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Updated Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings

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Our updated Week 5 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for 2021. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his WR ranks.

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 wide receiver 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 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 dynasty fantasy football resources for 2025:

 

Week 5 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver 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:

WR Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Davante Adams WR 2
2 Stefon Diggs WR 3
3 Cooper Kupp WR 4
4 D.J. Moore WR 5
5 Justin Jefferson WR 7
6 Tyreek Hill WR 10
7 DeAndre Hopkins WR 15
8 Deebo Samuel WR 16
9 Terry McLaurin WR 22
10 CeeDee Lamb WR 23
11 Adam Thielen WR 24
12 A.J. Brown WR 25
13 Keenan Allen WR 26
14 Ja'Marr Chase WR 27
15 D.K. Metcalf WR 28
16 Diontae Johnson WR 29
17 Amari Cooper WR 30
18 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 32
19 Chris Godwin WR 33
20 Mike Evans WR 34
21 Mike Williams WR 35
22 Robert Woods WR 36
23 Tyler Lockett WR 37
24 Marquise Brown WR 39
25 Corey Davis WR 40
26 Antonio Brown WR 41
27 Marvin Jones Jr. WR 44
28 Tee Higgins WR 45
29 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR 47
30 Brandin Cooks WR 49
31 Jakobi Meyers WR 50
32 Tyler Boyd WR 53
33 Courtland Sutton WR 55
34 Jaylen Waddle WR 57
35 Allen Robinson II WR 58
36 Kenny Golladay WR 60
37 DeVonta Smith WR 61
38 Michael Pittman Jr. WR 64
39 Emmanuel Sanders WR 65
40 Cole Beasley WR 68
41 Jamison Crowder WR 69
42 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 72
43 Darnell Mooney WR 73
44 Hunter Renfrow WR 76
45 Henry Ruggs III WR 79
46 Chase Claypool WR 83
47 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 84
48 Tim Patrick WR 86
49 A.J. Green WR 87
50 Van Jefferson WR 92
51 Christian Kirk WR 93
52 Brandon Aiyuk WR 94
53 Quintez Cephus WR 96
54 Marquez Callaway WR 97
55 Robby Anderson WR 99
56 Nelson Agholor WR 102
57 Sammy Watkins WR 103
58 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 106
59 Rondale Moore WR 108
60 Kadarius Toney WR 109
61 Bryan Edwards WR 115
62 K.J. Osborn WR 116
63 Deonte Harris WR 119
64 Kendrick Bourne WR 120
65 Zach Pascal WR 122
66 Randall Cobb WR 124
67 Jalen Reagor WR 125
68 DeSean Jackson WR 126
69 Chester Rogers WR 128
70 Mecole Hardman WR 133
71 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 134
72 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR 135
73 Kalif Raymond WR 136
74 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR 137
75 Curtis Samuel WR 138
76 Quez Watkins WR 140
77 Gabriel Davis WR 142
78 Freddie Swain WR 143
79 John Ross WR 145
80 Allen Lazard WR 146
81 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR 147
82 Elijah Moore WR 152
83 Adam Humphries WR 154
84 Demarcus Robinson WR 158
85 Josh Reynolds WR 159
86 Keelan Cole Sr. WR 160
87 Rashard Higgins WR 164
88 Josh Gordon WR 165
89 Chris Conley WR 168
90 Parris Campbell WR 169
91 Rashod Bateman WR 171
92 Mohamed Sanu Sr. WR 173
93 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR 176
94 Danny Amendola WR 180
95 Jalen Guyton WR 181
96 Byron Pringle WR 183
97 Christian Blake WR 184
98 Juwan Johnson WR 186
99 Albert Wilson WR 191
100 Tavon Austin WR 192
101 Demetric Felton WR 199
102 Collin Johnson WR 203
103 Braxton Berrios WR 204
104 Anthony Schwartz WR 205
105 Devin Duvernay WR 208
106 Tajae Sharpe WR 209
107 Trinity Benson WR 210
108 Greg Ward WR 217
109 Kenny Stills WR 221
110 Tyler Johnson WR 222
111 Auden Tate WR 225
112 Marquise Goodwin WR 226
113 Trent Sherfield WR 230
114 Chris Hogan WR 231
115 N'Keal Harry WR 232
116 Tyron Johnson WR 235
117 Joshua Palmer WR 238
118 C.J. Board WR 239
119 Brandon Zylstra WR 240
120 Kendall Hinton WR 243
121 Zay Jones WR 246
122 Noah Brown WR 248
123 Jamal Agnew WR 252
124 Denzel Mims WR 255
125 Frank Darby WR 260
126 Cameron Batson WR 262
127 James Proche II WR 265
128 Preston Williams WR 268
129 DeAndre Carter WR 270
130 Damiere Byrd WR 276
131 Isaiah McKenzie WR 285
132 Amari Rodgers WR 286
133 Dede Westbrook WR 301
134 Ray-Ray McCloud WR 304
135 Jakeem Grant Sr. WR 308
136 Ashton Dulin WR 311
137 Mack Hollins WR 317
138 KhaDarel Hodge WR 320
139 Jauan Jennings WR 327
140 Willie Snead IV WR 328
141 Andre Roberts WR 332
142 K.J. Hill Jr. WR 334
143 J.J. Arcega-Whiteside WR 335
144 Chris Moore WR 336
145 Malik Taylor WR 337
146 Jake Kumerow WR 338
147 Marcus Kemp WR 339


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