Fantasy football rankings, Week 5: Wide receivers for standard, PPR leagues

Receivers continue to step up when given an opportunity. We take a look at some of your options with our Week 5 rankings.

by Scott Kaliska

Oct 1, 2014, 2:02 PM UTC

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I wish more players would play in revenge games. Steve Smith absolutely delivered some payback to the Carolina Panthers in Week 4, and his revenge game helped him lead all fantasy receivers for the week. In Week 3, DeSean Jackson delivered a nice point total in his revenge game against the Eagles. I know this doesn't work out for every receiver when he faces his old team, but it feels so good when it does.

The teams with a bye this week are Oakland and Miami. That doesn't hurt too much unless you're hurt by a bunch of injuries. The receivers that we'll be without this week include: Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline, James Jones and Andre Holmes. Here's hoping that the time off will lessen the dysfunction within these two organizations. Maybe their passing attacks will be improved when they return in Week 6.

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Cecil Shorts has re-aggravated his hamstring injury and looks like he'll miss some more playing time. Right now it seems like he'll miss another 2-4 weeks. Allen Hurns will definitely benefit from an increase in targets in the meantime. Brandon Marshall and Calvin Johnson continue to battle through their ankle sprains. Marshall owners benefit from his heavy use in the red zone, but could use more receptions and yardage to get his full value. Johnson's owners, on the other hand, received a total of three points in Week 4. Many used a first-round pick to get him and expect double-digit point totals on a weekly basis. This ankle injury is a concern and we'll have to see if it lingers like Marshall's.

Mike Evans has a groin injury and reports say he'll miss 2-4 weeks. He could be ready to play following Tampa's Week 7 bye. Louis Murphy stepped in for the rookie and might be a nice waiver grab in deeper leagues. Marvin Jones looks like he'll suit up for this week's game. The Bengals have a pretty good matchup against the Patriots this week, but it would be wise to wait a week before throwing Jones back into your lineup.

Jarius Wright had a great game against the Falcons and was targeted by Teddy Bridgewater frequently. He should be a good play this week against the Packers. Green Bay will try to limit Greg Jennings and Cordarrelle Patterson, which should lead to some open looks for Wright. Devin Hester has also surprised the last two weeks, and he finally looks like a real receiver in this Atlanta offense. If you have an open roster spot, I would stash him. If your league counts return yards, he is a must have.

Wide Receiver rankings (Standard), Week 5

(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)

Rank	Consensus	Team	Opponent	DK	DC	JD	SK
1	Antonio Brown	PIT	@JAC	1	1	1	1
2	Jordy Nelson	GB	MIN	3	3	2	3
3	Julio Jones	ATL	@NYG	7	2	3	2
4	Calvin Johnson	DET	BUF	2	4	4	4
5	Dez Bryant	DAL	HOU	6	5	5	5
6	A.J. Green	CIN	@NE	5	6	6	6
7	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	ARI	4	7	8	7
8	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	@CAR	10	10	7	10
9	Brandon Marshall	CHI	@CAR	8	8	14	9
10	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	CHI	14	11	10	12
11	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	STL	17	14	9	1
12	Randall Cobb	GB	MIN	9	9	26	8
13	Keenan Allen	SD	NYJ	15	12	12	13
14	Steve Smith Sr.	BAL	@IND	16	16	13	14
15	Victor Cruz	NYG	ATL	13	15	15	16
16	Andre Johnson	HOU	@DAL	11	18	21	19
17	Roddy White	ATL	@NYG	19	17	18	18
18	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	ARI	37	13	11	15
19	Michael Floyd	ARI	@DEN	18	20	20	20
20	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	@DAL	12	28	17	22
21	Vincent Jackson	TAM	@NO	26	21	29	17
22	Percy Harvin	SEA	@WAS	25	19	28	21
23	Julian Edelman	NE	CIN	22	24	34	23
24	T.Y. Hilton	IND	BAL	30	27	22	26
25	Brandin Cooks	NO	TAM	27	23	30	25
26	Michael Crabtree	SF	KAN	21	22	39	24
27	Pierre Garcon	WAS	SEA	31	25	27	27
28	Reggie Wayne	IND	BAL	23	30	33	29
29	Brian Quick	STL	@PHI	29	35	16	36
30	Sammy Watkins	BUF	@DET	28	39	19	33
31	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	@DEN	20	31	41	30
32	Marques Colson	NO	TAM	39	33	23	34
33	Cordarrelle Patterson	MIN	@GB	36	29	37	31
34	Eric Decker	NYJ	@SD	24	36	38	37
35	Golden Tate	DET	BUF	40	32	31	32
36	Wes Welker	DEN	ARI	35	26	--	28
37	DeSean Jackson	WAS	SEA	34	34	42	40
38	Rueben Randle	NYG	ATL	49	37	32	38
39	Terrance Williams	DAL	HOU	33	41	48	35
40	Eddie Royal	SD	NYJ	--	45	24	39
41	Andrew Hawkins	CLE	@TEN	32	42	47	42
42	Allen Hurns	JAC	PIT	45	--	25	44
43	Greg Jennings	MIN	@GB	48	44	36	41
44	Torrey Smith	BAL	@IND	46	40	43	43
45	Markus Wheaton	PIT	@JAC	42	43	--	45
46	Kendall Wright	TEN	CLE	47	38	--	46
47	Jordan Matthews	PHI	STL	--	48	35	--
48	Miles Austin	CLE	@TEN	41	--	45	--
49	Allen Robinson	JAC	PIT	--	47	44	47
50	Malcom Floyd	SD	NYJ	38	--	--	--
--	John Brown	ARI	@DEN	--	--	40	50
--	Dwayne Bowe	KAN	@SF	43	49	--	49
--	Anquan Boldin	SF	KAN	--	46	49	48
--	Brandon LaFell	NE	CIN	44	--	--	--
--	Marvin Jones	CIN	@NE	--	--	46	--
--	Justin Hunter	TEN	CLE	50	--	--	--
--	Louis Murphy	TAM	@NO	--	--	50	--
--	Cecil Shorts III	JAC	PIT	--	50	--	--

Wide Receiver rankings (PPR), Week 5

(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)

Rank	Consensus	Team	Opponent	DK	DC	JD	SK
1	Antonio Brown	PIT	@JAC	1	1	1	2
2	Julio Jones	ATL	@NYG	4	2	3	1
3	Jordy Nelson	GB	MIN	2	3	2	3
4	Calvin Johnson	DET	BUF	3	4	5	4
5	Dez Bryant	DAL	HOU	5	7	4	7
6	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	ARI	6	5	9	5
7	A.J. Green	CIN	@NE	7	6	6	6
8	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	@CAR	9	10	8	11
9	Randall Cobb	GB	MIN	11	8	21	8
10	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	CHI	13	18	11	9
11	Steve Smith Sr.	BAL	@IND	14	15	13	10
12	Brandon Marshall	CHI	@CAR	8	9	17	20
13	Keenan Allen	SD	NYJ	15	12	12	18
14	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	STL	16	20	7	17
15	Victor Cruz	NYG	ATL	12	19	14	19
16	Roddy White	ATL	@NYG	20	16	15	16
17	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	ARI	35	11	10	13
18	Michael Floyd	ARI	@DEN	19	14	23	14
19	Andre Johnson	HOU	@DAL	10	23	24	23
20	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	@DAL	17	24	20	21
21	Michael Crabtree	SF	KAN	21	13	35	15
22	Vincent Jackson	TAM	@NO	23	17	36	12
23	Julian Edelman	NE	CIN	18	29	28	24
24	Sammy Watkins	BUF	@DET	24	30	18	30
25	Brandin Cooks	NO	TAM	31	25	22	25
26	Pierre Garcon	WAS	SEA	26	26	29	26
27	T.Y. Hilton	IND	BAL	25	31	25	29
28	Brian Quick	STL	@PHI	30	35	16	34
29	Wes Welker	DEN	ARI	34	22	39	22
30	Percy Harvin	SEA	@WAS	32	21	38	28
31	Reggie Wayne	IND	BAL	22	32	33	32
32	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	@DEN	27	27	44	27
33	Andrew Hawkins	CLE	@TEN	29	36	32	33
34	Marques Colston	NO	TAM	40	33	26	35
35	Cordarrelle Patterson	MIN	@GB	38	28	40	31
36	Eric Decker	NYJ	@SD	28	37	42	37
37	Golden Tate	DET	BUF	36	38	31	43
38	Rueben Randle	NYG	ATL	43	43	19	44
39	DeSean Jackson	WAS	SEA	33	34	45	41
40	Eddie Royal	SD	NYJ	48	45	27	39
41	Allen Hurns	JAC	PIT	44	--	34	38
42	Greg Jennings	MIN	@GB	50	40	41	36
43	Kendall Wright	TEN	CLE	42	44	37	47
44	Markus Wheaton	PIT	@JAC	39	42	--	40
45	Terrance Williams	DAL	HOU	37	41	50	46
46	Torrey Smith	BAL	@IND	45	39	46	45
47	Jordan Matthews	PHI	STL	--	48	30	--
48	Allen Robinson	JAC	PIT	--	46	47	42
49	Malcom Floyd	SD	NYJ	41	--	--	--
50	Dwayne Bowe	KAN	@SF	46	49	--	49
--	John Brown	ARI	@DEN	--	--	43	--
--	Harry Douglas	ATL	@NYG	--	47	--	48
--	Anquan Boldin	SF	KAN	47	50	--	50
--	Miles Austin	CLE	@TEN	--	--	48	--
--	Brandon LaFell	NE	CIN	49	--	--	--
--	Marvin Jones	CIN	@NE	--	--	49	--