Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings And Tiers. Josh Jacobs Looms.
Dwain McFarland breaks down the Week 5 fantasy football positional rankings with player analysis, team totals and spreads for every game on the slate.
It is time to make those tough lineup decisions for Week 5 of the fantasy football season.
Below, you’ll find positional rankings, player analysis, team totals and spreads for every game on the slate.
Note: Players are now tiered across all positions (RB, WR and TE) to help with flex decisions in larger formats. Because of this, TEs might not have a player deserving of Tier 1 compared to RBs and WRs.
Last updated: 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5. Please refer to our Rankings page for updates!
Quarterback Rankings & Tiers - Week 5
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| Tua Tagovialoa | Cooper Kupp | Kyren Williams | Stafford is a top-12 QB in Week 5. He is an excellent streaming option if you face a bye-week dilemma. The veteran QB is available in almost half of leagues. | get a 100% deposit match of up to $100 when you sign up below with promo code LIFE! | Rank | Tier | Team | Pos | Opp | Team Total | Spread | PPG | Darren Waller | Hunter Renfrow | 10-plus yard attempts | Average yards after contact | Missed tackles forced per attempt | Look for Jacobs to push for 25 touches, 125 total yards and a TD. He is a top-10 player overall in Week 5. | 10-plus yard attempts | Average yards after contact | Missed tackles forced per attempt: | PFF run grade: | Alec Ingold | Durham Smythe | Mostert is a top-25 overall play in Week 5 that belongs ahead of all other RBs playing in committees outside his rookie teammate. | Dalvin Cook | Thanks to the committee, I can’t label Hall as a smash play, BUT he gets an enormous UPGRADE and comes in as my RB20 for Week 5. He should be in most lineups. | Rank | Tier | Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Team Total | Spread | PPG | Aaron Rodgers | Zach Wilson | If Wilson gets seven to eight catchable targets, he has a shot at 100-plus yards and a score. He UPGRADES out of WR3 purgatory to WR19 in Week 5. | Mark Andrews. | Puka Nacua | Tank Dell |  | Flowers UPGRADES to mid-range WR2 status in Week 5 as my WR20 overall. | Rank | Tier | Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Team Total | Spread | PPG |
| 2 | 3 | Mark Andrews | BAL | TE | PIT | 21.0 | -4.0 | 13.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | T.J. Hockenson | MIN | TE | KC | 24.3 | 4.5 | 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Sam LaPorta | DET | TE | CAR | 27.3 | -10.0 | 10.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | George Kittle | SF | TE | DAL | 24.3 | -3.5 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Evan Engram | JAC | TE | BUF | 21.3 | 0.0 | 8.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Darren Waller | NYG | TE | MIA | 18.8 | 11.0 | 5.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Jake Ferguson | DAL | TE | SF | 20.8 | 3.5 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | TE | LAR | 27.5 | -4.5 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Zach Ertz | ARI | TE | CIN | 20.8 | 3.0 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | Tyler Higbee | LAR | TE | PHI | 23.0 | 4.5 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 6 | Dalton Kincaid | BUF | TE | JAX | 26.8 | -5.5 | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Cole Kmet | CHI | TE | WAS | 19.3 | 6.0 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 6 | Kyle Pitts | ATL | TE | HOU | 21.5 | -2.0 | 4.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 6 | Hunter Henry | NE | TE | NO | 20.5 | -1.0 | 9.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 7 | Taysom Hill | NO | TE | NE | 19.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 7 | Luke Musgrave | GB | TE | LV | 23.0 | -1.0 | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 7 | Logan Thomas | WAS | TE | CHI | 25.3 | -6.0 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 7 | Jonnu Smith | ATL | TE | HOU | 21.5 | -2.0 | 6.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 7 | Dalton Schultz | HOU | TE | ATL | 19.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 7 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TEN | TE | IND | 22.3 | -1.5 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 7 | Tyler Conklin | NYJ | TE | DEN | 21.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 8 | Hayden Hurst | CAR | TE | DET | 17.3 | 10.0 | 4.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | Durham Smythe | MIA | TE | NYG | 29.8 | -11.0 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 8 | Dawson Knox | BUF | TE | JAX | 26.8 | -5.5 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 8 | Kylen Granson | IND | TE | TEN | 20.8 | 1.5 | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 8 | Adam Trautman | DEN | TE | NYJ | 22.5 | -1.5 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 8 | Mike Gesicki | NE | TE | NO | 20.5 | -1.0 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 8 | Juwan Johnson | NO | TE | NE | 19.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 8 | Trey McBride | ARI | TE | CIN | 20.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 8 | Noah Gray | KC | TE | MIN | 28.8 | -4.5 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 8 | Darnell Washington | PIT | TE | BAL | 17.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | 9 | Isaiah Likely | BAL | TE | PIT | 21.0 | -4.0 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | 9 | Austin Hooper | LV | TE | GB | 22.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | 9 | Michael Mayer | LV | TE | GB | 22.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | 9 | Josiah Deguara | GB | TE | LV | 23.0 | -1.0 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | 9 | Andrew Ogletree | IND | TE | TEN | 20.8 | 1.5 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | 9 | Jimmy Graham | NO | TE | NE | 19.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
Tier 5 – Jake Ferguson
Reminder: I have leveled my tiers across RB, WR and TE to help with flex lineup decisions. Travis Kelce is my highest-rated TE in Week 5, and he is in Tier 2 due to the change in process based on feedback (thanks!).
Ferguson has been a Utilization Report darling over the past two weeks — hopefully, you were able to snag him off your waiver wire. Over the first four weeks, the second-year TE trails only Travis Kelce in targets per route run (TPRR) per the Fantasylife Utilization Comparison tool.
The missing ingredient for Ferguson is route participation. He hasn’t eclipsed the 70% mark this season, but his trend points upward. If that ever happens, he will be a 20%-plus target share guy like everyone these Kelce, Ertz and LaPorta.
The Cowboys passing attack isn’t a sure thing after CeeDee Lamb. Michael Gallup profiles more like a WR5 in fantasy, and Brandin Cooks is off to a slow start due to injury, leaving the door open for Dallas to get one of Dak Prescott’s favorite weapons some more playing time.
The 49ers aren’t a great matchup, but they play the fourth-most zone coverage in the NFL. Based on historical zone coverage data, the TEs and RBs often see nice bumps thanks to all the underneath looks, which is where Ferguson operates.
Ferguson climbs further up my ranks each week and is my TE8 in Week 5.
