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Should I start Geno Smith in Week 5?

Expert consensus, scoring outlook and availability. Everything behind this week’s call, in one place.

12-team baseline · 1QB · Two starting RBs and WRs

Scoring format

QB · NYJ · vs CLE

Geno Smith

Sunday, Oct 11

Lean sit

Consensus QB24.1, outside our top-18 starting range. Prefer a higher-ranked alternative.

Where the experts land

QB24.1#1Start cutoff 12#28
Best #20 • Worst #28 • Lower is better

The line spans the best and worst expert rank. The dot is the average expert rank, falling back to consensus if unavailable. The shaded area marks our starting range.

Projected fantasy points by format
PPR
14.0
Half PPR
14.0
Standard
14.0

Projections are estimates, not a floor or ceiling. Missing values appear as —.

This week vs. rest of season
This week
QB24
Rest of season
QB24

In line with his rest-of-season rank. Lower rank is better.

Where the projected points come from
  • Passing13.4
  • Rushing1.6

Other scoring / rounding: -1.0 points. Net FantasyPros projection: 14.0.

Scoring used in this illustration

1 point per 25 passing yards, 4 per passing TD, 1 per 10 rushing or receiving yards, 6 per rushing or receiving TD, plus the selected reception bonus. The bar shows positive contributions before adjustments. Other scoring reconciles this illustration to FantasyPros’ supplied total; your league’s rules may differ.

The projected stat line

Passing

Attempts
30.1
Completions
20.0
Yards
205.7
Touchdowns
1.3
Interceptions
0.7

Rushing

Carries
3.0
Yards
11.9
Touchdowns
0.1

Projected statistics, not recent results. Projections retrieved Oct 8, 6:11 PM EDT.

Availability & practice

No designation in this snapshot

An absent designation is not confirmation that a player will play.

Injury snapshot: Oct 8, 8:10 PM EDT. Recheck before kickoff.

Every scoring format & expert range
Geno Smith rankings by scoring format
FormatQB rankBestWorstStd. dev.FlexPoints
PPR24.120282.0—14.0
Half PPR24.120282.0—14.0
Standard24.120282.0—14.0

Standard deviation measures disagreement in ranks, not projected points or outcome probability.

10% rostered · ESPN/Yahoo average · Bye 13Full player breakdown

Latest player news

Geno Smith struggles in loss to Bears

Geno Smith completed eight of his 15 passes for 119 yards and one touchdown in a 23-12 loss to the Bears in Week 4.

Matthew Adam · FantasyPros · Oct 4, 9:25 PM EDT
Geno Smith tosses three touchdown in Week 3 loss

Geno Smith completed 31-of-37 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-24 loss to the Lions. He added 12 rushing yards on two carries.

Jesse Garcia · FantasyPros · Sep 27, 7:39 PM EDT
Geno Smith steady in Week 2 loss

Geno Smith completed 27-of-41 pass attempts for 247 yards and one touchdown while also rushing five times for 17 yards in the Jets' 20-17 Week 2 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Chris Schommer · FantasyPros · Sep 20, 8:45 PM EDT

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros. Schedule via nflverse.

Other QBs around this rank

Nearby players on the default PPR board. Compare players side by side.

What goes into the call?

The rankings set the baseline. We use FantasyPros’ average expert positional rank, with consensus rank as a fallback. Our 12-team starting ranges are QB1–12, RB/WR1–24, TE1–8 and K/DST1–12. RB/WR ranks above 24 through 36 are flex candidates; QB ranks above 12 through 18 and TE ranks above 8 through 14 are borderline options.

Availability comes first. Bye weeks and unavailable designations override the rank. Questionable players carry an “if active” caveat. A missing report never confirms that a player is healthy.

Your alternatives change the answer. Cross-position RB/WR/TE comparisons use a shared flex rank when available. ROS compares two outlooks, not historical movement. Expert ranges describe disagreement, not scoring floors, ceilings or confidence percentages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I start Geno Smith in Week 5?
Lean sit. Consensus QB24.1, outside our top-18 starting range. Prefer a higher-ranked alternative. The expert range runs from #20 to #28. The consensus projection is 14.0 PPR points.
Where is Geno Smith ranked for Week 5?
The FantasyPros expert consensus has Geno Smith at QB24 for Week 5. The expert range runs from #20 to #28.