Week 5 Fantasy Football Quarterback 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 Patrick Mahomes and the surprisingly productive Bryce Young. After four weeks, he’s a top-five quarterback!
This week’s rankings include some risers in Drake Maye and Jacoby Brissett, 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 quarterbacks have also seen their value fall, none more than former fantasy star Justin Herbert. He’s now outside the top 20 after posting four brutal stat lines.
Here are my fantasy quarterback 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 Quarterback Rankings
RK | Player | TM | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Josh Allen | BUF | at LAR |
2 | Jared Goff | DET | at ARI |
3 | Dak Prescott | DAL | vs. TB |
4 | Brock Purdy | SF | at SEA |
5 | Matthew Stafford | LAR | vs. BUF |
6 | Joe Burrow | CIN | at MIA |
7 | Trevor Lawrence | JAC | vs. PHI |
8 | Tyler Shough | NO | vs. MIN |
9 | Drake Maye | NE | vs. LV |
10 | Jayden Daniels | WAS | vs. NYG |
11 | Jacoby Brissett | ARI | vs. DET |
12 | Kyler Murray | MIN | at NO |
13 | Bo Nix | DEN | at LAC |
14 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | at JAC |
15 | Jordan Love | GB | vs. CHI |
16 | Jameis Winston | NYG | at WAS |
17 | Kirk Cousins | LV | at NE |
18 | Deshaun Watson | CLE | at NYJ |
19 | C.J. Stroud | HOU | at TEN |
20 | Aaron Rodgers | PIT | vs. IND |
21 | Justin Herbert | LAC | vs. DEN |
22 | Sam Darnold | SEA | vs. SF |
23 | Michael Penix Jr. | ATL | vs. BAL |
24 | Cam Ward | TEN | vs. HOU |
25 | Tyler Huntley | BAL | at ATL |
26 | Daniel Jones | IND | at PIT |
27 | Malik Willis | MIA | vs. CIN |
28 | Geno Smith | NYJ | vs. CLE |
29 | Jalon Daniels | TB | at DAL |
30 | Tyson Bagent | CHI | at GB |

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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