Fantasy Football Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings

The 2022-23 NFL season has already been extremely entertaining. It has shown fantasy trends that have started to develop and show what could happen the rest of the season. Already some players have proven to be fantasy relevant while some fantasy stars have been alarmingly disappointing to this point. Injuries have started to mount up this season. It is always a great idea to evaluate backup options so that way fantasy managers are prepared if star players miss time. Here are the Week 5 fantasy football wide receiver rankings.

*Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to reserve/COVID-19 list*

(Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week)

Key:

Must Start- a player who is in your lineup regardless of the matchup or most circumstances. They will likely finish near the top of the league in points that week and in most weeks.

Starting WR1- a player who makes fantasy owners comfortable starting week after week. Regardless of the matchup, this player has a high floor.

High WR2- a player who may isn’t likely to carry a lineup that week, but has the ability to have a breakout game and is teetering between WR1 and WR2 category.

Starting WR2- a player who should be started in most lineups and should reach their point projection. This player is started is because of their consistency and moderately high floor

Low WR2- a player who may not be a lock to start for a team every week, but will start more times than not. Their production may not be pretty or win a person their lineup but the production is consistent enough to make a fantasy owner comfortable starting them.

Flex- a player who could float around the territory of being benched, but is started due to the potential to play better than their point projection. However, this player has the potential to flop and causes a fantasy team to lose if he has a bad game.

Deeper League Flex- a player who has starting value in deeper leagues. There are enough reasons to leave this player on the bench, but their upside makes them an attractive option. Desperate times may call for a player like this to be inserted into starting lineups.

Upside Player- a player who is boom or bust. This player can exceed expectations in a given week or could flop and be the reason why someone lost their fantasy matchup.

Leave on the Bench- a player who should be avoided in all lineups that week. Many times this player could even be left on waivers.

Category	Name	Opponent	Ranking
Must Start	Cooper Kupp	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR1
Must Start	Davante Adams	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR2
Must Start	Stefon Diggs	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR3
Must Start	Justin Jefferson	vs Chicago Bears	WR4
Must Start	Tyreek Hill	vs New York Jets	WR5
Starting WR1	Ja’Marr Chase	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR6
Starting WR1	Amon-Ra St. Brown*	vs New England Patriots	WR7
Starting WR1	CeeDee Lamb	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR8
Starting WR1	A.J. Brown	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR9
High WR2	Deebo Samuel	vs Carolina Panthers	WR10
High WR2	Tee Higgins*	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR11
Starting WR2	Mike Evans	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR12
Starting WR2	Keenan Allen*	vs Cleveland Browns	WR13
Starting WR2	Courtland Sutton	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR14
Starting WR2	Marquise “Hollywood” Brown	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR15
Starting WR2	Jaylen Waddle	vs New York Jets	WR16
Starting WR2	Christian Kirk	vs Houston Texans	WR17
Low WR2	Chris Godwin	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR18
Low WR2	Chris Olave	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR19
Low WR2	Tyler Lockett	vs New Orleans Saints	WR20
Low WR2	Brandin Cooks	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR21
Low WR2	Curtis Samuel	vs Tennessee Titans	WR22
Flex	Michael Thomas	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR23
Flex	DeVonta Smith	vs Arizona Cardinals	WR24
Flex	D.K. Metcalf	vs New Orleans Saints	WR25
Flex	Drake London	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR26
Flex	Robert Woods	vs Washington Commanders	WR27
Flex	Mike Williams	vs Cleveland Browns	WR28
Deep League Flex	Garrett Wilson	vs Miami Dolphins	WR29
Deep League Flex	Diontae Johnson	vs Buffalo Bills	WR30
Deep League Flex	Terry McLaurin	vs Tennessee Titans	WR31
Deep League Flex	JuJu Smith-Schuster	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR32
Deep League Flex	Romeo Doubs	vs New York Giants	WR33
Deep League Flex	Amari Cooper	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR34
Deep League Flex	Jakobi Meyers*	vs Detroit Lions	WR35
Deep League Flex	Rashod Bateman*	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR36
Deep League Flex	Adam Thielen	vs Chicago Bears	WR37
Deep League Flex	Zay Jones*	vs Houston Texans	WR38
Deep League Flex	Hunter Renfrow*	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR39
Deep League Flex	D.J. Moore	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR40
Upside Play	Gabe Davis	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR41
Upside Play	Michael Gallup	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR42
Upside Play	Allen Lazard	vs New York Giants	WR43
Upside Play	Jerry Jeudy	vs Indianapolis Colts	WR44
Upside Play	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR45
Upside Play	Elijah Moore	vs Miami Dolphins	WR46
Upside Play	George Pickens	vs Buffalo Bills	WR47
Upside Play	DJ Chark*	vs New England Patriots	WR48
Upside Play	Mack Hollins	vs Kansas City Chiefs	WR49
Upside Play	Corey Davis	vs Miami Dolphins	WR50
Upside Play	Josh Reynolds	vs New England Patriots	WR51
Upside Play	Julio Jones*	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR52
Upside Play	Darnell Mooney	vs Minnesota Vikings	WR53
Upside Play	Isaiah McKenzie*	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	WR54
Upside Play	Allen Robinson	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR55
Upside Play	Noah Brown*	vs Los Angeles Rams	WR56
Upside Play	Nelson Agholor	vs Detroit Lions	WR57
Upside Play	Devin Duvernay	vs Cincinnati Bengals	WR58
Leave on the Bench	Nico Collins	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	WR59
Leave on the Bench	Tyler Boyd	vs Baltimore Ravens	WR60
Leave on the Bench	Alec Pierce	vs Denver Broncos	WR61
Leave on the Bench	Rondale Moore	vs Philadelphia Eagles	WR62
Leave on the Bench	Donovan Peoples-Jones	vs Los Angeles Chargers	WR63
Leave on the Bench	DeVante Parker	vs Detroit Lions	WR64
Leave on the Bench	Kyle Phillips	vs Washington Commanders	WR65
Leave on the Bench	Marvin Jones Jr.	vs Houston Texans	WR66
Leave on the Bench	Joshua Palmer	vs Cleveland Browns	WR67
Leave on the Bench	Mecole Hardman	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR68
Leave on the Bench	Robbie Anderson	vs San Francisco 49ers	WR69
Leave on the Bench	Richie James	vs Green Bay Packers	WR70
Leave on the Bench	Russell Gage	vs Atlanta Falcons	WR71
Leave on the Bench	Nick Westbrook-Ihkine	vs Washington Commanders	WR72
Leave on the Bench	Jarvis Landry	vs Seattle Seahawks	WR73
Leave on the Bench	Wan’Dale Robinson*	vs Green Bay Packers	WR74
Leave on the Bench	Ben Skowronek	vs Dallas Cowboys	WR75
Leave on the Bench	Chase Claypool	vs Buffalo Bills	WR76
Leave on the Bench	Christian Watson	vs New York Giants	WR77
Leave on the Bench	Kadarius Toney*	vs Green Bay Packers	WR78
Leave on the Bench	Randall Cobb	vs New York Giants	WR79
Leave on the Bench	Olamide Zaccheaus	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR80
Leave on the Bench	K.J. Osborn	vs Chicago Bears	WR81
Leave on the Bench	Jamal Agnew	vs Houston Texans	WR82
Leave on the Bench	Skyy Moore	vs Las Vegas Raiders	WR83
Leave on the Bench	Dyami Brown	vs Tennessee Titans	WR84

Possible Changes that can occur before Sunday

Detroit Lions Wide Receivers: WR7 Amon-Ra St. Brown & WR48 DJ Chark

Amon-Ra St. Brown missed last week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks with an ankle injury. DJ Chark also missed last week’s game with an ankle issue. If both St. Brown and Chark miss this game against the New England Patriots, then Josh Reynolds moves up to WR35 between Jakobi Meyers and Rashod Bateman. Quintez Cephus or Tom Kennedy then becomes an interesting DFS play next week.

If St. Brown misses this game and Chark his healthy Reynolds moves up to WR41 between Gabe Davis and Michael Gallup. Chark then remains at WR48.

If St. Brown plays and Chark misses this game Josh Reynolds would move up to WR48 between George Pickens and Mack Hollins.

WR11 Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals

Tee Higgins suffered an ankle injury against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday. If Higgins misses this week against the Baltimore Ravens then Tyler Boyd moves up to WR27 between Robert woods and Mike Williams.

WR13 Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers

Keenan Allen missed Los Angeles’ past three games with a hamstring injury. He is expected to resume playing this week. If Allen cannot play against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday then Mike Williams moves up to WR24 between DeVonta Smith and D.K. Metcalf. Joshua Palmer moves up to WR45 between Jerry Jeudy and Marquez Valdes-Scantling. DeAndre Carter join the list to WR67 between Marvin Jones Jr. and Mecole Hardman.

WR23 Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints

Michael Thomas missed last week’s game against the Minnesota Vikings with a toe injury. If Thomas does not play against the Seattle Seahawks then Chris Olave retains his value at WR19 and Jarvis Landry. moves up to WR58 between Devin Duvernay and Nico Collins.

WR35 Jakobi Meyers, New England Patriots

Jakobi Meyers missed the past two games because of a knee issue. If Meyers is to miss this week’s game against the Green Bay Packers then DeVante Parker would move up to WR39 between Hunter Renfrow and D.J. Moore. Nelson Agholor would then move up to WR45 between Jerry Jeudy and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

WR36 Rashod Bateman, Baltimore Ravens

Rashod Bateman missed the fourth quarter of last week’s game against the Buffalo Bills with a foot injury. If Bateman was to miss this week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals then Devin Duvernay would move up to WR41 between Gabe Davis and Michael Gallup.

WR39 Hunter Renfrow, Las Vegas Raiders

Hunter Renfrow missed the past two games because of a concussion. If Renfrow misses this week’s game against the Denver Broncos then Mack Hollins will move up to WR44 between Jerry Jeudy and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

WR38 Zay Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars

Zay Jones missed last week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles with an ankle injury. Head coach Doug Pederson think’s that Jones will play this week against Houston. If Jones cannot play this week then Jamal Agnew moves up to WR42 between Michael Gallup and Allen Lazard.

WR52 Julio Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Julio Jones his dealing with an undisclosed injury that he suffered against the Kansas City Chiefs last week. If Jones cannot play against the Atlanta Falcons this week then Russell Gage moves up to WR53 between Darnell Mooney and Isaiah McKenzie.

WR54 Isaiah McKenzie, Buffalo Bills

Isaiah McKenzie was placed in concussion protocols after this past weekend’s game against the Baltimore Ravens. If he cannot play this week Khalil Shakir will join the list at WR68 between Mecole Hardman and Robbie Anderson.

WR56 Noah Brown, Dallas Cowboys

Noah Brown suffered a neck injury during last week’s game against the Washington Commanders. If he cannot play this week against the Los Angeles Rams then Michael Gallup moves up to WR40 between Hunter Renfrow and D.J. Moore.

New York Giants Wide Receivers: WR74 Wan’Dale Robinson & WR78 Kadarius Toney

Wan’Dale Robinson missed the past three games with a knee injury. Kadarius Toney has been dealing with a hamstring issue. Now that Sterling Shepard is out for the season it is hard to navigate which receivers will consistently see work for the Giants past Richie James.

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