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NFL fantasy rankings for Week 5

NFL fantasy rankings for Week 5
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QB 

  1. Matt Ryan vs. PIT
  2. Cam Newton vs. NYG
  3. Drew Brees vs. WAS
  4. Ben Roethlisberger vs. ATL
  5. Tom Brady vs. IND
  6. Jared Goff @ SEA
  7. Philip Rivers vs. OAK
  8. Aaron Rodgers @ DET
  9. Deshaun Watson vs. DAL
  10. Patrick Mahomes vs. JAX
  11. Matt Stafford vs. GB
  12. Kirk Cousins @ PHI
  13. Alex Smith @ NO
  14. Blake Bortles @ KC
  15. Andrew Luck @ NE

RB (Standard)

  1. Todd Gurley @ SEA
  2. Ezekiel Elliott @ HOU
  3. Melvin Gordon vs. OAK
  4. Saquon Barkley @ CAR
  5. Christian McCaffrey vs. NYG
  6. Alvin Kamara vs. WAS
  7. Kareem Hunt vs. JAX
  8. James Conner vs. ATL
  9. Sony Michel vs. IND
  10. David Johnson @ SF
  11. Chris Thompson @ NO
  12. TJ Yeldon @ KC
  13. Marshawn Lynch @ LAC
  14. James White vs. IND
  15. Kerryon Johnson vs. GB
  16. Carlos Hyde vs. BAL
  17. Adrian Peterson @ NO
  18. Mark Ingram vs. WAS
  19. Giovani Bernard vs. MIA
  20. Matt Breida vs. ARI
  21. Jay Ajayi vs. MIN
  22. Alex Collins @ CLE
  23. Aaron Jones @ DET
  24. Tevin Coleman @ PIT
  25. Dion Lewis @ BUF
  26. Nyheim Hines @ NE
  27. Phillip Lindsay @ NYJ
  28. Royce Freeman @ NYJ
  29. Derrick Henry @ BUF
  30. LeSean McCoy vs. TEN

WR (Standard)

  1. Antonio Brown vs. ATL
  2. Julio Jones @ PIT
  3. Michael Thomas vs. WAS
  4. DeAndre Hopkins vs. DAL
  5. Juju Smith-Schuster vs. ATL
  6. Keenan Allen vs. OAK
  7. Odell Beckham Jr. @ CAR
  8. Adam Thielen @ PHI
  9. Stefan Diggs @ PHI
  10. Davante Adams @ DET
  11. AJ Green vs. MIA
  12. Brandin Cooks @ SEA
  13. Golden Tate vs. GB
  14. Calvin Ridley @ PIT
  15. Tyreek Hill vs. JAX
  16. Kenny Golladay vs. GB
  17. Corey Davis @ BUF
  18. Cooper Kupp @ SEA
  19. Robert Woods @ SEA
  20. Jarvis Landry vs. BAL
  21. Amari Cooper @ LAC
  22. Alshon Jeffery vs. MIN
  23. Emmanuel Sanders @ NYJ
  24. Tyler Boyd vs. MIA
  25. John Brown @ CLE
  26. Marvin Jones vs. GB
  27. Julian Edelman vs. IND
  28. Demaryius Thomas @ NYJ
  29. Keelan Cole @ KC
  30. Sterling Shepard @ CAR
  31. Devin Funchess vs. NYG
  32. Dede Westbrook @ KC
  33. Nelson Agholor vs. MIN
  34. Doug Baldwin vs. LAR
  35. Mike Williams vs. OAK
  36. Michael Crabtree @ CLE
  37. Tyler Lockett vs. LAR
  38. Jordy Nelson @ LAC
  39. Kenny Stills @ CIN
  40. Will Fuller vs. DAL

TE (Standard)

  1. Zach Ertz vs. MIN
  2. Travis Kelce vs. JAX
  3. Rob Gronkowski vs. IND
  4. Jared Cook @ LAC
  5. Jordan Reed @ NO
  6. Jimmy Graham @ DET
  7. George Kittle vs. ARI
  8. Kyle Rudolph @ PHI
  9. Eric Ebron @ NE
  10. Vance McDonald vs. ATL
  11. Ricky Seals-Jones @ SF
  12. David Njoku vs. BAL
  13. Austin Hooper @ PIT
  14. Ben Watson vs. WAS
  15. Antonio Gates vs. OAK

D/ST

  1. Rams @ SEA
  2. Titans @ BUF
  3. Ravens @ CLE
  4. Broncos @ NYJ
  5. Panthers vs. NYG
  6. Jets vs. DEN
  7. Bengals vs. MIA
  8. Chargers vs. OAK
  9. Patriots vs. IND
  10. Texans vs. DAL
  11. Vikings @ PHI
  12. Eagles vs. MIN
  13. Cowboys @ HOU
  14. Browns vs. BAL
  15. Jaguars @ KC

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