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 (Standard)

Week 5 TE rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus for Standard 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	Brock Bowers start/sit →	TE	LV	13	1.0	1	1	±0.0	100%
2	Trey McBride start/sit →	TE	ARI	14	2.0	2	2	±0.0	100%
3	George Kittle start/sit →	TE	SF	8	3.3	3	4	±0.5	97%
4	Sam LaPorta start/sit →	TE	DET	6	3.8	3	6	±0.6	98%
5	Tucker Kraft start/sit →	TE	GB	11	5.4	4	7	±0.6	93%
6	Dalton Kincaid start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	5.8	3	8	±1.1	93%
7	Tyler Warren start/sit →	TE	IND	13	7.0	6	8	±0.4	99%
8	Isaiah Likely start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	8.0	6	10	±0.9	89%
9	Colston Loveland start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	9.9	8	16	±2.1	93%
10	Harold Fannin Jr.start/sit →	TE	CLE	11	10.5	8	14	±1.2	94%
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11	Juwan Johnson start/sit →	TE	NO	8	11.8	9	17	±1.7	70%
12	Mark Andrews start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	12.9	10	16	±1.2	78%
13	T.J. Hockenson start/sit →	TE	MIN	6	13.6	11	17	±1.6	55%
14	Hunter Henry start/sit →	TE	NE	11	15.1	11	21	±1.9	53%
15	Kenyon Sadiq start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	16.4	14	20	±1.8	48%
16	Oronde Gadsden II start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	18.0	12	24	±3.1	13%
17	Mike Gesicki start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	18.3	9	26	±4.1	30%
18	Brenton Strange start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	18.5	14	21	±1.7	38%
19	Dalton Schultz start/sit →	TE	HOU	8	19.2	17	25	±2.1	50%
20	Jake Ferguson start/sit →	TE	DAL	14	19.4	12	24	±2.6	78%
21	Pat Freiermuth start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	21.4	19	25	±1.1	18%
22	Dallas Goedert start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	13.9	9	30	±5.7	73%
23	Tyler Higbee start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	22.5	16	28	±2.5	3%
24	Cade Otton start/sit →	TE	TB	10	24.1	18	27	±1.6	7%
25	Kyle Pitts Sr.start/sit →	TE	ATL	11	25.8	22	30	±1.7	68%
26	Michael Mayer start/sit →	TE	LV	13	25.9	22	30	±1.2	11%
27	AJ Barner start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	24.6	20	28	±2.1	13%
28	Chig Okonkwo start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	28.5	25	32	±1.5	18%
29	Greg Dulcich start/sit →	TE	MIA	6	28.1	18	32	±2.6	7%
30	Darnell Washington start/sit →	TE	PIT	9	29.6	28	32	±0.9	3%
31	Evan Engram start/sit →	TE	DEN	10	31.4	30	33	±0.9	4%
32	Gunnar Helm start/sit →	TE	TEN	9	32.7	31	35	±0.9	3%
33	Noah Fant start/sit →	TE	NO	8	35.2	31	38	±2.1	2%
34	Colby Parkinson start/sit →	TE	LAR	11	33.6	26	58	±6.0	4%
35	Dawson Knox start/sit →	TE	BUF	7	35.5	32	43	±2.6	2%
36	Mason Taylor start/sit →	TE	NYJ	13	38.3	33	62	±5.6	2%
37	Theo Johnson start/sit →	TE	NYG	8	39.1	33	50	±3.9	1%
38	Matt Hibner start/sit →	TE	BAL	13	40.7	34	47	±4.1	1%
39	Zach Ertz start/sit →	TE	PHI	10	44.4	32	59	±7.8	2%
40	Cole Kmet start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	39.4	36	42	±1.8	2%
41	Eli Raridon start/sit →	TE	NE	11	38.9	36	61	±5.3	2%
42	Foster Moreau start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	40.3	36	44	±2.5	—
43	Jonnu Smith start/sit →	TE	GB	11	44.8	39	57	±4.0	1%
44	Davis Allen start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	45.5	42	53	±2.9	—
45	Austin Hooper start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	46.3	40	51	±2.9	—
46	Charlie Kolar start/sit →	TE	LAC	7	44.3	35	63	±7.5	1%
47	Elijah Higgins start/sit →	TE	ARI	—	47.2	37	63	±6.2	—
48	Daniel Bellinger start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	47.4	44	53	±2.7	—
49	Tanner Hudson start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	49.3	42	56	±4.3	—
50	Elijah Arroyo start/sit →	TE	SEA	11	50.1	45	58	±3.8	1%
51	Drew Sample start/sit →	TE	CIN	—	53.2	47	57	±2.3	—
52	Jeremy Ruckert start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	55.1	48	68	±5.7	—
53	Brock Wright start/sit →	TE	DET	—	47.2	45	53	±2.6	—
54	Will Kacmarek start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	54.2	47	62	±4.3	—
55	Sam Roush start/sit →	TE	CHI	10	56.3	50	63	±3.7	1%
56	Brevyn Spann-Ford start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	52.3	47	61	±3.9	—
57	Erick All Jr.start/sit →	TE	CIN	6	60.2	46	74	±6.2	1%
58	Nate Boerkircher start/sit →	TE	JAX	7	56.5	48	61	±4.3	2%
59	Blake Whiteheart start/sit →	TE	CLE	—	56.8	52	68	±4.9	—
60	Adam Trautman start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	57.2	54	68	±3.6	—
61	Nate Adkins start/sit →	TE	DEN	—	56.0	46	60	±3.7	—
62	John Bates start/sit →	TE	WAS	—	64.9	55	75	±5.3	—
63	Johnny Mundt start/sit →	TE	PHI	—	63.4	38	82	±14.0	—
64	Jackson Hawes start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	63.8	57	77	±5.4	—
65	Ben Sinnott start/sit →	TE	WAS	7	63.3	57	68	±3.7	1%
66	Cade Stover start/sit →	TE	HOU	—	66.2	62	75	±4.0	—
67	Luke Schoonmaker start/sit →	TE	DAL	—	63.4	53	72	±5.7	—
68	Luke Farrell start/sit →	TE	SF	—	66.8	61	72	±3.5	—
69	Mark Redman	TE	GB	—	65.3	61	67	±1.8	—
70	Gavin Bartholomew	TE	MIN	—	69.8	64	75	±3.0	—
71	Mo Alie-Cox start/sit →	TE	IND	—	69.1	64	76	±3.9	—
72	Eric Saubert start/sit →	TE	SEA	—	70.5	61	78	±6.0	—
73	Ian Thomas start/sit →	TE	LV	—	74.2	67	80	±4.1	—
74	Oscar Delp start/sit →	TE	NO	8	75.7	69	83	±3.5	1%
75	Jelani Woods start/sit →	TE	NYJ	—	76.3	69	82	±3.9	—
76	Drew Ogletree start/sit →	TE	IND	—	74.7	69	84	±4.1	—
77	Charlie Woerner start/sit →	TE	ATL	—	76.1	66	88	±7.3	—
78	Colson Yankoff	TE	WAS	—	81.2	66	93	±7.7	—
79	Brevin Jordan	TE	HOU	—	82.1	77	91	±4.3	—
80	Brayden Willis	TE	SF	—	80.0	70	101	±8.8	—
81	Chris Manhertz start/sit →	TE	NYG	—	81.3	73	92	±5.8	—
82	Josh Cuevas start/sit →	TE	BAL	—	81.8	77	90	±4.6	—
83	Teagan Quitoriano	TE	ARI	—	79.1	73	85	±4.2	—
84	Max Klare start/sit →	TE	LAR	—	87.5	67	98	±8.8	—
85	Connor Heyward start/sit →	TE	LV	—	83.4	71	100	±7.5	—
86	Tanner Koziol start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	86.8	81	96	±4.1	—
87	Josh Whyle start/sit →	TE	GB	11	84.0	79	87	±3.4	1%
88	Hayden Rucci	TE	LAC	—	87.4	84	95	±3.3	—
89	Payne Durham start/sit →	TE	TB	—	88.1	81	97	±5.0	—
90	Cameron Latu	TE	NE	—	90.7	84	102	±6.3	—
91	Quintin Morris start/sit →	TE	JAX	—	88.7	82	99	±5.1	—
92	Nick Muse	TE	ATL	—	89.3	82	93	±3.6	—
93	Robert Tonyan	TE	PIT	—	91.6	86	98	±4.0	—
94	Keleki Latu start/sit →	TE	BUF	—	90.6	87	94	±2.3	—
95	E.J. Jenkins	TE	PHI	—	94.6	87	101	±4.6	—
96	Ko Kieft start/sit →	TE	TB	—	93.4	87	100	±4.2	—
97	Patrick Herbert	TE	LAC	—	95.0	91	99	±2.8	—
98	Kylen Granson start/sit →	TE	TEN	—	95.2	85	102	±6.3	—
99	Seydou Traore start/sit →	TE	MIA	—	96.8	95	100	±1.8	—
100	Tanner Arkin	TE	NE	—	98.9	94	103	±3.5	—
101	Tyler Conklin start/sit →	TE	DET	—	91.0	79	98	±8.5	—
102	Treyton Welch	TE	NO	—	99.7	91	105	±4.7	—
103	Jack Stoll	TE	SF	—	97.8	96	100	±1.5	—
104	Bauer Sharp start/sit →	TE	TB	—	96.3	94	97	±1.3	—
105	Nick Vannett	TE	BAL	—	95.3	88	104	±6.6	—

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 #32 · worst #59 · ±7.8
#34Colby ParkinsonTE · LARbest #26 · worst #58 · ±6.0
#22Dallas GoedertTE · PHIbest #9 · worst #30 · ±5.7
#36Mason TaylorTE · NYJbest #33 · worst #62 · ±5.6
#17Mike GesickiTE · CINbest #9 · worst #26 · ±4.1

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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.