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 (PPR)

Week 5 TE 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	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	5.3	5	6	±0.4	99%
6	Dalton Kincaid start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	6.7	3	11	±1.6	93%
7	Isaiah Likely start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	7.6	5	11	±1.6	89%
8	Harold Fannin Jr.start/sit →	TE	CLE	11	8.9	6	13	±1.7	94%
9	Tucker Kraft start/sit →	TE	GB	11	9.1	7	12	±1.4	93%
10	T.J. Hockenson start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	10.4	6	14	±2.5	55%
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11	Juwan Johnson start/sit →	TE	NO	8	10.4	7	16	±2.0	70%
12	Colston Loveland start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	11.7	9	18	±1.9	93%
13	Mark Andrews start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	15.2	12	18	±1.7	78%
14	Hunter Henry start/sit →	TE	NE	11	16.5	12	22	±2.0	53%
15	Kenyon Sadiq start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	16.5	14	21	±2.2	48%
16	Dalton Schultz start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	16.8	13	23	±2.5	50%
17	Jake Ferguson start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	17.4	10	22	±2.5	78%
18	Brenton Strange start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	18.9	14	22	±2.0	38%
19	Mike Gesicki start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	19.1	10	27	±4.6	30%
20	Oronde Gadsden II start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	19.4	12	26	±3.3	13%
21	Pat Freiermuth start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	21.5	20	25	±1.0	18%
22	Dallas Goedert start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	14.8	9	31	±5.6	73%
23	Cade Otton start/sit →	TE	TB	10	23.4	17	27	±1.7	7%
24	Michael Mayer start/sit →	TE	LV	13	23.6	19	28	±2.0	11%
25	Tyler Higbee start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	24.1	18	30	±2.9	3%
26	Kyle Pitts Sr.start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	26.1	21	31	±2.0	68%
27	AJ Barner start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	25.6	22	29	±1.6	13%
28	Chig Okonkwo start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	28.2	24	33	±1.8	18%
29	Greg Dulcich start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	28.2	17	33	±2.7	7%
30	Darnell Washington start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	30.3	29	33	±1.0	3%
31	Evan Engram start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	30.4	28	34	±1.3	4%
32	Gunnar Helm start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	32.6	31	34	±0.8	3%
33	Noah Fant start/sit →	TE	NO	8	33.5	28	36	±1.7	2%
34	Colby Parkinson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	34.8	27	63	±6.6	4%
35	Mason Taylor start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	36.6	32	60	±5.2	2%
36	Dawson Knox start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	37.5	33	45	±2.6	2%
37	Theo Johnson start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	39.9	34	50	±3.9	1%
38	Matt Hibner start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	40.9	34	48	±4.3	1%
39	Zach Ertz start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	44.8	33	60	±7.9	2%
40	Cole Kmet start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	39.7	37	44	±1.8	2%
41	Eli Raridon start/sit →	TE	NE	11	39.0	35	62	±5.4	2%
42	Jonnu Smith start/sit →	TE	GB	11	44.4	37	57	±4.4	1%
43	Foster Moreau start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	41.9	38	48	±3.3	—
44	Austin Hooper start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	44.9	39	52	±3.0	—
45	Elijah Higgins start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	43.9	35	61	±6.6	—
46	Davis Allen start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	46.9	43	54	±2.8	—
47	Charlie Kolar start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	45.8	36	67	±8.2	1%
48	Daniel Bellinger start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	49.1	46	55	±2.4	—
49	Tanner Hudson start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	49.2	42	57	±5.2	—
50	Jeremy Ruckert start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	51.1	43	59	±4.6	—
51	Drew Sample start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	51.6	43	57	±3.0	—
52	Elijah Arroyo start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	51.8	47	58	±3.9	1%
53	Will Kacmarek start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	52.9	45	60	±4.0	—
54	Brock Wright start/sit →	TE	DET	—	48.6	45	56	±3.1	—
55	Sam Roush start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	57.7	52	66	±4.2	1%
56	Erick All Jr.start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	58.3	43	71	±5.7	1%
57	Brevyn Spann-Ford start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	52.9	48	61	±3.6	—
58	Blake Whiteheart start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	53.8	49	59	±3.6	—
59	Nate Boerkircher start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	57.3	48	62	±4.4	2%
60	Adam Trautman start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	58.3	55	70	±4.0	—
61	Nate Adkins start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	57.9	47	64	±4.1	—
62	John Bates start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	62.9	55	73	±4.8	—
63	Johnny Mundt start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	62.5	38	81	±13.0	—
64	Luke Farrell start/sit →	TE	SF	—	64.1	60	69	±2.8	—
65	Luke Schoonmaker start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	61.5	53	69	±5.3	—
66	Ben Sinnott start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	65.9	56	71	±4.6	1%
67	Cade Stover start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	66.1	62	73	±2.9	—
68	Jackson Hawes start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	70.6	65	80	±4.6	—
69	Ian Thomas start/sit →	TE	LV	—	69.8	63	77	±4.7	—
70	Gavin Bartholomew	TE	MIN	—	69.9	65	75	±3.0	—
71	Mark Redman	TE	GB	—	69.5	64	72	±2.0	—
72	Mo Alie-Cox start/sit →	TE	IND	—	69.9	65	76	±3.6	—
73	Eric Saubert start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	71.7	63	77	±5.4	—
74	Oscar Delp start/sit →	TE	NO	8	76.2	69	82	±3.2	1%
75	Charlie Woerner start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	71.3	61	81	±7.5	—
76	Drew Ogletree start/sit →	TE	IND	—	74.1	69	81	±3.6	—
77	Jelani Woods start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	76.9	68	83	±4.8	—
78	Colson Yankoff	TE	WAS	—	80.3	63	93	±7.9	—
79	Brevin Jordan	TE	HOU	—	81.5	77	89	±3.5	—
80	Brayden Willis	TE	SF	—	79.4	71	102	±9.2	—
81	Teagan Quitoriano	TE	ARI	—	79.0	74	86	±4.0	—
82	Chris Manhertz start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	81.7	73	92	±5.7	—
83	Josh Cuevas start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	84.1	79	91	±4.1	—
84	Hayden Rucci	TE	LAC	—	84.3	81	95	±4.2	—
85	Max Klare start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	88.7	71	98	±7.8	—
86	Connor Heyward start/sit →	TE	LV	—	85.3	75	103	±7.4	—
87	Tanner Koziol start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	88.4	84	96	±3.2	—
88	Josh Whyle start/sit →	TE	GB	11	83.0	79	86	±2.9	1%
89	Cameron Latu	TE	NE	—	89.9	81	103	±7.2	—
90	Robert Tonyan	TE	PIT	—	90.0	84	98	±5.2	—
91	Payne Durham start/sit →	TE	TB	—	90.3	84	99	±4.2	—
92	Quintin Morris start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	88.4	82	97	±4.4	—
93	Keleki Latu start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	89.7	84	94	±2.9	—
94	Nick Muse	TE	ATL	—	90.1	87	93	±2.1	—
95	E.J. Jenkins	TE	PHI	—	94.9	85	103	±5.6	—
96	Kylen Granson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	93.6	82	102	±6.9	—
97	Treyton Welch	TE	NO	—	97.1	91	100	±3.2	—
98	Patrick Herbert	TE	LAC	—	94.2	91	97	±2.3	—
99	Ko Kieft start/sit →	TE	TB	—	94.6	89	102	±4.2	—
100	Tanner Arkin	TE	NE	—	98.0	92	101	±3.4	—
101	Seydou Traore start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	98.2	95	104	±2.9	—
102	Tyler Conklin start/sit →	TE	DET	—	91.7	79	98	±9.0	—
103	Nick Vannett	TE	BAL	—	93.0	87	100	±5.4	—
104	Bauer Sharp start/sit →	TE	TB	—	97.3	95	99	±1.5	—
105	Jack Stoll	TE	SF	—	101.0	97	105	±3.0	—

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.

#39Zach ErtzTE · PHIbest #33 · worst #60 · ±7.9
#34Colby ParkinsonTE · LARbest #27 · worst #63 · ±6.6
#22Dallas GoedertTE · PHIbest #9 · worst #31 · ±5.6
#35Mason TaylorTE · NYJbest #32 · worst #60 · ±5.2
#19Mike GesickiTE · CINbest #10 · worst #27 · ±4.6

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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.