LWOS Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings

This week has only two teams on bye, Oakland and Miami.  This means that most teams will be full strength and some hard descions will need to be made by fantasy owners.  Here is a little help with week 5.

LWOS Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings

Quarterback Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings

Average Ranks	PLAYER	TEAM	WK 5	Captain’s Ranks	Jack’s Ranks	Casey’s Ranks
1	Drew Brees	NO	TB	2	1	1
2	Aaron Rodgers	GB	Min	4	3	3
3	Peyton Manning	Den	Ari	1	5	5
4	Andrew Luck	Ind	Bal	3	2	6
5	Philip Rivers	SD	NYJ	5	4	2
6	Matt Ryan	Atl	@NYG	6	6	4
7	Matthew Stafford	Det	Buf	7	8	8
8	Jay Cutler	Chi	@Car	10	7	7
9	Nick Foles	Phi	StL	9	9	9
10	Russell Wilson	Sea	@Wsh	8	10	10
11	Colin Kaepernick	SF	KC	12	11	11
12	Eli Manning	NYG	Atl	11	12	16
13	Ben Roethlisberger	Pit	@Jac	14	13	12
14	Tony Romo	Dal	Hou	13	16	13
15	Cam Newton	Car	Chi	16	14	14
16	Andy Dalton	Cin	@NE	15	15	15
17	Joe Flacco	Bal	@Ind	17	20	17
18	Teddy Bridgewater	Min	@GB	21	17	20
19	Kirk Cousins	Wsh	Sea	22	18	18
20	Alex Smith	KC	@SF	18	19	23
21	Blake Bortles	Jac	Pit	19	21	21
22	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Hou	@Dal	20	22	22
23	Tom Brady	NE	Cin	24	23	19
24	Brian Hoyer	Cle	@Ten	23	24	24
25	Jake Locker	Ten	Cle	25	25	25

Running Back Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings

Average Ranks	PLAYER	TEAM	WK 5	Captain’s Ranks	Jack’s Ranks	Casey’s Ranks
1	DeMarco Murray	Dal	Hou	1	1	2
2	Le’Veon Bell	Pit	@Jac	2	2	1
3	Marshawn Lynch	Sea	@Wsh	3	4	5
4	Giovani Bernard	Cin	@NE	4	3	7
5	Jamaal Charles	KC	@SF	7	6	3
6	Matt Forte	Chi	@Car	5	8	4
7	LeSean McCoy	Phi	StL	8	5	6
8	Rashad Jennings	NYG	Atl	6	7	8
9	Alfred Morris	Wsh	Sea	9	12	11
10	Frank Gore	SF	KC	10	10	13
11	Montee Ball	Den	Ari	11	9	15
12	Eddie Lacy	GB	Min	13	13	12
13	Arian Foster	Hou	@Dal	15	14	9
14	Zac Stacy	StL	@Phi	12	11	16
15	Andre Ellington	Ari	@Den	14	17	17
16	Ahmad Bradshaw	Ind	Bal	20	21	10
17	Chris Ivory	NYJ	@SD	16	15	22
18	C.J. Spiller	Buf	@Det	18	19	19
19	Matt Asiata	Min	@GB	21	18	18
20	Khiry Robinson	NO	TB	17	16	32
21	Doug Martin	TB	@NO	22	24	20
22	Reggie Bush	Det	Buf	19	20	29
23	Justin Forsett	Bal	@Ind	25	25	26
24	Pierre Thomas	NO	TB	30	32	14
25	Lorenzo Taliaferro	Bal	@Ind	31	22	27
26	Donald Brown	SD	NYJ	26	26	33
27	Fred Jackson	Buf	@Det	24	31	31
28	Steven Jackson	Atl	@NYG	23	30	36
29	Ben Tate	Cle	@Ten	32	34	24
30	Darren Sproles	Phi	StL	28	29	35
31	Stevan Ridley	NE	Cin	29	33	30
32	Shane Vereen	NE	Cin	37	36	21
33	Chris Johnson	NYJ	@SD	35	38	23
34	Trent Richardson	Ind	Bal	34	39	25
35	Jerick McKinnon	Min	@GB	33	23	46
36	Bishop Sankey	Ten	Cle	27	27	49
37	Knile Davis	KC	@SF	36	28	45
38	Joique Bell	Det	Buf	42	43	28
39	Jeremy Hill	Cin	@NE	38	37	40
40	Toby Gerhart	Jac	Pit	39	40	37
41	Shonn Greene	Ten	Cle	43	42	34
42	Terrance West	Cle	@Ten	40	35	51
43	Darrin Reaves	Car	Chi	44	41	44
44	Carlos Hyde	SF	KC	45	46	38
45	Andre Williams	NYG	Atl	46	45	43
46	LeGarrette Blount	Pit	@Jac	49	48	41
47	Isaiah Crowell	Cle	@Ten	47	47	48
48	Bobby Rainey	TB	@NO	50	53	39
49	Alfred Blue	Hou	@Dal	41	44	58
50	James Starks	GB	Min	53	51	50

Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings

Average Ranks	PLAYER	TEAM	WK 5	Captain’s Ranks	Jack’s Ranks	Casey’s Ranks
1	Calvin Johnson	Det	Buf	1	2	2
2	Jordy Nelson	GB	Min	3	1	5
3	Julio Jones	Atl	@NYG	2	3	6
4	Antonio Brown	Pit	@Jac	6	4	1
5	A.J. Green	Cin	@NE	5	5	3
6	Dez Bryant	Dal	Hou	4	6	4
7	Alshon Jeffery	Chi	@Car	8	10	8
8	Brandon Marshall	Chi	@Car	9	7	10
9	Demaryius Thomas	Den	Ari	7	14	7
10	Jeremy Maclin	Phi	StL	10	8	12
11	Randall Cobb	GB	Min	11	9	11
12	Keenan Allen	SD	NYJ	17	13	9
13	Michael Floyd	Ari	@Den	14	16	13
14	Steve Smith Sr.	Bal	@Ind	15	12	19
15	Andre Johnson	Hou	@Dal	16	17	15
16	Victor Cruz	NYG	Atl	13	11	26
17	Kelvin Benjamin	Car	Chi	12	15	25
18	Michael Crabtree	SF	KC	20	20	13
19	Vincent Jackson	TB	@NO	21	22	16
20	Emmanuel Sanders	Den	Ari	19	19	22
21	Roddy White	Atl	@NYG	23	21	17
22	DeAndre Hopkins	Hou	@Dal	18	18	29
23	Julian Edelman	NE	Cin	27	27	14
24	Reggie Wayne	Ind	Bal	25	25	20
25	Cordarrelle Patterson	Min	@GB	26	23	21
26	Percy Harvin	Sea	@Wsh	22	31	23
27	Pierre Garcon	Was	Sea	24	24	32
28	Wes Welker	Den	Ari	28	30	24
29	Brandin Cooks	NO	TB	29	26	28
30	Marques Colston	NO	TB	34	36	18
31	T.Y. Hilton	Ind	Bal	30	29	30
32	Terrance Williams	Dal	Hou	31	28	38
33	Larry Fitzgerald	Ari	@Den	37	33	31
34	Sammy Watkins	Buf	@Det	38	34	31
35	Golden Tate	Det	Buf	33	37	34
36	Eric Decker	NYJ	@SD	32	32	41
37	DeSean Jackson	Was	Sea	36	38	33
38	Markus Wheaton	Pit	@Jac	35	35	43
39	Mohamed Sanu	Cin	@NE	43	41	36
40	Greg Jennings	Min	@GB	41	44	37
41	Anquan Boldin	SF	KC	47	48	27
42	Brian Quick	StL	@Phi	40	39	46
43	Andrew Hawkins	Cle	@Ten	45	46	35
44	Eddie Royal	SD	NYJ	39	40	50
45	Rueben Randle	NYG	Atl	42	45	48
46	Dwayne Bowe	KC	@SF	46	47	42
47	Kendall Wright	Ten	Cle	48	50	39
48	Torrey Smith	Bal	@Ind	49	44	44
49	Jordan Matthews	Phi	StL	50	43	47
50	Allen Hurns	Jac	Pit	44	42	57

Tight End Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings

Average Ranks	PLAYER	TEAM	WK 5	Captain’s Ranks	Jack’s Ranks	Casey’s Ranks
1	Jimmy Graham	NO	TB	1	1	1
2	Julius Thomas	Den	Ari	2	3	2
3	Martellus Bennett	Chi	@Car	3	2	3
4	Rob Gronkowski	NE	Cin	4	5	6
5	Larry Donnell	NYG	Atl	5	4	7
6	Greg Olsen	Car	Chi	6	7	5
7	Delanie Walker	Ten	Cle	7	8	4
8	Vernon Davis	SF	KC	8	9	9
9	Travis Kelce	KC	@SF	10	6	12
10	Jordan Cameron	Cle	@Ten	9	10	15
11	Antonio Gates	SD	NYJ	12	11	11
12	Zach Ertz	Phi	StL	13	15	10
13	Jason Witten	Dal	Hou	11	14	16
14	Owen Daniels	Bal	@Ind	16	16	13
15	Heath Miller	Pit	@Jac	14	12	22
16	Dwayne Allen	Ind	Bal	17	17	14
17	Niles Paul	Wsh	Sea	20	20	8
18	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TB	@NO	19	13	18
19	Jared Cook	StL	@Phi	15	18	19
20	Garrett Graham	Hou	@Dal	18	19	17
21	Coby Fleener	Ind	Bal	21	22	21
22	Jace Amaro	NYJ	@SD	23	21	23
23	Eric Ebron	Det	Buf	22	23	30
24	Ladarius Green	SD	NYJ	24	24	27

Kicker Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings

				Captain’s Ranks	Jack’s Ranks	Casey’s Ranks
1	Dan Bailey	Dal	Hou	3	2	3
2	Adam Vinatieri	Ind	Bal	2	1	6
3	Justin Tucker	Bal	@Ind	4	3	2
4	Cody Parkey	Phi	StL	5	4	4
5	Nick Novak	SD	NYJ	1	5	12
6	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	Cin	11	10	1
7	Blair Walsh	Min	@GB	6	7	11
8	Shaun Suisham	Pit	@Jac	7	8	13
9	Steven Hauschka	Sea	@Wsh	9	9	10
10	Phil Dawson	SF	KC	12	12	7
11	Robbie Gould	Chi	@Car	8	6	20
12	Mason Crosby	GB	Min	13	14	9
13	Mike Nugent	Cin	@NE	10	11	19
14	Nick Folk	NYJ	@SD	18	18	5
15	Matt Bryant	Atl	@NYG	16	15	14
16	Dan Carpenter	Buf	@Det	17	17	16
17	Cairo Santos	KC	SF	20	22	8
18	Chandler Catanzaro	Ari	@Den	14	13	27
19	Brandon McManus	Den	Ari	15	16	24
20	Graham Gano	Car	Chi	21	20	15
21	Randy Bullock	Hou	@Dal	19	19
22	Josh Brown	NYG	Atl	22	21	17
23	Ryan Succop	Ten	Cle	26		18
24	Shayne Graham	NO	TB	24	23	22

Defense/Special Teams Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings

Average Ranks	TEAM	POS	WK 5	Captain’s Ranks	Jack’s Ranks	Casey’s Ranks
1	Seahawks	D/ST	@Wsh	1	1	1
2	Bengals	D/ST	@NE	2	2	5
3	Steelers	D/ST	@Jac	6	6	3
4	Texans	D/ST	@Dal	5	4	7
5	49ers	D/ST	KC	4	5	9
6	Chargers	D/ST	NYJ	3	3	14
7	Lions	D/ST	Buf	8	8	4
8	Eagles	D/ST	StL	9	11	2
9	Broncos	D/ST	Ari	7	7	12
10	Cardinals	D/ST	@Den	12	10	10
11	Chiefs	D/ST	@SF	10	17	6
12	Saints	D/ST	TB	19	13	8
13	Packers	D/ST	Min	14	12	16
14	Giants	D/ST	Atl	11	9	23
15	Bills	D/ST	@Det	17	15	13
16	Patriots	D/ST	Cin	15	18	15
17	Bears	D/ST	@Car	16	19	17
18	Panthers	D/ST	Chi	18	14	21
19	Rams	D/ST	@Phi	13	16	26
20	Browns	D/ST	@Ten	23	24	11
21	Cowboys	D/ST	Hou	20	20	25
23	Titans	D/ST	Cle	22	21	22
24	Colts	D/ST	Bal	24	23	18

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