{"id":148851,"date":"2023-10-04T10:30:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=148851"},"modified":"2023-10-04T06:58:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:58:26","slug":"fantasy-football-week-5-wide-receiver-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/10\/04\/fantasy-football-week-5-wide-receiver-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Football Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bye weeks have officially begun which can only jeopardize some options at wide receiver heading into Week 5. Even with some exciting decisions to make, most of the top choices remain on the board. Here are the somewhat depleted wide receiver fantasy rankings heading into Week 5, a week in which many fantasy managers may have to decide if it&#8217;s time to make some serious trades.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/10\/03\/fantasy-football-running-back-rankings-week-5\/\" target=\"_self\">Running Back Rankings<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/10\/03\/week-5-streamers-c-j-stroud-jaleel-mclaughlin-and-more\/\" target=\"_self\">Week 5 Streamers<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/10\/03\/8-players-to-buy-and-sell-in-fantasy-football-week-5\/\" target=\"_self\">Week 5 Buy and Sell<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[cta id=591 type =cta]<\/p>\n<h2>Fantasy Football Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings: Guess Who&#8217;s Back On Top<\/h2>\n<h3>Tier 1: Lineup Locks<\/h3>\n<p>1. Justin Jefferson<br \/>\n2. Tyreek Hill<br \/>\n3. Davante Adams<br \/>\n4. Stefon Diggs<br \/>\n5. A.J. Brown<br \/>\n6. Ceedee Lamb<br \/>\n7. Ja&#8217;Marr Chase<br \/>\n8. Amon-Ra St. Brown<\/p>\n<p>Even as the NFL enters Week 5, nothing new has occurred. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/07\/31\/justin-jefferson-fantasy-football-outlook-2023\/\" target=\"_self\">Justin Jefferson<\/a> once again finds himself as the safest choice in the wide receiver rankings. Jefferson currently is WR1 in standard PPR formats and is coming off a season-best two-touchdown game.<\/p>\n<p>It seems any worries fantasy managers may have had about <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/08\/15\/2023-fantasy-football-profile-a-j-brown\/\" target=\"_self\">A.J. Brown<\/a> have quickly been thrown out the window. Brown is coming off back-to-back monster outings and finished with nine catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns in Week 4. It&#8217;s safe to say any &#8220;drama&#8221; between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HurtJa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jalen Hurts<\/a> and Brown has been resolved.<\/p>\n<p>Until the Cincinnati Bengals offense finds its rhythm, it&#8217;s hard to trust anyone outside of Ja&#8217;Marr Chase in that offense. Even with the abysmal results, it&#8217;s impossible to shy away from Chase&#8217;s talents.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Jefferson hit the too little celebration on the Panthers CB \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/60SB7uUziU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/60SB7uUziU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonFOX\/status\/1708560653105959384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Tier 2: Solid WR1 Despite One Huge Question Mark<\/h3>\n<p>9. Garrett Wilson<br \/>\n10. Cooper Kupp*<br \/>\n11. Chris Olave<br \/>\n12. Deebo Samuel<br \/>\n13. DeVonta Smith<br \/>\n14. Brandon Aiyuk<br \/>\n15. Puka Nacua<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s some indication that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/06\/30\/cooper-kupp-2023-fantasy-football-outlook\/\" target=\"_self\">Cooper Kupp<\/a> will make his NFL return after Rams head coach Sean McVay mentioned his return to practice. If Kupp plays he is a must-start player, but it still remains to be seen if Kupp will make it onto the field.<\/p>\n<p>If Kupp comes back, the value of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/09\/12\/fantasy-football-puka-nacua-rest-of-season-outlook\/\" target=\"_self\">Puka Nacua<\/a> will likely take a hit. However, it should not be enough to detour fantasy managers away with all the great chemistry already built between Nacua and Matthew Stafford.<\/p>\n<p>A quiet game from Deebo Samuel in Week 4 was overshadowed by the dominance of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/08\/21\/christian-mccaffrey-2023-fantasy-football-outlook\/\" target=\"_self\">Christian McCaffrey<\/a>. Samuel will likely be involved in the game plans once again and is a solid lineup lock.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">very very soon\u2026 \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CooperKupp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CooperKupp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3LEiV7YBUY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3LEiV7YBUY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rams Tapes (@RamsTapes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RamsTapes\/status\/1708911647547625514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Tier 3: Wr2<\/h3>\n<p>16. Nico Collins<br \/>\n17. D.J. Moore<br \/>\n18. Jaylen Waddle<br \/>\n19. Michael Pittman Jr.<br \/>\n20. Adam Thielen<br \/>\n21. Marquise Brown<br \/>\n22. Terry McLaurin<br \/>\n23. Calvin Ridley<br \/>\n24. George Pickens<br \/>\n25. DeAndre Hopkins<\/p>\n<p>Even with the emergence of Tank Dell, Nico Collins still remains C.J. Stroud&#8217;s favorite target. The rookie sensation will continue to light up defenses, making Collins the main beneficiary in the fantasy football wide receiver rankings.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s only a matter of time before Jaylen Waddle finds his footing with the Miami Dolphins offense. The Dolphins have an inviting matchup against a New York Giants defense getting gashed as of late providing some strong potential for Waddle.<\/p>\n<p>Not a lot has gone right for the Carolina Panthers and Bryce Young. The lone bright spot belongs to Adam Thielen who remains reliable as ever from both a real life and fantasy perspective.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In two regular season games against The Bills last season,  Jaylen Waddle had 7 catches for 226 \ud83d\udd25 yards and a TD. <\/p>\n<p>We have not had a huge Waddle game yet this season, but it is absolutely coming. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1lTmivAZGb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1lTmivAZGb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Theo Gremminger (@TheOGfantasy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOGfantasy\/status\/1708135275392590272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Tier 4: WR3\/Flex Picks<\/h3>\n<p>26. Christian Kirk<br \/>\n27. Jakobi Meyers<br \/>\n28. Christian Watson<br \/>\n29. Zay Flowers<br \/>\n30. Tank Dell<br \/>\n31. Tyler Boyd<br \/>\n32. Jerry Jeudy<br \/>\n33. Romeo Doubs<br \/>\n34. Courtland Sutton<br \/>\n35. Tutu Atwell<br \/>\n36. Michael Thomas<\/p>\n<p>As Calvin Ridley&#8217;s stock continues to go down, Christian Kirk&#8217;s continues to rise in the fantasy football wide receiver rankings. It&#8217;s not a strong WR2 play just yet but it&#8217;s safe to deploy him as a WR3.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Watson made his anticipated return with a touchdown despite only finishing with 25 yards. As the season continues Watson will regain his value as the lead option in Green Bay.<\/p>\n<p>With Tee Higgins sidelined for the foreseeable future, Tyler Boyd&#8217;s opportunity as the Bengals second wide receiver has arrived. The offense still needs to work out some issues, but Boyd is worth the flex consideration if not a stash.<\/p>\n<p><em>Universal Responsible Gambling Disclaimer: Ages 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Isaiah J. Downing &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bye week decisions have officially begun, which puts a twist on the fantasy football wide receiver rankings heading into Week 5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4777,"featured_media":148880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[1920,349,6672,9807,9950],"class_list":["post-148851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","tag-cooper-kupp","tag-fantasy-football-rankings","tag-jamarr-chase","tag-michael-wilson","tag-puka-nacua"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4777"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}