Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 5

Priority Rankings for Each Position

By :: Mike Johnson (@mjohnson86)

The weekend is here and it’s time to get our lineups set before Sunday’s full slate of games. Each week, the Saturday edition of the Daily Dose will feature my rankings for all players who have yet to play a game this week. Obviously this will not include the Thursday games, but always feel free to hit me up in Discord or on X/Twitter if you have some tough decisions around guys who play on Thursday. 

Most of the leagues I play in are full-PPR, 12-team leagues and these rankings are designed for those settings – you may need to make some slight adjustments based on your own league settings.

QB :: 

  1. Josh Allen

  2. Jayden Daniels

  3. Jalen Hurts

  4. Patrick Mahomes

  5. Justin Fields

  6. Justin Herbert

  7. Kyler Murray

  8. Daniel Jones

  9. Dak Prescott

  10. Jared Goff

  11. Drake Maye

  12. Baker Mayfield

  13. Bo Nix

  14. Jaxson Dart

  15. C.J. Stroud

  16. Trevor Lawrence

  17. Tua Tagovailoa

  18. Jake Browning

  19. Sam Darnold

  20. Bryce Young

  21. Cam Ward

  22. Geno Smith

RB :: 

  1. Jonathan Taylor

  2. Jahmyr Gibbs

  3. De’Von Achane

  4. Saquon Barkley

  5. Omarion Hampton

  6. James Cook

  7. Breece Hall

  8. Ashton Jeanty

  9. Javonte Williams

  10. Travis Etienne Jr.

  11. Derrick Henry

  12. Quinshon Judkins

  13. Alvin Kamara

  14. David Montgomery

  15. Woody Marks

  16. Cam Skattebo

  17. Rico Dowdle

  18. Chase Brown

  19. Rachaad White

  20. J.K. Dobbins

  21. Kenneth Walker III

  22. Jordan Mason

  23. Tony Pollard

  24. Rhamondre Stevenson

  25. Michael Carter

  26. Zach Charbonnet

  27. Emari Demarcado

  28. TreVeyon Henderson

  29. Isiah Pacheco

  30. RJ Harvey

  31. Kendre Miller

  32. Ollie Gordon II

  33. Jacory Croskey-Merritt

  34. Justice Hill

  35. Kareem Hunt

  36. Sean Tucker

  37. Bhayshul Tuten

  38. Chris Rodriguez Jr.

WR :: 

  1. Amon-Ra St. Brown

  2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba

  3. Nico Collins

  4. Garrett Wilson

  5. Justin Jefferson

  6. Ja’Marr Chase

  7. George Pickens

  8. Emeka Egbuka

  9. Xavier Worthy

  10. Quentin Johnston

  11. Jaylen Waddle

  12. Deebo Samuel Sr.

  13. Tetairoa McMillan

  14. Courtland Sutton

  15. Jakobi Meyers

  16. Brian Thomas Jr.

  17. Chris Olave

  18. Ladd McConkey

  19. A.J. Brown

  20. Marvin Harrison Jr.

  21. Michael Pittman Jr.

  22. Zay Flowers

  23. DeVonta Smith

  24. Chris Godwin Jr.

  25. Keenan Allen

  26. Wan’Dale Robinson

  27. Stefon Diggs

  28. Jameson Williams

  29. Jordan Addison

  30. Tee Higgins

  31. Khalil Shakir

  32. Cooper Kupp

  33. Malik Washington

  34. Jerry Jeudy

  35. Tre Tucker

  36. Darius Slayton

  37. Keon Coleman

  38. Troy Franklin

  39. Josh Downs

  40. Rashid Shaheed

  41. Elic Ayomanor

  42. Christian Kirk

  43. Marquise Brown

  44. Jalen Tolbert

  45. Isaiah Bond

  46. Marvin Mims Jr.

  47. Sterling Shepard

  48. Rashod Bateman

  49. Hunter Renfrow

  50. KaVontae Turpin

TE :: 

  1. Trey McBride

  2. Tyler Warren

  3. Jake Ferguson

  4. Brock Bowers

  5. Hunter Henry

  6. Sam LaPorta

  7. Travis Kelce

  8. Zach Ertz

  9. Dalton Kincaid

  10. Juwan Johnson

  11. Dallas Goedert

  12. Brenton Strange

  13. T.J. Hockenson

  14. Mark Andrews

  15. Mason Taylor

  16. Darren Waller

  17. Dalton Schultz

  18. Harold Fannin Jr.

  19. Theo Johnson

  20. David Njoku

DEFENSE :: 

  1. Lions 

  2. Vikings

  3. Cardinals

  4. Browns

  5. Colts

  6. Eagles

  7. Bills

  8. Seahawks

  9. Bucs

  10. Texans

  11. Giants

  12. Chiefs

  13. Saints

  14. Broncos

  15. Jaguars

  16. Chargers

  17. Commanders

  18. Dolphins

  19. Panthers

  20. Ravens