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Our updated Week 5 fantasy football running back rankings for 2021. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his RB ranks.
Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:
- Dalvin Cook Is Officially Inactive
- Joe Mixon Suiting Up, Won't Be 100 Percent
- Chase Edmonds Suiting Up In Week 5
- Ezekiel Elliott Expected To Play Sunday
- Elijah Mitchell Set To Return In Week 5
- Christian McCaffrey Is Inactive
- Antonio Gibson Has Stress Fracture In Shin
- Patriots O-Line In Shambles Entering Week 5
- Nyheim Hines Limited In Friday's Practice
- David Montgomery Lands On Injured Reserve
- Giovani Bernard Listed As Questionable For Week 5
These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre 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:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
- Running back (RB) fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings
- Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- NFL rookie fantasy football rankings
- Best ball fantasy football rankings
- Superflex fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Week 5 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also see our full Week 5 ranks for PPR, Half-PPR and Standard scoring.
Last updated on Sunday 10/10 at 12:00 pm ET:
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