Updated Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings

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:

• Michael Thomas is officially out for Week 5
• Julio Jones is officially out for Week 5
• Broncos-Patriots Postponed Monday, Moved To Next Sunday
• Titans Close Facility Again After New Positive COVID-19 Test
• Julio Jones To Test Hamstring Ailment In Pregame Warmups
• Deebo Samuel On Track To Suit Up Sunday
• K.J. Hamler Ruled Out Against Patriots
• Breshad Perriman Likely Out Sunday Versus Cardinals
• Cardinals-Jets On Track To Play Sunday
• DeSean Jackson, Alshon Jeffery Ruled Out For Week 5
• Mike Evans is confirmed active for the game
• Titans-Bills game scheduled for Sunday is being moved to Tuesday at 6 pm
• Titans Put Corey Davis On COVID-19 List
• Cole Beasley Expected To Play In Week 5
• DeVante Parker Expected To Suit Up In Week 5

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison, Scott Engel, and Dominick Petrillo - 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 Wide Receiver Rankings

You can also see our full Week 5 ranks for PPR, Half-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 10/11 at 9:30 am ET after the Patriots-Broncos game was cancelled:

WR Rank	Player Name	Pos	Overall Rank
1	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	3
2	D.K. Metcalf	WR	7
3	Adam Thielen	WR	9
4	Tyreek Hill	WR	10
5	Tyler Lockett	WR	11
6	Stefon Diggs	WR	14
7	Amari Cooper	WR	16
8	Michael Thomas	WR	19
9	Keenan Allen	WR	20
10	Calvin Ridley	WR	22
11	Allen Robinson II	WR	24
12	Mike Evans	WR	28
13	D.J. Chark Jr.	WR	29
14	Robby Anderson	WR	30
15	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	31
16	Justin Jefferson	WR	32
17	Cooper Kupp	WR	33
18	Robert Woods	WR	36
19	D.J. Moore	WR	38
20	Terry McLaurin	WR	39
21	CeeDee Lamb	WR	40
22	Will Fuller V	WR	41
23	DeVante Parker	WR	42
24	Tyler Boyd	WR	46
25	Diontae Johnson	WR	47
26	Marquise Brown	WR	48
27	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	49
28	Darius Slayton	WR	53
29	Michael Gallup	WR	54
30	Jamison Crowder	WR	55
31	Golden Tate	WR	56
32	A.J. Brown	WR	57
33	John Brown	WR	59
34	Jarvis Landry	WR	61
35	Deebo Samuel	WR	62
36	T.Y. Hilton	WR	64
37	Tee Higgins	WR	66
38	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	67
39	Scotty Miller	WR	69
40	Russell Gage	WR	70
41	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	76
42	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	79
43	Sammy Watkins	WR	80
44	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	81
45	Brandin Cooks	WR	82
46	Hunter Renfrow	WR	83
47	Greg Ward	WR	86
48	A.J. Green	WR	87
49	Zach Pascal	WR	88
50	Curtis Samuel	WR	89
51	Cole Beasley	WR	92
52	Adam Humphries	WR	93
53	Randall Cobb	WR	94
54	Christian Kirk	WR	98
55	Preston Williams	WR	103
56	Mecole Hardman	WR	104
57	Anthony Miller	WR	107
58	Keelan Cole	WR	109
59	Damiere Byrd	WR	111
60	David Moore	WR	112
61	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	113
62	Henry Ruggs III	WR	114
63	Isaiah Ford	WR	116
64	Darnell Mooney	WR	122
65	Jeff Smith	WR	123
66	Dontrelle Inman	WR	124
67	Andy Isabella	WR	125
68	Kendrick Bourne	WR	128
69	Nelson Agholor	WR	130
70	Jalen Guyton	WR	131
71	Miles Boykin	WR	135
72	Kalif Raymond	WR	136
73	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	138
74	Gabriel Davis	WR	140
75	Cedrick Wilson	WR	142
76	Chris Hogan	WR	143
77	Braxton Berrios	WR	144
78	Julio Jones	WR	145
79	James Washington	WR	146
80	Chris Conley	WR	148
81	Demarcus Robinson	WR	149
82	Willie Snead IV	WR	151
83	Chase Claypool	WR	155
84	Josh Reynolds	WR	156
85	Kenny Stills	WR	157
86	John Hightower	WR	160
87	Jakeem Grant	WR	167
88	DaeSean Hamilton	WR	170
89	Van Jefferson	WR	171
90	OlaBisi Johnson	WR	176
91	Trent Taylor	WR	177
92	Zay Jones	WR	178
93	Travis Fulgham	WR	179
94	Mike Williams	WR	180
95	Isaiah Wright	WR	182
96	Tyler Johnson	WR	185
97	Devin Duvernay	WR	187
98	Deonte Harris	WR	191
99	Christian Blake	WR	192
100	Auden Tate	WR	195
101	Damion Ratley	WR	196
102	Isaiah McKenzie	WR	198
103	Jaydon Mickens	WR	204
104	Tyron Johnson	WR	206
105	Freddie Swain	WR	217
106	Daurice Fountain	WR	218
107	Jakobi Meyers	WR	219
108	Mike Thomas	WR	220
109	Ashton Dulin	WR	222
110	Deontay Burnett	WR	223
111	Cyril Grayson Jr.	WR	225
112	JJ Arcega-Whiteside	WR	230
113	Antonio Gandy-Golden	WR	232
114	Noah Brown	WR	238
115	Collin Johnson	WR	241
116	KeeSean Johnson	WR	244
117	C.J. Board	WR	245
118	Chad Beebe	WR	248
119	Gunner Olszewski	WR	249
120	Ted Ginn Jr.	WR	250
121	Seth Roberts	WR	255
122	K.J. Hill	WR	256
123	Lawrence Cager	WR	264
124	Rashard Higgins	WR	270
125	Dede Westbrook	WR	278
126	Brandon Powell	WR	281
127	Marcus Johnson	WR	282
128	Quez Watkins	WR	284
129	Dezmon Patmon	WR	288
130	Pharoh Cooper	WR	293
131	Javon Wims	WR	298
132	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	302
133	Dante Pettis	WR	303
134	Isaiah Zuber	WR	320
135	Mack Hollins	WR	328
136	Diontae Spencer	WR	330
137	Taywan Taylor	WR	331
138	Brandon Zylstra	WR	348
139	Alex Erickson	WR	350
140	Trent Sherfield	WR	358
141	Marquez Callaway	WR	368
142	Josh Malone	WR	369
143	DeAndre Carter	WR	377
144	Steven Mitchell Jr.	WR	380
145	Cam Sims	WR	390
146	Bennie Fowler III	WR	391
147	Byron Pringle	WR	400
148	Andre Roberts	WR	401
149	Johnny Holton	WR	402
150	James Proche	WR	404
151	Keelan Doss	WR	406
152	Jason Moore	WR	408

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