Week 5 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings

Week 5 ranks: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | Team D | Flex
Welcome to Week 5, fantasy fans! It’s the first week with byes, as the Chiefs and Panthers are off. That means you’ll have to prepare for a week of fantasy matchups without studs like Patrick Mahomes, Kenneth Walker III, Bryce Young, Chuba Hubbard and Tetairoa McMillan.
This week’s rankings include some risers in Emanuel Wilson and Michael Wilson, and there are a number of good streaming options based on the matchups—check out Start ’Em, Sit ’Em for all the details! A number of players have also seen their value fall, none more than quarterback Justin Herbert, running backs like TreVeyon Henderson and David Montgomery, wideouts like Emeka Egbuka and Josh Downs and tight ends such as Dalton Kincaid and Kenyon Sadiq.
Here are my fantasy flex rankings as we head into Week 5. Check back on a regular basis for updates, especially after the final team injury reports come out late in the week!
Week 5 Fantasy Flex Rankings
RK | Player | Pos | TM | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB1 | DET | at ARI |
2 | Bijan Robinson | RB2 | ATL | vs. BAL |
3 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR1 | SEA | vs. SF |
4 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR2 | CIN | at MIA |
5 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR3 | DET | at ARI |
6 | Puka Nacua | WR4 | LAR | vs. BUF |
7 | Jonathan Taylor | RB3 | IND | at PIT |
8 | Christian McCaffrey | RB4 | SF | at SEA |
9 | Chris Olave | WR5 | NO | vs. MIN |
10 | CeeDee Lamb | WR6 | DAL | vs. TB |
11 | Drake London | WR7 | ATL | vs. BAL |
12 | Trey McBride | TE1 | ARI | vs. DET |
13 | Derrick Henry | RB5 | BAL | at ATL |
14 | James Cook | RB6 | BUF | at LAR |
15 | Kyren Williams | RB7 | LAR | vs. BUF |
16 | Javonte Williams | RB8 | DAL | vs. TB |
17 | Chase Brown | RB9 | CIN | at MIA |
18 | Zay Flowers | WR8 | BAL | at ATL |
19 | Ashton Jeanty | RB10 | LV | at NE |
20 | Justin Jefferson | WR9 | MIN | at NO |
21 | D'Andre Swift | RB11 | CHI | at GB |
22 | Jaylen Warren | RB12 | PIT | vs. IND |
23 | Nico Collins | WR10 | HOU | at TEN |
24 | Michael Wilson | WR11 | ARI | vs. DET |
25 | Garrett Wilson | WR12 | NYJ | vs. CLE |
26 | Brock Bowers | TE2 | LV | at NE |
27 | Christian Watson | WR13 | GB | vs. CHI |
28 | Davante Adams | WR14 | LAR | vs. BUF |
29 | Tee Higgins | WR15 | CIN | at MIA |
30 | Emanuel Wilson | RB13 | SEA | vs. SF |
31 | Jeremiyah Love | RB14 | ARI | vs. DET |
32 | Malik Nabers | WR16 | NYG | at WAS |
33 | Parker Washington | WR17 | JAC | vs. PHI |
34 | Jaylen Waddle | WR18 | DEN | at LAC |
35 | George Kittle | TE3 | SF | at SEA |
36 | George Pickens | WR19 | DAL | vs. TB |
37 | Omarion Hampton | RB15 | LAC | vs. DEN |
38 | Quinshon Judkins | RB16 | CLE | at NYJ |
39 | Alvin Kamara | RB17 | NO | vs. MIN |
40 | Carnell Tate | WR20 | TEN | vs. HOU |
41 | Sam LaPorta | TE4 | DET | at ARI |
42 | Aaron Jones Sr. | RB18 | MIN | at NO |
43 | Bucky Irving | RB19 | TB | at DAL |
44 | Bhayshul Tuten | RB20 | JAC | vs. PHI |
45 | Ollie Gordon II | RB21 | MIA | vs. CIN |
46 | Cam Skattebo | RB22 | NYG | at WAS |
47 | Matthew Golden | WR21 | GB | vs. CHI |
48 | Jameson Williams | WR22 | DET | at ARI |
49 | Braelon Allen | RB23 | NYJ | vs. CLE |
50 | DK Metcalf | WR23 | PIT | vs. IND |
51 | Mike Evans | WR24 | SF | at SEA |
52 | Tyler Warren | TE5 | IND | at PIT |
53 | Luther Burden III | WR25 | CHI | at GB |
54 | Stefon Diggs | WR26 | WAS | vs. NYG |
55 | Josh Downs | WR27 | IND | at PIT |
56 | Denzel Boston | WR28 | CLE | at NYJ |
57 | Deebo Samuel Sr. | WR29 | SF | at SEA |
58 | Rome Odunze | WR30 | CHI | at GB |
59 | Jordan Addison | WR31 | MIN | at NO |
60 | Juwan Johnson | TE6 | NO | vs. MIN |
61 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE7 | CLE | at NYJ |
62 | David Montgomery | RB24 | HOU | at TEN |
63 | Tucker Kraft | TE8 | GB | vs. CHI |
64 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB25 | NE | vs. LV |
65 | Isaiah Likely | TE9 | NYG | at WAS |
66 | Colston Loveland | TE10 | CHI | at GB |
67 | Romeo Doubs | WR32 | NE | vs. LV |
68 | TreVeyon Henderson | RB26 | NE | vs. LV |
69 | RJ Harvey | RB27 | DEN | at LAC |
70 | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | RB28 | WAS | vs. NYG |
71 | Will Shipley | RB29 | PHI | at JAC |
72 | Tony Pollard | RB30 | TEN | vs. HOU |
73 | T.J. Hockenson | TE11 | MIN | at NO |
74 | Kyle Monangai | RB31 | CHI | at GB |
75 | Keon Coleman | WR33 | BUF | at LAR |
76 | J.K. Dobbins | RB32 | DEN | at LAC |
77 | Devaughn Vele | WR34 | NO | vs. MIN |
78 | KC Concepcion | WR35 | CLE | at NYJ |
79 | Mike Gesicki | TE12 | CIN | at MIA |
80 | Kenyon Sadiq | TE13 | NYJ | vs. CLE |
81 | Jakobi Meyers | WR36 | JAC | vs. PHI |
82 | Dontayvion Wicks | WR37 | PHI | at JAC |
83 | Malik Washington | WR38 | MIA | vs. CIN |
84 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR39 | TEN | vs. HOU |
85 | Dalton Kincaid | TE14 | BUF | at LAR |
86 | Jake Ferguson | TE15 | DAL | vs. TB |
87 | Tyler Allgeier | RB33 | ARI | vs. DET |
88 | Khalil Shakir | WR40 | BUF | at LAR |
89 | Mark Andrews | TE16 | BAL | at ATL |
90 | Hunter Henry | TE17 | NE | vs. LV |
91 | Blake Corum | RB34 | LAR | vs. BUF |
92 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR41 | ARI | vs. DET |
93 | Tre Tucker | WR42 | LV | at NE |
94 | Emeka Egbuka | WR43 | TB | at DAL |
95 | Quentin Johnston | WR44 | LAC | vs. DEN |
96 | Makai Lemon | WR45 | PHI | at JAC |
97 | Courtland Sutton | WR46 | DEN | at LAC |
98 | Chris Bell | WR47 | MIA | vs. CIN |
99 | Roman Wilson | WR48 | PIT | vs. IND |
100 | Brian Thomas Jr. | WR49 | JAC | vs. PHI |

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio and the Locked on Dynasty Podcast. 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.
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