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Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season. Top free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it.
Each week our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles, to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? waiver wire player comparison tool. Here is a quick rundown of our articles. Our fantasy football waiver wire articles get published on Mondays and Tuesdays each week. First up is our overall waiver wire article by Pierre Camus, and the famous waiver wire express lightning round compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week.
If you're in a league with FAAB waivers (blind bids), our top-notch FAAB waiver wire article by Nick Mariano is a must-read. He lists the players to target off the waiver wire, and how much of your remaining FAAB budget to spend. In addition to these articles, we also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues and players to consider dropping.
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
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 5?
Are you looking for a more direct and structured list of prioritized players to add off the waiver wire?
This article is final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series, and its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size).
So below you will find the overall rankings list, and below that each individual position in priority order. Hopefully this helps you win your waiver wire this week and bolster your roster for Week 5! Let's get to it.
| Rank | Player Name | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 2 | Brian Robinson | RB | 54 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 3 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 17 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 62 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 5 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 19 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Michael Gallup | WR | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | George Pickens | WR | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Rachaad White | RB | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Tyler Boyd | WR | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Darnell Mooney | WR | 56 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Hayden Hurst | TE | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Josh Reynolds | WR | 20 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 14 | Mark Ingram II | RB | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Alec Pierce | WR | 5 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 16 | Mack Hollins | WR | 32 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 17 | Kyle Philips | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 18 | Nico Collins | WR | 21 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Corey Davis | WR | 25 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 20 | J.D. McKissic | RB | 28 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 21 | Robert Tonyan | TE | 32 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Joshua Palmer | WR | 36 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 23 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 8 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Jameson Williams | WR | 28 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Caleb Huntley | RB | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 26 | Mike Boone | RB | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Latavius Murray | RB | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Jamal Agnew | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 29 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 4 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Khalil Shakir | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 31 | Taysom Hill | TE | 29 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | 5 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | O.J. Howard | TE | 3 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Dak Prescott | QB | 75 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Jared Goff | QB | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Geno Smith | QB | 12 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Jameis Winston | QB | 36 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Cooper Rush | QB | 6 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 39 | Zach Wilson | QB | 10 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 40 | Kenny Pickett | QB | 5 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
Week 5 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Tyler Allgeier
Raheem Mostert
Nyheim Hines
Brian Robinson
Isiah Pacheco
Rachaad White
Caleb Huntley
Kenneth Gainwell
Mike Boone
Mark Ingram II
J.D. McKissic
Latavius Murray
Craig Reynolds
Deon Jackson
Week 5 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Michael Gallup
George Pickens
Julio Jones
Tyler Boyd
Darnell Mooney
Alec Pierce
Mack Hollins
Josh Reynolds
Nico Collins
Corey Davis
Joshua Palmer
Kyle Philips
Donovan Peoples-Jones
Jameson Williams
Richie James
Jamal Agnew
Khalil Shakir
Week 5 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Hayden Hurst
Robert Tonyan
Tyler Conklin
Taysom Hill
Greg Dulcich
Mo Alie-Cox
O.J. Howard
Week 5 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Dak Prescott
Jared Goff
Geno Smith
Jameis Winston
Cooper Rush
Zach Wilson
Kenny Pickett
Desmond Ridder
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