Fantasy Football Rankings: Most Accurate Experts (Week 5)

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Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 5

Quarterbacks

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. NE	4 out of 5 stars	A+	24
2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs. DEN	2 out of 5 stars	A	22.4
3	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	at JAC	3 out of 5 stars	A	21.6
4	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. WAS	4 out of 5 stars	A	20.8
5	Justin Fields	NYJ	vs. DAL	5 out of 5 stars	A	20.4
6	Jayden Daniels	WAS	at LAC	2 out of 5 stars	B+	20
7	Drake Maye	NE	at BUF	3 out of 5 stars	B+	19.7
8	Daniel Jones	IND	vs. LV	1 out of 5 stars	B	19.3
9	Jared Goff	DET	at CIN	5 out of 5 stars	B	18.8
10	Kyler Murray	ARI	vs. TEN	3 out of 5 stars	B	18.2
11	Baker Mayfield	TB	at SEA	3 out of 5 stars	C+	17.6
12	Dak Prescott	DAL	at NYJ	2 out of 5 stars	B-	17.1
13	Bo Nix	DEN	at PHI	2 out of 5 stars	C+	16.6
14	Jaxson Dart	NYG	at NO	4 out of 5 stars	C	16.5
15	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. SF	2 out of 5 stars	C	16.3
16	Brock Purdy	SF	at LAR	3 out of 5 stars	C	16.2
17	Sam Darnold	SEA	vs. TB	4 out of 5 stars	C	16.1
18	Geno Smith	LV	at IND	4 out of 5 stars	C-	15.9
19	C.J. Stroud	HOU	at BAL	4 out of 5 stars	D+	15.7
20	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	at CAR	3 out of 5 stars	D	15.5
21	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. KC	2 out of 5 stars	D-	15.2
22	Bryce Young	CAR	vs. MIA	5 out of 5 stars	D	15
23	Spencer Rattler	NO	vs. NYG	3 out of 5 stars	F	14.6
24	Jake Browning	CIN	vs. DET	3 out of 5 stars	F	14.1
25	Carson Wentz	MIN	at CLE	2 out of 5 stars	F	13.6
26	Cam Ward	TEN	at ARI	3 out of 5 stars	F	12.7
27	Cooper Rush	BAL	vs. HOU	2 out of 5 stars	F	11.7
28	Joe Flacco	CLE	vs. MIN	2 out of 5 stars	F	10.3
29	Lamar Jackson	BAL	vs. HOU	2 out of 5 stars	F	5.5
30	Marcus Mariota	WAS	at LAC	2 out of 5 stars	F	4.8

Running Backs

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. LV	2 out of 5 stars	A+	19.8
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at CIN	3 out of 5 stars	A+	19.7
3	Christian McCaffrey	SF	at LAR	2 out of 5 stars	A+	18.5
4	De’Von Achane	MIA	at CAR	4 out of 5 stars	A	17.4
5	James Cook III	BUF	vs. NE	3 out of 5 stars	A	16.5
6	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. DEN	4 out of 5 stars	A	16.1
7	Omarion Hampton	LAC	vs. WAS	2 out of 5 stars	A	16.1
8	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. DAL	4 out of 5 stars	A	15.3
9	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs. HOU	4 out of 5 stars	A	14.5
10	Ashton Jeanty	LV	at IND	2 out of 5 stars	A-	14.3
11	Bucky Irving	TB	at SEA	2 out of 5 stars	A-	14.1
12	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. SF	2 out of 5 stars	A-	13.9
13	Javonte Williams	DAL	at NYJ	2 out of 5 stars	A-	13.8
14	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	vs. MIN	4 out of 5 stars	B+	13.5
15	Cam Skattebo	NYG	at NO	4 out of 5 stars	B+	13.3
16	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	vs. TB	2 out of 5 stars	B	13.2
17	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. KC	3 out of 5 stars	B+	13
18	Trey Benson	ARI	vs. TEN	4 out of 5 stars	B+	12.8
19	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. NYG	5 out of 5 stars	B	12.3
20	Jordan Mason	MIN	at CLE	2 out of 5 stars	B	12
21	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	at PHI	3 out of 5 stars	B	11.9
22	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	vs. MIA	3 out of 5 stars	B	11.7
23	David Montgomery	DET	at CIN	3 out of 5 stars	B-	11.6
24	Tony Pollard	TEN	at ARI	3 out of 5 stars	B-	10.9
25	Woody Marks	HOU	at BAL	4 out of 5 stars	C+	10
26	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. DET	3 out of 5 stars	C+	8.5
27	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	at BUF	4 out of 5 stars	C+	8
28	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at BUF	4 out of 5 stars	C	8
29	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. TB	2 out of 5 stars	C	7.7
30	Nick Chubb	HOU	at BAL	4 out of 5 stars	C	7.4
31	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	at LAC	2 out of 5 stars	C	7.3
32	Isiah Pacheco	KC	at JAC	4 out of 5 stars	C	7.1
33	RJ Harvey	DEN	at PHI	3 out of 5 stars	C	7
34	Kareem Hunt	KC	at JAC	4 out of 5 stars	C	6.8
35	Rachaad White	TB	at SEA	2 out of 5 stars	C	6.5
36	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	at LAC	2 out of 5 stars	C-	6.4
37	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	vs. KC	3 out of 5 stars	C-	6.2
38	Justice Hill	BAL	vs. HOU	4 out of 5 stars	C-	5.8
39	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	at CAR	4 out of 5 stars	D+	5.5
40	Kendre Miller	NO	vs. NYG	5 out of 5 stars	D+	5.5

Wide Receivers

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. SF	3 out of 5 stars	A+	18.1
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at CIN	4 out of 5 stars	A+	16.8
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. TB	3 out of 5 stars	A+	14.3
4	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at CLE	3 out of 5 stars	A+	13.9
5	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	vs. DAL	4 out of 5 stars	A+	13.8
6	Nico Collins	HOU	at BAL	2 out of 5 stars	A+	13.5
7	George Pickens	DAL	at NYJ	3 out of 5 stars	A	13.2
8	Davante Adams	LAR	vs. SF	3 out of 5 stars	A	13.1
9	Emeka Egbuka	TB	at SEA	3 out of 5 stars	A	13.1
10	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	vs. DET	4 out of 5 stars	A	12.8
11	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	at LAC	2 out of 5 stars	A	12
12	Quentin Johnston	LAC	vs. WAS	4 out of 5 stars	A	11.6
13	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at PHI	2 out of 5 stars	A	11.6
14	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. HOU	2 out of 5 stars	A	11.5
15	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	vs. MIA	3 out of 5 stars	A	11.5
16	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. LV	4 out of 5 stars	A-	11.4
17	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	at CAR	3 out of 5 stars	A-	11.2
18	A.J. Brown	PHI	vs. DEN	2 out of 5 stars	A-	11
19	Keenan Allen	LAC	vs. WAS	4 out of 5 stars	A-	10.8
20	Xavier Worthy	KC	at JAC	4 out of 5 stars	A-	10.8
21	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. KC	3 out of 5 stars	B+	10.8
22	Jakobi Meyers	LV	at IND	4 out of 5 stars	B+	10.7
23	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	vs. TEN	3 out of 5 stars	B+	10.5
24	Chris Olave	NO	vs. NYG	3 out of 5 stars	B	10.4
25	Jameson Williams	DET	at CIN	4 out of 5 stars	B	10.3
26	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. WAS	4 out of 5 stars	B	10
27	DeVonta Smith	PHI	vs. DEN	2 out of 5 stars	B	10
28	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	at NO	4 out of 5 stars	B	9.9
29	Jauan Jennings	SF	at LAR	4 out of 5 stars	B	9.7
30	Jordan Addison	MIN	at CLE	3 out of 5 stars	B-	9.7
31	Stefon Diggs	NE	at BUF	3 out of 5 stars	B-	8.9
32	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. DET	4 out of 5 stars	B-	8.9
33	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	at SEA	3 out of 5 stars	C+	8.8
34	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NE	4 out of 5 stars	B-	8.5
35	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. NE	4 out of 5 stars	C+	8.4
36	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	at ARI	2 out of 5 stars	C+	8.4
37	Tre Tucker	LV	at IND	4 out of 5 stars	C+	8.3
38	Troy Franklin	DEN	at PHI	2 out of 5 stars	C+	8.2
39	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	vs. MIN	3 out of 5 stars	C+	8.2
40	Rashid Shaheed	NO	vs. NYG	3 out of 5 stars	C	8.2
41	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at ARI	2 out of 5 stars	C	8
42	Darius Slayton	NYG	at NO	4 out of 5 stars	C	8
43	Cooper Kupp	SEA	vs. TB	3 out of 5 stars	C	7.7
44	Travis Hunter	JAC	vs. KC	3 out of 5 stars	C	7.5
45	Marquise Brown	KC	at JAC	4 out of 5 stars	C	7.4
46	Christian Kirk	HOU	at BAL	2 out of 5 stars	C	7.3
47	Josh Downs	IND	vs. LV	4 out of 5 stars	C	7.2
48	Malik Washington	MIA	at CAR	3 out of 5 stars	C	7.2
49	Kayshon Boutte	NE	at BUF	3 out of 5 stars	C-	6.9
50	Tory Horton	SEA	vs. TB	3 out of 5 stars	C-	6.6

Tight Ends

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP	MATCHUP	START/SIT	PROJ. FPTS
1	Trey McBride	ARI	vs. TEN	3 out of 5 stars	A+	12.5
2	Brock Bowers	LV	at IND	4 out of 5 stars	A	10.9
3	Tyler Warren	IND	vs. LV	3 out of 5 stars	A	9.6
4	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at NYJ	3 out of 5 stars	A-	9.4
5	Hunter Henry	NE	at BUF	4 out of 5 stars	B+	8.6
6	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. NE	3 out of 5 stars	B-	8.6
7	Sam LaPorta	DET	at CIN	3 out of 5 stars	B	8.6
8	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. NYG	2 out of 5 stars	B	8.1
9	Travis Kelce	KC	at JAC	2 out of 5 stars	C+	7.3
10	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. DEN	4 out of 5 stars	C	7.3
11	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. HOU	3 out of 5 stars	C	7.1
12	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at CLE	3 out of 5 stars	C	7
13	Zach Ertz	WAS	at LAC	4 out of 5 stars	C-	6.9
14	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. KC	2 out of 5 stars	C-	6.8
15	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	vs. MIN	2 out of 5 stars	D+	6.5
16	Darren Waller	MIA	at CAR	4 out of 5 stars	D+	6.5
17	David Njoku	CLE	vs. MIN	2 out of 5 stars	D	6.4
18	Theo Johnson	NYG	at NO	3 out of 5 stars	D	6.2
19	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at BAL	4 out of 5 stars	D	6.2
20	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at ARI	4 out of 5 stars	D-	5.9
21	Jake Tonges	SF	at LAR	3 out of 5 stars	D-	5.6
22	Mason Taylor	NYJ	vs. DAL	3 out of 5 stars	D-	5.3
23	Evan Engram	DEN	at PHI	2 out of 5 stars	F	5.3
24	AJ Barner	SEA	vs. TB	4 out of 5 stars	F	5.3
25	Cade Otton	TB	at SEA	3 out of 5 stars	F	5.3
26	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	vs. WAS	4 out of 5 stars	F	4.7
27	Tommy Tremble	CAR	vs. MIA	3 out of 5 stars	F	4.6
28	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. HOU	3 out of 5 stars	F	4.2
29	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. DET	3 out of 5 stars	F	3.9
30	Tyler Higbee	LAR	vs. SF	2 out of 5 stars	F	3.8

Flex Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	OPP
1	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB1	vs. LV
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB2	at CIN
3	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB3	at LAR
4	Puka Nacua	LAR	WR1	vs. SF
5	De’Von Achane	MIA	RB4	at CAR
6	James Cook III	BUF	RB5	vs. NE
7	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB6	vs. DEN
8	Omarion Hampton	LAC	RB7	vs. WAS
9	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR2	at CIN
10	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB8	vs. DAL
11	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB9	vs. HOU
12	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR3	vs. TB
13	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB10	at IND
14	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB11	vs. SF
15	Bucky Irving	TB	RB12	at SEA
16	Javonte Williams	DAL	RB13	at NYJ
17	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR4	vs. DAL
18	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR5	at CLE
19	Nico Collins	HOU	WR6	at BAL
20	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	RB14	vs. MIN
21	Cam Skattebo	NYG	RB15	at NO
22	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB16	vs. TB
23	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB17	vs. KC
24	George Pickens	DAL	WR7	at NYJ
25	Davante Adams	LAR	WR8	vs. SF
26	Emeka Egbuka	TB	WR9	at SEA
27	Trey Benson	ARI	RB18	vs. TEN
28	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR10	vs. DET
29	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB19	vs. NYG
30	Jordan Mason	MIN	RB20	at CLE
31	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	RB21	at PHI
32	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	vs. TEN
33	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB22	vs. MIA
34	Quentin Johnston	LAC	WR11	vs. WAS
35	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	WR12	at LAC
36	David Montgomery	DET	RB23	at CIN
37	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR13	at PHI
38	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR14	vs. MIA
39	Zay Flowers	BAL	WR15	vs. HOU
40	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	WR16	vs. LV
41	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB24	at ARI
42	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR17	at CAR
43	A.J. Brown	PHI	WR18	vs. DEN
44	Keenan Allen	LAC	WR19	vs. WAS
45	Woody Marks	HOU	RB25	at BAL
46	Xavier Worthy	KC	WR20	at JAC
47	Brock Bowers	LV	TE2	at IND
48	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	WR21	vs. KC
49	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	WR22	vs. TEN
50	Jakobi Meyers	LV	WR23	at IND
51	Chris Olave	NO	WR24	vs. NYG
52	Chase Brown	CIN	RB26	vs. DET
53	Tyler Warren	IND	TE3	vs. LV
54	Jameson Williams	DET	WR25	at CIN
55	Ladd McConkey	LAC	WR26	vs. WAS
56	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR27	vs. DEN
57	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	WR28	at NO
58	Jordan Addison	MIN	WR29	at CLE
59	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE4	at NYJ
60	Jauan Jennings	SF	WR30	at LAR
61	Stefon Diggs	NE	WR31	at BUF
62	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR32	vs. DET
63	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB27	at BUF
64	Hunter Henry	NE	TE5	at BUF
65	Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR33	vs. NE
66	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	WR34	at SEA
67	Keon Coleman	BUF	WR35	vs. NE
68	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	WR36	at ARI
69	Troy Franklin	DEN	WR37	at PHI
70	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB28	at BUF
71	Tre Tucker	LV	WR38	at IND
72	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE6	vs. NE
73	Sam LaPorta	DET	TE7	at CIN
74	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	WR39	vs. MIN
75	Juwan Johnson	NO	TE8	vs. NYG

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