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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

Jusuf Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkic Questionable With Rib Contusion
Marcus Smart

Sidelined Thursday Against Raptors
Los Angeles Clippers

Chris Paul Set To Part Ways With Clippers
CFB

Brian Daboll a Candidate for Penn State Head-Coaching Job?
Yves Missi

Sidelined vs. Wolves
Quentin Grimes

Uncertain To Play Against Golden State
Bilal Coulibaly

Likely Out Multiple Weeks With Oblique Strain
Karel Vejmelka

Records Impressive Shutout
JJ Peterka

Rocks Ducks With Four-Point Effort
Cole Caufield

Extends Point Streak With Power-Play Assist
Matvei Michkov

Delivers Two Assists Wednesday
Jake Oettinger

Grabs Fourth Consecutive Victory With Shutout
Ryan Leonard

Tallies Four Points in Wednesday's Win
Cam York

Exits Win Early
Jakob Poeltl

to Sit Out Thursday's Game
Alexandre Sarr

to Miss Third Straight Game Thursday
Jonathan Kuminga

Iffy for Thursday
Jimmy Butler III

Listed as Questionable for Thursday
Paul George

Questionable Thursday
Joel Embiid

Unlikely to Play Thursday
Jaylen Brown

Doubtful to Play Thursday
Kevin Huerter

Sidelined One Week
Daniel Gafford

Aggravates Right-Ankle Injury on Wednesday
Collin Sexton

Injured in Loss to Knicks
Giannis Antetokounmpo

Suffers Calf Injury on Wednesday Night
Kyren Williams

Expected to Play in Week 14
Davante Adams

Expected to Play Despite Missing Wednesday's Practice
Kyle Tucker

Visits With Blue Jays
Woody Marks

Texans Say Woody Marks Will be Fine
Rasmus Ristolainen

to Miss at Least One More Week
Drew Doughty

Logs Full Practice Wednesday
Emilio Pagán

Reds Bring Back Closer Emilio Pagan on Two-Year Deal
Jeff Skinner

Remains Sidelined Wednesday
Petr Mrazek

Out 2-3 Weeks
Pelle Larsson

Set to Suit Up Versus Dallas
Tyler Seguin

Likely Done for the Season
P.J. Washington

Ruled Out Against Miami
Neal Pionk

Returns to Jets Lineup
Jalen Smith

to Miss Third Straight Game
Duncan Robinson

Sidelined Again Wednesday
J.J. McCarthy

Practices in Full, on Track to Return in Week 14
Cedric Mullins

Rays Agree on One-Year Deal
Mark Andrews

Agrees to Three-Year Extension With Ravens
Freddy Peralta

Brewers Considering Trading Freddy Peralta
Kyle Schwarber

Reds Serious About Adding Kyle Schwarber in Free Agency?
Amon-Ra St. Brown

Officially Questionable for Thursday Night
Omarion Hampton

"on Track and Looking Good" for Week 14
CFB

Brent Key Signing Five-Year Deal to Remain at Georgia Tech
Joey Bosa

Week-to-Week With Hamstring Injury
Bryce Young

Panthers Expected to Pick Up Bryce Young's Fifth-Year Option
Deshaun Watson

Browns Opening Practice Window for Deshaun Watson
CFB

Brian Hartline Expected to Land USF Head-Coaching Job
CFB

Collin Klein Expected to be Top Target for Kansas State if Head-Coach Job Opens
CFB

Chris Klieman Considering Stepping Down at Kansas State
Aaron Rodgers

Appears to be Healthier Heading into Week 14
Jalen McMillan

Expected to Have his 21-day Practice Window Opened
Mike Evans

' Practice Window Opened, Returning to Practice on Wednesday
Alexander Wennberg

a Game-Time Call Wednesday
Michael Callahan

Sustains Lower-Body Injury Tuesday
Michael Rasmussen

Makes Early Exit Tuesday
Scott Wedgewood

Exits Early With Back Problem
Evander Kane

Expected to Be Fine After Skate Cut
Tyler Seguin

Injured Versus Rangers
Sean Monahan

Expected to Play Thursday
Nathan Walker

Out for Eight Weeks
CFB

D.J. Durkin Staying at Auburn Under Alex Golesh
CFB

Charlie Weis Jr. Permitted to Coach Ole Miss Offense in College Football Playoff
Tyrone Tracy Jr.

Says he's Fine After Suffering Hip Contusion
Omarion Hampton

Likely to Return in Week 14
CFB

Five-Star Quarterback Jared Curtis Flips Commitment From Georgia to Vanderbilt
CFB

Florida Hiring Brad White as Defensive Coordinator
Kyle Schwarber

Giants Have Checked in on Kyle Schwarber
Willson Contreras

Willing to Waive his Full No-Trade Clause?
Brandon Aiyuk

49ers "Hopeful" Brandon Aiyuk Will Play in 2025
Tyrone Tracy Jr.

Carted Off With Hip Injury on Monday Night
Edwin Díaz

Mets Still Interested in Re-Signing Edwin Diaz
Devin Williams

Agrees to Three-Year Deal With Mets
Cole Ragans

Red Sox Targeting Cole Ragans in a Trade?
CFB

Kentucky Hires Oregon Offensive Coordinator Will Stein As Head Coach
Davante Adams

Not Dealing With a Serious Injury
Kyler Murray

Surgery Not on the Table for Kyler Murray
Marvin Harrison Jr.

in Danger of Missing Week 14?
CFB

Kalani Sitake the Top Target for Penn State Coaching Job
Justin Herbert

Having Hand Surgery on Monday
CFB

Josh Heupel Says He's Not a Candidate for Penn State Head Coach Job
CFB

Will Stein, Brian Hartline the Top Candidates for Kentucky Job?
CFB

Nebraska Fires Defensive Coordinator John Butler After One Season
CFB

UCLA Expected to Hire Bob Chesney as Next Head Coach
CFB

Lane Kiffin to Make $13 Million Salary, Ties Kirby Smart
CFB

Buster Faulkner, Joey Halzle Candidates for Florida Offensive Coordinator Job?
CFB

Kentucky Officially Fires Mark Stoops
CFB

Lane Kiffin to be Introduced as LSU's Next Head Coach on Monday
CFB

Florida Poised to Land Jon Sumrall as Next Head Coach
CFB

Alex Golesh Taking Over Auburn Head-Coaching Job
Zack Wheeler

Likely to Return in May
Ryan Helsley

Agrees to Two-Year Deal With Orioles

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