What are week 5 fantasy football rankings?

Week 5 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.

What does the best / worst rank mean?

Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.

Should I start the higher-ranked player?

Usually, but rankings are league-agnostic. Scoring settings, your other options at the position and your opponent all matter. Connect your league to LeagueLogs — it's free — and the AI chat that knows your league answers start/sit questions against your actual roster.

Week 5 TE Rankings (Half PPR)

Week 5 TE rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus for Half PPR scoring — consensus rank plus each player's best and worst expert rank.

Week 5 · 2026 season · Consensus updated October 12, 2026 at 12:11 AM EDT

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#	Player	Pos	Team	Bye	Consensus	Best	Worst	Split	Rostered
1	Trey McBride start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	1.0	1	1	±0.0	100%
2	Brock Bowers start/sit →	TE	LV	13	2.0	2	2	±0.0	100%
3	George Kittle start/sit →	TE	SF	8	3.4	3	4	±0.5	97%
4	Sam LaPorta start/sit →	TE	DET	6	3.8	3	6	±0.6	98%
5	Tyler Warren start/sit →	TE	IND	13	5.6	4	7	±0.8	99%
6	Dalton Kincaid start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	6.2	3	10	±1.4	93%
7	Tucker Kraft start/sit →	TE	GB	11	7.2	6	9	±1.0	93%
8	Isaiah Likely start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	7.4	5	11	±1.3	89%
9	Harold Fannin Jr.start/sit →	TE	CLE	11	9.6	7	13	±1.3	94%
10	Colston Loveland start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	11.2	8	17	±2.0	93%
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11	Juwan Johnson start/sit →	TE	NO	8	11.4	9	16	±1.8	70%
12	T.J. Hockenson start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	11.6	8	15	±1.5	55%
13	Mark Andrews start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	14.0	12	17	±1.2	78%
14	Hunter Henry start/sit →	TE	NE	11	15.9	12	21	±2.0	53%
15	Kenyon Sadiq start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	16.4	12	21	±2.3	48%
16	Dalton Schultz start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	18.1	14	23	±2.1	50%
17	Jake Ferguson start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	18.5	12	23	±2.1	78%
18	Mike Gesicki start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	18.9	10	27	±4.5	30%
19	Oronde Gadsden II start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	19.0	12	26	±3.2	13%
20	Brenton Strange start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	19.0	15	23	±1.9	38%
21	Dallas Goedert start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	14.3	8	31	±5.4	73%
22	Pat Freiermuth start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	21.6	19	24	±1.0	18%
23	Tyler Higbee start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	23.4	16	29	±2.9	3%
24	Cade Otton start/sit →	TE	TB	10	23.4	17	27	±1.9	7%
25	Michael Mayer start/sit →	TE	LV	13	24.7	18	28	±2.0	11%
26	Kyle Pitts Sr.start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	26.0	22	30	±1.8	68%
27	AJ Barner start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	25.4	22	28	±1.8	13%
28	Greg Dulcich start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	28.0	18	32	±2.7	7%
29	Chig Okonkwo start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	28.2	24	33	±1.7	18%
30	Darnell Washington start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	29.9	28	33	±0.9	3%
31	Evan Engram start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	31.1	29	34	±0.9	4%
32	Gunnar Helm start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	32.5	30	34	±0.9	3%
33	Colby Parkinson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	34.0	27	60	±5.8	4%
34	Noah Fant start/sit →	TE	NO	8	34.1	31	38	±1.6	2%
35	Dawson Knox start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	36.6	33	43	±2.2	2%
36	Mason Taylor start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	37.0	33	61	±5.2	2%
37	Theo Johnson start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	40.0	34	50	±4.1	1%
38	Matt Hibner start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	40.5	33	48	±4.3	1%
39	Cole Kmet start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	39.6	37	43	±1.6	2%
40	Zach Ertz start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	44.2	33	58	±7.5	2%
41	Eli Raridon start/sit →	TE	NE	11	39.2	35	62	±5.2	2%
42	Foster Moreau start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	41.8	38	49	±3.1	—
43	Jonnu Smith start/sit →	TE	GB	11	44.4	37	57	±4.6	1%
44	Austin Hooper start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	45.6	40	51	±2.8	—
45	Davis Allen start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	46.5	42	55	±3.3	—
46	Elijah Higgins start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	44.6	35	63	±6.4	—
47	Charlie Kolar start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	45.0	35	65	±7.9	1%
48	Daniel Bellinger start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	48.0	44	53	±2.5	—
49	Tanner Hudson start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	49.3	42	60	±5.4	—
50	Elijah Arroyo start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	51.4	46	58	±3.7	1%
51	Drew Sample start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	52.4	44	57	±2.8	—
52	Jeremy Ruckert start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	53.5	45	62	±5.2	—
53	Will Kacmarek start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	52.4	39	62	±4.9	—
54	Brock Wright start/sit →	TE	DET	—	48.5	45	56	±3.4	—
55	Sam Roush start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	57.1	52	66	±3.8	1%
56	Brevyn Spann-Ford start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	52.8	48	61	±3.7	—
57	Erick All Jr.start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	59.5	44	72	±6.0	1%
58	Nate Boerkircher start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	56.2	48	61	±4.4	2%
59	Adam Trautman start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	57.6	54	68	±3.6	—
60	Blake Whiteheart start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	55.3	50	62	±3.9	—
61	Nate Adkins start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	56.9	47	64	±4.1	—
62	John Bates start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	64.7	55	82	±6.2	—
63	Johnny Mundt start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	64.7	38	82	±13.0	—
64	Luke Schoonmaker start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	61.9	53	71	±5.9	—
65	Luke Farrell start/sit →	TE	SF	—	64.8	59	71	±3.6	—
66	Jackson Hawes start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	67.9	60	79	±5.5	—
67	Ben Sinnott start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	65.7	56	75	±5.7	1%
68	Cade Stover start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	66.3	61	73	±3.0	—
69	Mo Alie-Cox start/sit →	TE	IND	—	69.0	64	76	±3.6	—
70	Gavin Bartholomew	TE	MIN	—	69.9	65	75	±3.1	—
71	Mark Redman	TE	GB	—	67.4	63	70	±1.8	—
72	Ian Thomas start/sit →	TE	LV	—	71.1	64	78	±4.6	—
73	Oscar Delp start/sit →	TE	NO	8	75.2	64	81	±4.2	1%
74	Eric Saubert start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	71.2	63	78	±5.5	—
75	Charlie Woerner start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	71.8	62	81	±6.7	—
76	Drew Ogletree start/sit →	TE	IND	—	73.4	68	81	±3.8	—
77	Jelani Woods start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	77.8	67	89	±5.5	—
78	Colson Yankoff	TE	WAS	—	81.1	64	93	±7.7	—
79	Brevin Jordan	TE	HOU	—	79.9	65	90	±5.5	—
80	Josh Cuevas start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	82.1	78	91	±4.2	—
81	Brayden Willis	TE	SF	—	81.8	71	100	±10.0	—
82	Chris Manhertz start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	82.0	72	92	±5.2	—
83	Teagan Quitoriano	TE	ARI	—	79.9	74	85	±3.8	—
84	Connor Heyward start/sit →	TE	LV	—	83.8	75	102	±6.9	—
85	Hayden Rucci	TE	LAC	—	85.7	81	95	±3.6	—
86	Max Klare start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	88.8	70	98	±7.6	—
87	Tanner Koziol start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	91.8	82	138	±14.3	—
88	Payne Durham start/sit →	TE	TB	—	87.6	77	97	±5.4	—
89	Cameron Latu	TE	NE	—	89.7	82	100	±5.8	—
90	Josh Whyle start/sit →	TE	GB	11	87.0	79	112	±9.4	1%
91	Quintin Morris start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	87.7	80	99	±5.3	—
92	Nick Muse	TE	ATL	—	93.2	85	124	±11.2	—
93	Keleki Latu start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	91.3	85	101	±4.2	—
94	Robert Tonyan	TE	PIT	—	91.7	86	98	±4.8	—
95	E.J. Jenkins	TE	PHI	—	95.5	87	102	±4.8	—
96	Treyton Welch	TE	NO	—	97.2	90	103	±4.3	—
97	Patrick Herbert	TE	LAC	—	95.1	90	103	±4.3	—
98	Seydou Traore start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	96.3	88	103	±4.2	—
99	Ko Kieft start/sit →	TE	TB	—	100.8	88	135	±15.8	—
100	Bauer Sharp start/sit →	TE	TB	—	95.6	91	99	±2.8	—
101	Tanner Arkin	TE	NE	—	102.1	92	126	±9.9	—
102	Ben Yurosek	TE	MIN	—	91.3	77	101	±10.3	—
103	Tyler Conklin start/sit →	TE	DET	—	98.5	79	119	±14.2	—
104	Jack Stoll	TE	SF	—	104.7	97	136	±13.0	—
105	Kylen Granson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	101.4	90	121	±10.4	—
106	Nick Vannett	TE	BAL	—	94.7	88	102	±5.7	—
107	Brady Russell	TE	SEA	—	95.0	95	95	±0.0	—
108	Josiah Deguara	TE	PHI	—	118.5	96	141	±22.5	—
109	Michael Trigg	TE	DAL	—	114.5	102	127	±12.5	—
110	James Mitchell	TE	DAL	—	117.5	103	132	±14.5	—

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros

Compare Week 5 PPR choices

See weekly expert ranks, projections and player status side by side. Comparisons update for the current week.

Week 5: where the experts split

The widest expert disagreements near the top of the board — the players one analyst has as a must-start and another has on the bench.

#40Zach ErtzTE · PHIbest #33 · worst #58 · ±7.5
#33Colby ParkinsonTE · LARbest #27 · worst #60 · ±5.8
#21Dallas GoedertTE · PHIbest #8 · worst #31 · ±5.4
#36Mason TaylorTE · NYJbest #33 · worst #61 · ±5.2
#18Mike GesickiTE · CINbest #10 · worst #27 · ±4.5

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What are week 5 fantasy football rankings?: Week 5 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.
What does the best / worst rank mean?: Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.
Should I start the higher-ranked player?: Usually, but rankings are league-agnostic. Scoring settings, your other options at the position and your opponent all matter. Connect your league to LeagueLogs — it's free — and the AI chat that knows your league answers start/sit questions against your actual roster.