Week 5 Fantasy Football Player Rankings: Philip Rivers, DeAndre Hopkins, and Travis Kelce charge ahead

Jim Saranteas @thefantasygreek
10/09/2018 10:51AM ET

It’s Week 5 and fantasy football team owners are getting a strong sense of how their teams rank in their respective leagues. For those fighting in the standings, the Week 5 fantasy football rankings will help in setting your line-ups. Also, make sure to play the waiver wire and get the best talented players on your roster.

So far, it’s been a special fantasy football season. Scoring is up and it doesn’t seem like it will let up.

This Week 5, pay attention to the injury status of players like Will Fuller, A.J. Green, Joe Mixon, Giovani Bernard, and Jay Ajayi. If they are active, they would be rankable players in fantasy football. Most are ranked below as they seem to have a chance of playing.

QUARTERBACKS

1          P. Rivers, Chargers

2          B. Roethlisberger, Steelers

3          D. Brees, Saints

4          M. Ryan, Falcons

5          J. Goff, Rams

6          T. Brady, Patriots

7          A. Rodgers, Packers

8          D. Watson, Texans

9          K. Cousins, Vikings

10        C. Newton, Panthers

11        A. Dalton, Bengals

12        P. Mahomes, Chiefs

13        M. Stafford, Lions

14        B. Bortles, Jaguars

15        J. Flacco, Ravens

16        C. Wentz, Eagles

17        A. Luck, Colts

18        A. Smith, Redskins

19        Derek Carr, Raiders

20        R. Wilson, Seahawks

21        M. Mariota, Titans    

22        R. Tannehill, Dolphins

23        D. Prescott, Cowboys

24        J. Rosen, Cardinals

25        B. Mayfield, Browns

RUNNING BACKS

1          T. Gurley, Rams

2          E. Elliott, Cowboys

3          M. Gordon, Chargers

4          A. Kamara, Saints

5          C. McCaffrey, Panthers

6          S. Barkley, Giants

7          G. Bernard*, Bengals

8          J. Conner, Steelers

9          TJ Yeldon, Jaguars

10        D. Johnson, Cardinals

11        K. Hunt, Chiefs

12        S. Michel, Patriots

13        D. Freeman, Falcons

14        M. Ingram, Saints

15        M. Lynch, Raiders

16        M. Breida, 49ers

17        J. White, Patriots

18        A. Peterson, Redskins

19        K. Johnson, Lions  

20        C. Hyde, Browns

21        P. Lindsay, Broncos

22        A. Jones, Packers

23        C. Thompson, Redskins

24        A. Ekeler, Chargers

25        J. Ajayi*, Eagles

26        R. Freeman, Broncos

27        D. Cook*, Vikings

28        D. Lewis, Titans

29        L. Miller, Texans

30        A. Collins, Ravens

31        C. Carson*, Seahawks

32        D. Henry, Titans

33        B. Powell, Jets

34        L. McCoy, Bills

35        J. Allen, Ravens

36        N. Hines, Colts

37        I. Crowell, Jets

38        T. Coleman*, Falcons

39        K. Drake, Dolphins

40        T. Montgomery, Packers

40        W. Smallwood, Eagles

41        A. Morris, 49ers

42        J. Williams, Packers

43        F. Gore, Dolphins

44        M. Davis, Seahawks

45        C. Grant, Jaguars

46        I. Smith, Falcons

47        T. Riddick, Lions

48        J. Wilkins, Colts

49        J. Richard, Raiders

50        N. Chubb, Browns

WIDE RECEIVERS

1          D. Hopkins, Texans

2          M. Thomas, Saints

3          J. Jones, Falcons

4          A. Green*, Bengals

5          A. Brown, Steelers

6          A. Thielen, Vikings

7          J. Smith-Schuster, Steelers

8          D. Adams, Packers

9          B. Cooks, Rams

10        O. Beckham, Giants

11        S. Diggs, Vikings

12        T. Hill, Chiefs

13        K. Allen, Chargers

14        K. Golladay, Lions

15        R. Woods, Rams

16        C. Ridley, Falcons

17        Golden Tate, Lions

18        C. Kupp, Rams

19        T. Boyd, Bengals

20        E. Sanders, Broncos

21        J. Landry, Browns

22        A. Cooper*, Raiders

23        J. Brown, Ravens

24        S. Shepard, Giants

25        W. Fuller*, Texans

26        C. Davis, Titans

27        M. Jones, Lions

28        D. Westbrook, Jaguars

29        D. Funchess, Panthers

30        J. Edelman, Patriots

31        K. Stills, Dolphins

32        D. Baldwin, Seahawks

33        M. Williams, Chargers

34        K. Cole, Jaguars

35        K. Coutee, Texans

36        Q. Enunwa, Jets

37        T. Lockett, Seahawks

38        J. Nelson, Raiders

39        M. Crabtree, Ravens

40        N. Agholor, Eagles

41        D. Thomas, Broncos

42        T. Ginn, Saints

43        C. Rogers, Colts

44        J. Gorden, Patriots

45        C. Beasley, Cowboys

46        P. Richardson, Redskins

47        R. Cobb*, Packers

48        G. Allison*, Packers

49        C. Hogan, Patriots

50        L. Fitzgerald*, Cardinals

TIGHT ENDS

1          T. Kelce, Chiefs

2          R. Gronkowski, Patriots 

3          Z. Ertz, Eagles

4          J. Reed, Redskins

5          J. Cook, Raiders

6          E. Ebron, Colts

7          J. Graham, Packers

8          V. McDonald, Steelers

9          G. Kittle, 49ers

10        K. Rudolph, Vikings

11        R. Seals-Jones, Cardinals

12        G. Swaim, Cowboys

13        B. Watson, Saints

14        A. Hooper, Falcons

15        J. Heuerman, Broncos

16        D. Njoku, Browns

17        A. Seferian-Jenkins, Jaguars

18        T. Kroft, Bengals

19        A. Gates, Chargers

20        R. Ellison, Giants

21        M. Williams, Ravens

22        N. Vannett, Seahawks

23        C. Uzomah, Bengals

24        C. Clay, Bills

25        N. Boyle, Ravens

DEFENSES

1          Titans (at Bills)

2          Rams (at Seahawks)

3          Ravens (at Browns)

4          Panthers (v. Giants)

5          Patriots (v. Colts)

6          Jaguars (at Chiefs)

7          Broncos (at Jets)

8          Texans (v. Cowboys)

9          Vikings (at Eagles)

10        Eagles (v. Vikings)

11        Chargers (v. Raiders)

12        Bengals (v. Dolphins)

13        Cardinals (at 49ers)

14        Cowboys (at Texans)

15        49ers (v. Cardinals)

16        Browns (v. Ravens)

17        Jets (v. Broncos)

18        Packers (at Lions)

19        Dolphins (at Bengals)

20        Saints (v. Redskins)

21        Chiefs (v. Jaguars)

22        Steelers (v. Falcons)

23        Lions (v. Packers)

24        Redskins (at Saints)

25        Seahawks (v. Rams)

KICKERS

1          J. Tucker, Ravens

2          W. Lutz, Saints 

3          S. Gostkowski, Patriots

4          M. Crosby, Packers

5          M. Bryant, Falcons

6          D. Bailey, Vikings

7          R. Succop, Titans

8          A. Vinatieri, Colts

9          M. Prater, Lions

10        G. Gano, Panthers

11        J. Elliott, Eagles

12        H. Butker, Chiefs

13        J. Lambo, Jaguars

14        D. Hopkins, Redskins

15        K. Fairbain, Texans

16        B. McManus, Broncos

17        S. Janikowski, Seahawks

18        R. Gould, 49ers

19        C. Boswell, Steelers

20        R. Bullock, Bengals

21        B. Maher, Cowboys

22         C. Sturgis, Chargers

21        A. Rosas, Giants

24        G. Joseph, Browns

25        M. McCrane, Raiders

“ * “ Denotes an injury at the time of writing.

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