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Below you will find our Week 5 quarterback rankings, to help determine your QB starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades).
Featured fantasy football writer Zach Wilkens also highlights some QB rankings and matchups analysis for Week 5, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly who he thinks you should be starting in Week 5.
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Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings - Quarterbacks
| RotoBaller Staff Ranks |
Player Name (Team - Position) |
Zach Wilkens Rankings |
Ed Gorelik Rankings |
| 1 | Tom Brady NE at DAL | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers GB vs. STL | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Matt Ryan ATL vs. WAS | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Drew Brees NO at PHI | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Peyton Manning DEN at OAK | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Carson Palmer ARI at DET | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Eli Manning NYG vs. SF | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Russell Wilson SEA at CIN | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | Philip Rivers SD vs. PIT | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Tyrod Taylor BUF at TEN | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Andy Dalton CIN vs. SEA | 15 | 6 |
| 12 | Sam Bradford PHI vs. NO | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Jay Cutler CHI at KC | 13 | 14 |
| 14 | Alex Smith KC vs. CHI | 11 | 17 |
| 15 | Blake Bortles JAC at TB | 16 | 13 |
| 16 | Marcus Mariota TEN vs. BUF | 14 | 15 |
| 17 | Colin Kaepernick SF at NYG | 19 | 16 |
| 18 | Michael Vick PIT at SD | 17 | 27 |
| 19 | Joe Flacco BAL vs. CLE | 20 | 18 |
| 20 | Nick Foles STL at GB | 18 | 25 |
| 21 | Derek Carr OAK vs. DEN | 26 | 19 |
| 22 | Kirk Cousins WAS at ATL | 23 | 20 |
| 23 | Josh McCown CLE at BAL | 21 | 26 |
| 24 | Matthew Stafford DET vs. ARI | 24 | 21 |
| 25 | Matt Hasselbeck IND at HOU | 25 | 22 |
| 26 | Brandon Weeden DAL vs. NE | 22 | 24 |
| 27 | Ryan Mallett HOU vs. IND | 29 | 23 |
| 28 | Brian Hoyer HOU vs. IND | 27 | 29 |
| 29 | Jameis Winston TB vs. JAC | 28 | 28 |
| 30 | Johnny Manziel CLE at BAL | 30 |
Week 5 Quarterback (QB) Rankings Analysis
By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)
I saw enough from Drew Brees last week to put him in my top 5 QBs this week. It looked like the week off really did help him, and he was playing like the Brees of old with 80% completion rate and 350+ yards (even though 80 of that came on the final play). Start him this week!
After a slight down week I remain an optimist on Tyrod Taylor. Tennessee has actually been a pretty tough opponent for fantasy QBs so far, but Taylor continues to offer a lot of upside with his mobility. He is in my top ten (although only just, at QB10).
On the low side, I am four spots lower than consensus on Matthew Stafford (QB24) versus the Cardinals and six spots lower on Derek Carr (QB26) against the Broncos. These are both just brutal matchups I’m looking to avoid in any way possible.
The Cardinals are giving up the 4th fewest points to QBs, while the Broncos allow the fewest. After seeing Stafford manage just eight and nine points the last two weeks in similarly tough matchups, I’ll be shocked if he is much better here.
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