. NYG
30	Quinshon Judkins	RB	CLE	vs. MIN
31	Javonte Williams	RB	DAL	at NYJ
32	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	JAC	vs. KC
33	Kenneth Walker III	RB	SEA	vs. TB
34	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	vs. LV
35	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	vs. DET
36	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	ARI	vs. TEN
37	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	at PHI
38	Chris Olave	WR	NO	vs. NYG
39	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC	vs. WAS
40	Jordan Mason	RB	MIN	at CLE
41	Rico Dowdle	RB	CAR	vs. MIA
42	Jakobi Meyers	WR	LV	at IND
43	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL	at NYJ
44	David Montgomery	RB	DET	at CIN
45	Woody Marks	RB	HOU	at BAL
46	J.K. Dobbins	RB	DEN	at PHI
47	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	vs. DEN
48	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	at NO
49	Ladd McConkey	WR	LAC	vs. WAS
50	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	at CAR
51	Tyler Warren	TE	IND	vs. LV
52	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	at ARI
53	Nick Chubb	RB	HOU	at BAL
54	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	vs. DET
55	Michael Carter	RB	ARI	vs. TEN
56	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	NE	at BUF
57	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	JAC	vs. KC
58	Chris Godwin	WR	TB	at SEA
59	Jameson Williams	WR	DET	at CIN
60	Zay Flowers	WR	BAL	vs. HOU
61	Emari Demarcado	RB	ARI	vs. TEN
62	Stefon Diggs	WR	NE	at BUF
63	Devonta Smith	WR	PHI	vs. DEN
64	Sam LaPorta	TE	DET	at CIN
65	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	at JAC
66	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	at BUF
67	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	vs. TB
68	Zach Ertz	TE	WAS	at LAC
69	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	RB	WAS	at LAC
70	RJ Harvey	RB	DEN	at PHI
71	Jerry Jeudy	WR	CLE	vs. MIN
72	Jordan Addison	WR	MIN	at CLE
73	Khalil Shakir	WR	BUF	vs. NE
74	Tre Tucker	WR	LV	at IND
75	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	at JAC
76	Juwan Johnson	TE	NO	vs. NYG
77	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI	vs. DEN
78	Cooper Kupp	WR	SEA	vs. TB
79	Keon Coleman	WR	BUF	vs. NE
80	Dalton Kincaid	TE	BUF	vs. NE
81	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN	at CLE
82	Justice Hill	RB	BAL	vs. HOU
83	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	at JAC
84	Josh Downs	WR	IND	vs. LV
85	Hollywood Brown	WR	KC	at JAC
86	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	vs. DET
87	Troy Franklin	WR	DEN	at PHI
88	Elic Ayomanor	WR	TEN	at ARI
89	Rashid Shaheed	WR	NO	vs. NYG
90	Darius Slayton	WR	NYG	at NO
91	Hunter Henry	TE	NE	at BUF
92	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	vs. HOU
93	Sean Tucker	RB	TB	at LAC
94	Kendrick Bourne	WR	SF	at LAR
95	Christian Kirk	WR	HOU	at BAL
96	Calvin Ridley	WR	TEN	at ARI
97	Marvin Mims Jr.	WR	DEN	at PHI
98	Brenton Strange	TE	JAC	vs. KC
99	Jalen Tolbert	WR	DAL	at NYJ
100	Dalton Schultz	TE	HOU	at BAL

Week 5 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at NYJ
2	Spencer Shrader	IND	vs. LV
3	Jake Bates	DET	at CIN
4	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs. WAS
5	Will Reichard	MIN	at CLE
6	Chad Ryland	ARI	vs. TEN
7	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	at BAL
8	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. DEN
9	Matt Gay	WAS	at LAC
10	Nick Folk	NYJ	vs. DAL
11	Wil Lutz	DEN	at PHI
12	Joey Slye	TEN	at ARI
13	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs. SF
14	Matt Prater	BUF	vs. NE
15	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. TB
16	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at SEA
17	Tyler Loop	BAL	vs. HOU
18	Eddy Piniero	SF	at LAR
19	Harrison Butker	KC	at JAC
20	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	vs. MIA
21	Daniel Carlson	LV	at IND
22	Riley Patterson	MIA	at CAR
23	Jude McAtamney	NYG	at NO
24	Cam Little	JAC	vs. KC
25	Blake Grupe	NO	vs. NYG
26	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. DET
27	Andres Borregales	NE	at BUF
28	Andre Szmyt	CLE	vs. MIN

Week 5 Fantasy Defense Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Vikings	MIN	at CLE
2	Cardinals	ARI	vs. TEN
3	Lions	DET	at CIN
4	Rams	LAR	vs. SF
5	Browns	CLE	vs. MIN
6	Colts	IND	vs. LV
7	Texans	HOU	at BAL
8	Bills	BUF	vs. NE
9	Seahawks	SEA	vs. TB
10	Saints	NO	vs. NYG
11	Giants	NYG	at NO
12	Chiefs	KC	at JAC
13	Eagles	PHI	vs. DEN
14	Dolphins	MIA	at CAR
15	Cowboys	DAL	at NYJ
16	Chargers	LAC	vs. WAS
17	Ravens	BAL	vs. HOU
18	Jets	NYJ	vs. DAL
19	Broncos	DEN	at PHI
20	Panthers	CAR	vs. MIA
21	Buccaneers	TB	at SEA
22	49ers	SF	at LAR
23	Jaguars	JAC	vs. KC
24	Titans	TEN	at ARI
25	Commanders	WAS	at LAC
26	Raiders	LV	at IND
27	Patriots	NE	at BUF
28	Bengals	CIN	vs. DET