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Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 5 of the 2023 NFL season. Top free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 5 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for the 2023 NFL season. Jameson Williams is slated to return, and are more rookies emerging as viable waiver wire pickups? Let's take at the fantasy football outlooks for names like Michael Wilson, Curtis Samuel, Joshua Dobbs, and Jeff Wilson Jr.
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. We start with the famous waiver wire express article compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week.
The we look at FAAB waiver wire bidding recommendations, from Nick Mariano as well. 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?
Below you'll see our weekly rankings for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). Quarterbacks and Defenses (D/ST) are groups together at the bottom of the list:
| Rank | Player Name | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Jameson Williams | WR | 32 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Joshua Palmer | WR | 62 | Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 3 | Samaje Perine | RB | 52 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Tyler Boyd | WR | 37 | Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 5 | Romeo Doubs | WR | 54 | Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 6 | Jake Ferguson | TE | 53 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 55 | Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 8 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Marvin Mims Jr. | WR | 39 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 24 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 11 | Justice Hill | RB | 36 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 12 | Latavius Murray | RB | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Quentin Johnston | WR | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 2 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 16 | Michael Wilson | WR | 2 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 17 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 54 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 19 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 53 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 20 | Rashee Rice | WR | 36 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 21 | Curtis Samuel | WR | 9 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 22 | Cole Kmet | TE | 53 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | Jayden Reed | WR | 24 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 24 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | 4 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 25 | Josh Downs | WR | 11 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 26 | Logan Thomas | TE | 6 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Jordan Mason | RB | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | DeVante Parker | WR | 3 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Gerald Everett | TE | 34 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Matt Breida | RB | 27 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 31 | Michael Gallup | WR | 19 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 36 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 34 | Braxton Berrios | WR | 2 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 35 | Calvin Austin III | WR | 3 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | AnDrew Ogletree | TE | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 37 | Nelson Agholor | WR | 2 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Cade Otton | TE | 2 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Jonnu Smith | TE | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 10 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 41 | Trenton Irwin | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 43 | Keaton Mitchell | RB | 17 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 44 | Trey Palmer | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 45 | Deven Thompkins | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 46 | Ronnie Rivers | RB | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Josiah Deguara | TE | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | C.J. Stroud | QB | 46 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Matthew Stafford | QB | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Sam Howell | QB | 18 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Joshua Dobbs | QB | 5 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Bryce Young | QB | 12 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | 6 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 55 | Bailey Zappe | QB | 0 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 56 | Washington Commanders | DST | 25 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Denver Broncos | DST | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Detroit Lions | DST | 10 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Green Bay Packers | DST | 26 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Houston Texans | DST | 4 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
Week 5 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Samaje Perine
Jaylen Warren
Zach Charbonnet
Tyjae Spears
Justice Hill
Latavius Murray
Chuba Hubbard
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Jaleel McLaughlin
Roschon Johnson
Jerick McKinnon
Jordan Mason
Matt Breida
Rico Dowdle
Keaton Mitchell
Ronnie Rivers
Ke'Shawn Vaughn
Week 5 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Jameson Williams
Joshua Palmer
Tyler Boyd
Romeo Doubs
Marvin Mims Jr.
Quentin Johnston
Michael Wilson
Rashee Rice
Curtis Samuel
Jayden Reed
Wan'Dale Robinson
Josh Downs
DeVante Parker
Michael Gallup
Terrace Marshall Jr.
Braxton Berrios
Calvin Austin III
Nelson Agholor
Trenton Irwin
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Trey Palmer
Deven Thompkins
Week 5 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Jake Ferguson
Cole Kmet
Logan Thomas
Gerald Everett
Dalton Schultz
Kylen Granson
Cade Otton
Jonnu Smith
Josiah Deguara
Week 5 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 5:
C.J. Stroud
Matthew Stafford
Sam Howell
Joshua Dobbs
Bryce Young
Ryan Tannehill
Bailey Zappe
Week 5 Defenses To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 5:
Washington Commanders
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Houston Texans
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