Fantasy: Week 5 Rankings - Defense/Special Teams (Early Edition)
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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. Follow the links to see his early rankings for Week 5.
More detailed rankings, featuring analysis, will be available Thursday, with a final update on Sunday morning.
Rankings
QB | RB | WR | TE | DST | K
Defense/Special Teams
| Rk | Player | Opp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Lions - Det | vs. Buf |
| 2 | San Diego Chargers - SD | vs. NYJ |
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks - Sea | at Was |
| 4 | Denver Broncos - Den | vs. Ari |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers - Pit | at Jac |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bengals - Cin | at NE |
| 7 | Philadelphia Eagles - Phi | vs. StL |
| 8 | Houston Texans - Hou | at Dal |
| 9 | Carolina Panthers - Car | vs. Chi |
| 10 | San Francisco 49ers - SF | vs. KC |
| 11 | Green Bay Packers - GB | vs. Min |
| 12 | Cleveland Browns - Cle | at Ten |
| 13 | Buffalo Bills - Buf | at Det |
| 14 | Chicago Bears - Chi | at Car |
| 15 | New England Patriots - NE | vs. Cin |
| 16 | Indianapolis Colts - Ind | vs. Bal |
| 17 | New Orleans Saints - NO | vs. TB |
| 18 | Dallas Cowboys - Dal | vs. Hou |
| 19 | Tennessee Titans - Ten | vs. Cle |
| 20 | Kansas City Chiefs - KC | at SF |
| 21 | New York Giants - NYG | vs. Atl |
| 22 | Baltimore Ravens - Bal | at Ind |
| 23 | Atlanta Falcons - Atl | at NYG |
| 24 | St. Louis Rams - StL | at Phi |
| 25 | Arizona Cardinals - Ari | at Den |
| 26 | Minnesota Vikings - Min | at GB |
| 27 | Washington Redskins - Was | vs. Sea |
| 28 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers - TB | at NO |
| 29 | New York Jets - NYJ | at SD |
| 30 | Jacksonville Jaguars - Jac | vs. Pit |
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