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Waiver Wire Rankings for Week 5

It's an especially interesting and busy fantasy football week for the waiver wire. We've received a lot of questions of which players to add off the waiver wire, and who to let go of.

We thought it would be a good idea to publish our list of Week 5 waiver wire rankings. This is our priority list for running backs, wide receivers, tight ends and quarterbacks to add.

This is a tricky exercise - especially without knowing everyone's league settings, scoring formats, and free agent pool. But hopefully it will help you prioritize your moves and set those winning lineups.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 5 Waiver Wire Rankings and Priorities

Rank Player Name Pos Baller Move
1 Latavius Murray RB Add in All Leagues
2 Wendell Smallwood RB Add in All Leagues
3 Danny Amendola WR Add in All Leagues
4 Will Fuller WR Add in All Leagues
5 Devin Funchess WR 12+ Team Leagues
6 Sterling Shepard WR 12+ Team Leagues
7 Alvin Kamara RB 12+ Team PPR
8 Andre Ellington RB 12+ Team PPR
9 Chris Johnson RB 12+ Team Leagues
10 Wayne Gallman RB 12+ Team Leagues
11 Marqise Lee WR 12+ Team Leagues
12 Allen Hurns WR 12+ Team Leagues
13 Alex Collins RB 12+ Team Leagues
14 Jamaal Charles RB 12+ Team Leagues
15 Paul Richardson WR 12+ Team Leagues
16 Aaron Jones RB 14+ Team Leagues
17 Eli Manning QB 12+ Team Leagues
18 Cooper Kupp WR 12+ Team Leagues
19 Mike Wallace WR 12+ Team Leagues
20 Geronimo Allson WR 12+ Team Leagues
21 D'Onta Foreman RB 12+ Team Leagues
22 Evan Engram TE 12+ Team PPR
23 Jerick McKinnon RB 12+ Team PPR
24 Kendall Wright WR 12+ Team PPR
25 Kenny Stills WR 12+ Team Leagues
26 Tyler Lockett WR 12+ Team Leagues
27 Cameron Brate TE 12+ Team Leagues
28 DeShaun Watson QB 12+ Team Leagues
29 Jared Cook TE 12+ Team Leagues
30 Nelson Agholor WR 12+ Team Leagues
31 John Brown WR 12+ Team Leagues
32 Jared Goff QB 12+ Team Leagues
33 Austin Hooper TE 12+ Team Leagues
34 Corey Davis WR 12+ Team Leagues
35 Jermaine Kearse WR 14+ Team Leagues
36 Josh Doctson WR 14+ Team Leagues
37 Brian Hoyer QB 14+ Team Leagues
38 Benjamin Watson TE 14+ Team Leagues
39 Rex Burkhead RB 14+ Team PPR
40 Elijah McGuire RB 14+ Team PPR
41 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 14+ Team PPR
42 Vernon Davis TE 14+ Team Leagues
43 Jesse James TE 14+ Team Leagues
44 Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE 14+ Team Leagues
45 Ryan Griffin TE 14+ Team Leagues
46 Ed Dickson TE 14+ Team Leagues
47 Robby Anderson WR 14+ Team Leagues
48 Bruce Ellington WR 14+ Team Leagues
49 Orleans Darkwa RB 14+ Team Leagues
50 Josh Gordon WR 14+ Team Leagues
51 Trent Taylor WR 14+ Team Leagues

 
 

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