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2025 Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 5 Start, Sit

Brian Thomas Jr - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

2025 fantasy football rankings - Week 5 start, sit overall rankings. Win more with our updated fantasy football rankings and tiers for Week 5.

Every week should be viewed as a must-win matchup, and bye weeks and injuries are complicating lineup decisions this week. Use these Week 5 fantasy football rankings for 2025 to crush your start-sit calls. Below, you will see where key players such as Brian Thomas Jr., Ladd McConkey, Chase Brown, Woody Marks, A.J. Brown, Chuba Hubbard, Daniel Jones, Chris Olave, Michael Carter, and Elic Ayomanor stand for Week 5.

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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Editor's Note: Stay on top of your draft prep with RotoBaller’s fantasy football rankings, featuring expert analysis, ADPs, and draft insights for both PPR and non-PPR leagues.

 

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Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 2 Jahmyr Gibbs RB
1 3 Puka Nacua WR
1 4 De'Von Achane RB
1 5 Jonathan Taylor RB
1 6 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
1 7 James Cook RB
1 8 Saquon Barkley RB
2 9 Omarion Hampton RB
2 10 Breece Hall RB
2 11 Cam Skattebo RB
2 12 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR
2 13 Kyren Williams RB
2 14 Garrett Wilson WR
2 15 Javonte Williams RB
2 16 George Pickens WR
2 17 Ashton Jeanty RB
2 18 Justin Jefferson WR
3 19 Davante Adams WR
3 20 Nico Collins WR
3 21 Emeka Egbuka WR
3 22 Chuba Hubbard RB
3 23 Derrick Henry RB
3 24 Kenneth Walker III RB
3 25 Deebo Samuel Sr. WR
3 26 Trey McBride TE
3 27 Quinshon Judkins RB
3 28 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
3 29 Quentin Johnston WR
3 30 Bucky Irving RB
3 31 Alvin Kamara RB
3 32 Courtland Sutton WR
3 33 Xavier Worthy WR
3 34 David Montgomery RB
4 35 Woody Marks RB
4 36 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
4 37 Jaylen Waddle WR
4 38 J.K. Dobbins RB
4 39 Zay Flowers WR
4 40 Keenan Allen WR
4 41 Ja'Marr Chase WR
4 42 Tetairoa McMillan WR
4 43 Tyler Warren TE
4 44 Jordan Mason RB
4 45 Jakobi Meyers WR
4 46 Chris Olave WR
4 47 Ladd McConkey WR
5 48 Chase Brown RB
5 49 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR
5 50 Brian Thomas Jr. WR
5 51 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
5 52 Tony Pollard RB
5 53 DeVonta Smith WR
5 54 A.J. Brown WR
5 55 Brock Bowers TE
5 56 Jameson Williams WR
5 57 Terry McLaurin WR
5 58 Jake Ferguson TE
5 59 Hunter Henry TE
5 60 Tee Higgins WR
5 61 Chris Godwin WR
5 62 Keon Coleman WR
6 63 Khalil Shakir WR
6 64 Stefon Diggs WR
6 65 Troy Franklin WR
6 66 Jordan Addison WR
6 67 Dalton Kincaid TE
6 68 Tre Tucker WR
6 69 Sam LaPorta TE
6 70 Elic Ayomanor WR
6 71 Darius Slayton WR
6 72 TreVeyon Henderson RB
6 73 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
6 74 Jerry Jeudy WR
6 75 Calvin Ridley WR
6 76 Kendrick Bourne WR
6 77 Nick Chubb RB
6 78 Travis Kelce TE
6 79 Juwan Johnson TE
6 80 Marquise Brown WR
6 81 Rashid Shaheed WR
6 82 Christian Kirk WR
7 83 Michael Carter RB
7 84 Malik Washington WR
7 85 Dallas Goedert TE
7 86 Cooper Kupp WR
7 87 Mark Andrews TE
7 88 Zach Charbonnet RB
7 89 Travis Hunter WR
7 90 Brenton Strange TE
7 91 Josh Downs WR
7 92 Zach Ertz TE
7 93 Rachaad White RB
7 94 Isaiah Bond WR
8 95 Tory Horton WR
8 96 Kareem Hunt RB
8 97 T.J. Hockenson TE
8 98 Harold Fannin Jr. TE
8 99 David Njoku TE
8 100 Isiah Pacheco RB
8 101 Sterling Shepard WR
8 102 Dalton Schultz TE
8 103 Marvin Mims Jr. WR
8 104 Darren Waller TE
8 105 Theo Johnson TE
8 106 Demarcus Robinson WR
8 107 Kayshon Boutte WR
8 108 Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB
8 109 Tyquan Thornton WR
8 110 RJ Harvey RB
8 111 Jalen Tolbert WR
8 112 Jake Tonges TE
8 113 Rashod Bateman WR
8 114 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB
8 115 Rico Dowdle RB
8 116 Ollie Gordon II RB
8 117 Tommy Tremble TE
8 118 KaVontae Turpin WR
8 119 Joshua Palmer WR
8 120 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
9 121 Hunter Renfrow WR
9 122 Luke McCaffrey WR
9 123 Kendre Miller RB
9 124 Michael Wilson WR
9 125 Bhayshul Tuten RB
9 126 Mason Taylor TE
9 127 AJ Barner TE
9 128 Chig Okonkwo TE
9 129 Emari Demercado RB
9 130 Justice Hill RB
9 131 Parker Washington WR
9 132 Alec Pierce WR
9 133 Cade Otton TE
9 134 Evan Engram TE
9 135 Miles Sanders RB
9 136 DeAndre Hopkins WR
9 137 Blake Corum RB
9 138 Devin Singletary RB
9 139 Zavier Scott RB
9 140 Jaylin Lane WR
9 141 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
9 142 DeMario Douglas WR
9 143 Jayden Higgins WR
9 144 Tyler Lockett WR
10 145 Oronde Gadsden II TE
10 146 Dyami Brown WR
10 147 Brandin Cooks WR
10 148 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
10 149 Jalen Nailor WR
10 150 Xavier Hutchinson WR
10 151 Elijah Arroyo TE
10 152 Mike Gesicki TE
10 153 Isaac TeSlaa WR
10 154 Jeremy McNichols RB
10 155 Adonai Mitchell WR
10 156 Adam Thielen WR
10 157 Mack Hollins WR
10 158 Noah Gray TE
10 159 Isaiah Davis RB
10 160 Andrei Iosivas WR
10 161 Isaiah Likely TE
10 162 Austin Hooper TE
11 163 Brashard Smith RB
11 164 Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR
11 165 Jerome Ford RB
11 166 Elijah Moore WR
11 167 Tutu Atwell WR
11 168 Tyler Conklin TE
11 169 Jordan Whittington WR
11 170 Dawson Knox TE
11 171 Antonio Gibson RB
11 172 Greg Dortch WR
11 173 Tyjae Spears RB
11 174 Kalif Raymond WR
11 175 Jahan Dotson WR
11 176 Colby Parkinson TE
11 177 Ray Davis RB
11 178 Chris Moore WR
11 179 Sean Tucker RB
11 180 Xavier Legette WR
11 181 Devontez Walker WR
11 182 Allen Lazard WR
11 183 Raheem Mostert RB
11 184 Pat Bryant WR
11 185 Noah Fant TE
11 186 Chimere Dike WR
12 187 Dylan Sampson RB
12 188 Hunter Long TE
12 189 Gunnar Helm TE
12 190 Devaughn Vele WR
12 191 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
12 192 Tre Harris WR
12 193 Luke Farrell TE
12 194 Brycen Tremayne WR
12 195 Jimmy Horn Jr. WR
12 196 Jamari Thrash WR
12 197 Brock Wright TE
12 198 Skyy Moore WR
12 199 Ty Johnson RB
12 200 AJ Dillon RB
12 201 Josh Reynolds WR
12 202 Jalin Hyatt WR
12 203 Tez Johnson WR
12 204 Josh Oliver TE
12 205 DJ Giddens RB
12 206 Jack Bech WR
12 207 Arian Smith WR
12 208 Kyle Williams WR
12 209 Elijah Higgins TE
12 210 Ryan Flournoy WR
12 211 Trevor Etienne RB
13 212 Jackson Hawes TE
13 213 Adam Trautman TE
13 214 Drew Sample TE
13 215 Jaylin Noel WR
13 216 Davis Allen TE
13 217 Julian Hill TE
13 218 Jaydon Blue RB
13 219 Samaje Perine RB
13 220 Tylan Wallace WR
13 221 Mo Alie-Cox TE
13 222 Tyler Johnson WR
13 223 LeQuint Allen Jr. RB
13 224 Jack Stoll TE
13 225 Tai Felton WR
14 226 Luke Schoonmaker TE
14 227 Ben Sinnott TE
14 228 Julius Chestnut RB
14 229 Tip Reiman TE
14 230 Tyler Badie RB
14 231 Grant Calcaterra TE
14 232 Trent Sherfield Sr. WR
14 233 Russell Gage WR
14 234 Mitchell Evans TE
14 235 Cam Akers RB
14 236 Kyle Juszczyk RB
14 237 Harrison Bryant TE
15 238 Charlie Kolar TE
15 239 Tanner Conner TE
15 240 Van Jefferson WR
15 241 Zamir White RB
15 242 Tim Patrick WR
15 243 Tahj Brooks RB
15 244 Curtis Samuel WR
15 245 Jeremy Ruckert TE
15 246 Hassan Haskins RB
15 247 John Metchie III WR
15 248 Beaux Collins WR
15 249 Dare Ogunbowale RB
15 250 Ryan Miller WR
15 251 Jake Bobo WR
15 252 Kimani Vidal RB
15 253 Ashton Dulin WR
15 254 Tyrell Shavers WR
15 255 Alec Ingold RB
15 256 George Holani RB
15 257 Zonovan Knight RB
15 258 Isaac Guerendo RB
15 259 Jaleel McLaughlin RB
15 260 Will Shipley RB
16 261 Dylan Laube RB
16 262 Tyler Goodson RB
16 263 Devin Neal RB
16 264 Jaylen Wright RB
16 265 Sincere McCormick RB
16 266 Tank Bigsby RB
16 267 Jarquez Hunter RB
16 268 Hunter Luepke RB
16 269 Audric Estime RB
16 270 Rasheen Ali RB
16 271 Craig Reynolds RB
16 272 Reggie Gilliam RB/TE
16 273 D'Ernest Johnson RB
16 274 Josh Allen QB
16 275 Jalen Hurts QB
16 276 Patrick Mahomes QB
16 277 Justin Herbert QB
16 278 Justin Fields QB
16 279 Daniel Jones QB
16 280 Jayden Daniels QB
16 281 Drake Maye QB
17 282 Kyler Murray QB
17 283 Jaxson Dart QB
17 284 Baker Mayfield QB
17 285 Jared Goff QB
17 286 Dak Prescott QB
17 287 Bo Nix QB
17 288 Matthew Stafford QB
17 289 Sam Darnold QB
17 290 Tua Tagovailoa QB
17 291 Geno Smith QB
17 292 C.J. Stroud QB
17 293 Trevor Lawrence QB
17 294 Bryce Young QB
17 295 Spencer Rattler QB
17 296 Carson Wentz QB
17 297 Cooper Rush QB
17 298 Mac Jones QB
17 299 Jake Browning QB
17 300 Cam Ward QB
17 301 Dillon Gabriel QB
17 302 Marcus Mariota QB
17 303 Minnesota Vikings DST
17 304 Arizona Cardinals DST
17 305 Detroit Lions DST
17 306 Cleveland Browns DST
18 307 Seattle Seahawks DST
18 308 Philadelphia Eagles DST
18 309 Buffalo Bills DST
18 310 Indianapolis Colts DST
18 311 Kansas City Chiefs DST
18 312 Los Angeles Rams DST
18 313 New York Giants DST
18 314 Los Angeles Chargers DST
18 315 Dallas Cowboys DST
18 316 Houston Texans DST
18 317 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
18 318 Miami Dolphins DST
18 319 New Orleans Saints DST
18 320 Denver Broncos DST
18 321 Carolina Panthers DST
18 322 Baltimore Ravens DST
18 323 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
18 324 San Francisco 49ers DST
18 325 Washington Commanders DST
18 326 Tennessee Titans DST
18 327 Las Vegas Raiders DST
18 328 New York Jets DST
18 329 New England Patriots DST
18 330 Cincinnati Bengals DST
18 331 Brandon Aubrey K
18 332 Matt Prater K
18 333 Spencer Shrader K
18 334 Harrison Butker K
18 335 Cameron Dicker K
18 336 Jake Bates K
18 337 Joshua Karty K
18 338 Chase McLaughlin K
18 339 Jason Myers K
18 340 Chad Ryland K
18 341 Tyler Loop K
18 342 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
18 343 Will Reichard K
18 344 Cam Little K
18 345 Matt Gay K
18 346 Eddy Pineiro K
18 347 Jake Elliott K
18 348 Daniel Carlson K
19 349 Wil Lutz K
19 350 Riley Patterson K
19 351 Jude McAtamney K
19 352 Nick Folk K
19 353 Blake Grupe K
19 354 Evan McPherson K
19 355 Joey Slye K

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REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Terry McLaurin

Officially Ruled Out for Week 5
Bucky Irving

"Week-to-Week," Unlikely to Play in Week 5
OG Anunoby

Was Inactive for the Knicks' Preseason Opener
Joel Embiid

Adem Bona Starts in Place of Joel Embiid on Thursday
Dominick Barlow

Grabs 10 Boards in Abu Dhabi
Miles McBride

Leads the Knicks to an Exhibition Win in Abu Dhabi
VJ Edgecombe

Drops 14 Points in Thursday's Exhibition
Josh Hart

Injured in Exhibition
Shane McClanahan

Expected to be "Fully Ready" for Spring Training
Bo Bichette

Unlikely to be Ready for ALDS
Coby White

Does Some Shooting During Wednesday's Practice
Patrick Williams

Hurts Ankle at Practice
Mark Williams

to Sit Out Preseason Opener
Noah Clowney

Healthy and Bigger Ahead of New Season
Gabe Vincent

Logs Full Practice
LeBron James

Does Individual Work at Practice
Bogdan Bogdanović

Bogdan Bogdanovic Getting Back on Track After Partially Rupturing Hamstring
Terry Rozier

Suffers Left-Hamstring Strain
Brandon Williams

Out One Week Due to Hamstring Strain
Daniel Gafford

Sidelined Due to Ankle Sprain
Bryce Eldridge

to Undergo Wrist Surgery
Atlanta Braves

Brian Snitker Will Not Return as Braves Manager
Cam Thomas

Has Dropped A "Good Amount" of Weight This Offseason
James Wiseman

Rehab Going Well, Could be in Mix for Starting Center Job
Dorian Finney-Smith

Unlikely to be Ready for Season Opener
Brock Purdy

Toe Issue Could Linger All Season
Tari Eason

May Not Play Back-to-Backs Early in the Season
Connor Ingram

Oilers Acquire Connor Ingram
Nikola Jović

Nikola Jovic Agrees to a Four-Year Contract Extension with Miami
Anders Lee

on Track to Play in Preseason Finale
Alex Ovechkin

Expected to Suit up Thursday
Ryker Evans

Out 6-8 Weeks With Upper-Body Injury
Ivan Demidov

Avoids Serious Injury
Luke Hughes

Agrees to Seven-Year Deal Wih Devils
KaVontae Turpin

Status for Sunday Up in the Air
Jauan Jennings

Ruled Out Against Rams on Thursday
Brock Purdy

Ruled Out for Thursday Against Rams
Ricky Pearsall

Ruled Out for Thursday
Jayden Daniels

Plans to Return on Sunday
Michael Carter

Taking First Snaps During Wednesday's Practice
Chuba Hubbard

Misses Practice, Week 5 Status Uncertain
Trey Benson

Sidelined 4-6 Weeks After Knee Surgery
Luke List

Looking to Win Again at Sanderson Farms Championship
Tom Kim

Could Be in For Long Week in Mississippi
Max Homa

Are Things Beginning to Turn Around For Max Homa Ahead of Sanderson Farms?
Nicolai Hojgaard

an Interesting Play at Sanderson Farms
Lamar Jackson

Considered "Week-to-Week" With Hamstring Injury
Davis Thompson

Looks to Keep Momentum Going in Mississippi
Bucky Irving

Dealing With Foot Sprain, Spotted at Practice on Crutches
Nick Dunlap

Hoping to Turn Woes Around at Sanderson Farms Championship
PGA

Matti Schmid a Volatile Option at Sanderson Farms
Thorbjorn Olesen

a Solid Play at Sanderson Farms
Stephan Jaeger

a High-Upside Play in Mississippi
Shedeur Sanders

Reamins the Browns QB3 in Week 5
Hayden Buckley

Trying to Find Form at Sanderson Farms
Ben Martin

Struggling Mightily with Golf Game
Dillon Gabriel

Getting the Start Sunday Against the Vikings
Jacob Bridgeman

Leaning on his Putter at Sanderson Farms
Lanto Griffin

Heating Up for Sanderson Farms Championship
Quade Cummins

Trying to Make Cut at Sanderson Farms
Carson Young

Aims to Rebound from Procore Championship
Matt Kuchar

Still a Golfer to Watch This Week
Doug Ghim

Trending Up for Sanderson Farms Championship
Eric Cole

May Struggle at Sanderson Farms Championship
Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Ready for Sanderson Farms Championship
J.T. Miller

Considered Day-to-Day
James van Riemsdyk

to Rejoin Team Wednesday
Vince Dunn

Labeled as Day-to-Day
Nils Hoglander

to Sit Out 8-10 Weeks After Surgery
Mats Zuccarello

Expected to Miss 7-8 Weeks
Kirill Kaprizov

Signs Largest Contract in NHL History
Mackenzie Hughes

Eyes Another Strong Week at Sanderson Farms
Andrew Putnam

a Solid Value Play in Mississippi
Aaron Jones Sr.

Preparing for a Week 8 Return
Tarik Skubal

Shines in Postseason Debut, Tigers Take Game 1 Over Guardians
CFB

Behren Morton To Start Against Houston Saturday
Dillon Gabriel

Expected to Start in Week 5
Cedric Tillman

Placed on Injured Reserve
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
Texas Rangers

Rangers, Bruce Bochy Mutually Agree to Part Ways
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
Lucas Giolito

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

Should be Good for Game 1 of Wild-Card Series
Lukas Dostal

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

Out Week-to-Week
Bowen Byram

Considered Day-to-Day
Dylan Samberg

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

Suffers Apparent Lower-Body Injury at Practice
Tyson Foerster

Makes Preseason Debut Monday
Alex Ovechkin

Logs Full Practice Monday
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
Dominick Reyes

Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss
Carlos Ulberg

Gets First-Round Knockout
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
Charlie Campbell

Suffers First-Round Submission Loss
Tom Nolan

Gets First-Round Submission Win
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
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?
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
Brett Baty

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

Goes on 15-Day Injured List With Fractured Rib

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