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Week 5 · 2026Rankings retrieved

Should I start Sam Darnold 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 · SEA · vs SF

Sam Darnold

Sunday, Oct 11

Borderline

Consensus QB17: a streaming option if your other choices rank lower.

Where the experts land

QB17.0#1Start cutoff 12#19
Best #14 • Worst #19 • 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
16.7
Half PPR
16.7
Standard
16.7

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

This week vs. rest of season
This week
QB17
Rest of season
QB20

3 positional spots higher this week than rest of season. These are different outlooks, not a change over time. Lower rank is better.

Where the projected points come from
  • Passing16.7
  • Rushing1.2

Other scoring / rounding: -1.2 points. Net FantasyPros projection: 16.7.

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
31.4
Completions
21.1
Yards
246.3
Touchdowns
1.7
Interceptions
0.8

Rushing

Carries
2.5
Yards
7.9
Touchdowns
0.1

Projected statistics, not recent results. Projections retrieved Oct 7, 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 7, 8:10 PM EDT. Recheck before kickoff.

Every scoring format & expert range
Sam Darnold rankings by scoring format
FormatQB rankBestWorstStd. dev.FlexPoints
PPR17.014191.6—16.7
Half PPR17.014191.6—16.7
Standard17.014191.6—16.7

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

51% rostered · ESPN/Yahoo average · Bye 11Full player breakdown

Latest player news

Sam Darnold throws two touchdowns Sunday

Sam Darnold completed 13-of-22 passes for 168 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the Seahawks 30-23 win over the Chargers.

Ari Koslow · FantasyPros · Oct 5, 2:10 AM EDT
Sam Darnold tosses four touchdowns in Week 3 loss

Sam Darnold completed 31-of-45 pass attempts for 379 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions while also rushing once for five yards in the Seahawks' 33-31 Week 3 loss to the Washington Commanders.

Chris Schommer · FantasyPros · Sep 28, 10:16 AM 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 Sam Darnold in Week 5?
Borderline. Consensus QB17: a streaming option if your other choices rank lower. The expert range runs from #14 to #19. The consensus projection is 16.7 PPR points.
Where is Sam Darnold ranked for Week 5?
The FantasyPros expert consensus has Sam Darnold at QB17 for Week 5. The expert range runs from #14 to #19.