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Updated Week 5 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Cordarrelle Patterson - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Our Week 5 fantasy football PPR rankings for 2021 at RB, WR, TE, QB and DEF. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his ranks.

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:

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!

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

 

Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)

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

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, K mixed in).

Last updated on Sunday 10/10 at 11:45 am ET:

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Derrick Henry RB
1 2 Davante Adams WR
1 3 Stefon Diggs WR
1 4 Cooper Kupp WR
1 5 D.J. Moore WR
1 6 Aaron Jones RB
1 7 Justin Jefferson WR
1 8 Alvin Kamara RB
1 9 Travis Kelce TE
2 10 Tyreek Hill WR
2 11 Austin Ekeler RB
2 12 Nick Chubb RB
2 13 Saquon Barkley RB
2 14 Ezekiel Elliott RB
2 15 DeAndre Hopkins WR
2 16 Deebo Samuel WR
2 17 James Robinson RB
3 18 Najee Harris RB
3 19 Jonathan Taylor RB
3 20 Alexander Mattison RB
3 21 D'Andre Swift RB
3 22 Terry McLaurin WR
3 23 CeeDee Lamb WR
3 24 Adam Thielen WR
3 25 A.J. Brown WR
3 26 Keenan Allen WR
3 27 Ja'Marr Chase WR
3 28 D.K. Metcalf WR
3 29 Diontae Johnson WR
3 30 Amari Cooper WR
3 31 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB
3 32 Cordarrelle Patterson WR
3 33 Chris Godwin WR
3 34 Mike Evans WR
3 35 Mike Williams WR
3 36 Robert Woods WR
3 37 Tyler Lockett WR
4 38 Darren Waller TE
4 39 Marquise Brown WR
4 40 Corey Davis WR
4 41 Antonio Brown WR
4 42 Kareem Hunt RB
4 43 Damien Harris RB
4 44 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
4 45 Tee Higgins WR
4 46 Damien Williams RB
4 47 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
4 48 Leonard Fournette RB
4 49 Brandin Cooks WR
4 50 Jakobi Meyers WR
4 51 Chuba Hubbard RB
5 52 Kyle Pitts TE
5 53 Tyler Boyd WR
5 54 Antonio Gibson RB
5 55 Courtland Sutton WR
5 56 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
5 57 Jaylen Waddle WR
5 58 Allen Robinson II WR
5 59 Mark Andrews TE
5 60 Kenny Golladay WR
5 61 DeVonta Smith WR
5 62 Josh Jacobs RB
5 63 Alex Collins RB
5 64 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
5 65 Emmanuel Sanders WR
5 66 Chase Edmonds RB
5 67 Mike Gesicki TE
5 68 Cole Beasley WR
5 69 Jamison Crowder WR
5 70 Jamaal Williams RB
5 71 Zack Moss RB
5 72 Odell Beckham Jr. WR
5 73 Darnell Mooney WR
5 74 Mike Davis RB
6 75 Melvin Gordon III RB
6 76 Hunter Renfrow WR
6 77 Miles Sanders RB
6 78 Dalton Schultz TE
6 79 Henry Ruggs III WR
6 80 Latavius Murray RB
6 81 Dawson Knox TE
6 82 Noah Fant TE
6 83 Chase Claypool WR
6 84 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
6 85 Kenneth Gainwell RB
6 86 Tim Patrick WR
6 87 A.J. Green WR
6 88 Michael Carter RB
7 89 Joe Mixon RB
7 90 T.J. Hockenson TE
7 91 James Conner RB
7 92 Van Jefferson WR
7 93 Christian Kirk WR
7 94 Brandon Aiyuk WR
7 95 Tony Pollard RB
7 96 Quintez Cephus WR
7 97 Marquez Callaway WR
7 98 Dallas Goedert TE
7 99 Robby Anderson WR
7 100 Javonte Williams RB
7 101 Nyheim Hines RB
7 102 Nelson Agholor WR
7 103 Sammy Watkins WR
7 104 Hunter Henry TE
7 105 J.D. McKissic RB
7 106 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
7 107 Elijah Mitchell RB
7 108 Rondale Moore WR
7 109 Kadarius Toney WR
7 110 Trey Sermon RB
7 111 Tyler Higbee TE
8 112 Jonnu Smith TE
8 113 Samaje Perine RB
8 114 Tyler Conklin TE
8 115 Bryan Edwards WR
8 116 K.J. Osborn WR
8 117 Jared Cook TE
8 118 Robert Tonyan TE
8 119 Deonte Harris WR
8 120 Kendrick Bourne WR
8 121 Myles Gaskin RB
8 122 Zach Pascal WR
8 123 Maxx Williams TE
8 124 Randall Cobb WR
8 125 Jalen Reagor WR
8 126 DeSean Jackson WR
8 127 Cameron Brate TE
8 128 Chester Rogers WR
8 129 Devin Singletary RB
8 130 Ronald Jones II RB
8 131 AJ Dillon RB
8 132 Kenyan Drake RB
9 133 Mecole Hardman WR
9 134 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
9 135 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
9 136 Kalif Raymond WR
9 137 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
9 138 Curtis Samuel WR
9 139 Evan Engram TE
9 140 Quez Watkins WR
9 141 Malcolm Brown RB
9 142 Gabriel Davis WR
9 143 Freddie Swain WR
9 144 Ricky Seals-Jones TE
9 145 John Ross WR
9 146 Allen Lazard WR
9 147 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR
9 148 Austin Hooper TE
9 149 C.J. Uzomah TE
9 150 Anthony Firkser TE
9 151 Sony Michel RB
9 152 Elijah Moore WR
9 153 Zach Ertz TE
10 154 Adam Humphries WR
10 155 Cole Kmet TE
10 156 Ross Dwelley TE
10 157 Mo Alie-Cox TE
10 158 Demarcus Robinson WR
10 159 Josh Reynolds WR
10 160 Keelan Cole Sr. WR
10 161 Darrel Williams RB
10 162 Will Dissly TE
10 163 Travis Homer RB
10 164 Rashard Higgins WR
10 165 Josh Gordon WR
10 166 Brandon Bolden RB
10 167 Dan Arnold TE
10 168 Chris Conley WR
10 169 Parris Campbell WR
10 170 Blake Jarwin TE
11 171 Rashod Bateman WR
11 172 Mark Ingram II RB
11 173 Mohamed Sanu Sr. WR
11 174 Jeremy McNichols RB
11 175 Larry Rountree III RB
11 176 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
11 177 David Johnson RB
11 178 Ty Johnson RB
11 179 Hayden Hurst TE
11 180 Danny Amendola WR
11 181 Jalen Guyton WR
11 182 Kyle Juszczyk RB
11 183 Byron Pringle WR
11 184 Christian Blake WR
11 185 Pat Freiermuth TE
11 186 Juwan Johnson WR
11 187 Royce Freeman RB
11 188 Jack Doyle TE
11 189 Khalil Herbert RB
11 190 Chris Evans RB
11 191 Albert Wilson WR
11 192 Tavon Austin WR
11 193 David Njoku TE
11 194 Eric Ebron TE
11 195 Tevin Coleman RB
12 196 Adam Trautman TE
12 197 Peyton Barber RB
12 198 Tommy Tremble TE
12 199 Demetric Felton WR
12 200 O.J. Howard TE
12 201 Salvon Ahmed RB
12 202 Ryan Griffin TE
12 203 Collin Johnson WR
12 204 Braxton Berrios WR
12 205 Anthony Schwartz WR
12 206 Ty Montgomery RB
12 207 Dare Ogunbowale RB
12 208 Devin Duvernay WR
12 209 Tajae Sharpe WR
12 210 Trinity Benson WR
12 211 Phillip Lindsay RB
12 212 Jordan Akins TE
12 213 Le'Veon Bell RB
12 214 Carlos Hyde RB
12 215 Kyle Rudolph TE
12 216 Marlon Mack RB
13 217 Greg Ward WR
13 218 Donald Parham Jr. TE
13 219 Colby Parkinson TE
13 220 Ian Thomas TE
13 221 Kenny Stills WR
13 222 Tyler Johnson WR
13 223 Wayne Gallman Jr. RB
13 224 Giovani Bernard RB
13 225 Auden Tate WR
13 226 Marquise Goodwin WR
13 227 Devonta Freeman RB
13 228 Rodney Smith RB
13 229 Harrison Bryant TE
13 230 Trent Sherfield WR
13 231 Chris Hogan WR
13 232 N'Keal Harry WR
13 233 Darren Fells TE
13 234 Jacques Patrick RB
13 235 Tyron Johnson WR
13 236 Pharaoh Brown TE
13 237 Jacob Hollister TE
13 238 Joshua Palmer WR
13 239 C.J. Board WR
13 240 Brandon Zylstra WR
13 241 DeeJay Dallas RB
13 242 Jaret Patterson RB
13 243 Kendall Hinton WR
13 244 Jerick McKinnon RB
13 245 J.J. Taylor RB
13 246 Zay Jones WR
13 247 Foster Moreau TE
13 248 Noah Brown WR
14 249 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
14 250 Jimmy Graham TE
14 251 Blake Bell TE
14 252 Jamal Agnew WR
14 253 Ryan Nall RB
14 254 Alec Ingold RB
14 255 Denzel Mims WR
14 256 Devontae Booker RB
14 257 Devine Ozigbo RB
14 258 MyCole Pruitt TE
14 259 Ty'Son Williams RB
14 260 Frank Darby WR
14 261 Ameer Abdullah RB
14 262 Cameron Batson WR
14 263 Marcedes Lewis TE
14 264 Stephen Anderson TE
14 265 James Proche II WR
14 266 Dwayne Washington RB
14 267 Geoff Swaim TE
14 268 Preston Williams WR
15 269 Benny Snell Jr. RB
15 270 DeAndre Carter WR
15 271 Josh Allen QB
15 272 Joshua Kelley RB
15 273 Kyler Murray QB
15 274 Patrick Mahomes II QB
15 275 Jake Funk RB
15 276 Damiere Byrd WR
15 277 Teddy Bridgewater QB
15 278 Lamar Jackson QB
15 279 Jalen Hurts QB
15 280 Durham Smythe TE
15 281 Dak Prescott QB
15 282 Matthew Stafford QB
15 283 Aaron Rodgers QB
15 284 Tom Brady QB
15 285 Isaiah McKenzie WR
15 286 Amari Rodgers WR
15 287 Kirk Cousins QB
15 288 Russell Wilson QB
15 289 Chris Manhertz TE
15 290 Keith Smith RB
15 291 Kylin Hill RB
15 292 Gary Brightwell RB
15 293 Trey Lance QB
15 294 Justin Herbert QB
15 295 Patrick Ricard RB
15 296 C.J. Ham RB
15 297 Sam Darnold QB
15 298 Joe Burrow QB
15 299 Trayveon Williams RB
15 300 Daniel Jones QB
15 301 Dede Westbrook WR
15 302 Derek Carr QB
15 303 Kalen Ballage RB
15 304 Ray-Ray McCloud WR
15 305 Jody Fortson TE
15 306 Ryan Tannehill QB
15 307 Trenton Cannon RB
15 308 Jakeem Grant Sr. WR
15 309 Taylor Heinicke QB
15 310 Trevor Lawrence QB
15 311 Ashton Dulin WR
15 312 Justin Fields QB
16 313 Boston Scott RB
16 314 Mac Jones QB
16 315 D'Ernest Johnson RB
16 316 Jared Goff QB
16 317 Mack Hollins WR
16 318 Matt Ryan QB
16 319 Baker Mayfield QB
16 320 KhaDarel Hodge WR
16 321 Zach Wilson QB
16 322 Jameis Winston QB
16 323 Drew Lock QB
16 324 Carson Wentz QB
16 325 Jacoby Brissett QB
16 326 Ben Roethlisberger QB
16 327 Jauan Jennings WR
16 328 Willie Snead IV WR
16 329 Mike Strachan RB
16 330 Davis Mills QB
16 331 Taysom Hill QB
16 332 Andre Roberts WR
16 333 Elijhaa Penny RB
16 334 K.J. Hill Jr. WR
16 335 J.J. Arcega-Whiteside WR
16 336 Chris Moore WR
16 337 Malik Taylor WR
16 338 Jake Kumerow WR
16 339 Marcus Kemp WR
16 340 Matt Prater K
16 341 Matt Gay K
16 342 Justin Tucker K
16 343 Greg Zuerlein K
16 344 Harrison Butker K
16 345 Tyler Bass K
17 346 Ryan Succop K
17 347 Daniel Carlson K
17 348 Greg Joseph K
17 349 Mason Crosby K
17 350 Evan McPherson K
17 351 New England Patriots DST
17 352 Randy Bullock K
17 353 Jason Myers K
17 354 Denver Broncos DST
17 355 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
17 356 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
17 357 Baltimore Ravens DST
17 358 Younghoe Koo K
17 359 Nick Folk K
17 360 Graham Gano K
17 361 Tristan Vizcaino K
17 362 Zane Gonzalez K
17 363 New Orleans Saints DST
17 364 Chase McLaughlin K
17 365 Dallas Cowboys DST
17 366 Arizona Cardinals DST
17 367 Minnesota Vikings DST
17 368 Carolina Panthers DST
17 369 Las Vegas Raiders DST
17 370 Washington Football Team DST
17 371 Brandon McManus K
17 372 Cairo Santos K
17 373 Rodrigo Blankenship K
17 374 Atlanta Falcons DST
17 375 Austin Seibert K
17 376 Dustin Hopkins K
17 377 Tennessee Titans DST
17 378 Chicago Bears DST
17 379 Joey Slye K
17 380 Matt Ammendola K
17 381 Green Bay Packers DST
17 382 Jason Sanders K
17 383 Matthew Wright K
17 384 Chris Boswell K
17 385 Cleveland Browns DST
17 386 Los Angeles Chargers DST
17 387 Los Angeles Rams DST
17 388 Jake Elliott K
17 389 New York Jets DST
17 390 Cody Parkey K
17 391 Philadelphia Eagles DST
17 392 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
17 393 Buffalo Bills DST
17 394 Indianapolis Colts DST
17 395 Seattle Seahawks DST
17 396 San Francisco 49ers DST
17 397 Houston Texans DST
17 398 Cincinnati Bengals DST
17 399 Kansas City Chiefs DST
17 400 Miami Dolphins DST
17 401 Detroit Lions DST
17 402 New York Giants DST
17 403 Jacksonville Jaguars DST


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REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

CFB

Chris Bell Out for Rivalry Matchup Against Kentucky
New York Giants

Giants Fire Defensive Coordinator Shane Bowen
Tee Higgins

in the Concussion Protocol
Scott Wedgewood

Gives Avalanche Second Consecutive Shutout
Macklin Celebrini

Makes History During Multi-Point Performance
Joey Daccord

Posts Shutout in Losing Effort
David Rittich

Keeps Kraken Quiet
Jesper Wallstedt

Picks Up Third Shutout of the Season
Rasmus Andersson

Extends Point Streak With Three Assists
Davante Adams

Catches Two Touchdowns in Sunday Night Win
Baker Mayfield

has Sprained Shoulder, Will Undergo MRI Monday
Las Vegas Raiders

Raiders Fire Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly
Ryan Helsley

Tigers Eyeing Ryan Helsley as a Starter
Quinshon Judkins

Salvages his Day With Two Trips to the End Zone
Alvin Kamara

Dealing With MCL Sprain, Timetable Unclear
Michael Wilson

has Double-Digit Catches, Over 100 Yards for Second Straight Week
Baker Mayfield

Doubtful to Return on Sunday Night With Shoulder Injury
A.J. Brown

Delivers Vintage Performance in Week 12
George Pickens

at the Center of Cowboys Offense Once Again
Dan Hooker

Suffers Second-Round Submission Loss
Marcus Semien

Shipped to the Mets on Sunday
Alvin Kamara

Getting an MRI on His Knee
Arman Tsarukyan

Gets Submission Win
Brandon Nimmo

Traded to Texas
Belal Muhammad

Loses Back-to-Back Fights
Aaron Gordon

Sidelined 4-6 Weeks with Hamstring Strain
Belal Muhammad

Ian Machado Garry Outpoints Belal Muhammad
Chris Godwin

Officially Active for Sunday Night Football in Week 12
Alonzo Menifield

Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss
Kareem Hunt

Totals 33 Touches in Productive Outing Sunday
Volkan Oezdemir

Gets Back In The Win Column
Chimere Dike

Scores Long Special Teams Touchdown in Week 12
Jack Hermansson

Gets Knocked Out
Jack Hermansson

Myktybek Orolbai Knocks Out Jack Hermansson
Shamil Gaziev

Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss
DJ Moore

Scores Twice in Narrow Win at Home
Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Shines At UFC Qatar
Dereck Lively II

Out with Foot Issue Again
Tagir Ulanbekov

Suffers Third-Round Submission Loss
Anthony Davis

Doubtful With Calf Strain Against Miami
Derrick Henry

Rushes for Two Scores in Week 12 Victory
Kyoji Horiguchi

Makes Triumphant UFC Return
MON

Alexandre Texier Joins Canadiens
Goga Bitadze

a Very Late Scratch on Sunday Night
Rashee Rice

Goes for Nearly 150 Yards in Win Over Colts
Ryan Dunn

Ruled Out with Wrist Sprain
Jason Dickinson

Returns to Action Sunday
Alvin Kamara

Ruled Out With Knee Injury
Elias Lindholm

Activated From Injured Reserve
Mikko Rantanen

Suspended for One Game
Amon-Ra St. Brown

Totals Season-High in Yardage in Week 12
Neal Pionk

Sustains Lower-Body Injury Sunday
Donovan Clingan

Upgraded to Available vs. Thunder
Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Out Week-to-Week
Hunter Henry

Feasts in Win Over Cincinnati
Robert Williams III

Sidelined Against Thunder
Anthony Black

Entering the Starting Lineup Versus Boston
Alexander Romanov

Out 5-6 Months Due to Shoulder Surgery
Goga Bitadze

Getting the Start on Sunday Night
Bogdan Bogdanović

Bogdan Bogdanovic Remains Out Sunday
Ryan Kalkbrenner

Sidelined on Sunday Evening
Tre Mann

Returns to Action Sunday
Wendell Carter Jr.

Ruled Out on Sunday Night
Luke Kennard

Misses Sunday's Contest
Onyeka Okongwu

Good to Go Sunday
Collin Murray-Boyles

Available Against Nets
Egor Demin

Cleared for Sunday
Nicolas Claxton

Available Sunday
Kevin Durant

Will Miss the Next Two Games
Kristaps Porzingis

Taking the Night off on Sunday
Kawhi Leonard

Off the Injury Report, Cleared to Suit Up on Sunday
Sidney Crosby

Records 500th Multi-Point Game
Mackenzie Blackwood

Posts 35-Save Shutout
Aaron Ekblad

Battling an Illness
Jake McCabe

Suffers Upper-Body Injury
Brayden Point

Makes Early Exit Versus Capitals
Nikita Kucherov

Hurt on Saturday
Nic Dowd

Out Against Lightning
Jake Evans

Good to Go Saturday
Adolis García

Rangers Non-Tender Adolis Garcia on Friday
CFB

Beau Pribula Expected to Start Against Oklahoma
Dan Hooker

An Underdog At UFC Qatar
Arman Tsarukyan

Looks To Extend His Win Streak
Ian Machado Garry

A Favorite At UFC Qatar
Belal Muhammad

Looks To Bounce Back
Alonzo Menifield

Looks For His Third Consecutive Win
Volkan Oezdemir

Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Myktybek Orolbai

Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights
Jack Hermansson

Makes His Welterweight Debut
Kyoji Horiguchi

Returns To The UFC
Elly De La Cruz

Played Through Partially Torn Quad to End 2025
Tarik Skubal

Tigers "Doubtful" to Trade Tarik Skubal
Raisel Iglesias

Returning to the Braves on One-Year Deal
Sahith Theegala

Looking to Continue Fall Run at RSM Classic
Stephan Jaeger

Looking to Bounce Back at RSM Classic
Tom Hoge

Looking to Regain Form at RSM Classic
Joe Highsmith

Searching for Turnaround at RSM Classic
Adam Hadwin

Looking to Build on T11 Finish in Bermuda
Austin Eckroat

Searching for Momentum at RSM Classic
Joel Dahmen

Trying to Find Form at the RSM Classic
CFB

Garrett Nussmeier Doubtful to Play Against Western Kentucky
Michael Thorbjornsen

Hopes to End 2025 Campaign With Another Solid Finish
Andrew Novak

Looks to End 2025 Season on High Note at RSM Classic
Harry Higgs

Teetering for PGA Tour Card in 2026
PGA

Nico Echavarria has the Potential to Contend at the RSM Classic
Sam Stevens

Finishing Out Year in Georgia
Seamus Power

Playing Better at the Right Time
Beau Hossler

Roller Coaster Comes to Saint Simons Island
Quade Cummins

The Time is Now for Quade Cummins in Georgia
Austin Cook

Needs a Win at the RSM Classic
Cameron Champ

on the PGA Tour Card Bubble
Grayson Rodriguez

Shipped to Angels
Taylor Ward

Orioles Acquire Taylor Ward From Angels
Shota Imanaga

Accepts Cubs Qualifying Offer
Brandon Woodruff

Returning to Milwaukee in 2026
Denny McCarthy

Looking For Another Solid Finish at RSM Classic
Si Woo Kim

Looking To Use Current Momentum to Flip Script at RSM Classic
Mackenzie Hughes

a Good Bounce-Back Candidate at RSM Classic
Harris English

Making 14th Start at This Week's RSM Classic
Konnor Griffin

Could Compete for Starting Shortstop Job in 2026
Gleyber Torres

Accepts Tigers Qualifying Offer

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