What positions do IDP rankings cover?

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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?

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Week 5 IDP Rankings

Week 5 IDP rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus — 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	Fred Warner	LB	SF	8	2.1	1	5	±1.4	90%
2	Jacob Rodriguez	LB	MIA	6	3.6	1	9	±2.4	43%
3	Blake Cashman	LB	MIN	6	3.9	2	7	±1.6	60%
4	Roquan Smith	LB	BAL	13	5.4	1	22	±4.0	86%
5	Ernest Jones IV	LB	SEA	11	5.5	2	9	±1.7	56%
6	Jordyn Brooks	LB	MIA	6	6.5	3	15	±2.4	70%
7	Jack Campbell	LB	DET	6	6.7	2	15	±3.4	86%
8	Nakobe Dean	LB	LV	13	7.7	3	12	±2.6	83%
9	Carson Schwesinger	LB	CLE	11	8.3	3	15	±2.4	71%
10	Alex Singleton	LB	DEN	10	11.0	8	23	±3.8	50%
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11	Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	TEN	9	12.8	7	28	±5.3	23%
12	Foyesade Oluokun	LB	JAX	7	13.0	11	27	±3.3	68%
13	Tremaine Edmunds	LB	NYG	8	14.7	11	25	±2.8	21%
14	Will Anderson Jr.	DE	HOU	8	16.6	5	44	±7.6	67%
15	Quay Walker	LB	LV	13	16.7	12	32	±4.5	38%
16	Kyle Hamilton	S	BAL	13	18.9	15	39	±5.0	76%
17	Jihaad Campbell	LB	PHI	10	19.1	11	57	±9.2	20%
18	Arvell Reese	LB	NYG	8	20.1	12	45	±8.3	48%
19	Robert Spillane	LB	NE	11	20.8	15	28	±3.2	26%
20	Nate Landman	LB	LAR	11	23.1	19	33	±3.6	37%
21	Zack Baun	LB	PHI	10	23.4	10	42	±9.8	51%
22	Jamien Sherwood	LB	NYJ	13	24.7	16	39	±5.6	33%
23	Quentin Lake	S	LAR	11	24.7	18	41	±5.4	25%
24	Budda Baker	S	ARI	14	26.4	18	45	±6.9	45%
25	Demario Davis	LB	NYJ	13	26.9	22	49	±5.2	18%
26	Terrel Bernard	LB	BUF	7	29.0	19	48	±7.2	26%
27	Josiah Trotter	LB	TB	10	29.1	15	77	±13.1	27%
28	Zaire Franklin	LB	GB	11	31.6	24	42	±4.5	22%
29	Barrett Carter	LB	CIN	6	31.6	25	48	±4.9	11%
30	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	DET	6	31.9	12	63	±15.3	69%
31	Eric Wilson	LB	MIN	6	32.3	21	54	±8.9	9%
32	Evan Williams	S	GB	11	32.7	20	49	±7.5	29%
33	Dillon Thieneman	S	CHI	10	35.6	24	71	±11.0	40%
34	Akeem Davis-Gaither	LB	IND	13	36.8	25	83	±11.5	13%
35	Jeremy Chinn	S	LV	13	36.8	27	56	±7.0	27%
36	Payton Wilson	LB	PIT	9	37.0	30	53	±4.5	12%
37	Talanoa Hufanga	S	DEN	10	41.4	25	70	±10.1	39%
38	Maxx Crosby	DE	LV	13	42.4	13	75	±17.1	68%
39	Tykee Smith	S	TB	10	42.7	21	64	±9.8	33%
40	Mack Wilson Sr.	LB	ARI	14	43.6	34	62	±6.3	7%
41	Daiyan Henley	LB	LAC	7	43.9	35	70	±7.7	24%
42	Sonny Styles	LB	WAS	7	44.6	37	57	±5.3	49%
43	Drake Thomas	LB	SEA	11	44.7	31	73	±10.6	10%
44	Demetrius Knight Jr.	LB	CIN	6	45.4	35	65	±6.4	43%
45	Patrick Queen	LB	PIT	9	47.4	43	56	±3.5	15%
46	Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	HOU	8	47.6	27	68	±10.7	20%
47	Nick Emmanwori	S	SEA	11	48.0	24	83	±15.3	37%
48	Jordan Battle	S	CIN	6	50.4	30	71	±8.5	18%
49	Kevin Winston Jr.	S	TEN	9	51.0	40	73	±7.5	6%
50	Caleb Downs	S	DAL	14	53.5	43	86	±8.9	57%
51	Devin Bush Jr.	LB	CHI	10	41.8	29	62	±6.5	27%
52	T.J. Watt	LB	PIT	9	59.6	16	111	±17.0	69%
53	Jalen Pitre	S	HOU	8	60.5	50	127	±15.0	14%
54	Jack Gibbens	LB	ARI	14	48.2	35	99	±13.8	10%
55	Brandon Jones	S	DEN	10	49.3	31	71	±9.6	11%
56	Kam Curl	S	LAR	11	64.2	43	139	±18.1	28%
57	Xavier Watts	S	ATL	11	64.7	42	132	±17.6	21%
58	Cooper DeJean	CB	PHI	10	64.8	51	98	±10.5	36%
59	Kamari Lassiter	CB	HOU	8	66.4	59	84	±6.2	24%
60	Ventrell Miller	LB	JAX	7	70.0	57	110	±10.8	16%
61	Joshua Metellus	S	MIN	6	70.1	51	101	±10.7	10%
62	Quincy Williams	LB	CLE	11	59.3	52	74	±6.7	10%
63	T.J. Edwards	LB	CHI	10	63.4	41	137	±18.0	10%
64	Jeffery Simmons	DT	TEN	9	66.3	50	83	±10.8	51%
65	Christian Elliss	LB	NE	11	52.5	26	72	±10.6	10%
66	Isaiah McDuffie	LB	GB	11	54.2	23	83	±21.4	2%
67	Alex Anzalone	LB	TB	10	72.3	53	82	±7.2	9%
68	Andrew Van Ginkel	LB	MIN	6	72.8	57	93	±9.2	50%
69	Devon Witherspoon	CB	SEA	11	74.3	61	133	±14.0	22%
70	Jaquan Brisker	S	PIT	9	74.5	56	103	±12.0	14%
71	Xavier McKinney	S	GB	11	77.7	56	110	±11.4	20%
72	Dre Greenlaw	LB	SF	8	63.4	38	106	±13.5	6%
73	Cole Bishop	S	BUF	7	67.1	58	76	±4.6	16%
74	Frankie Luvu	LB	WAS	7	69.4	45	76	±7.1	6%
75	Julian Love	S	SEA	11	77.4	60	104	±11.2	24%
76	Christian Izien	S	DET	6	62.5	34	77	±12.1	8%
77	Jessie Bates III	S	ATL	11	78.7	47	171	±26.1	11%
78	Divine Deablo	LB	ATL	11	81.1	66	122	±14.0	14%
79	Minkah Fitzpatrick	S	NYJ	13	81.3	56	137	±16.1	8%
80	Cedric Gray	LB	TEN	9	98.7	46	225	±39.9	21%
81	Kevin Byard III	S	NE	11	82.7	53	158	±21.9	19%
82	Derrick Barnes	LB	DET	6	86.7	50	147	±19.6	13%
83	Dallas Turner	DE	MIN	6	71.5	44	87	±13.4	42%
84	DeForest Buckner	DT	IND	13	88.8	58	126	±17.3	18%
85	Pete Werner	LB	NO	8	90.1	79	138	±14.0	3%
86	Jake Hansen	LB	HOU	8	80.3	52	121	±17.4	1%
87	Greg Rousseau	DE	BUF	7	80.3	44	93	±12.1	66%
88	Dorian Williams	LB	BUF	7	90.4	46	143	±22.7	3%
89	Trenton Simpson	LB	BAL	13	98.2	84	199	±26.4	3%
90	Chuck Clark	S	DET	6	82.3	58	98	±11.3	7%
91	Danielle Hunter	DE	HOU	8	86.1	17	184	±38.1	38%
92	Dane Belton	S	NYJ	13	87.1	59	99	±9.2	16%
93	Dee Winters	LB	DAL	14	90.7	67	177	±25.9	4%
94	Alex Highsmith	LB	PIT	9	105.1	82	180	±27.4	20%
95	Alontae Taylor	CB	TEN	9	91.1	81	107	±9.1	9%
96	Laiatu Latu	DE	IND	13	109.8	76	170	±25.7	11%
97	Byron Young	DE	LAR	11	91.6	62	115	±14.0	35%
98	Jaishawn Barham	LB	DAL	14	92.6	76	119	±16.1	8%
99	Josh Hines-Allen	DE	JAX	7	109.6	79	167	±27.2	23%
100	Reed Blankenship	S	HOU	8	97.6	85	141	±16.8	7%
101	Dax Hill	S	CIN	6	99.8	87	129	±12.7	9%
102	Grant Delpit	S	CLE	11	102.5	69	149	±23.7	5%
103	Del'Shawn Phillips	LB	LAC	7	110.6	80	149	±22.7	1%
104	Justin Strnad	LB	DEN	10	103.9	85	142	±19.0	2%
105	Tuli Tuipulotu	DE	LAC	7	114.9	79	151	±23.1	34%
106	David Bailey	DE	NYJ	13	116.0	83	144	±17.8	22%
107	Cody Barton	LB	TEN	9	119.6	94	165	±29.4	2%
108	Abdul Carter	DE	NYG	8	133.6	100	203	±37.1	20%
109	C.J. Henderson	CB	ATL	11	105.2	47	147	±33.0	7%
110	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	S	BUF	7	105.3	97	118	±7.5	3%
111	Keisean Nixon	CB	GB	11	107.0	79	146	±21.6	7%
112	Nik Bonitto	DE	DEN	10	130.5	59	180	±38.3	34%
113	Danny Stutsman	LB	NO	8	82.8	68	109	±15.6	1%
114	D.J. Reed Jr.	CB	DET	6	90.6	51	123	±27.7	5%
115	Amik Robertson	CB	WAS	7	91.8	57	128	±25.1	9%
116	Michael Taaffe	S	MIA	6	94.2	82	108	±9.5	1%
117	Hezekiah Masses	CB	LV	13	99.2	68	145	±25.7	5%
118	Tyler Nubin	S	NYG	8	108.2	62	140	±25.8	3%
119	Jalen Ramsey	CB	PIT	9	112.0	87	136	±16.1	4%
120	Jevon Holland	S	NYG	8	113.8	100	138	±14.4	13%
121	Camryn Bynum	S	IND	13	117.2	99	136	±12.2	6%
122	Lukas Van Ness	DE	GB	11	121.8	54	189	±48.0	10%
123	Ronnie Hickman Jr.	S	CLE	11	122.6	94	148	±20.9	2%
124	Dante Trader Jr.	S	MIA	6	134.0	86	207	±43.0	2%
125	Teddye Buchanan	LB	BAL	13	135.0	104	215	±40.9	2%
126	Chase Young	DE	NO	8	138.2	109	176	±22.3	13%
127	Omar Speights	LB	LAR	11	140.6	95	194	±40.8	2%
128	Harold Perkins Jr.	LB	ATL	11	142.2	113	189	±29.1	1%
129	Bryce Boettcher	LB	IND	13	151.4	101	202	±40.3	1%
130	Boye Mafe	DE	CIN	6	154.0	98	209	±37.1	11%
131	Jahdae Barron	CB	DEN	10	97.3	78	129	±20.6	1%
132	Jeremy Reaves	S	WAS	7	101.0	66	127	±22.7	4%
133	Travon Walker	DE	JAX	7	157.2	90	215	±43.6	10%
134	Ji'Ayir Brown	S	SF	8	109.8	101	121	±7.3	1%
135	Montez Sweat	DE	CHI	10	167.0	148	211	±24.1	11%
136	Tyson Campbell	CB	CLE	11	113.8	96	137	±17.8	6%
137	Jared Verse	DE	CLE	11	168.4	120	214	±38.6	23%
138	Byron Murphy Jr.	CB	MIN	6	116.0	110	125	±5.8	5%
139	Trent McDuffie	CB	LAR	11	116.3	92	142	±17.8	14%
140	Marcus Jones	CB	NE	11	116.8	99	143	±18.1	24%
141	Craig Woodson	S	NE	11	117.5	75	146	±26.2	2%
142	Quinnen Williams	DT	DAL	14	170.4	97	201	±38.1	11%
143	Roger McCreary	CB	DET	6	118.0	80	152	±26.9	2%
144	Dexter Lawrence II	DT	CIN	6	171.2	85	220	±45.5	8%
145	Jalen Redmond	DE	MIN	6	172.4	80	227	±49.1	6%
146	Kris Abrams-Draine	CB	DEN	10	123.8	104	155	±20.2	1%
147	Zach Allen	DE	DEN	10	175.6	104	225	±39.3	9%
148	Javon Bullard	S	GB	11	126.8	64	179	±45.8	1%
149	Kendal Daniels	S	ATL	11	178.2	115	231	±44.7	1%
150	Josh Uche	DE	MIA	6	181.2	115	242	±49.2	2%
151	Justin Reid	S	NO	8	134.8	117	155	±13.6	2%
152	Malaki Starks	S	BAL	13	134.8	119	146	±11.0	28%
153	Zach Sieler	DT	MIA	6	184.8	126	208	±30.8	4%
154	Deonte Banks	CB	NYG	8	137.8	111	160	±20.8	10%
155	Treydan Stukes	CB	LV	13	139.0	113	151	±15.6	3%
156	Tyrique Stevenson Sr.	CB	CHI	10	139.5	85	176	±33.4	3%
157	Malik Mustapha	S	SF	8	139.8	91	216	±49.3	7%
158	Isaiah McGuire	DT	CLE	11	193.0	112	230	±42.6	1%
159	Renardo Green	CB	SF	8	147.0	123	160	±14.9	1%
160	Kobie Turner	DT	LAR	11	196.6	118	239	±42.2	7%
161	AJ Haulcy	S	IND	13	150.8	126	185	±21.6	9%
162	Julian Blackmon	S	NO	8	151.5	133	167	±13.7	1%
163	Bradley Chubb	LB	BUF	7	152.5	123	181	±27.1	7%
164	Jonas Sanker	S	NO	8	153.5	120	192	±26.2	5%
165	Deone Walker	DT	BUF	7	199.2	131	244	±46.4	3%
166	Justin Walley	CB	IND	13	154.0	116	171	±22.1	1%
167	Christian Benford	CB	BUF	7	156.5	90	220	±52.2	1%
168	Azareye'h Thomas	CB	NYJ	13	158.3	129	203	±29.4	1%
169	Kool-Aid McKinstry	CB	NO	8	158.5	139	170	±11.7	9%
170	Isaiah Rodgers Sr.	CB	MIN	6	160.8	137	172	±13.9	1%
171	Greg Newsome II	CB	NYG	8	161.8	126	185	±23.9	1%
172	Malik Muhammad II	CB	CHI	10	162.3	154	176	±8.8	1%
173	Carl Granderson	DE	NO	8	206.2	130	251	±42.0	11%
174	Taron Johnson	CB	LV	13	163.0	136	197	±22.5	2%
175	Cameron Heyward	DT	PIT	9	164.5	73	220	±55.2	9%
176	Calen Bullock	S	HOU	8	164.5	141	188	±17.9	2%
177	Quan Martin	S	WAS	7	167.8	143	199	±23.9	2%
178	Odafe Oweh	DE	WAS	7	170.8	148	183	±13.9	5%
179	Jonathan Allen	DT	CIN	6	213.6	108	257	±55.7	4%
180	Khalil Mack	LB	LAC	7	172.3	145	206	±26.4	5%
181	Marlon Humphrey	CB	BAL	13	172.8	147	198	±22.5	5%
182	Brandon Cisse	CB	GB	11	173.0	138	198	±22.7	3%
183	Mike Hughes	CB	ATL	11	174.0	158	192	±15.6	1%
184	Josh Jobe	CB	SEA	11	174.0	163	195	±12.7	2%
185	Jalen Carter	DT	PHI	10	216.6	116	268	±53.4	15%
186	Deommodore Lenoir	CB	SF	8	176.5	164	196	±12.4	2%
187	Denzel Ward	CB	CLE	11	177.5	157	212	±22.5	1%
188	Charvarius Ward Sr.	CB	IND	13	178.3	130	255	±47.1	1%
189	Alim McNeill	DT	DET	6	219.0	119	319	±68.3	2%
190	Jacob Parrish	CB	TB	10	111.7	100	135	±16.5	1%
191	Nate Wiggins	CB	BAL	13	180.0	154	202	±20.1	6%
192	Rasul Douglas	CB	WAS	7	181.5	162	194	±13.1	2%
193	Kamren Kinchens	S	LAR	11	183.5	153	196	±17.8	1%
194	Antonio Johnson	S	JAX	7	122.7	116	133	±7.4	2%
195	Bryan Cook	S	CIN	6	187.5	132	224	±34.0	2%
196	Charles Woods	CB	NE	11	187.8	72	267	±76.2	1%
197	Malcolm Roach	DT	DEN	10	228.0	114	291	±67.4	2%
198	Sauce Gardner	CB	IND	13	189.8	160	249	±36.3	3%
199	Cam Hart	CB	LAC	7	190.0	168	209	±15.8	1%
200	DaRon Bland	CB	DAL	14	126.3	89	156	±27.9	8%

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros · 25 contributing experts

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.

#38Maxx CrosbyDE · LVbest #13 · worst #75 · ±17.1
#30Aidan HutchinsonDE · DETbest #12 · worst #63 · ±15.3
#27Josiah TrotterLB · TBbest #15 · worst #77 · ±13.1
#34Akeem Davis-GaitherLB · INDbest #25 · worst #83 · ±11.5
#33Dillon ThienemanS · CHIbest #24 · worst #71 · ±11.0

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What positions do IDP rankings cover?: IDP (individual defensive player) leagues start real defenders instead of — or alongside — a team defense. This board ranks every rostered defensive lineman, linebacker and defensive back in one expert consensus list; tackle-heavy linebackers typically lead it because tackles are the steadiest weekly stat in IDP scoring.
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.