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Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 5 Early Updates

Derrick Henry - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

Fantasy football rankings - Week 5 rankings early edition for 2025. Read the top-accuracy fantasy football rankings for half-PPR leagues.

Bye weeks are set to begin in Week 5, so the depth of rosters will be tested moving forward. Use these Week 5 fantasy football rankings to set those Week 5 lineups. In the top 350 overall rankings below, check out where key star-sit options such as Xavier Worthy, Woody Marks, Ladd McConkey, Terry McLaurin, Jameson Williams, Jake Ferguson, Brock Bowers, Tony Pollard, Wan'Dale Robinson, and more stand, among all QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs, D/STs, and kickers.

Our fantasy football rankings for Week 5 are put together by Nick Mariano. Below the rankings, you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football news for this week. There are always key injuries and developments to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.

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Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 2 Jonathan Taylor RB
1 3 Jahmyr Gibbs RB
1 4 James Cook RB
1 5 Puka Nacua WR
1 6 De'Von Achane RB
1 7 Saquon Barkley RB
2 8 Omarion Hampton RB
2 9 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
2 10 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR
2 11 Derrick Henry RB
2 12 Bucky Irving RB
2 13 Javonte Williams RB
2 14 Kyren Williams RB
2 15 Justin Jefferson WR
2 16 Breece Hall RB
2 17 Cam Skattebo RB
2 18 Ashton Jeanty RB
2 19 Chuba Hubbard RB
2 20 Trey Benson RB
3 21 George Pickens WR
3 22 Davante Adams WR
3 23 Quinshon Judkins RB
3 24 Garrett Wilson WR
3 25 Nico Collins WR
3 26 Kenneth Walker III RB
3 27 Emeka Egbuka WR
3 28 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
3 29 J.K. Dobbins RB
3 30 Zay Flowers WR
3 31 Deebo Samuel Sr. WR
3 32 Trey McBride TE
3 33 Courtland Sutton WR
3 34 Jordan Mason RB
4 35 Quentin Johnston WR
4 36 Alvin Kamara RB
4 37 Jaylen Waddle WR
4 38 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
4 39 David Montgomery RB
4 40 Ja'Marr Chase WR
4 41 Woody Marks RB
4 42 Chase Brown RB
4 43 A.J. Brown WR
4 44 Tyler Warren TE
4 45 Keenan Allen WR
4 46 Tetairoa McMillan WR
4 47 Jakobi Meyers WR
5 48 Chris Olave WR
5 49 Xavier Worthy WR
5 50 Ladd McConkey WR
5 51 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR
5 52 Brian Thomas Jr. WR
5 53 DeVonta Smith WR
5 54 Jameson Williams WR
5 55 Terry McLaurin WR
5 56 Jauan Jennings WR
5 57 Brock Bowers TE
5 58 Tony Pollard RB
5 59 Jake Ferguson TE
5 60 Tee Higgins WR
5 61 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
6 62 Jordan Addison WR
6 63 Ricky Pearsall WR
6 64 Keon Coleman WR
6 65 TreVeyon Henderson RB
6 66 Khalil Shakir WR
6 67 Nick Chubb RB
6 68 Stefon Diggs WR
6 69 Hunter Henry TE
6 70 Chris Godwin WR
6 71 Troy Franklin WR
6 72 Tre Tucker WR
6 73 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
6 74 Dalton Kincaid TE
6 75 Sam LaPorta TE
6 76 Elic Ayomanor WR
6 77 Zach Charbonnet RB
6 78 Jerry Jeudy WR
6 79 Isiah Pacheco RB
6 80 Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB
6 81 Calvin Ridley WR
6 82 Darius Slayton WR
7 83 Rashid Shaheed WR
7 84 Travis Kelce TE
7 85 Marquise Brown WR
7 86 Kareem Hunt RB
7 87 Christian Kirk WR
7 88 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB
7 89 Malik Washington WR
7 90 Juwan Johnson TE
7 91 Dallas Goedert TE
7 92 Mark Andrews TE
7 93 Cooper Kupp WR
7 94 Rachaad White RB
8 95 Brenton Strange TE
8 96 Isaiah Bond WR
8 97 Travis Hunter WR
8 98 Tory Horton WR
8 99 Zach Ertz TE
8 100 Josh Downs WR
8 101 T.J. Hockenson TE
8 102 RJ Harvey RB
8 103 Harold Fannin Jr. TE
8 104 David Njoku TE
8 105 Sterling Shepard WR
8 106 Ollie Gordon II RB
8 107 Kayshon Boutte WR
8 108 Jalen Tolbert WR
8 109 Tyquan Thornton WR
8 110 Rashod Bateman WR
8 111 Darren Waller TE
8 112 KaVontae Turpin WR
8 113 Rico Dowdle RB
8 114 Kendre Miller RB
8 115 Dalton Schultz TE
8 116 Jake Tonges TE
8 117 Luke McCaffrey WR
8 118 Bhayshul Tuten RB
8 119 Hunter Renfrow WR
8 120 Joshua Palmer WR
9 121 Marvin Mims Jr. WR
9 122 Justice Hill RB
9 123 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
9 124 Theo Johnson TE
9 125 Emari Demercado RB
9 126 Michael Wilson WR
9 127 Blake Corum RB
9 128 Adonai Mitchell WR
9 129 Parker Washington WR
9 130 DeAndre Hopkins WR
9 131 Miles Sanders RB
9 132 Tommy Tremble TE
9 133 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
9 134 Chig Okonkwo TE
9 135 Kendrick Bourne WR
9 136 AJ Barner TE
9 137 Cade Otton TE
9 138 Jaylin Lane WR
9 139 DeMario Douglas WR
9 140 Devin Singletary RB
9 141 Brashard Smith RB
9 142 Jeremy McNichols RB
9 143 Zavier Scott RB
9 144 Jayden Higgins WR
10 145 Jerome Ford RB
10 146 Antonio Gibson RB
10 147 Mason Taylor TE
10 148 Ray Davis RB
10 149 Evan Engram TE
10 150 Tyjae Spears RB
10 151 Isaiah Davis RB
10 152 Tyler Lockett WR
10 153 Xavier Hutchinson WR
10 154 Dyami Brown WR
10 155 Oronde Gadsden II TE
10 156 Jalen Nailor WR
10 157 Mike Gesicki TE
10 158 Brandin Cooks WR
10 159 Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR
10 160 Isaiah Likely TE
10 161 Adam Thielen WR
11 162 Isaac TeSlaa WR
11 163 Tyler Higbee TE
11 164 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
11 165 Mack Hollins WR
11 166 Andrei Iosivas WR
11 167 Elijah Moore WR
11 168 Tutu Atwell WR
11 169 Jahan Dotson WR
11 170 Noah Gray TE
11 171 Dylan Sampson RB
11 172 Jordan Whittington WR
11 173 Austin Hooper TE
11 174 Greg Dortch WR
11 175 Kalif Raymond WR
11 176 Ty Johnson RB
11 177 Chris Moore WR
11 178 Braelon Allen RB
11 179 Zamir White RB
11 180 Xavier Legette WR
11 181 Demarcus Robinson WR
11 182 Luke Farrell TE
11 183 Dawson Knox TE
11 184 Devontez Walker WR
11 185 Allen Lazard WR
11 186 Pat Bryant WR
12 187 AJ Dillon RB
12 188 Chimere Dike WR
12 189 Devaughn Vele WR
12 190 DJ Giddens RB
12 191 Tre Harris WR
12 192 Brycen Tremayne WR
12 193 Elijah Arroyo TE
12 194 Tyler Conklin TE
12 195 Jimmy Horn Jr. WR
12 196 Jamari Thrash WR
12 197 Samaje Perine RB
12 198 Josh Reynolds WR
12 199 Noah Fant TE
12 200 Trevor Etienne RB
12 201 Jalin Hyatt WR
12 202 Tez Johnson WR
12 203 Hunter Long TE
12 204 Arian Smith WR
12 205 Colby Parkinson TE
12 206 Brock Wright TE
12 207 Jack Bech WR
12 208 Elijah Higgins TE
12 209 Skyy Moore WR
12 210 Kyle Williams WR
12 211 Josh Oliver TE
13 212 Ryan Flournoy WR
13 213 Adam Trautman TE
13 214 LeQuint Allen Jr. RB
13 215 Jaylin Noel WR
13 216 Julius Chestnut RB
13 217 David Moore WR
13 218 Jackson Hawes TE
13 219 Tylan Wallace WR
13 220 Tyler Johnson WR
13 221 Tyler Badie RB
13 222 Cam Akers RB
13 223 Tai Felton WR
13 224 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
13 225 Trent Sherfield Sr. WR
14 226 Mo Alie-Cox TE
14 227 Drew Sample TE
14 228 Van Jefferson WR
14 229 Julian Hill TE
14 230 Tim Patrick WR
14 231 Jack Stoll TE
14 232 Dylan Laube RB
14 233 Raheem Mostert RB
14 234 Kyle Juszczyk RB
14 235 Luke Schoonmaker TE
14 236 Ben Sinnott TE
14 237 Tip Reiman TE
15 238 Sean Tucker RB
15 239 Tahj Brooks RB
15 240 Mitchell Evans TE
15 241 Gunnar Helm TE
15 242 Hassan Haskins RB
15 243 Dare Ogunbowale RB
15 244 Kimani Vidal RB
15 245 Will Shipley RB
15 246 Alec Ingold RB
15 247 Zonovan Knight RB
15 248 George Holani RB
15 249 Tank Bigsby RB
15 250 Isaac Guerendo RB
15 251 Jaleel McLaughlin RB
15 252 Tyler Goodson RB
15 253 Devin Neal RB
15 254 Jarquez Hunter RB
15 255 Sincere McCormick RB
15 256 Hunter Luepke RB
15 257 Audric Estime RB
15 258 Jaylen Wright RB
15 259 Rasheen Ali RB
15 260 Michael Carter RB
16 261 Craig Reynolds RB
16 262 Reggie Gilliam RB/TE
16 263 Josh Allen QB
16 264 Lamar Jackson QB
16 265 Jalen Hurts QB
16 266 Patrick Mahomes QB
16 267 Drake Maye QB
16 268 Justin Herbert QB
16 269 Daniel Jones QB
16 270 Justin Fields QB
16 271 Jayden Daniels QB
16 272 Kyler Murray QB
16 273 Jaxson Dart QB
16 274 Baker Mayfield QB
16 275 Jared Goff QB
16 276 Dak Prescott QB
16 277 Brock Purdy QB
16 278 Bo Nix QB
16 279 Matthew Stafford QB
16 280 Sam Darnold QB
16 281 Tua Tagovailoa QB
17 282 Geno Smith QB
17 283 C.J. Stroud QB
17 284 Trevor Lawrence QB
17 285 Carson Wentz QB
17 286 Bryce Young QB
17 287 Jake Browning QB
17 288 Spencer Rattler QB
17 289 Cam Ward QB
17 290 Joe Flacco QB
17 291 Marcus Mariota QB
17 292 Mac Jones QB
17 293 Cooper Rush QB
17 294 Dillon Gabriel QB
17 295 Tyler Shough QB
17 296 Arizona Cardinals DST
17 297 Detroit Lions DST
17 298 Minnesota Vikings DST
17 299 Cleveland Browns DST
17 300 Seattle Seahawks DST
17 301 Philadelphia Eagles DST
17 302 Buffalo Bills DST
17 303 Indianapolis Colts DST
17 304 Kansas City Chiefs DST
17 305 Los Angeles Rams DST
17 306 Los Angeles Chargers DST
18 307 New York Giants DST
18 308 Dallas Cowboys DST
18 309 Baltimore Ravens DST
18 310 Houston Texans DST
18 311 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
18 312 Miami Dolphins DST
18 313 Denver Broncos DST
18 314 New Orleans Saints DST
18 315 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
18 316 San Francisco 49ers DST
18 317 Carolina Panthers DST
18 318 Washington Commanders DST
18 319 Tennessee Titans DST
18 320 Las Vegas Raiders DST
18 321 New York Jets DST
18 322 New England Patriots DST
18 323 Cincinnati Bengals DST
18 324 Brandon Aubrey K
18 325 Matt Prater K
18 326 Spencer Shrader K
18 327 Harrison Butker K
18 328 Cameron Dicker K
18 329 Jake Bates K
18 330 Chase McLaughlin K
18 331 Joshua Karty K
18 332 Jason Myers K
18 333 Chad Ryland K
18 334 Tyler Loop K
18 335 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
18 336 Will Reichard K
18 337 Cam Little K
18 338 Matt Gay K
18 339 Eddy Pineiro K
18 340 Jake Elliott K
18 341 Daniel Carlson K
18 342 Wil Lutz K
18 343 Riley Patterson K
18 344 Jude McAtamney K
18 345 Nick Folk K
18 346 Blake Grupe K
18 347 Evan McPherson K
18 348 Joey Slye K
19 349 Andy Borregales K
19 350 Ryan Fitzgerald K

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REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Jonathan Kuminga

Set to Return to Warriors After Agreeing to New Deal
Jalen Suggs

Takes Part in Non-Contact Drills on Tuesday
Luke Clanton

Looking in Mississippi For The Same Magic He Had Before Turning Pro
Jackson Suber

Has a Chance at a Good Week in Mississippi if Iron Play Returns
Scottie Barnes

Ready for Raptors Training Camp
Joel Dahmen

Looking For Good Week at Sanderson Farms to Fuel Fall Run
Victor Wembanyama

Cleared for Spurs Training Camp
LeBron James

Held Out of Practice on Tuesday
Jarace Walker

Back to Form After Recovering From Ankle Injury
CFB

Behren Morton To Start Against Houston Saturday
Dillon Gabriel

Expected to Start in Week 5
Walker Kessler

Frustrated by Extension Talks
Robert Williams III

Not Sure When He'll Be Ready
Cedric Tillman

Placed on Injured Reserve
Jerami Grant

Doesn't See Himself Coming Off the Bench
Darius Garland

Unsure When He'll Be Able To Play
Max Strus

Still Months Away From Playing
Lonzo Ball

Could Play Back-to-Backs This Season
Matt Wallace

Finishes Tied For 46 at BMW PGA Championship
PGA

J.T. Poston Finishes Tied For 30 at BMW Championship
Matthieu Pavon

Misses The Cut at FedEx Open de France
Keith Mitchell

Finishes Tied For 53 at Procore Championship
Min Woo Lee

Finishes Tied For Fifth at FedEx Open de France
Tom Hoge

Misses The Cut at Procore Championship
Rasmus Hojgaard

Misses The Cut at BMW PGA Championship
Akshay Bhatia

Finishes Tied For 11 at Procore Championship
Lamar Jackson

Likely to Miss Week 5 Against Houston, Could Miss 2-3 Weeks
Brock Purdy

Questionable to Play in Week 5
J.K. Dobbins

Tops 100 Rushing Yards in Week 4
Tyreek Hill

Might Not be Ready for Next Season
De'Andre Hunter

Believes He Will Be a Starter This Season
Bradley Beal

Good to Go for the Season
Damian Lillard

Doesn't Plan to Play This Season
Tyreek Hill

Tore Multiple Ligaments, Including ACL
Kevin Durant

Expects to Sign Extension With Rockets
Giannis Antetokounmpo

Misses Media Day Due to COVID-19
Nikola Jokić

Nikola Jokic Wants to Stay With Nuggets "Forever"
Texas Rangers

Rangers, Bruce Bochy Mutually Agree to Part Ways
Darren Waller

Catches Two Touchdowns in First Game Back
Minnesota Twins

Rocco Baldelli Fired as Twins Manager
San Francisco Giants

Giants Fire Manager Bob Melvin
Francisco Alvarez

to Have Thumb Surgery in the Coming Days
Bo Bichette

Blue Jays Optimistic Bo Bichette Can Return for Division Series
Tyreek Hill

Believed to Have Suffered Dislocated Knee
Tyreek Hill

Carted Off in Week 4 With Knee Injury, Headed to Local Hospital
Lucas Giolito

Won't be on Wild-Card Roster With Elbow Issue
Alex Bregman

Should be Good for Game 1 of Wild-Card Series
Malik Nabers

Giants Officially Place Malik Nabers on Injured Reserve
Coby White

Limited to Start Training Camp
Lukas Dostal

Day-to-Day With Lower-Body Injury
Mattias Samuelsson

Out Week-to-Week
De'Aaron Fox

Likely Out For Season Opener
Bowen Byram

Considered Day-to-Day
Dylan Samberg

Ruled Out for 6-8 Weeks
J.T. Miller

Suffers Apparent Lower-Body Injury at Practice
Anthony Davis

Available For Training Camp
Tyson Foerster

Makes Preseason Debut Monday
Alex Ovechkin

Logs Full Practice Monday
Bucky Irving

Comes Out of Week 4 With Injury
Jauan Jennings

' Week 5 Status Up in the Air
Calvin Ridley

Dealing With Undisclosed Injury
Cedric Tillman

to Miss Multiple Weeks
Brock Purdy

Toe Still Causing him Pain After Week 4 Loss
Chase Elliott

Steals the Win at Kansas and Locks Into the Round of 8
Chase Briscoe

Earns Another Top-Five Finish at Kansas
Christopher Bell

Finishes Third at Kansas Speedway on Sunday
Kyle Larson

Strong Kansas Performance Positions Him to Advance in the 2025 Playoffs
Joey Logano

Kansas Struggles End In Disappointment
Joe Mixon

Not Ready to Return
Malik Nabers

to Miss Remainder of 2025 With Torn ACL
Dominick Reyes

Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss
Carlos Ulberg

Gets First-Round Knockout
Romeo Doubs

has a Career Night, Scores Three Touchdowns
Ivan Erslan

Loses Third Fight in a Row
Ramon Taveras

Drops Decision At UFC Perth
Jack Jenkins

Gets Back In The Win Column
Jake Matthews

Suffers Third-Round Submission Loss
Neil Magny

Pulls Off Comeback Win
Noel Acciari

to Remain Out Monday
Vasily Podkolzin

Returning to Edmonton Tuesday
Mats Zuccarello

Without Timeline for Return
Charlie Campbell

Suffers First-Round Submission Loss
Tom Nolan

Gets First-Round Submission Win
Jonas Brodin

Returns to Full Practice
Alex Vlasic

Hurt on Sunday
Macklin Celebrini

Expects to Be Ready for Season Opener
Denny Hamlin

Despite Power-Steering Failure, Denny Hamlin Dominates and Finishes Second at Kansas
NASCAR

Bubba Wallace's Playoff Bid Likely Ends After Scrape With Boss at Kansas
William Byron

Runs Poorly, Still Finishes in the Top 10
Tyler Reddick

Finishes Seventh at Kansas Despite Distractions
Shane Van Gisbergen

Earns First Cup Series Top-10 Finish on an Oval
Puka Nacua

Injures Thumb Sunday, X-Rays Come Back Clean
George Pickens

Explodes as Top Receiver With Teammate Sidelined
Pete Alonso

to Opt Out of Contract and Enter Free Agency
Clayton Kershaw

Not Available for Wild-Card Series
Max Muncy

Expected to be Ready for Game 1 of Wild-Card Series
Bo Bichette

Without a Timeline, Unlikely to Return in Postseason?
Jared McCann

on Track to Be Available for Opening Night
Brandon Montour

Expected to be Available for Season Opener
Mason Marchment

Returns to Practice
Evan Rodrigues

Exits Practice Early Sunday
Anthony Stolarz

Signs Four-Year Extension With Maple Leafs
Cam Fowler

Blues Extend Cam Fowler for Three Years
Noah Gragson

May Be A Sneaky DFS Option For Kansas Lineups
Todd Gilliland

Is A Quality Value Option for Kansas Lineups
Kyle Larson

the Favorite to Win at Kansas
Ryan Blaney

the Chalk DFS Play at Kansas
Denny Hamlin

Has Struggled at 1.5-Mile Tracks This Season
William Byron

a Solid DFS Pivot at Kansas
Alex Bowman

Will Alex Bowman's Top-10 Streak at Kansas Continue?
Ryan Preece

Should Have Speed at Kansas
Christopher Bell

Has Been Consistent at Kansas Despite Rarely Contending to Win
Joey Logano

Miserable Qualifying Result Makes Joey Logano a Top DFS Contender
Chase Elliott

Likely to Make Round of 8, but Has Hardly Been Inspiring
Ranger Suárez

Ranger Suarez Exits Early With Thigh Contusion in Loss
Trea Turner

to Return on Sunday
Ramón Laureano

Ramon Laureano Lands on 10-Day Injured List
JJ Peterka

Nursing Undisclosed Injury
Kirill Kaprizov

Dealing With Eye Infection
Brett Baty

Lands on 10-Day Injured List With Oblique Strain
Cade Horton

Goes on 15-Day Injured List With Fractured Rib
Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Exits After Hit by Pitch, X-Rays Negative
Josh Naylor

Suffering from "Minor Groin Tightness"
Pete Crow-Armstrong

Locks Up 30-30 Season
Giancarlo Stanton

Crushes Two Homers in Five-RBI Night
Josh Naylor

Exits With Apparent Injury on Friday
CFB

Caden Durham Doubtful for Saturday at Mississippi
Dominick Reyes

Looks For His Fourth Consecutive Win
Carlos Ulberg

Set For UFC Perth Main Event
Ivan Erslan

Looks For His First UFC Win
Jimmy Crute

A Favorite At UFC Perth
Jack Jenkins

Aims To Get Back In The Win Column
Ramon Taveras

An Underdog At UFC Perth
Neil Magny

Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights
Jake Matthews

Looks To Extend His Win Streak
Louie Sutherland

Set For His UFC Debut
Justin Tafa

Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Charlie Campbell

Looks To Remain Undefeated In The UFC
Tom Nolan

Set To Open Up UFC Perth Main Card
Viktor Hovland

Representing Team Europe at the Ryder Cup
Tommy Fleetwood

Representing Team Europe at the Ryder Cup

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