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It's Week 5, and the RotoBaller team is here as always to help set those winning fantasy football lineups. Every week of the NFL season we're here to guide you, and below you can find our NFL rankings team's updated Week 5 fantasy football wide receiver rankings, as of October 8th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key wide receivers like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Tyreek Hill, and Jaylen Waddle rank, among others.
Our wide receiver fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.
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Week 5 Wide Receivers Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Keenan Allen Ruled Out For Week 5
- Michael Thomas Will Miss Week 5
- Rashod Bateman Ruled Out For Week 5
- D.J. Chark Ruled Out For Week 5
- Amon-Ra St. Brown Questionable For Week 5
- CeeDee Lamb Expected To Play Against Rams
- Jahan Dotson Ruled Out Against Titans
- Hunter Renfrow Returns To Practice
- Jakobi Meyers Expected To Play In Week 5
- Rondale Moore Given Questionable Tag In Week 5
- Marquise Brown, A.J. Green Will Play Against Eagles
- Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle Questionable For Week 5
- Jarvis Landry Questionable For Week 5
- Diontae Johnson Off The Week 5 Injury Report
- Joshua Palmer Questionable To Play In Week 5
- Kadarius Toney Out, Dealing With Injuries To Both Hamstrings
- Kenny Golladay Ruled Out For Week 5
- Isaiah McKenzie Remains In Concussion Protocol
- JuJu Smith-Schuster Dealing With Hamstring Tightness
- Russell Gage Downgraded To Questionable
- No Timetable On Jameson Williams' Return
- Treylon Burks Ruled Out For Week 5
Week 5 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings
You can also check out our Week 5 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!
Last updated on Saturday 10/8 at 5:30 pm ET:
| WR Tier |
WR Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Cooper Kupp | WR | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Stefon Diggs | WR | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | Justin Jefferson | WR | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR | 6 |
| 1 | 5 | Davante Adams | WR | 9 |
| 1 | 6 | A.J. Brown | WR | 11 |
| 1 | 7 | Mike Evans | WR | 13 |
| 2 | 8 | Tyreek Hill | WR | 17 |
| 2 | 9 | Deebo Samuel | WR | 18 |
| 2 | 10 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | 20 |
| 2 | 11 | Tee Higgins | WR | 21 |
| 2 | 12 | Christian Kirk | WR | 24 |
| 2 | 13 | Courtland Sutton | WR | 25 |
| 3 | 14 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | 26 |
| 3 | 15 | Marquise Brown | WR | 27 |
| 3 | 16 | Mike Williams | WR | 30 |
| 3 | 17 | Chris Godwin | WR | 35 |
| 3 | 18 | DK Metcalf | WR | 37 |
| 3 | 19 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 38 |
| 3 | 20 | Amari Cooper | WR | 39 |
| 3 | 21 | Chris Olave | WR | 41 |
| 3 | 22 | Drake London | WR | 42 |
| 4 | 23 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 43 |
| 4 | 24 | Diontae Johnson | WR | 46 |
| 4 | 25 | Brandin Cooks | WR | 47 |
| 4 | 26 | Tyler Lockett | WR | 48 |
| 4 | 27 | Terry McLaurin | WR | 51 |
| 4 | 28 | DeVonta Smith | WR | 55 |
| 4 | 29 | Gabe Davis | WR | 56 |
| 4 | 30 | Romeo Doubs | WR | 58 |
| 5 | 31 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | 59 |
| 5 | 32 | Curtis Samuel | WR | 64 |
| 5 | 33 | Robert Woods | WR | 65 |
| 5 | 34 | Adam Thielen | WR | 66 |
| 5 | 35 | Allen Lazard | WR | 67 |
| 5 | 36 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | 69 |
| 5 | 37 | Garrett Wilson | WR | 71 |
| 6 | 38 | DJ Moore | WR | 74 |
| 6 | 39 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | 78 |
| 6 | 40 | George Pickens | WR | 83 |
| 6 | 41 | Elijah Moore | WR | 85 |
| 6 | 42 | Darnell Mooney | WR | 88 |
| 6 | 43 | Tyler Boyd | WR | 89 |
| 6 | 44 | Josh Reynolds | WR | 90 |
| 7 | 45 | Devin Duvernay | WR | 92 |
| 7 | 46 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | 94 |
| 7 | 47 | Jarvis Landry | WR | 95 |
| 7 | 48 | Zay Jones | WR | 99 |
| 7 | 49 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR | 100 |
| 7 | 50 | Corey Davis | WR | 101 |
| 7 | 51 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | 102 |
| 8 | 52 | Allen Robinson II | WR | 103 |
| 8 | 53 | Michael Gallup | WR | 104 |
| 8 | 54 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 105 |
| 8 | 55 | Joshua Palmer | WR | 106 |
| 8 | 56 | Rondale Moore | WR | 107 |
| 8 | 57 | Noah Brown | WR | 108 |
| 8 | 58 | Russell Gage | WR | 110 |
| 8 | 59 | Chase Claypool | WR | 111 |
| 9 | 60 | DeVante Parker | WR | 112 |
| 9 | 61 | Nico Collins | WR | 114 |
| 9 | 62 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR | 115 |
| 9 | 63 | Mack Hollins | WR | 120 |
| 9 | 64 | K.J. Osborn | WR | 121 |
| 9 | 65 | Alec Pierce | WR | 122 |
| 9 | 66 | Julio Jones | WR | 123 |
| 10 | 67 | Richie James Jr. | WR | 126 |
| 10 | 68 | Robbie Anderson | WR | 127 |
| 10 | 69 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 128 |
| 10 | 70 | Ben Skowronek | WR | 132 |
| 10 | 71 | Nelson Agholor | WR | 133 |
| 10 | 72 | Mecole Hardman | WR | 134 |
| 10 | 73 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | 136 |
| 10 | 74 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR | 137 |
| 10 | 75 | Randall Cobb | WR | 138 |
| 10 | 76 | Greg Dortch | WR | 139 |
| 10 | 77 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR | 140 |
| 11 | 78 | Khalil Shakir | WR | 141 |
| 11 | 79 | Kyle Philips | WR | 142 |
| 11 | 80 | Parris Campbell | WR | 144 |
| 11 | 81 | Christian Watson | WR | 147 |
| 11 | 82 | Demarcus Robinson | WR | 152 |
| 11 | 83 | Juwan Johnson | WR | 153 |
| 11 | 84 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | 155 |
| 11 | 85 | Trent Sherfield | WR | 156 |
| 11 | 86 | David Sills V | WR | 160 |
| 11 | 87 | DeAndre Carter | WR | 161 |
| 11 | 88 | Jauan Jennings | WR | 164 |
| 11 | 89 | Marquez Callaway | WR | 167 |
| 11 | 90 | Quez Watkins | WR | 169 |
| 11 | 91 | K.J. Hamler | WR | 171 |
| 11 | 92 | Chris Moore | WR | 173 |
| 11 | 93 | Skyy Moore | WR | 174 |
| 12 | 94 | Braxton Berrios | WR | 177 |
| 12 | 95 | Ashton Dulin | WR | 179 |
| 12 | 96 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR | 180 |
| 12 | 97 | Brandon Powell | WR | 181 |
| 12 | 98 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR | 184 |
| 12 | 99 | Jamal Agnew | WR | 186 |
| 12 | 100 | Dyami Brown | WR | 187 |
| 12 | 101 | Darius Slayton | WR | 190 |
| 12 | 102 | Kalif Raymond | WR | 192 |
| 12 | 103 | Cam Sims | WR | 196 |
| 12 | 104 | James Proche II | WR | 197 |
| 12 | 105 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | 202 |
| 12 | 106 | Shi Smith | WR | 203 |
| 12 | 107 | Dante Pettis | WR | 204 |
| 12 | 108 | David Bell | WR | 205 |
| 12 | 109 | River Cracraft | WR | 209 |
| 13 | 110 | KhaDarel Hodge | WR | 216 |
| 13 | 111 | Justin Watson | WR | 219 |
| 13 | 112 | Marquise Goodwin | WR | 221 |
| 13 | 113 | Simi Fehoko | WR | 222 |
| 13 | 114 | Quintez Cephus | WR | 229 |
| 13 | 115 | Dee Eskridge | WR | 231 |
| 13 | 116 | Jake Kumerow | WR | 235 |
| 13 | 117 | Zach Pascal | WR | 239 |
| 13 | 118 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR | 242 |
| 13 | 119 | Scotty Miller | WR | 245 |
| 13 | 120 | Jalen Reagor | WR | 252 |
| 13 | 121 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | 253 |
| 13 | 122 | Montrell Washington | WR | 256 |
| 13 | 123 | Kendall Hinton | WR | 260 |
| 13 | 124 | Dezmon Patmon | WR | 261 |
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