Fantasy: Week 5 Rankings - Analysis
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Over the last two seasons, theScore's Justin Boone has finished in the top 10 in FantasyPros' Most Accurate Expert Competition. This year he's first overall after four weeks. Follow the links to see his rankings for Week 5.
A final rankings update will be available on Sunday morning.
Rankings
QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | K
Quarterbacks
| Rk | Player | Opp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Manning - DEN | vs. Ari |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers - GB | vs. Min |
| 3 | Drew Brees - NO | vs. TB |
| 4 | Andrew Luck - IND | vs. Bal |
| 5 | Philip Rivers - SD | vs. NYJ |
| 6 | Matt Ryan - ATL | at NYG |
| 7 | Matthew Stafford - DET | vs. Buf |
| 8 | Russell Wilson - SEA | at Was |
| 9 | Nick Foles - PHI | vs. StL |
| 10 | Ben Roethlisberger - PIT | at Jac |
| 11 | Jay Cutler - CHI | at Car |
| 12 | Colin Kaepernick - SF | vs. KC |
| 13 | Cam Newton - CAR | vs. Chi |
| 14 | Eli Manning - NYG | vs. Atl |
| 15 | Tony Romo - DAL | vs. Hou |
| 16 | Alex Smith - KC | at SF |
| 17 | Andy Dalton - CIN | at NE |
| 18 | Blake Bortles - JAC | vs. Pit |
| 19 | Drew Stanton - ARI | at Den |
| 20 | Teddy Bridgewater - MIN | at GB |
| 21 | Joe Flacco - BAL | at Ind |
| 22 | Tom Brady - NE | vs. Cin |
| 23 | Mike Glennon - TB | at NO |
| 24 | Ryan Fitzpatrick - HOU | at Dal |
| 25 | Austin Davis - STL | at Phi |
| 26 | Kirk Cousins - WAS | vs. Sea |
| 27 | Geno Smith - NYJ | at SD |
| 28 | Jake Locker - TEN | vs. Cle |
| 29 | Brian Hoyer - CLE | at Ten |
| 30 | Kyle Orton - BUF | at Det |
- Drew Brees is coming off a surprisingly embarrassing 340-yard, two-touchdown game in a loss to the Cowboys on Sunday night. The Saints offense didn't find the end zone until garbage time in Dallas, but there's no reason to worry. Brees returns home for a favorable matchup with the Buccaneers, a team he lit up for 381 yards and four touchdowns in their last meeting.
- The Colts finally seem to be taking the shackles off Andrew Luck, who has 763 passing yards and eight touchdowns in the past two weeks. Fantasy owners everywhere are rejoicing. In Week 5, Luck will face his toughest test of the young season as he takes on a Ravens defense allowing the fourth fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks.
- Russell Wilson has been incredibly efficient through three games, completing 69.0 percent of his passes and scoring two touchdowns per contest. Coming off a bye, Wilson will be well rested and well prepared for the Redskins, who have given up seven passing touchdowns over the last two weeks.
- Nick Foles hasn't looked comfortable in the first month, an issue that may be traced to the injuries on his offensive line. Help is on the way with the return of Lane Johnson from an early season suspension. Foles remains a QB1 this week and moving forward.
- The Steelers may have lost, but Ben Roethlisberger certainly helped his fantasy owners win in Week 4 with his best game of the year, a 314-yard, three-touchdown performance versus the Buccaneers. He will have an opportunity to top those numbers against the Jaguars, who have the league's worst pass defense.
- Do you believe in the Eli Manning resurgence? You should. As theScore's Alen Dumonjic pointed out before last Thursday's game, Eli is starting to figure out the team's new system and the results are clear. Eli gets another great matchup in Week 5 with the Falcons coming to town.
- If you had trouble finding Tom Brady, it's because he's tumbled all the way down to 22nd this week. Brady simply isn't the same quarterback and facing the Bengals stingy defense isn't going to help matters.
- Teddy Bridgewater had an impressive first start last week, but he's dealing with an ankle injury that may force him to miss Thursday night's game against the Packers. If Christian Ponder gets the call, he would be the lowest ranked quarterback for the week.
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