Updated Week 5 Running Back Rankings

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!

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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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