Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 5? Brian Thomas Jr., Ricky Pearsall, Ladd McConkey, Chris Olave, Jakobi Meyers, DJ Moore, Tee Higgins, Xavier Worthy, Zach Charbonnet, Jameson Williams

October 1, 2025

Who Should I Start for Week 5? Fantasy Football outlooks for Brian Thomas Jr., Ricky Pearsall, Ladd McConkey, Chris Olave, Jakobi Meyers, DJ Moore, Tee Higgins, Xavier Worthy, Zach Charbonnet, Jameson Williams.

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 5 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Brian Thomas Jr., Ricky Pearsall, Ladd McConkey, Chris Olave, Jakobi Meyers, DJ Moore, Tee Higgins, Xavier Worthy, Zach Charbonnet, Jameson Williams. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these decisions and build winning lineups in Week 5. Set your optimal fantasy football lineups for Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season. Our free Who Should I Start? tool will help make your fantasy football lineup decisions. Compare up to four NFL players, and we tell you who to start... all free! Get your winning lineups set, and make the right decisions.

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Below are some fantasy football outlooks written by our NFL team here at RotoBaller, bringing you their fantasy football analysis and advice on which players to consider starting in Week 5:

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Week 5 Player Decisions. Today's focus is on specific players - Brian Thomas Jr., Ricky Pearsall, Ladd McConkey, Chris Olave, Jakobi Meyers, DJ Moore, Tee Higgins, Xavier Worthy, Zach Charbonnet, Jameson Williams. These are some of the most common searches for fantasy football lineups in Week 5.

Using The Tool. This is a simple tool but very powerful. The first step is to enter the player names that you want to compare. In the first box, search for the first player name. In the second box, search for the second player name. Compare up to four NFL players at once, and then click the Who To Start? button to see who the recommended starts are based on weekly fantasy football matchups.

Improvements For Who Should I Start? You may have noticed that our 'Who Should I Start?' tool has gotten an overhaul. We've added lots of great features for you to give you as much information as possible to win your fantasy football matchups each week. You'll see NFL player tiles with headshots and bye weeks, stats, projections, strength of schedule, players news, and enhanced search results with data to compare with a slick new interface. We hope you enjoy!

How It Works. Each week our RotoBaller staff puts together their weekly fantasy football rankings and projections based on their research. That information is the core data that is powering the decision-making in this tool. When you search for player names, you will only see those players who are ranked. If someone is out for the week, they will not appear in the search results.

Scoring Formats. Fantasy football managers play in various types of leagues, and this tool allows you to choose whether it's PPR scoring, Half-PPR scoring, or Standard (Non-PPR) scoring. The second thing you want to do, is to select the scoring format. There are three small radio buttons (small circle), so click on the scoring format you prefer. The results may vary based on the scoring format you select.

Popular Week 5 Searches. Curious to see some tough lineup decisions for Week 5 (2025)? Below you will find a list of some popular Who Should I Start? searches that RotoBaller readers are looking at this week. Click any of the links to see the result and recommendation.

Popular Week 5 Searches - Start/Sit Player Comparisons

Below are some popular searches and comparisons from our Who To Start tool for Week 5 for Brian Thomas Jr., Ricky Pearsall, Ladd McConkey, Chris Olave, Jakobi Meyers, DJ Moore, Tee Higgins, Xavier Worthy, Zach Charbonnet, Jameson Williams: