Week 5 Fantasy WR Rankings Updated PPR: Who to start, best sleepers, and top bye-week streamers for wide receivers

Tim Heaney

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Week 5 Fantasy WR Rankings Updated PPR: Who to start, best sleepers, and top bye-week streamers for wide receivers image

Byes begin to infest fantasy football lineups in Week 5.

Fantasy managers must make start-sit decisions with lesser names with many top wideouts on vacation, including Rome Odunze, DK Metcalf, and Drake London -- plus Romeo Doubs coming off a three-touchdown weekend.

Which players should you start this weekend? Any wideouts available as waiver pickups to help you?

Keep reading for our fantasy Week 5 wide receiver rankings.

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Week 5 WR Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)

These rankings for Week 5 fantasy wide receivers count players in point-per-recetpion (PPR) leagues.

Rk	Tr	Wide receivers	Team	OPP	Week 5 Value	Chg ↕️
1	1	Puka Nacua	LAR	SF	Elite WR1
2	1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	@CIN	Elite WR1
3	2	Quentin Johnston	LAC	WAS	WR1
4	2	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	DAL	WR1
5	2	Nico Collins	HOU	@BAL	WR1
6	3	George Pickens	DAL	@NYJ	WR1
7	3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	TB	WR1
8	3	Emeka Egbuka	TB	@SEA	WR1
9	3	Justin Jefferson	MIN	CLE	WR1/WR2
10	3	Marvin Harrison	ARI	TEN	WR1/WR2
11	3	Chris Olave	NO	NYG	WR1/WR2
12	4	Deebo Samuel	WAS	@LAC	Strong WR2
13	4	Keenan Allen	LAC	WAS	Strong WR2
14	4	Michael Pittman	IND	LV	Strong WR2
15	5	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	MIA	WR2
16	5	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	@CAR	WR2
17	5	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	DET	WR2
18	5	Courtland Sutton	DEN	@PHI	WR2
19	5	A.J. Brown	PHI	DEN	WR2
20	5	Davante Adams	LAR	SF	WR2
21	6	Jordan Addison	MIN	CLE	WR2/WR3
22	6	Khalil Shakir	BUF	NE	WR2/WR3
23	6	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	MIN	WR2/WR3
24	6	Jakobi Meyers	LV	@IND	WR2/WR3
25	6	Xavier Worthy	KC	@JAX	WR2/WR3
26	7	Keon Coleman	BUF	NE	WR3
27	7	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	@ARI	WR3
28	7	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	@NO	WR3
29	7	Zay Flowers	BAL	HOU	WR3
30	7	Hollywood Brown	KC	@JAX	WR3
31	7	Troy Franklin	DEN	@PHI	WR3
32	7	Chris Godwin	TB	@SEA	WR3
33	8	Brian Thomas	JAX	KC	WR3/Flex
34	8	Jameson Williams	DET	@CIN	WR3/Flex
35	8	DeVonta Smith	PHI	DEN	WR3/Flex
36	8	Stefon Diggs	NE	@BUF	WR3/Flex
37	8	Tre Tucker	LV	@IND	WR3/Flex
38	8	Rashid Shaheed	NO	NYG	WR3/Flex
39	9	Tee Higgins	CIN	DET	Flex
40	9	Ladd McConkey	LAC	WAS	Flex
41	9	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	@NYJ	Flex	⬆️ 3
42	9	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	@LAC	Flex
43	9	Marvin Mims	DEN	@PHI	Flex
44	9	Darius Slayton	NYG	@NO	Flex
45	9	Christian Kirk	HOU	@BAL	Flex
46	10	Calvin Ridley	TEN	@ARI	Flex/Bench	⬆️ NR
47	10	Cooper Kupp	SEA	TB	Flex/Bench
48	10	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	@JAX	Flex/Bench
49	10	Josh Downs	IND	LV	Flex/Bench
50	10	Parker Washington	JAX	KC	Flex/Bench
51	11	Kendrick Bourne	SF	@LAR	Flex/Bench
52	11	Malik Washington	MIA	@CAR	Flex/Bench
53	11	Travis Hunter	JAX	KC	Flex/Bench
54	11	Jalen Nailor	MIN	CLE	Flex/Bench
55	11	DeMario Douglas	NE	@BUF	Flex/Bench
56	11	Hunter Renfrow	CAR	MIA	Flex/Bench
57	11	Xavier Legette	CAR	MIA	Flex/Bench
58	12	Tyquan Thornton	KC	@JAX	Bench
59	12	Sterling Shepard	TB	@SEA	Bench
60	12	Joshua Palmer	BUF	NE	Bench
61	12	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	@NO	Bench
62	12	Isaiah Bond	CLE	MIN	Bench
63	12	Rashod Bateman	BAL	HOU	Bench
64	12	Demarcus Robinson	SF	@LAR	Bench
65	12	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	DAL	Bench
66	12	Kayshon Boutte	NE	@BUF	Bench
67	12	Brandin Cooks	NO	NYG	Bench
68	12	Tory Horton	SEA	TB	Bench
69	12	Adonai Mitchell	IND	LV	Bench
70	13	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	HOU	Bench
71	13	Elijah Moore	BUF	NE	Bench
72	13	Mack Hollins	NE	@BUF	Bench
73	13	Allen Lazard	NYJ	DAL	Bench
74	13	Jayden Higgins	HOU	@BAL	Bench
75	13	Jahan Dotson	PHI	DEN	Bench
76	13	Greg Dortch	ARI	TEN	Bench
77	13	Zay Jones	ARI	SEA	Bench
78	13	Kalif Raymond	DET	@CIN	Bench
79	14	Tutu Atwell	LAR	SF	Bench
80	14	Ashton Dulin	IND	LV	Bench	⬆️ 33
81	14	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	@CIN	Bench
82	14	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	MIA	Bench
83	14	Michael Wilson	ARI	TEN	Bench
84	14	Dont'e Thornton	LV	@IND	Bench
85	14	Chimere Dike	TEN	@ARI	Bench
86	14	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	DET	Bench
87	14	Tyler Lockett	TEN	@ARI	Bench
88	14	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	@BAL	Bench
89	14	Jaylin Lane	WAS	@LAC	Bench
90	14	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	@NYJ	Bench
91	15	Devaughn Vele	NO	NYG	Bench
92	15	Jordan Whittington	LAR	SF	Bench
93	15	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	DAL	Bench
94	15	Chris Moore	WAS	@LAC	Bench
95	15	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	@CAR	Bench
96	15	Tyrell Shavers	BUF	NE	Bench
97	15	Pat Bryant	DEN	@PHI	Bench
98	15	Adam Thielen	MIN	CLE	Bench
99	15	Curtis Samuel	BUF	NE	Bench
100	15	Arian Smith	NYJ	DAL	Bench
101	15	Skyy Moore	SF	@LAR	Bench
102	15	Tylan Wallace	BAL	HOU	Bench
103	15	Jamari Thrash	CLE	MIN	Bench
104	15	Dee Eskridge	MIA	@CAR	Bench
105	15	Tre' Harris	LAC	WAS	Bench
106	16	Mitchell Tinsley	CIN	DET	Bench
107	16	Van Jefferson	TEN	@ARI	Bench
108	16	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	SF	@LAR	Bench
109	16	John Metchie	PHI	DEN	Bench
110	16	Jaylin Noel	HOU	@BAL	Bench
111	16	Xavier Smith	LAR	SF	Bench
112	16	Nikko Remigio	KC	@JAX	Bench
113	16	Ryan Miller	TB	@SEA	Bench
114	16	Jack Bech	LV	@IND	Bench
115	17	Jake Bobo	SEA	TB	Bench
116	17	Tay Martin	WAS	@LAC	Bench
117	17	Dareke Young	SEA	TB	Bench
118	17	Kyle Williams	NE	@BUF	Bench
119	17	Tai Felton	MIN	CLE	Bench
120	17	Bryce Oliver	TEN	@ARI	Bench
121	17	David Moore	CAR	MIA	Bench
122	17	Trent Sherfield	DEN	@PHI	Bench
123	17	Tim Patrick	JAX	KC	Bench
124	17	Tez Johnson	TB	@SEA	Bench
125	17	Alex Bachman	LV	@IND	Bench
126	17	Jason Brownlee	KC	@JAX	Bench
127	17	Kevin Austin	NO	NYG	Bench
128	17	Xavier Weaver	ARI	TEN	Bench
129	17	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	LAC	WAS	Bench

INJ	--	Dyami Brown	JAX	KC	INJ
QUE	--	Jonathan Mingo	DAL	@NYJ	QUE
QUE	--	Devontez Walker	BAL	HOU	INJ
OUT	--	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	@NYJ	OUT
OUT	--	Mike Evans	TB	@SEA	INJ
OUT	--	Terry McLaurin	WAS	@LAC	INJ
OUT	--	Alec Pierce	IND	LV	-INJ-
OUT	--	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	@NYJ	OUT
OUT	--	Ricky Pearsall	SF	@LAR	INJ
OUT	--	Jauan Jennings	SF	@LAR	INJ
OUT	--	Cedrick Wilson	MIA	@CAR	-INJ-
OUT	--	Noah Brown	WAS	@ATL	OUT
IR-R	--	Cedric Tillman	CLE	MIN	IR-R
IR-R	--	Jalen Coker	CAR	MIA	IR-R
IR	--	Malik Nabers	NYG	@NO	IR
IR	--	Tyreek Hill	MIA	@CAR	IR

BYE	--	Rome Odunze	CHI	BYE
BYE	--	DK Metcalf	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	Drake London	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Romeo Doubs	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Jayden Reed	GB	BYE
BYE	--	DJ Moore	CHI	BYE
BYE	--	Calvin Austin	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	BYE
BYE	--	Matthew Golden	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Luther Burden	CHI	BYE
BYE	--	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Darnell Mooney	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Casey Washington	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Ben Skowronek	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	Malik Heath	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Savion Williams	GB	BYE
BYE	--	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	David Sills	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Roman Wilson	PIT	BYE
BYE	--	KhaDarel Hodge	ATL	BYE
BYE	--	Scotty Miller	PIT	BYE

FANTASY LINEUP TIPS: Week 5 Start-Sit | Week 5 Sleepers | Week 5 Busts | Week 5 Waiver Wire

Which wide receivers have a Week 5 bye?

Bears: Rome Odunze, DJ Moore, Luther Burden III
Falcons: Drake London, Darnell Mooney, Ray-Ray McCloud
Packers: Romeo Doubs, Matthew Golden, Dontayvion Wicks (IR-R resident Jayden Reed, too)
Steelers: DK Metcalf, Calvin Austin, Roman Wilson, Ben Skowronek

Which fantasy wide receivers are injured for Week 5?

IR (out for season): Malik Nabers (knee), Tyreek Hill (knee)
IR-R (Injured Reserve, designated for return): Cedric Tillman (hamstring)
OUT: CeeDee Lamb (ankle), Mike Evans (hamstring), Terry McLaurin (quadriceps), Alec Pierce (concussion), KaVontae Turpin (foot)

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Which Week 5 fantasy sleeper wide receivers should I target?

Noteworthy WR Week 5 matchup boosts include:

Chris Olave's underrated target share positions him well against the New York Giants. (Psst, Spencer Rattler hasn't been that bad.)
We're feeding Khalil Shakir and Keon Coleman into our lineups against the New England Patriots' erratic defensive backfield.
Especially if Calvin Ridley (undisclosed) is out or limited, Elic Ayomanor will continue his WR1 role with Tennessee Titans rookie Cam Ward against the Arizona Cardinals.
Another absence by Terry McLaurin (quadriceps) boosts Luke McCaffrey's involvement, and he's already shown a nose in the red zone.
The New York Jets present a doormat defensive backfield outside of Sauce Gardner (though he's been mid early on), boosting the bye-week fill-in cred of Jalen Tolbert with CeeDee Lamb and KaVontae Turpin out.

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Tim Heaney

Tim Heaney joined The Sporting News in 2025 as Fantasy Football Editor. For nearly 20 years, the FSWA award winner has created fantasy NFL and MLB rankings, podcasts, and analysis for sites including ESPN, USA Today/Sports Weekly, KFFL, RotoWire, and RotoBaller. The Boston University alum hopes he’s helped a few followers win their leagues, even when he’s a year too early on breakout players.