{"id":248955,"date":"2025-09-30T16:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=248955"},"modified":"2025-11-27T18:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:33:32","slug":"week-5-wide-receiver-rankings-fantasy-football-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/09\/30\/week-5-wide-receiver-rankings-fantasy-football-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings Fantasy Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 4 of the NFL season is complete. It is time to look ahead to Week 5. Here are the Week 5 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45944807\/nfl-bye-weeks-every-team-2025\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">notable wide receivers on bye this week<\/a> are Drake London, Rome Odunze, Matthew Golden, and DK Metcalf. CeeDee Lamb, Malik Nabers, and Mike Evans are out with injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings Week 5<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Tier 1: Superstar WR1s<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Puka Nacua<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco 49ers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Amon-Ra St. Brown<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Justin Jefferson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland Browns<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Nico Collins<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore Ravens<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Garrett Wilson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas Cowboys<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Ja\u2019Marr Chase<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit Lions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Emeka Egbuka<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/malik-nabers-sad-instagram-post-after-season-ending-acl-injury\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nabers is out for the year with a torn ACL<\/a>, while Lamb is still out with an ankle injury, leading to a new name in the top tier of the wide receiver rankings:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nacua is off to an incredible start, scoring at least 22 points every week. He just scored 36 fantasy points in Week 4, catching 13 of 15 targets for 170 yards and a touchdown. Nacua is the WR1 in fantasy for the rest of the season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Brown had his third straight top-seven finish among wide receivers. He now has six receiving touchdowns on the season after catching two in the Week 4 victory. St. Brown gets a great matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bengals&#8217;<\/a> defense in Week 5.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Egbuka had another great performance, despite only catching four of ten targets. He had 101 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has four touchdowns through four weeks on the season and is Baker Mayfield\u2019s WR1 without Evans for the next few weeks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Tier 2: Proven Solid WR2s<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_246167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-246167\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-246167\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27011248_168402708_lowres-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Quinton Johnston, wide receiver, Los Angeles Chargers\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27011248_168402708_lowres-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27011248_168402708_lowres-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27011248_168402708_lowres-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27011248_168402708_lowres-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27011248_168402708_lowres-2048x1373.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-246167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[US, Mexico &amp; Canada customers only] Sep 5, 2025; Sao Paulo, BRAZIL; Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston (1) runs against Kansas City Chiefs safety Jaden Hicks (21) before scoring a touchdown in the second half during an NFL game at Corinthians Arena. Mandatory Credit: Amanda Perobelli\/Reuters via Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Davante Adams<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco 49ers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>George Pickens<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Jets<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Zay Flowers<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston Texans<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Courtland Sutton<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Quentin Johnston<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Commanders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Tetairoa McMillan<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dolphins<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Marvin Harrison Jr.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennessee Titans<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jameson Williams<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Michael Pittman Jr.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Chris Olave<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Giants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Ricky Pearsall<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Rams<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Xavier Worthy<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The players in this tier are all must-starts this week and will provide plenty of fantasy value throughout the season:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnston continues to be playing at a high level, scoring 23.8 fantasy points. He has scored at least 14 fantasy points in all four weeks so far this season. He saw 13 targets in the Week 4 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Giants<\/a>. Look for him to continue his success against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Commanders<\/a> this week.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a slow start, Harrison Jr. had a big second half to salvage his fantasy day. He has two games over 18 fantasy points on the season, but two games under eight points. Fantasy managers will have to hope that he and Kyler Murray can build upon their connection and get more of the boom weeks than the bust weeks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Quentin Johnston&#39;s last 5 regular season games&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u26a1\ufe0f 13 targets, 8 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD<br \/>\u26a1\ufe0f 9 targets, 6 receptions, 89 yards, 0 TDs<br \/>\u26a1\ufe0f 7 targets, 3 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD<br \/>\u26a1\ufe0f 7 targets, 5 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TDs<br \/>\u26a1\ufe0f 14 targets, 13 receptions, 186 yards, 0 TDs <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MsLjA0CY87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MsLjA0CY87<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Underdog (@Underdog) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Underdog\/status\/1972723047921549448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tier 3: WR3s With Something to Prove<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Ladd McConkey<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Commanders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Deebo Samuel<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jaylen Waddle<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Panthers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Keenan Allen<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Commanders<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Khalil Shakir<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New England Patriots<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>A.J. Brown<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver Broncos<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Elic Ayomanor<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arizona Cardinals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Brian Thomas Jr.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jordan Addison<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland Browns<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jakobi Meyers<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indianapolis Colts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tier of players includes wide receivers who are all borderline WR starts this week, depending on the size of your league:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnston\u2019s successes have come at the hands of McConkey\u2019s struggles in fantasy. He caught just one of six targets for 11 yards, scoring 2.1 fantasy points. This is his third straight game with single-digit fantasy points. Fantasy managers are probably still starting McConkey, but it is time to be concerned about him.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ayomanor continues to be a focal point of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Titans<\/a> offense, receiving seven targets. He only caught two of them for 44 yards, but the targets are encouraging.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Tier 4: Potential Flex WRs<\/b><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Player<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponent<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Stefon Diggs<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buffalo Bills<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Tee Higgins<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit Lions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jerry Jeudy<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minnesota Vikings<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>DeVonta Smith<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver Broncos<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Rashid Shaheed<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Giants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Troy Franklin<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Wan\u2019Dale Robinson<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Orleans Saints<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jauan Jennings<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Rams<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Keon Coleman<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New England Patriots<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Malik Washington<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Panthers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These guys are FLEX options to fill out your starting lineup:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diggs had his best day as a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Patriot<\/a>, catching six passes for 101 yards. He will look to continue that success in a revenge game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bills<\/a> on Sunday Night Football.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robinson becomes the WR1 for the Giants and Jaxson Dart after the unfortunate injury to Nabers. He will receive a high target share, but the Giants will be a run-first offense.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Main Image: Jayne Kamin-Oncea &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 4 of the NFL season is complete. It is time to look ahead to Week 5. 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