Ostrowski: Week 5 Position-By-Position Fantasy Rankings
By Joe Ostrowski-
(CBS) Each Thursday during the NFL regular season, I'll give my rundown on position-by-position fantasy football rankings for the upcoming week's games. It's meant as an easy way for me to give advice to you on your tough lineup decisions.
Here are my Week 5 rankings:
Quarterbacks
1. Peyton Manning DEN (vs ARI)
2. Drew Brees NO (vs TB)
3. Andrew Luck IND (vs BAL)
4. Aaron Rodgers GB (vs MIN)
5. Philip Rivers SD (vs NYJ)
6. Matthew Stafford DET (vs BUF)
7. Russell Wilson SEA (@WAS)
8. Matt Ryan ATL (@NYG)
9. Nick Foles PHI (vs STL)
10. Ben Roethlisberger PIT (@JAC)
11. Eli Manning NYG (vs ATL)
12. Cam Newton CAR (vs CHI)
13. Tony Romo DAL (vs HOU)
14. Jay Cutler CHI (@CAR)
15. Andy Dalton CIN (@NE)
16. Colin Kaepernick SF (vs KC)
17. Mike Glennon TB (@NO)
18. Blake Bortles JAC (vs PIT)
19. Tom Brady NE (vs CIN)
20. Joe Flacco BAL (@IND)
21. Austin Davis STL (@PHI)
22. Alex Smith KC (@SF)
23. Drew Stanton ARI (@DEN)
24. Kyle Orton BUF (vs DET)
Running backs
1. DeMarco Murray DAL (vs HOU)
2. Matt Forte CHI (@CAR)
3. Le'Veon Bell PIT (@JAC)
4. LeSean McCoy PHI (vs STL)
5. Marshawn Lynch SEA (@WAS)
6. Rashad Jennings NYG (vs ATL)
7. Eddie Lacy GB (vs MIN)
8. Jamaal Charles KC (@SF)
9. Giovani Bernard CIN (@NE)
10. Andre Ellington ARI (@DEN)
11. Matt Asiata MIN (@GB)
12. Montee Ball DEN (vs ARI)
13. Frank Gore SF (vs KC)
14. Zac Stacy STL (@PHI)
15. Doug Martin TB (@NO)
16. Arian Foster HOU (@DAL)
17. Reggie Bush DET (vs BUF)
18. Alfred Morris WAS (vs SEA)
19. Khiry Robinson NO (vs TB)
20. Chris Ivory NYJ (@SD)
21. Ahmad Bradshaw IND (vs BAL)
22. CJ Spiller BUF (@DET)
23. Donald Brown SD (vs NYJ)
24. Shane Vereen NE (vs CIN)
25. Justin Forsett BAL (@IND)
26. Steven Jackson ATL (@NYG)
27. Fred Jackson BUF (@DET)
28. Toby Gerhart JAC (vs PIT)
29. Trent Richardson IND (vs BAL)
30. Stevan Ridley NE (vs CIN)
31. Darren Sproles PHI (vs STL)
32. Ben Tate CLE (@TEN)
33. Jerick McKinnon MIN (@GB)
34. Darrin Reaves CAR (vs CHI)
35. Bishop Sankey TEN (vs CLE)
36. Lorenzo Taliaferro BAL (@IND)
37. Isaiah Crowell CLE (@TEN)
38. Pierre Thomas NO (vs TB)
39. Jeremy Hill CIN (@NE)
40. Chris Johnson NYJ (@SD)
41. Joique Bell DET (vs BUF)
42. Knile Davis KC (@SF)
43. LeGarrette Blount PIT (@JAC)
44. Alfred Blue HOU (@DAL)
45. Andre Williams NYG (vs ATL)
46. Bobby Rainey TB (@NO)
47. Shonn Greene NYJ (vs CLE)
48. Carlos Hyde SF (vs KC)
Receivers
1. Antonio Brown PIT (@JAC)
2. Calvin Johnson DET (vs BUF)
3. Demaryius Thomas DEN (vs ARI)
4. Dez Bryant DAL (vs HOU)
5. Julio Jones ATL (@NYG)
6. Jordy Nelson GB (vs MIN)
7. AJ Green CIN (@NE)
8. Kelvin Benjamin CAR (vs CHI)
9. Brandon Marshall CHI (@CAR)
10. Jeremy Maclin PHI (vs STL)
11. Alshon Jeffery CHI (@CAR)
12. Victor Cruz NYG (vs ATL)
13. Randall Cobb GB (vs MIN)
14. Keenan Allen SD (vs NYJ)
15. Steve Smith BAL (@IND)
16. Percy Harvin SEA (@WAS)
17. DeAndre Hopkins HOU (@DAL)
18. Vincent Jackson TB (@NO)
19. Roddy White ATL (@NYG)
20. Wes Welker DEN (vs ARI)
21. Brandin Cooks NO (vs TB)
22. Golden Tate DET (vs BUF)
23. TY Hilton IND (vs BAL)
24. Brian Quick STL (@PHI)
25. Andre Johnson HOU (@DAL)
26. Michael Crabtree SF (vs KC)
27. Julian Edelman NE (vs CIN)
28. Emmanuel Sanders DEN (vs ARI)
29. Marques Colston NO (vs TB)
30. Michael Floyd ARI (@DEN)
31. Reggie Wayne IND (vs BAL)
32. Terrance Williams DAL (vs HOU)
33. Markus Wheaton PIT (@JAC)
34. Pierre Garcon WAS (vs SEA)
35. Andrew Hawkins CLE (@TEN)
36. Rueben Randle NYG (vs ATL)
37. Eddie Royal SD (vs NYJ)
38. Dwayne Bowe KC (@SF)
39. Sammy Watkins BUF (@DET)
40. Larry Fitzgerald ARI (@DEN)
41. Cordarrelle Patterson MIN (@GB)
42. Eric Decker NYJ (@SD)
43. Anquan Boldin SF (vs KC)
44. Allen Robinson JAC (vs PIT)
45. Torrey Smith BAL (@IND)
46. DeSean Jackson WAS (vs SEA)
47. Kendall Wright TEN (vs CLE)
48. Marvin Jones CIN (@NE)
Tight ends
1. Jimmy Graham NO (vs TB)
2. Julius Thomas DEN (vs ARI)
3. Rob Gronkowski NE (vs CIN)
4. Martellus Bennett CHI (@CAR)
5. Greg Olsen CAR (vs CHI)
6. Jordan Cameron CLE (@TEN)
7. Antonio Gates SD (vs NYJ)
8. Larry Donnell NYG (vs ATL)
9. Heath Miller PIT (@JAC)
10. Travis Kelce KC (@SF)
11. Delanie Walker TEN (vs CLE)
12. Vernon Davis SF (vs KC)
13. Zach Ertz PHI (vs STL)
14. Owen Daniels BAL (@IND)
15. Niles Paul WAS (vs SEA)
16. Jason Witten DAL (vs HOU)
17. Eric Ebron DET (vs BUF)
18. Austin Seferian-Jenkins TB (@NO)
19. Dwayne Allen IND (vs BAL)
20. Luke Willson SEA (@WAS)
21. Garrett Graham HOU (@DAL)
22. Jace Amaro NYJ (@SD)
23. Clay Harbor JAC (vs PIT)
24. Jared Cook STL (@PHI)
