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 RB Rankings (PPR)

Week 5 RB rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus for 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	Jahmyr Gibbs start/sit →	RB	DET	6	1.0	1	2	±0.2	100%
2	Bijan Robinson start/sit →	RB	ATL	11	2.0	1	2	±0.2	100%
3	Jonathan Taylor start/sit →	RB	IND	13	3.5	3	6	±0.7	100%
4	Kyren Williams start/sit →	RB	LAR	11	4.6	3	8	±1.6	99%
5	Christian McCaffrey start/sit →	RB	SF	8	5.3	3	10	±1.1	100%
6	Chase Brown start/sit →	RB	CIN	6	6.3	3	11	±1.8	100%
7	Jaylen Warren start/sit →	RB	PIT	9	8.0	5	12	±1.8	94%
8	D'Andre Swift start/sit →	RB	CHI	10	8.1	4	14	±2.3	97%
9	Aaron Jones Sr.start/sit →	RB	MIN	6	9.5	5	13	±1.7	88%
10	Javonte Williams start/sit →	RB	DAL	14	9.6	8	12	±1.3	99%
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11	Derrick Henry start/sit →	RB	BAL	13	10.2	4	14	±2.8	100%
12	James Cook III start/sit →	RB	BUF	7	11.1	7	16	±1.8	100%
13	Ashton Jeanty start/sit →	RB	LV	13	15.0	7	39	±4.9	100%
14	Emanuel Wilson start/sit →	RB	SEA	11	15.3	12	19	±2.4	83%
15	Braelon Allen start/sit →	RB	NYJ	13	15.7	12	22	±2.4	81%
16	Bhayshul Tuten start/sit →	RB	JAX	7	16.0	12	20	±2.0	94%
17	Jeremiyah Love start/sit →	RB	ARI	14	16.2	11	21	±2.1	99%
18	Quinshon Judkins start/sit →	RB	CLE	11	17.5	13	21	±2.0	96%
19	Cam Skattebo start/sit →	RB	NYG	8	17.6	14	23	±1.9	98%
20	Rhamondre Stevenson start/sit →	RB	NE	11	20.7	17	24	±1.4	91%
21	Bucky Irving start/sit →	RB	TB	10	20.7	17	24	±1.3	97%
22	David Montgomery start/sit →	RB	HOU	8	23.0	20	28	±1.9	96%
23	Ollie Gordon II start/sit →	RB	MIA	6	24.5	20	29	±2.4	79%
24	RJ Harvey start/sit →	RB	DEN	10	24.6	14	33	±3.3	83%
25	Alvin Kamara start/sit →	RB	NO	8	25.5	19	34	±2.9	62%
26	Omarion Hampton start/sit →	RB	LAC	7	26.3	15	32	±4.0	98%
27	Will Shipley start/sit →	RB	PHI	10	27.0	23	32	±2.5	51%
28	Jacory Croskey-Merritt start/sit →	RB	WAS	7	27.7	22	40	±3.5	74%
29	Tony Pollard start/sit →	RB	TEN	9	28.0	24	30	±1.9	88%
30	TreVeyon Henderson start/sit →	RB	NE	11	28.1	21	35	±2.6	90%
31	J.K. Dobbins start/sit →	RB	DEN	10	31.4	25	38	±2.4	80%
32	Tyler Allgeier start/sit →	RB	ARI	14	33.0	29	37	±1.7	47%
33	Keaton Mitchell start/sit →	RB	LAC	7	33.5	30	36	±1.7	35%
34	Woody Marks start/sit →	RB	HOU	8	33.7	27	37	±1.8	52%
35	MarShawn Lloyd start/sit →	RB	GB	11	33.8	30	38	±2.5	53%
36	Mike Washington Jr.start/sit →	RB	LV	13	36.8	29	47	±4.0	44%
37	Brian Robinson Jr.start/sit →	RB	ATL	11	38.9	36	44	±1.6	50%
38	Blake Corum start/sit →	RB	LAR	11	39.5	35	41	±1.5	71%
39	Kendre Miller start/sit →	RB	NO	8	40.1	36	50	±3.2	8%
40	Kaleb Johnson start/sit →	RB	GB	11	40.6	38	45	±2.3	7%
41	George Holani start/sit →	RB	SEA	11	42.4	35	51	±3.7	7%
42	Kenny Gainwell start/sit →	RB	TB	10	42.6	33	46	±3.4	57%
43	Rachaad White start/sit →	RB	WAS	7	41.7	26	59	±7.5	60%
44	Chris Rodriguez Jr.start/sit →	RB	JAX	7	43.1	40	51	±2.3	29%
45	Tyjae Spears start/sit →	RB	TEN	9	44.2	42	48	±2.0	34%
46	Jaylen Wright start/sit →	RB	MIA	6	45.6	38	52	±2.7	15%
47	Samaje Perine start/sit →	RB	CIN	6	47.8	43	54	±2.4	5%
48	Justice Hill start/sit →	RB	BAL	13	49.3	44	63	±3.0	7%
49	Najee Harris start/sit →	RB	NYG	8	50.2	44	58	±2.7	8%
50	Kaelon Black start/sit →	RB	SF	8	51.6	39	64	±5.3	27%
51	Ty Johnson start/sit →	RB	BUF	7	50.7	47	54	±1.8	1%
52	Austin Ekeler start/sit →	RB	WAS	7	52.0	35	60	±5.3	4%
53	Kimani Vidal start/sit →	RB	LAC	7	53.1	48	57	±2.4	3%
54	Isaiah Davis start/sit →	RB	NYJ	13	54.4	48	77	±4.7	4%
55	Raheim Sanders start/sit →	RB	CLE	11	55.5	51	57	±1.6	3%
56	Dameon Pierce	RB	PHI	—	55.8	42	79	±8.5	—
57	Roschon Johnson start/sit →	RB	CHI	10	53.5	35	72	±8.6	6%
58	Sione Vaki start/sit →	RB	DET	6	59.5	57	67	±2.2	1%
59	Tyler Badie start/sit →	RB	DEN	—	60.6	51	70	±4.8	—
60	Sean Tucker start/sit →	RB	TB	10	59.7	49	75	±3.9	3%
61	Demond Claiborne start/sit →	RB	MIN	6	61.6	55	71	±3.6	3%
62	Seth McGowan start/sit →	RB	IND	13	61.8	58	65	±1.7	2%
63	Tyler Goodson start/sit →	RB	DAL	14	59.9	55	68	±3.2	1%
64	CJ Donaldson start/sit →	RB	NO	8	63.9	58	73	±3.2	1%
65	Tyrone Tracy Jr.start/sit →	RB	NYG	8	65.9	54	73	±3.8	6%
66	Ray Davis start/sit →	RB	BUF	7	67.8	59	73	±4.2	6%
67	LeQuint Allen Jr.start/sit →	RB	JAX	7	67.3	63	76	±3.5	1%
68	DeeJay Dallas	RB	MIN	—	69.8	65	77	±3.5	—
69	Jaleel McLaughlin start/sit →	RB	CLE	11	71.4	63	79	±3.7	1%
70	Travis Homer start/sit →	RB	PIT	—	68.4	59	78	±4.7	—
71	Pierre Strong Jr.	RB	GB	—	69.3	61	77	±5.0	—
72	Ameer Abdullah start/sit →	RB	JAX	—	73.5	63	79	±4.5	—
73	Alec Ingold	RB	LAC	—	69.5	66	80	±3.4	—
74	Corey Kiner start/sit →	RB	NE	—	74.9	69	80	±2.4	—
75	Hunter Luepke	RB	DAL	—	74.4	66	83	±5.1	—
76	Bam Knight start/sit →	RB	ARI	14	74.1	67	82	±5.1	1%
77	Dylan Laube start/sit →	RB	LV	—	73.5	65	90	±5.8	—
78	Tahj Brooks start/sit →	RB	CIN	6	79.7	65	91	±7.5	1%
79	Carson Steele	RB	PHI	—	74.4	68	82	±4.5	—
80	Patrick Ricard	RB	NYG	—	78.4	72	87	±4.1	—
81	Jordan James start/sit →	RB	SF	8	81.9	63	92	±6.4	1%
82	Zavier Scott start/sit →	RB	CHI	—	80.6	74	86	±3.5	—
83	Adam Prentice	RB	DEN	—	82.4	78	87	±2.2	—
84	Jaydon Blue start/sit →	RB	PHI	10	78.9	71	93	±6.4	1%
85	Jacob Saylors start/sit →	RB	DET	6	86.0	74	98	±6.5	1%
86	Lew Nichols III	RB	PIT	—	84.4	76	94	±4.4	—
87	Salvon Ahmed	RB	CHI	—	82.3	74	97	±6.7	—
88	Carlos Washington Jr.	RB	MIA	—	85.3	73	95	±6.4	—
89	Rasheen Ali start/sit →	RB	BAL	—	88.4	83	91	±2.2	—
90	Michael Burton	RB	CLE	—	87.1	84	90	±1.8	—
91	Kene Nwangwu start/sit →	RB	NYJ	—	90.4	85	96	±3.9	—
92	Josh Williams	RB	TB	—	87.7	72	98	±8.1	—
93	Max Bredeson start/sit →	RB	MIN	—	87.7	87	88	±0.5	—
94	Andrew Beck start/sit →	RB	NYJ	—	88.6	88	89	±0.5	—
95	DJ Herman	LB	MIA	—	84.0	71	100	±9.7	—
96	Julius Chestnut start/sit →	RB	TEN	—	90.4	83	99	±4.6	—
97	Kalel Mullings	RB	TEN	—	90.0	87	94	±2.4	—
98	Dean Connors	RB	LAR	—	94.0	90	97	±2.3	—
99	Josh Jacobs start/sit →	RB	GB	11	88.0	74	96	±9.1	83%
100	Jarquez Hunter start/sit →	RB	MIA	6	91.2	80	101	±7.7	1%
101	DJ Giddens start/sit →	RB	IND	13	91.2	83	96	±4.6	1%
102	Craig Reynolds	RB	WAS	—	86.3	78	91	±5.9	—
103	Adam Randall start/sit →	RB	BAL	13	89.0	72	102	±12.6	1%
104	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	HOU	—	93.0	88	103	±7.1	—

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.

#13Ashton JeantyRB · LVbest #7 · worst #39 · ±4.9
#26Omarion HamptonRB · LACbest #15 · worst #32 · ±4.0
#36Mike Washington Jr.RB · LVbest #29 · worst #47 · ±4.0
#28Jacory Croskey-MerrittRB · WASbest #22 · worst #40 · ±3.5
#24RJ HarveyRB · DENbest #14 · worst #33 · ±3.3

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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.