Week 5 Fantasy Football Start/Sit: 7 Calls I’m Making

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Week 4 went 6-for-7. Jaylen Warren, Matthew Golden and Juwan Johnson settled as starts, and all 3 sits held up. Josh Downs was the one miss out on.

Downs had the match we desired however he could not produce. He had 11 targets in Week 3 and after that fell all the method back to 4 versus Washington. That is what I am bring into Week 5: excellent use gets my attention, however I still would like to know whether the function is strong enough to make it through one peaceful video game.

For Week 5, I am leaning into gamers whose existing chances offer us something genuine to bank on. The starts have volume or a function I rely on today. The sits are gamers I still like for the season, however I do not wish to push into today’s lineup even if the name or rest-of-season rank looks much better.

Scoring: These calls utilize my present Week 5 Half-PPR rankings. Rest-of-season rank is consisted of so you can see when I am making a one-week lineup call rather of altering how I value the gamer for the year. I likewise examined present use, injuries and match context before locking the 7. See the complete Week 5 dream football rankings.

Wilson has 30 targets over the last 2 video games. He captured 11 passes for 89 lawns and a goal in Week 3, then followed it with 7 catches for 95 lawns versus the Giants. At this moment, I am not dealing with the volume like a one-week mishap.

PFM’s pass receiver statistics have Wilson at a 29.7%target share and 44.3%of Arizona’s air backyards through 4 video games. That is a genuine No. 1 work. I have him WR8 for Week 5 and WR25 rest of season since I still desire more than 2 huge-volume video games before moving him into that season-long tier, however Detroit is not the week where I am retreating from what Arizona is revealing us.

My Call Start Wilson as a WR1. WR8 is aggressive, however 30 targets in 2 video games provides me adequate factor to make the bet.

Week 5RB14

Rest of SeasonRB22

Challengervs. PHI

Tuten had 17 brings for 73 backyards recently and did not rating. Chris Rodriguez got Jacksonville’s hurrying goal rather. That is the sort of box rating that can make a dream supervisor feel even worse about the gamer than I do.

Tuten is currently approximately 60 brings for 277 lawns through 4 video games. Jacksonville is providing him enough hurrying work to matter even before the getting function grows, which is the primary factor I have him RB14 today. The 7 catches for 54 backyards keep some game-script threat in the profile, however the hurrying task is too strong for me to go after the last goal scorer rather.

My Call Start Tuten as an RB2. I rely on the 60 brings more than I appreciate Rodriguez getting the last goal-line rating.

Week 5WR20

Rest of SeasonWR27

Challenger@ ARI

Williams lastly provided dream supervisors the complete variation of the function in Week 4. He captured 6 of 8 targets for 102 lawns after getting in the video game with 127 getting backyards through the very first 3 weeks.

I am not pretending the target flooring is repaired. His season-long target share is still 15.7%. What altered recently is that Detroit matched the downfield deal with adequate volume to let the yardage ceiling appear. Williams saw 136 air backyards versus Carolina and now owns 29.3%of Detroit’s air lawns for the season. That suffices for me to move him into WR2 area versus Arizona without pretending he unexpectedly has the weekly flooring of Amon-Ra St. Brown.

My Call Start Williams as a WR2 or flex. There is still volatility here, however I would rather bank on this function than leave the big-play ceiling on the bench.

Week 5WR21

Rest of SeasonWR35

Challengervs. HOU

Tate’s 9 catches for 145 backyards versus Baltimore are going to appear like the factor to begin him. I care more about the 12 targets.

He now has 32 targets through 4 video games, and Week 4 was not a case of Tennessee spreading out the ball around and Tate taking place to break one. He drew 42.9 %of the targets because video game, and his season-long air-yard share is pressing 50%. That is No. 1 receiver use, even inside an offense that has actually had a hard time to rating. PFM has Tate WR21 for Week 5 however WR35 rest of season, which is precisely the type of one-week space I wish to assault when the function is getting more powerful.

My Call Start Tate as a WR2 or strong flex. The 145 backyards got the attention. The target concentration is why I rely on the follow-up.

Week 5WR36

Rest of SeasonWR21

Challenger@ DAL

Dallas is the type of match that makes it simple to talk yourself into Egbuka. I am still keeping him outside my leading 35.

The function is beneficial, however it has not end up being a must-start function. Egbuka has 24 targets through 4 video games with a 19.8%target share and 25%of Tampa Bay’s air backyards. Recently, that developed into just 2 catches for 13 lawns on 4 targets. Now Jalon Daniels is making his 2nd NFL start while Baker Mayfield stays out with a dislocated right thumb. Daniels offered Tampa Bay 148 passing lawns in his launching, which is inadequate volume for me to disregard when Egbuka’s function was currently being in the useful-but-not-dominant variety.

My Call Sit Egbuka if you have a healthy top-30 receiver or flex choice. He is playable in much deeper leagues, however WR36 is the best community for today.

Week 5WR55

Rest of SeasonWR30

Challenger@ LAR

Moore opened the season with 5 catches for 100 lawns and a goal. Ever since, the weekly function has actually been practically difficult to trust.

He went without a target in Week 2, rebounded with 6 catches on 10 targets in Week 3, then fell back to one catch for 11 backyards on 2 targets versus New England. His 17.9 %target share and 26 %air-yard share are not empty numbers, however Buffalo has actually not focused the death video game around him typically enough to provide me a functional weekly flooring.

My Call Sit Moore if you have a healthy top-40 receiver or a running back with steady flex volume. I desire the targets to support before I put him back in.

Week 5TE18

Rest of SeasonTE14

Challengervs. TB

Ferguson has 3 goals through 4 video games. That looks beneficial till you take ball games away and take a look at what is left.

He has 12 catches for 83 backyards on 15 targets all season. Versus Houston, Ferguson captured 3 of 4 targets for 11 backyards. CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens are doing the heavy lifting in this death video game, and Ferguson has actually not been getting sufficient volume to provide you much of a flooring when the goal does not show up. He has actually topped 23 getting backyards as soon as in 4 video games.

My Call Sit Ferguson if you have among my top-15 tight ends readily available. I am not chasing after a 4th goal on this target volume.

Ranks examined: October 7, 2026. PFM’s Week 5 Half-PPR and rest-of-season boards were upgraded October 7. Emeka Egbuka and Jake Ferguson play Thursday night, so those choices require to be made. Jacksonville and Philadelphia dip into 9:30 a.m. ET Sunday in London, and Buffalo-Los Angeles closes the week Monday night. Week 5 ranks can still move as practice reports and schedule news modification.