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Updated Week 5 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Our updated Week 5 fantasy football Flex rankings (RB, WR, TE) for 2021. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his Flex ranks.

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in many cases tight ends as well:

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 5.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

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.

 

Week 5 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings

You can also see our full Week 5 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 10/10 at 12:00 pm ET:

FLEX Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Derrick Henry RB 1
2 Davante Adams WR 2
3 Stefon Diggs WR 3
4 Cooper Kupp WR 4
5 D.J. Moore WR 5
6 Aaron Jones RB 6
7 Justin Jefferson WR 7
8 Alvin Kamara RB 8
9 Travis Kelce TE 9
10 Tyreek Hill WR 10
11 Austin Ekeler RB 11
12 Nick Chubb RB 12
13 Saquon Barkley RB 13
14 Ezekiel Elliott RB 14
15 DeAndre Hopkins WR 15
16 Deebo Samuel WR 16
17 James Robinson RB 17
18 Najee Harris RB 18
19 Jonathan Taylor RB 19
20 Alexander Mattison RB 20
21 D'Andre Swift RB 21
22 Terry McLaurin WR 22
23 CeeDee Lamb WR 23
24 Adam Thielen WR 24
25 A.J. Brown WR 25
26 Keenan Allen WR 26
27 Ja'Marr Chase WR 27
28 D.K. Metcalf WR 28
29 Diontae Johnson WR 29
30 Amari Cooper WR 30
31 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB 31
32 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 32
33 Chris Godwin WR 33
34 Mike Evans WR 34
35 Mike Williams WR 35
36 Robert Woods WR 36
37 Tyler Lockett WR 37
38 Darren Waller TE 38
39 Marquise Brown WR 39
40 Corey Davis WR 40
41 Antonio Brown WR 41
42 Kareem Hunt RB 42
43 Damien Harris RB 43
44 Marvin Jones Jr. WR 44
45 Tee Higgins WR 45
46 Damien Williams RB 46
47 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR 47
48 Leonard Fournette RB 48
49 Brandin Cooks WR 49
50 Jakobi Meyers WR 50
51 Chuba Hubbard RB 51
52 Kyle Pitts TE 52
53 Tyler Boyd WR 53
54 Antonio Gibson RB 54
55 Courtland Sutton WR 55
56 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 56
57 Jaylen Waddle WR 57
58 Allen Robinson II WR 58
59 Mark Andrews TE 59
60 Kenny Golladay WR 60
61 DeVonta Smith WR 61
62 Josh Jacobs RB 62
63 Alex Collins RB 63
64 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 64
65 Emmanuel Sanders WR 65
66 Chase Edmonds RB 66
67 Mike Gesicki TE 67
68 Cole Beasley WR 68
69 Jamison Crowder WR 69
70 Jamaal Williams RB 70
71 Zack Moss RB 71
72 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 72
73 Darnell Mooney WR 73
74 Mike Davis RB 74
75 Melvin Gordon III RB 75
76 Hunter Renfrow WR 76
77 Miles Sanders RB 77
78 Dalton Schultz TE 78
79 Henry Ruggs III WR 79
80 Latavius Murray RB 80
81 Dawson Knox TE 81
82 Noah Fant TE 82
83 Chase Claypool WR 83
84 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 84
85 Kenneth Gainwell RB 85
86 Tim Patrick WR 86
87 A.J. Green WR 87
88 Michael Carter RB 88
89 Joe Mixon RB 89
90 T.J. Hockenson TE 90
91 James Conner RB 91
92 Van Jefferson WR 92
93 Christian Kirk WR 93
94 Brandon Aiyuk WR 94
95 Tony Pollard RB 95
96 Quintez Cephus WR 96
97 Marquez Callaway WR 97
98 Dallas Goedert TE 98
99 Robby Anderson WR 99
100 Javonte Williams RB 100
101 Nyheim Hines RB 101
102 Nelson Agholor WR 102
103 Sammy Watkins WR 103
104 Hunter Henry TE 104
105 J.D. McKissic RB 105
106 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 106
107 Elijah Mitchell RB 107
108 Rondale Moore WR 108
109 Kadarius Toney WR 109
110 Trey Sermon RB 110
111 Tyler Higbee TE 111
112 Jonnu Smith TE 112
113 Samaje Perine RB 113
114 Tyler Conklin TE 114
115 Bryan Edwards WR 115
116 K.J. Osborn WR 116
117 Jared Cook TE 117
118 Robert Tonyan TE 118
119 Deonte Harris WR 119
120 Kendrick Bourne WR 120
121 Myles Gaskin RB 121
122 Zach Pascal WR 122
123 Maxx Williams TE 123
124 Randall Cobb WR 124
125 Jalen Reagor WR 125
126 DeSean Jackson WR 126
127 Cameron Brate TE 127
128 Chester Rogers WR 128
129 Devin Singletary RB 129
130 Ronald Jones II RB 130
131 AJ Dillon RB 131
132 Kenyan Drake RB 132
133 Mecole Hardman WR 133
134 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 134
135 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR 135
136 Kalif Raymond WR 136
137 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR 137
138 Curtis Samuel WR 138
139 Evan Engram TE 139
140 Quez Watkins WR 140
141 Malcolm Brown RB 141
142 Gabriel Davis WR 142
143 Freddie Swain WR 143
144 Ricky Seals-Jones TE 144
145 John Ross WR 145
146 Allen Lazard WR 146
147 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR 147
148 Austin Hooper TE 148
149 C.J. Uzomah TE 149
150 Anthony Firkser TE 150
151 Sony Michel RB 151
152 Elijah Moore WR 152
153 Zach Ertz TE 153
154 Adam Humphries WR 154
155 Cole Kmet TE 155
156 Ross Dwelley TE 156
157 Mo Alie-Cox TE 157
158 Demarcus Robinson WR 158
159 Josh Reynolds WR 159
160 Keelan Cole Sr. WR 160
161 Darrel Williams RB 161
162 Will Dissly TE 162
163 Travis Homer RB 163
164 Rashard Higgins WR 164
165 Josh Gordon WR 165
166 Brandon Bolden RB 166
167 Dan Arnold TE 167
168 Chris Conley WR 168
169 Parris Campbell WR 169
170 Blake Jarwin TE 170
171 Rashod Bateman WR 171
172 Mark Ingram II RB 172
173 Mohamed Sanu Sr. WR 173
174 Jeremy McNichols RB 174
175 Larry Rountree III RB 175
176 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR 176
177 David Johnson RB 177
178 Ty Johnson RB 178
179 Hayden Hurst TE 179
180 Danny Amendola WR 180
181 Jalen Guyton WR 181
182 Kyle Juszczyk RB 182
183 Byron Pringle WR 183
184 Christian Blake WR 184
185 Pat Freiermuth TE 185
186 Juwan Johnson WR 186
187 Royce Freeman RB 187
188 Jack Doyle TE 188
189 Khalil Herbert RB 189
190 Chris Evans RB 190
191 Albert Wilson WR 191
192 Tavon Austin WR 192
193 David Njoku TE 193
194 Eric Ebron TE 194
195 Tevin Coleman RB 195
196 Adam Trautman TE 196
197 Peyton Barber RB 197
198 Tommy Tremble TE 198
199 Demetric Felton WR 199
200 O.J. Howard TE 200


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