The List: Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 5

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Week 4 is in the books! Hopefully, our rankings helped you decide who to start and sit, and you survived the week with a win.

Week 4 Recap

Looking back at last week, the Colts receivers didn’t really help you in London. Keenan Allen missed the game, while Josh Downs saw just 4 targets with minimal production. If you trusted the bounce-back from Tetairoa McMillan, he rewarded you with a massive 38.5-point performance in half-PPR leagues. Tee Higgins wasn’t the fade I expected, but we also couldn’t predict Ja’Marr Chase getting hurt, which led to Higgins being peppered with targets and having a massive game. Luther Burden also delivered a FLEX-worthy performance against a tough Jets defense.

If you tuned into our updated rankings after DeVonta Smith and Justin Jefferson were ruled out, we did well there. We said Eagles receivers Makai Lemon and Dontayvion Wicks were low-end WR4 options at best and recommended starting players like Jameson Williams and Jakobi Meyers over them, which proved to be the right call. With Jefferson out, we also recommended Jordan Addison in a favorable matchup, and he delivered solid FLEX numbers.

Week 5 Wide Receivers

One of my favorite upside value plays in Week 5 is Titans receiver Carnell Tate. Tate has seen 9 and 12 targets over the last two weeks, as the offense seems to be trying to establish him as its WR1. He faces a Texans defense that has allowed opposing WR1s to record at least 60 receiving yards and a touchdown in every game this season. Tate should have another strong day in this divisional matchup.

If last week wasn’t enough for you to trust Roman Wilson, he should be in lineups as a FLEX option this week. Wilson has seen 6 targets in every game and seems to have Aaron Rodgers’ trust. He faces a Colts defense that has allowed receivers in the slot to produce this season. While this is a Michael Pittman Jr. revenge game, I’m still taking the shot on Wilson, especially with all the injuries at wide receiver.

Keon Coleman is a fade for me this week, especially if DJ Moore sits, which could make managers want to play him. Coleman is coming off a massive 116-yard and 1-touchdown performance, but he faces the Rams in Week 5. Los Angeles has been elite in the secondary and has yet to allow a receiver to go over 50 receiving yards. Coleman’s best chance is finding the end zone, as the Rams have allowed 6 WR touchdowns, but the yardage will be tough to come by.

Deebo Samuel is another potential FLEX option I’d look to avoid in Week 5. Seattle is a tough environment to play in, and its defense has been elite this season, allowing just 2 WR touchdowns and only 2 receivers to go over 50 yards. Samuel has been very touchdown-dependent with minimal yardage this year, making him difficult to trust in this divisional matchup. –Steve Pintado

Week 5 WR Rankings

Rank	Player	Jay	Brian	Drew	Steve	Blended Rank
1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	1	1	1	3	1.5
2	Puka Nacua	2	2	2	1	1.75
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	3	3	3	2	2.75
4	CeeDee Lamb	4	4	4	6	4.5
5	Drake London	6	5	6	4	5.25
6	Zay Flowers	7	7	7	5	6.5
7	Nico Collins	8	6	8	7	7.25
8	Chris Olave	9	8	9	9	8.75
9	Michael Wilson	5	9	14	10	9.5
10	Malik Nabers	10	11	11	8	10
11	Garrett Wilson	11	12	13	11	11.75
12	Christian Watson	12	10	12	14	12
13	Parker Washington	13	13	15	13	13.5
14	Davante Adams	14	14	17	15	15
15	George Pickens	15	15	16	17	15.75
16	Matthew Golden	17	16	18	18	17.25
17	Jaylen Waddle	18	17	19	16	17.5
18	Jameson Williams	16	19	21	20	19
19	Carnell Tate	21	21	23	22	21.75
20	DK Metcalf	27	18	22	21	22
21	Luther Burden III	19	20	26	24	22.25
22	Mike Evans	23	22	24	26	23.75
23	Stefon Diggs	22	24	25	27	24.5
24	Jordan Addison	24	25	28	23	25
25	Josh Downs	20	23	27	32	25.5
26	Romeo Doubs	28	26	30	29	28.25
27	Denzel Boston	25	30	32	30	29.25
28	Deebo Samuel Sr.	35	27	29	28	29.75
29	Rome Odunze	29	28	31	31	29.75
30	Devaughn Vele	26	29	33	34	30.5
31	Dontayvion Wicks	32	32	34	35	33.25
32	Malik Washington	34	31	38	33	34
33	Tre Tucker	31	33	39	36	34.75
34	Ladd McConkey	46	34	35	25	35
35	Tee Higgins	47	60	20	19	36.5
36	Emeka Egbuka	36	35	40	39	37.5
37	Jakobi Meyers	30	38	41	43	38
38	KC Concepcion Jr.	33	36	36	48	38.25
39	Makai Lemon	40	37	42	40	39.75
40	Chris Godwin Jr.	38	46	48	37	42.25
41	Courtland Sutton	43	41	45	42	42.75
42	Wan’Dale Robinson	37	43	47	44	42.75
43	Khalil Shakir	39	40	43	49	42.75
44	Kalif Raymond	41	39	46	46	43
45	Keon Coleman	44	42	44	50	45
46	DJ Moore	59	44	37	41	45.25
47	Marvin Harrison Jr.	45	45	50	47	46.75
48	Roman Wilson	51	53	49	38	47.75
49	Antonio Williams	42	47	51	58	49.5
50	Brian Thomas Jr.	48	48	52	52	50
51	Justin Jefferson	NR	56	10	12	50.25
52	Tre’ Harris	49	54	54	45	50.5
53	Rashod Bateman	52	50	55	51	52
54	Quentin Johnston	53	49	53	54	52.25
55	Michael Pittman Jr.	50	52	56	55	53.25
56	Dohnte Meyers	56	51	58	59	56
57	Chris Bell	58	55	57	56	56.5
58	Malachi Fields	54	59	62	53	57
59	Ryan Flournoy	55	57	59	57	57
60	Rashid Shaheed	60	58	60	61	59.75
61	Kendrick Bourne	57	63	63	62	61.25
62	Kayshon Boutte	65	61	61	64	62.75
63	Isaac TeSlaa	63	62	65	63	63.25
64	Isaiah Williams	62	64	66	66	64.5
65	Cooper Kupp	64	66	67	65	65.5
66	Mack Hollins	71	71	64	60	66.5
67	Xavier Hutchinson	67	65	68	69	67.25
68	DeMario Douglas	66	67	73	70	69
69	Jauan Jennings	68	70	74	68	70
70	Ted Hurst III	70	68	69	73	70
71	Jalen Nailor	72	73	77	67	72.25
72	Jaylin Noel	73	74	70	75	73
73	Ja’Marr Chase	NR	69	5	NR	82.5
74	Darius Cooper	NR	75	71	71	85
75	Mitch Tinsley	74	79	NR	72	87

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