That Sports Guy’s Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings
4 weeks have come and gone and we can officially say we have seen a quarter of the NFL games for the 2020 Season. We now have enough of a sampling to determine whether or not our breakout picks will hit or not. Also, we are seeing unsung heroes establish themselves as key pieces to teams. And of course, the injury bug throws some guys into the spotlight; ready or not. So let us see what Week 5 has in store for us. Check out our Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings.
Here is how this year will play out:
- Players will be listed as First Last/Team. For example, Gardner Minshew/Jacksonville Jaguars
- Rankings will consist of:
- 12 QBs
- 25 RBs
- 35 WRs
- 10 TEs
- 10 D/ST
- 3 Weekly Sleepers
- 3 Weekly Fades
- Sleepers and Fades will be listed as First Last/ Position/ Team. For example, Tom Brady/ QB/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TOP 12 QBs
- Patrick Mahomes/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Lamar Jackson/ Baltimore Ravens
- Russell Wilson/ Seattle Seahawks
- Dak Prescott/ Dallas Cowboys
- Josh Allen/ Buffalo Bills
- Kyler Murray/ Arizona Cardinals
- Deshaun Watson/ Houston Texans
- Matt Ryan/ Atlanta Falcons
- Teddy Bridgewater/ Carolina Panthers
- Gardner Minshew/ Jacksonville Jaguars
- Jared Goff/ LA Rams
- Justin Herbert/ LA Chargers
TOP 25 RBs
- Ezekiel Elliott/ Dallas Cowboys
- Alvin Kamara/ New Orleans Saints
- Josh Jacobs/ Las Vegas Raiders
- Dalvin Cook/ Minnesota Vikings
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire/ Kansas City Chiefs
- James Robinson/ Jacksonville Jaguars
- Kareem Hunt/ Cleveland Browns
- Chris Carson/ Seattle Seahawks
- Derrick Henry/ Tennessee Titans
- Mike Davis/ Carolina Panthers
- Jonathan Taylor/ Indianapolis Colts
- David Johnson/ Houston Texans
- James Conner/ Pittsburgh Steelers
- Devin Singletary/ Buffalo Bills
- Melvin Gordon/ Denver Broncos
- Miles Sanders/ Philadelphia Eagles
- Kenyan Drake/ Arizona Cardinals
- Joe Mixon/ Cincinnati Bengals
- Jerick McKinnon/ San Francisco 49ers
- Ronald Jones/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- David Montgomery/ Chicago Bears
- Todd Gurley/ Atlanta Falcons
- Ronald Jones/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Antonio Gibson/ Washington Football Team
- James White/ New England Patriots
TOP 35 WRs
- DeAndre Hopkins/ Arizona Cardinals
- Tyreek Hill/ Kansas City Chiefs
- DK Metcalf/ Seattle Seahawks
- Adam Thielen/ Minnesota Vikings
- Amari Cooper/ Dallas Cowboys
- Calvin Ridley/ Atlanta Falcons
- Tyler Lockett/ Seattle Seahawks
- Allen Robinson/ Chicago Bears
- Keenan Allen/ LA Chargers
- Copper Kupp/ LA Rams
- Stefon Diggs/ Buffalo Bills
- Terry McLaurin/ Washington Football Team
- DJ Chark/ Jacksonville Jaguars
- Robert Woods/ LA Rams
- Will Fuller/ Houston Texans
- Mike Evans/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Odell Beckham/ Cleveland Browns
- DJ Moore/ Carolina Panthers
- Robby Anderson/ Carolina Panthers
- Julio Jones/ Atlanta Falcons
- Marquise Brown/ Baltimore Ravens
- CeeDee Lamb/ Dallas Cowboys
- Tyler Boyd/ Cincinnati Bengals
- Michael Gallup / Dallas Cowboys
- Julian Edelman/ New England Patriots
- Justin Jefferson/ Minnesota Vikings
- John Brown/ Buffalo Bills
- JuJu Smith-Schuster/ Pittsburgh Steelers
- Diontae Johnson/ Pittsburgh Steelers
- Jarvis Landry/ Cleveland Browns
- Laviska Shenault/ Jacksonville Jaguars
- Jerry Jeudy/ Denver Broncos
- Deebo Samuel/ San Francisco 49ers
- Russell Gage/ Atlanta Falcons
- Cole Beasley/ Buffalo Bills
TOP 10 TEs
- George Kittle/ San Francisco 49ers
- Travis Kelce/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Darren Waller/ Las Vegas Raiders
- Mark Andrews/ Baltimore Ravens
- Hunter Henry/ LA Chargers
- Zach Ertz/ Philadelphia Eagles
- Mike Gesicki/ Miami Dolphins
- Dalton Schultz/ Dallas Cowboys
- Jonnu Smith/ Tennessee Titans
- Evan Engram/ NY Giants
TOP 10 D/ST
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- San Francisco 49ers
- LA Rams
- Baltimore Ravens
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- New England Patriots
- Arizona Cardinals
- Indianapolis Colts
- Cleveland Browns
- Buffalo Bills
3 Weekly Sleepers
- Ryan Tannehill/ QB/ Tennessee Titans: The Titans get Buffalo this week after an impromptu bye due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the organization. Tannehill has been next-level good for Tennessee since his arrival. He has one game where he did not throw for any TDs this season but he did throw for 321 yards in that game. For the season, Tannehill has 6 TDs and 1 INT with 809 passing yards. Buffalo has allowed 7 passing TDs this season and opposing teams have thrown for over 1100 yards. Josh Allen has shown that he can turn games into a shootout so Tannehill gets his chance to put up points this weekend.
- John Brown/ WR/ Buffalo Bills: The Titans defense has let up 7 passing TDs this season and while John Brown had a down week last week I expect him to rebound. Josh Allen has shown he likes to throw the ball downfield. John Brown is a deep-ball specialist. Brown has 2 games this season with a TD and over 70 yards receiving. Justin Jefferson had 7 catches for 175 yards and 1 TD against Tennessee showing there is a way to attack this secondary deep. While Brown carries some boom/bust risk I would lean more boom this week.
- Damien Harris/ RB/ New England: 17 carries for 100 yards in his first NFL start in a game where the Patriots had to run the ball because they were without Cam Newton. While the Patriots backfield is difficult to navigate, I feel Harris will have the opportunity to establish himself as the lead back in New England. James White has the pass-catching role without question, but there is not an unquestioned workhorse. After his showing in Week 4, I would expect him to get the first crack at the bulk of the carries in Week 5. There is RB2 potential in Harris; if Belichick gives him the chance. He is the most talented runner on the roster.
3 Weekly Fades
- Devonta Freeman/ RB/ NY Giants: I know it is tempting. A game against Dallas who is allowing points at a rapid rate. Freeman even showed a few runs where you thought maybe he might be up to something last week. But the Giants are bad offensively and I don’t see it improving. The Giants are not a fantasy wild card I would want to play with. He turned 15 touches into 70 yards last week.
- AJ Green/ WR/ Cincinnati Bengals: After the first 2 weeks there was hope that maybe he just needed a minute to get on the same page as Joe Burrow but it is now clear that Green is not going to be on the fantasy radar. He had a nice matchup in Week 4 against Jacksonville but only managed 0.8 half-PPR points; 1 catch for 3 yards. This week is Baltimore and Green should not be counted on.
- NY Jets Skill Players: The rumors about Sam Darnold being held out of this weekend’s game are not good. Darnold wants to play but there is a chance they play Joe Flacco in his place. The Jets skill players are already iffy at best but with Flacco, they all take a hit for the downward. Is this the beginning of the end in New York for Darnold?
