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Welcome back RotoBallers to another week of our fantasy football rankings. We have four weeks of NFL action in the books, and are here as always to help you win your matchups with our Week 5 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of October 4th. Our goal as always is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key players like Melvin Gordon, Allen Lazard, Romeo Doubs, Mike Boone, Amari Cooper, Cam Akers rank, among others.
Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.
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Week 5 Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Colts Hope Jonathan Taylor Can Play Thursday
- Steelers Officially Name Kenny Pickett The Starter
- Dak Prescott Unlikely To Play In Week 5
- Rashod Bateman Dealing With Foot Injury
- Jahan Dotson To Miss 1-2 Weeks
- Treylon Burks Could Go On Injured Reserve
- Tua Tagovailoa To Miss Week 5
- Cordarrelle Patterson To Go On Injured Reserve
- Javonte Williams Suffers Torn ACL, Done For The Year
- Shaquille Leonard Won't Play Thursday Night
- Jamison Crowder Out Indefinitely With Broken Ankle
Early Week 5 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings
You can also check out our Week 5 PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, K mixed in).
Last updated on Tuesday 10/4 at 5:00 pm ET:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 1 | 2 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 1 | 4 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 1 | 5 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 1 | 6 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
| 2 | 7 | Derrick Henry | RB |
| 2 | 8 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 2 | 9 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 2 | 10 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 2 | 11 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 2 | 12 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 2 | 13 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 2 | 14 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 2 | 15 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 2 | 16 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
| 2 | 17 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 3 | 18 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 19 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 3 | 20 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 3 | 21 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 3 | 22 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 3 | 23 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 3 | 24 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 3 | 25 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 3 | 26 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 3 | 27 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 3 | 28 | James Robinson | RB |
| 3 | 29 | Dameon Pierce | RB |
| 3 | 30 | James Conner | RB |
| 3 | 31 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 3 | 33 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 3 | 34 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 3 | 35 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 4 | 36 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 4 | 37 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 4 | 38 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 4 | 39 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 4 | 40 | DK Metcalf | WR |
| 4 | 41 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 4 | 42 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
| 4 | 43 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 4 | 44 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 4 | 45 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 4 | 46 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
| 4 | 47 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 4 | 48 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 4 | 49 | Breece Hall | RB |
| 4 | 50 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 4 | 51 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 4 | 52 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 4 | 53 | Drake London | WR |
| 4 | 54 | Chris Olave | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 5 | 56 | J.K. Dobbins | RB |
| 5 | 57 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
| 5 | 58 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 5 | 59 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 5 | 60 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 5 | 61 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 5 | 62 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
| 5 | 64 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 5 | 65 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 5 | 66 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 5 | 67 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
| 5 | 68 | Cam Akers | RB |
| 5 | 69 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 5 | 70 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 5 | 71 | Romeo Doubs | WR |
| 5 | 72 | Raheem Mostert | RB |
| 5 | 73 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 5 | 74 | Michael Thomas | WR |
| 5 | 75 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 5 | 76 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 5 | 77 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 5 | 78 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 5 | 79 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 5 | 80 | DJ Moore | WR |
| 5 | 81 | Robert Woods | WR |
| 6 | 82 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 6 | 83 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB |
| 6 | 84 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 6 | 85 | Garrett Wilson | WR |
| 6 | 86 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB |
| 6 | 87 | Tyler Allgeier | RB |
| 6 | 88 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 6 | 89 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 6 | 90 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 6 | 91 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 6 | 92 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 6 | 93 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
| 6 | 94 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 6 | 95 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 7 | 96 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 7 | 97 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 7 | 98 | George Pickens | WR |
| 7 | 99 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 7 | 100 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 7 | 101 | George Kittle | TE |
| 7 | 102 | Kyle Philips | WR |
| 7 | 103 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 7 | 104 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 7 | 105 | David Njoku | TE |
| 7 | 106 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 7 | 107 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 7 | 108 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
| 7 | 109 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 7 | 110 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 7 | 111 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 7 | 112 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 7 | 113 | Robbie Anderson | WR |
| 7 | 114 | Richie James Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 115 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 7 | 116 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 117 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 7 | 118 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 7 | 119 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 7 | 120 | Michael Gallup | WR |
| 8 | 121 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
| 8 | 122 | Greg Dortch | WR |
| 8 | 123 | Russell Gage | WR |
| 8 | 124 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 8 | 125 | Rachaad White | RB |
| 8 | 126 | Noah Brown | WR |
| 8 | 127 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 8 | 128 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 8 | 129 | Isiah Pacheco | RB |
| 8 | 130 | D.J. Chark Jr. | WR |
| 8 | 131 | Corey Davis | WR |
| 8 | 132 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 8 | 133 | Caleb Huntley | RB |
| 8 | 134 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 8 | 135 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 8 | 136 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
| 8 | 137 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 8 | 138 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 8 | 139 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 8 | 140 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 9 | 141 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 9 | 142 | Alec Pierce | WR |
| 9 | 143 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR |
| 9 | 144 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 9 | 145 | Mike Boone | RB |
| 9 | 146 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 9 | 147 | Ben Skowronek | WR |
| 9 | 148 | Randall Cobb | WR |
| 9 | 149 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 9 | 150 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE |
| 9 | 151 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 9 | 152 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB |
| 9 | 153 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
| 9 | 154 | Logan Thomas | TE |
| 9 | 155 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 9 | 156 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 9 | 157 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 9 | 158 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
| 9 | 159 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 9 | 160 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 10 | 161 | Jaylen Warren | RB |
| 10 | 162 | Christian Watson | WR |
| 10 | 163 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 10 | 164 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
| 10 | 165 | David Sills V | WR |
| 10 | 166 | Khalil Shakir | WR |
| 10 | 167 | James Cook | RB |
| 10 | 168 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 10 | 169 | Chris Moore | WR |
| 10 | 170 | Parris Campbell | WR |
| 10 | 171 | Cameron Brate | TE |
| 10 | 172 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 10 | 173 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 10 | 174 | Taysom Hill | TE |
| 11 | 175 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 11 | 176 | Ashton Dulin | WR |
| 11 | 177 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 11 | 178 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 11 | 179 | Ken Walker III | RB |
| 11 | 180 | DeAndre Carter | WR |
| 11 | 181 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
| 11 | 182 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 11 | 183 | Brandon Bolden | RB |
| 11 | 184 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 11 | 185 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 11 | 186 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 11 | 187 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 11 | 188 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 11 | 189 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 11 | 190 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 11 | 191 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 11 | 192 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 11 | 193 | Shi Smith | WR |
| 11 | 194 | Isaiah Likely | TE |
| 11 | 195 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 11 | 196 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
| 11 | 197 | K.J. Hamler | WR |
| 11 | 198 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 11 | 199 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
| 11 | 200 | Daniel Bellinger | TE |
| 11 | 201 | Kylen Granson | TE |
| 12 | 202 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 12 | 203 | Trestan Ebner | RB |
| 12 | 204 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 12 | 205 | David Bell | WR |
| 12 | 206 | Eric Saubert | TE |
| 12 | 207 | Tommy Tremble | TE |
| 12 | 208 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
| 12 | 209 | Justice Hill | RB |
| 12 | 210 | Quintez Cephus | WR |
| 12 | 211 | Cam Sims | WR |
| 12 | 212 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 12 | 213 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
| 12 | 214 | Deon Jackson | RB |
| 12 | 215 | Dante Pettis | WR |
| 12 | 216 | James Proche II | WR |
| 12 | 217 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 12 | 218 | Geoff Swaim | TE |
| 12 | 219 | Jelani Woods | TE |
| 12 | 220 | Noah Gray | TE |
| 13 | 221 | Colby Parkinson | TE |
| 13 | 222 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 13 | 223 | Skyy Moore | WR |
| 13 | 224 | Durham Smythe | TE |
| 13 | 225 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 13 | 226 | Jamal Agnew | WR |
| 13 | 227 | KhaDarel Hodge | WR |
| 13 | 228 | John Bates | TE |
| 13 | 229 | River Cracraft | WR |
| 13 | 230 | Dee Eskridge | WR |
| 13 | 231 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 13 | 232 | Jake Kumerow | WR |
| 13 | 233 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 13 | 234 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
| 13 | 235 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 13 | 236 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 13 | 237 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 13 | 238 | Simi Fehoko | WR |
| 13 | 239 | Justin Watson | WR |
| 13 | 240 | Tre' McKitty | TE |
| 13 | 241 | Avery Williams | RB |
| 13 | 242 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE |
| 13 | 243 | Patrick Ricard | RB |
| 13 | 244 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 13 | 245 | Cade Otton | TE |
| 13 | 246 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 13 | 247 | Alec Ingold | RB |
| 13 | 248 | Mike Strachan | RB |
| 14 | 249 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 14 | 250 | Zander Horvath | RB |
| 14 | 251 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 14 | 252 | Hassan Haskins | RB |
| 14 | 253 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 14 | 254 | C.J. Ham | RB |
| 14 | 255 | Dwayne Washington | RB |
| 14 | 256 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 257 | Zamir White | RB |
| 14 | 258 | Marlon Mack | RB |
| 14 | 259 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE |
| 14 | 260 | Keith Smith | RB |
| 14 | 261 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 14 | 262 | Jordan Mason | RB |
| 14 | 263 | Jonathan Williams | RB |
| 14 | 264 | Gary Brightwell | RB |
| 14 | 265 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 14 | 266 | Darrynton Evans | RB |
| 14 | 267 | Michael Burton | RB |
| 14 | 268 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 269 | Trey Sermon | RB |
| 15 | 270 | Rico Dowdle | RB |
| 15 | 271 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB |
| 15 | 272 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 15 | 273 | Kene Nwangwu | RB |
| 15 | 274 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 15 | 275 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 15 | 276 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 15 | 277 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
| 15 | 278 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 15 | 279 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 15 | 280 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 15 | 281 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 15 | 282 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 15 | 283 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 284 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 285 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 15 | 286 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 15 | 287 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 15 | 288 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
| 15 | 289 | Jameis Winston | QB |
| 15 | 290 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 15 | 291 | Geno Smith | QB |
| 15 | 292 | Marcus Mariota | QB |
| 15 | 293 | Carson Wentz | QB |
| 15 | 294 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 295 | Jacoby Brissett | QB |
| 15 | 296 | Cooper Rush | QB |
| 15 | 297 | Kenny Pickett | QB |
| 15 | 298 | Matt Ryan | QB |
| 15 | 299 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 15 | 300 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 301 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 302 | Bailey Zappe | QB |
| 15 | 303 | Daniel Jones | QB |
| 15 | 304 | Davis Mills | QB |
| 15 | 305 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 15 | 306 | Andy Dalton | QB |
| 15 | 307 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 15 | 308 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 15 | 309 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 15 | 310 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 15 | 311 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 15 | 312 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 16 | 313 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 16 | 314 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 16 | 315 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 16 | 316 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 16 | 317 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 16 | 318 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 16 | 319 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 16 | 320 | New York Giants | DST |
| 16 | 321 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 16 | 322 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 16 | 323 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 16 | 324 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 16 | 325 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 16 | 326 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 16 | 327 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 16 | 328 | New York Jets | DST |
| 16 | 329 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 16 | 330 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 16 | 331 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 16 | 332 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 16 | 333 | Washington Commanders | DST |
| 16 | 334 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 16 | 335 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 16 | 336 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 16 | 337 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 16 | 338 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 16 | 339 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 16 | 340 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 16 | 341 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 16 | 342 | Ryan Succop | K |
| 16 | 343 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 16 | 344 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 345 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
| 17 | 346 | Robbie Gould | K |
| 17 | 347 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 17 | 348 | Matt Gay | K |
| 17 | 349 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 17 | 350 | Mason Crosby | K |
| 17 | 351 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 17 | 352 | Brett Maher | K |
| 17 | 353 | Cade York | K |
| 17 | 354 | Matt Prater | K |
| 17 | 355 | Wil Lutz | K |
| 17 | 356 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 17 | 357 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 17 | 358 | Nick Folk | K |
| 17 | 359 | Randy Bullock | K |
| 17 | 360 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 17 | 361 | Jason Myers | K |
| 17 | 362 | Dominik Eberle | K |
| 17 | 363 | Graham Gano | K |
| 17 | 364 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 17 | 365 | Joey Slye | K |
| 17 | 366 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 17 | 367 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 17 | 368 | Eddy Pineiro | K |
| 17 | 369 | Cairo Santos | K |
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