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Howdy RotoBallers! Week 5 begins, and the bye weeks are here! The Seahawks, Browns, Buccaneers, and Chargers are on the bye this week. Fantasy managers will be without key offensive players, such as Justin Herbert, Keenan Allen, DK Metcalf, Kenneth Walker III, Amari Cooper, and Chris Godwin. We are here to help you sort it out with our team's Week 5 half-PPR rankings for fantasy football as of October 4th. Our goal, as always, is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key players like Jaleel McLaughlin, Kyren Williams, Luke Musgrave, Michael Wilson, Jake Ferguson, Romeo Doubs, De'Von Achane, Nico Collins, Khalil Herbert, Jameson Williams rank, among others.
Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.
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Week 5 Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Broncos Sign Tre'Quan Smith To Their Practice Squad
- Jameson Williams Puts In Full Practice Wednesday
- Curtis Samuel, Jahan Dotson Limited
- Denzel Mims Signs With Steelers
- Luke Musgrave Back At Practice
- Kenny Pickett Scheduled To Practice Wednesday
- Donald Parham Jr. Dealing With Sprain Wrist
- Mike Evans Undergoing MRI Exam
- Pat Freiermuth Likely Out 2-3 Weeks
- Jelani Woods Not Ready To Practice
- Keaton Mitchell May Be Healthy By Week 5
- Tyler Higbee Suffers Thumb Injury
- Matthew Stafford Putting In Full Practice
- Kyren Williams Held Out Of Wednesday's Practice
- Braxton Berrios Limited Wednesday
- Josh Reynolds Tending To Groin Issue
- Damien Harris Dealing With Neck Issue
- Dawson Knox Limited In Wednesday's Practice
- Justice Hill Limited In Wednesday's Practice
- Austin Ekeler Expected To Return In Week 6
- Zay Jones Returns To Practice
- Cooper Kupp Not Limited Wednesday
- Jerry Jeudy Practices In A Limited Capacity On Wednesday
- Elijah Mitchell Does Not Practice Wednesday
- Juwan Johnson Does Not Practice Wednesday
- Irv Smith Jr. Practices Wednesday
- Dameon Pierce Limited Wednesday
- Javonte Williams Misses Practice
- Derek Carr Limited In Wednesday's Practice
- Rhamondre Stevenson On The Week 5 Injury Report
- Deebo Samuel, Jauan Jennings Limited Wednesday
- Jonathan Taylor Listed As A Full Participant Wednesday
- Amon-Ra St. Brown Misses Practice With Abdominal Injury
- Bears Could End Up Releasing Chase Claypool
Early Week 5 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings
You can also check out our Week 5 PPR rankings and Standard rankings.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses, and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, and K mixed in).
Last updated on Thursday 10/5:
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
| 1 | 2 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 1 | 3 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 1 | 4 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 1 | 5 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 1 | 6 | Bijan Robinson | RB |
| 1 | 7 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 1 | 8 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 2 | 9 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 2 | 10 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 2 | 11 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB |
| 2 | 12 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 2 | 13 | Derrick Henry | RB |
| 2 | 14 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 2 | 15 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 2 | 16 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB |
| 2 | 17 | Isiah Pacheco | RB |
| 2 | 18 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 2 | 19 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 2 | 20 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 2 | 21 | Puka Nacua | WR |
| 2 | 22 | De'Von Achane | RB |
| 3 | 23 | James Conner | RB |
| 3 | 24 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 3 | 25 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 3 | 26 | James Cook | RB |
| 3 | 27 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 3 | 28 | Breece Hall | RB |
| 3 | 29 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 3 | 30 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 3 | 31 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 3 | 32 | Kyren Williams | RB |
| 3 | 33 | Raheem Mostert | RB |
| 3 | 34 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 3 | 35 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
| 3 | 36 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 3 | 37 | Dameon Pierce | RB |
| 4 | 38 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 4 | 39 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 4 | 40 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 4 | 41 | Garrett Wilson | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Chris Olave | WR |
| 4 | 43 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB |
| 4 | 44 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 4 | 45 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 5 | 47 | DJ Moore | WR |
| 5 | 48 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 5 | 49 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 5 | 50 | Zay Flowers | WR |
| 5 | 51 | George Pickens | WR |
| 5 | 52 | Gus Edwards | RB |
| 5 | 53 | Gabe Davis | WR |
| 5 | 54 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 5 | 55 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 5 | 56 | Christian Watson | WR |
| 5 | 57 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
| 5 | 58 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 5 | 59 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 5 | 60 | Michael Wilson | WR |
| 5 | 61 | Tyler Allgeier | RB |
| 5 | 62 | Tank Dell | WR |
| 5 | 63 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 5 | 64 | Romeo Doubs | WR |
| 5 | 65 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 5 | 66 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB |
| 5 | 67 | Jaylen Warren | RB |
| 5 | 68 | Drake London | WR |
| 5 | 69 | Jordan Addison | WR |
| 5 | 70 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 5 | 71 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 5 | 72 | Tutu Atwell | WR |
| 5 | 73 | Sam LaPorta | TE |
| 5 | 74 | Michael Thomas | WR |
| 6 | 75 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 6 | 76 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 6 | 77 | Jayden Reed | WR |
| 6 | 78 | Rashee Rice | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Jahan Dotson | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 6 | 81 | George Kittle | TE |
| 6 | 82 | Rashid Shaheed | WR |
| 6 | 83 | Marvin Mims Jr. | WR |
| 6 | 84 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 6 | 85 | Skyy Moore | WR |
| 6 | 86 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 6 | 87 | Jake Ferguson | TE |
| 7 | 88 | Jameson Williams | WR |
| 7 | 89 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 7 | 90 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 7 | 91 | Tyjae Spears | RB |
| 7 | 92 | Robert Woods | WR |
| 7 | 93 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 7 | 94 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 7 | 95 | Logan Thomas | TE |
| 7 | 96 | Justice Hill | RB |
| 7 | 97 | Josh Downs | WR |
| 7 | 98 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR |
| 7 | 99 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 7 | 100 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 7 | 101 | DJ Chark Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 102 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 7 | 103 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 7 | 104 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 7 | 105 | K.J. Osborn | WR |
| 8 | 106 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 8 | 107 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 8 | 108 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 8 | 109 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 8 | 110 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 8 | 111 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 8 | 112 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 8 | 113 | Roschon Johnson | RB |
| 8 | 114 | Michael Gallup | WR |
| 8 | 115 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 8 | 116 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 8 | 117 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 8 | 118 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
| 8 | 119 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 8 | 120 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 8 | 121 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 8 | 122 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 9 | 123 | Luke Musgrave | TE |
| 9 | 124 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 9 | 125 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 9 | 126 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
| 9 | 127 | Dalton Kincaid | TE |
| 9 | 128 | Taysom Hill | TE |
| 9 | 129 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
| 9 | 130 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 9 | 131 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 9 | 132 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 9 | 133 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 9 | 135 | Isaiah Hodgins | WR |
| 9 | 136 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 9 | 137 | Justin Watson | WR |
| 9 | 138 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE |
| 9 | 139 | Calvin Austin III | WR |
| 9 | 140 | Alec Pierce | WR |
| 9 | 141 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 9 | 142 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
| 9 | 143 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
| 10 | 144 | Cam Akers | RB |
| 10 | 145 | Jalin Hyatt | WR |
| 10 | 146 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 10 | 147 | Tank Bigsby | RB |
| 10 | 148 | Demario Douglas | WR |
| 10 | 149 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 10 | 150 | Kylen Granson | TE |
| 10 | 151 | Durham Smythe | TE |
| 10 | 152 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 10 | 153 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 10 | 154 | Parris Campbell | WR |
| 10 | 155 | Juwan Johnson | TE |
| 10 | 156 | Brandon Johnson | WR |
| 10 | 157 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 10 | 158 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 10 | 159 | Noah Gray | TE |
| 11 | 160 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 11 | 161 | Deonte Harty | WR |
| 11 | 162 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 11 | 163 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
| 11 | 164 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 11 | 165 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 11 | 166 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 11 | 167 | Jonathan Mingo | WR |
| 11 | 168 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 11 | 169 | Deuce Vaughn | RB |
| 11 | 170 | Ronnie Rivers | RB |
| 11 | 171 | Darnell Washington | TE |
| 11 | 172 | Tyler Scott | WR |
| 11 | 173 | Randall Cobb | WR |
| 11 | 174 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 11 | 175 | Josiah Deguara | TE |
| 11 | 176 | Trey McBride | TE |
| 11 | 177 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 11 | 178 | Kendre Miller | RB |
| 11 | 179 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 11 | 180 | Isaiah Likely | TE |
| 11 | 181 | Dontayvion Wicks | WR |
| 11 | 182 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Justyn Ross | WR |
| 11 | 184 | Trenton Irwin | WR |
| 11 | 185 | Jordan Mason | RB |
| 12 | 186 | Ty Chandler | RB |
| 12 | 187 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 12 | 188 | John Metchie III | WR |
| 12 | 189 | Zamir White | RB |
| 12 | 190 | Rico Dowdle | RB |
| 12 | 191 | Chris Moore | WR |
| 12 | 192 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR |
| 12 | 193 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB |
| 12 | 194 | Trent Sherfield | WR |
| 12 | 195 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 12 | 196 | Mecole Hardman Jr. | WR |
| 12 | 197 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 12 | 198 | Ronnie Bell | WR |
| 12 | 199 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
| 12 | 200 | Trayveon Williams | RB |
| 12 | 201 | KaVontae Turpin | WR |
| 12 | 202 | Tanner Hudson | TE |
| 12 | 203 | Emari Demercado | RB |
| 12 | 204 | Michael Mayer | TE |
| 12 | 205 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
| 13 | 206 | Gary Brightwell | RB |
| 13 | 207 | AnDrew Ogletree | TE |
| 13 | 208 | Tim Jones | WR |
| 13 | 209 | Jalen Tolbert | WR |
| 13 | 210 | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR |
| 13 | 211 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB |
| 13 | 212 | Ray-Ray McCloud III | WR |
| 13 | 213 | Keaontay Ingram | RB |
| 13 | 214 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 215 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 13 | 216 | Andrei Iosivas | WR |
| 13 | 217 | Cole Turner | TE |
| 13 | 218 | Josh Oliver | TE |
| 13 | 219 | Connor Heyward | TE |
| 13 | 220 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 13 | 221 | Robbie Chosen | WR |
| 13 | 222 | KhaDarel Hodge | WR |
| 13 | 223 | Mitchell Wilcox | TE |
| 13 | 224 | Khalil Shakir | WR |
| 13 | 225 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 13 | 226 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR |
| 13 | 227 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 13 | 228 | Luke Schoonmaker | TE |
| 13 | 229 | Julian Hill | TE |
| 13 | 230 | Trey Sermon | RB |
| 13 | 231 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
| 13 | 232 | Pharaoh Brown | TE |
| 13 | 233 | John Bates | TE |
| 13 | 234 | Chase Brown | RB |
| 13 | 235 | Mike Boone | RB |
| 13 | 236 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB |
| 13 | 237 | Ty Montgomery II | RB |
| 14 | 238 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 14 | 239 | Alec Ingold | RB |
| 14 | 240 | C.J. Ham | RB |
| 14 | 241 | Emanuel Wilson | RB |
| 14 | 242 | Zonovan Knight | RB |
| 14 | 243 | Patrick Ricard | RB |
| 14 | 244 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
| 14 | 245 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE |
| 14 | 246 | Adam Prentice | RB |
| 14 | 247 | Chris Brooks | RB |
| 14 | 248 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 14 | 249 | Jakob Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 250 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB |
| 14 | 251 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
| 14 | 252 | Eric Gray | RB |
| 14 | 253 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
| 14 | 254 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 14 | 255 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 14 | 256 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 14 | 257 | Anthony Richardson | QB |
| 14 | 258 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 14 | 259 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 14 | 260 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 15 | 261 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 15 | 262 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 15 | 263 | C.J. Stroud | QB |
| 15 | 264 | Jordan Love | QB |
| 15 | 265 | Sam Howell | QB |
| 15 | 266 | Daniel Jones | QB |
| 15 | 267 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 15 | 268 | Brock Purdy | QB |
| 15 | 269 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 15 | 270 | Joshua Dobbs | QB |
| 15 | 271 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 15 | 272 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 273 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 15 | 274 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 275 | Bryce Young | QB |
| 15 | 276 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 15 | 277 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 15 | 278 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 15 | 279 | Desmond Ridder | QB |
| 15 | 280 | Kenny Pickett | QB |
| 15 | 281 | Mitch Trubisky | QB |
| 15 | 282 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 15 | 283 | Washington Commanders | DST |
| 15 | 284 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 15 | 285 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 15 | 286 | New York Jets | DST |
| 15 | 287 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 15 | 288 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 15 | 289 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 15 | 290 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 15 | 291 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 15 | 292 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 15 | 293 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 15 | 294 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 15 | 295 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 15 | 296 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 15 | 297 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 15 | 298 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 15 | 299 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 15 | 300 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 15 | 301 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 15 | 302 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 15 | 303 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 15 | 304 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 15 | 305 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 15 | 306 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 15 | 307 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 15 | 308 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 15 | 309 | New York Giants | DST |
| 15 | 310 | Harrison Butker | K |
| 15 | 311 | Justin Tucker | K |
| 15 | 312 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 15 | 313 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 15 | 314 | Jake Moody | K |
| 15 | 315 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 15 | 316 | Riley Patterson | K |
| 15 | 317 | Greg Joseph | K |
| 15 | 318 | Matt Gay | K |
| 15 | 319 | Brandon Aubrey | K |
| 15 | 320 | Brett Maher | K |
| 15 | 321 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 15 | 322 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 15 | 323 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 15 | 324 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 15 | 325 | Matt Prater | K |
| 15 | 326 | Joey Slye | K |
| 16 | 327 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 16 | 328 | Wil Lutz | K |
| 16 | 329 | Nick Folk | K |
| 16 | 330 | Anders Carlson | K |
| 16 | 331 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
| 16 | 332 | Eddy Pineiro | K |
| 16 | 333 | Blake Grupe | K |
| 16 | 334 | Graham Gano | K |
| 16 | 335 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 16 | 336 | Chad Ryland | K |
| 16 | 337 | Chris Boswell | K |
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