Week 5 fantasy breakdown
October 1, 2014
Fantasy owners, you’re at that point.
It is four games into the NFL season, nearly one-third of the way through your fantasy year, it is now acceptable to freak out about your team or start feeling great. Rejoice, start making trades to remake your team, whatever needs to happen, these next couple weeks are pivotal.
You can use my rankings, if you believe they are worthy, to help weigh your starting options. These rankings represent my predictions for the highest scorers by position—relative to their use, game plan, health and matchup.
Week 5 Top 10 QB’s
1 Peyton Manning
2 Aaron Rodgers
3 Andrew Luck
4 Drew Brees
5 Phillip Rivers
6 Matthew Stafford
7 Russell Wilson
8 Jay Cutler
9 Ben Roethlisberger
10 Matt Ryan
Week 5 Top 10 RB’s
1 Le’Veon Bell
2 DeMarco Murray
3 Marshawn Lynch
4 Giovani Bernard
5 Rashad Jennings
6 Jamaal Charles
7 Matt Forte
8 Arian Foster
9 LeSean McCoy
10 Alfred Morris
Week 5 Top 10 WR’s
1 Antonio Brown
2 Julio Jones
3 Calvin Johnson
4 Jordy Nelson
5 Dez Bryant
6 AJ Green
7 Randall Cobb
8 Demaryius Thomas
9 Brandon Marshall
10 Victor Cruz
Week 5 Top 10 TE’s
1 Jimmy Graham
2 Julius Thomas
3 Rob Gronkowski
4 Larry Donnell
5 Martellus Bennett
6 Greg Olsen
7 Delanie Walker
8 Travis Kelce
9 Zach Ertz
10 Jordan Cameron
Possibile waiver wire pick ups
Ben Tate- Cleveland Browns RB- Tate looks to re take his starting spot in the Browns back field after their BYE week.
Jerick McKinnon- Minnesota Vikings RB- Minnesota Vikings running back Jerick McKinnon finally got going with an 18-carry, 135-yard rushing performance last week.
Kyle Orton- Buffalo Bills QB- Orton is the Bills new starting QB after benching EJ Manuel