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Early Week 5 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Melvin Gordon, Allen Lazard, Romeo Doubs, Mike Boone, Amari Cooper, Cam Akers

Melvin Gordon - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Early Week 5 fantasy football rankings for half-PPR scoring, as of October 4th. Set winning lineups with our Week 5 ranks for fantasy football and the 2022 NFL season.

Welcome back RotoBallers to another week of our fantasy football rankings. We have four weeks of NFL action in the books, and are here as always to help you win your matchups with our Week 5 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of October 4th. Our goal as always is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key players like Melvin Gordon, Allen Lazard, Romeo Doubs, Mike Boone, Amari Cooper, Cam Akers rank, among others.

Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.

You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these half-PPR rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 5 Fantasy Football News and Injuries

 

Early Week 5 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings

You can also check out our Week 5 PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!

Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, K mixed in).

Last updated on Tuesday 10/4 at 5:00 pm ET:

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Cooper Kupp WR
1 2 Saquon Barkley RB
1 3 Justin Jefferson WR
1 4 Nick Chubb RB
1 5 Stefon Diggs WR
1 6 Christian McCaffrey RB
2 7 Derrick Henry RB
2 8 Austin Ekeler RB
2 9 Tyreek Hill WR
2 10 Davante Adams WR
2 11 Travis Kelce TE
2 12 Ja'Marr Chase WR
2 13 Mike Evans WR
2 14 Joe Mixon RB
2 15 Jonathan Taylor RB
2 16 Leonard Fournette RB
2 17 Aaron Jones RB
3 18 A.J. Brown WR
3 19 Deebo Samuel WR
3 20 Mark Andrews TE
3 21 CeeDee Lamb WR
3 22 Alvin Kamara RB
3 23 Tee Higgins WR
3 24 Jamaal Williams RB
3 25 Jaylen Waddle WR
3 26 Dalvin Cook RB
3 27 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
3 28 James Robinson RB
3 29 Dameon Pierce RB
3 30 James Conner RB
3 31 Courtland Sutton WR
3 32 Miles Sanders RB
3 33 Christian Kirk WR
3 34 Marquise Brown WR
3 35 Josh Jacobs RB
4 36 Mike Williams WR
4 37 Diontae Johnson WR
4 38 Amari Cooper WR
4 39 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
4 40 DK Metcalf WR
4 41 Najee Harris RB
4 42 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
4 43 Khalil Herbert RB
4 44 Melvin Gordon III RB
4 45 Ezekiel Elliott RB
4 46 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
4 47 AJ Dillon RB
4 48 Brandin Cooks WR
4 49 Breece Hall RB
4 50 Antonio Gibson RB
4 51 Chris Godwin WR
4 52 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
4 53 Drake London WR
4 54 Chris Olave WR
5 55 Kareem Hunt RB
5 56 J.K. Dobbins RB
5 57 Gabriel Davis WR
5 58 Tyler Lockett WR
5 59 Curtis Samuel WR
5 60 Damien Harris RB
5 61 Terry McLaurin WR
5 62 DeVonta Smith WR
5 63 Rashaad Penny RB
5 64 Tony Pollard RB
5 65 Keenan Allen WR
5 66 Devin Singletary RB
5 67 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
5 68 Cam Akers RB
5 69 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 70 Dallas Goedert TE
5 71 Romeo Doubs WR
5 72 Raheem Mostert RB
5 73 Allen Lazard WR
5 74 Michael Thomas WR
5 75 Rashod Bateman WR
5 76 Darren Waller TE
5 77 Chase Edmonds RB
5 78 Adam Thielen WR
5 79 T.J. Hockenson TE
5 80 DJ Moore WR
5 81 Robert Woods WR
6 82 Zach Ertz TE
6 83 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
6 84 Tyler Higbee TE
6 85 Garrett Wilson WR
6 86 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB
6 87 Tyler Allgeier RB
6 88 Kyle Pitts TE
6 89 Brandon Aiyuk WR
6 90 Josh Reynolds WR
6 91 Elijah Moore WR
6 92 Darnell Mooney WR
6 93 Jarvis Landry WR
6 94 Nyheim Hines RB
6 95 Allen Robinson II WR
7 96 Rondale Moore WR
7 97 Mack Hollins WR
7 98 George Pickens WR
7 99 Chase Claypool WR
7 100 Tyler Boyd WR
7 101 George Kittle TE
7 102 Kyle Philips WR
7 103 Pat Freiermuth TE
7 104 Gerald Everett TE
7 105 David Njoku TE
7 106 Mark Ingram II RB
7 107 Isaiah McKenzie WR
7 108 J.D. McKissic RB
7 109 Alexander Mattison RB
7 110 Kenneth Gainwell RB
7 111 Zay Jones WR
7 112 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
7 113 Robbie Anderson WR
7 114 Richie James Jr. WR
7 115 Dalton Schultz TE
7 116 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
7 117 Julio Jones WR
7 118 Michael Carter RB
7 119 Dawson Knox TE
7 120 Michael Gallup WR
8 121 Rex Burkhead RB
8 122 Greg Dortch WR
8 123 Russell Gage WR
8 124 Devin Duvernay WR
8 125 Rachaad White RB
8 126 Noah Brown WR
8 127 DeVante Parker WR
8 128 Joshua Palmer WR
8 129 Isiah Pacheco RB
8 130 D.J. Chark Jr. WR
8 131 Corey Davis WR
8 132 Nico Collins WR
8 133 Caleb Huntley RB
8 134 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
8 135 K.J. Osborn WR
8 136 Robert Tonyan TE
8 137 Mecole Hardman WR
8 138 Nelson Agholor WR
8 139 Hayden Hurst TE
8 140 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
9 141 Tyler Conklin TE
9 142 Alec Pierce WR
9 143 Equanimeous St. Brown WR
9 144 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
9 145 Mike Boone RB
9 146 Evan Engram TE
9 147 Ben Skowronek WR
9 148 Randall Cobb WR
9 149 Samaje Perine RB
9 150 Irv Smith Jr. TE
9 151 Kalif Raymond WR
9 152 Dontrell Hilliard RB
9 153 Eno Benjamin RB
9 154 Logan Thomas TE
9 155 Sony Michel RB
9 156 Latavius Murray RB
9 157 Hunter Henry TE
9 158 Jerick McKinnon RB
9 159 Mike Gesicki TE
9 160 Zack Moss RB
10 161 Jaylen Warren RB
10 162 Christian Watson WR
10 163 Jauan Jennings WR
10 164 Juwan Johnson WR
10 165 David Sills V WR
10 166 Khalil Shakir WR
10 167 James Cook RB
10 168 Will Dissly TE
10 169 Chris Moore WR
10 170 Parris Campbell WR
10 171 Cameron Brate TE
10 172 Craig Reynolds RB
10 173 Kendrick Bourne WR
10 174 Taysom Hill TE
11 175 Mo Alie-Cox TE
11 176 Ashton Dulin WR
11 177 Noah Fant TE
11 178 Quez Watkins WR
11 179 Ken Walker III RB
11 180 DeAndre Carter WR
11 181 Joshua Kelley RB
11 182 Austin Hooper TE
11 183 Brandon Bolden RB
11 184 Demarcus Robinson WR
11 185 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR
11 186 Cole Kmet TE
11 187 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
11 188 Braxton Berrios WR
11 189 Jonnu Smith TE
11 190 Dyami Brown WR
11 191 Darius Slayton WR
11 192 Trent Sherfield WR
11 193 Shi Smith WR
11 194 Isaiah Likely TE
11 195 O.J. Howard TE
11 196 Harrison Bryant TE
11 197 K.J. Hamler WR
11 198 Darrel Williams RB
11 199 Tre'Quan Smith WR
11 200 Daniel Bellinger TE
11 201 Kylen Granson TE
12 202 Marquez Callaway WR
12 203 Trestan Ebner RB
12 204 Marquise Goodwin WR
12 205 David Bell WR
12 206 Eric Saubert TE
12 207 Tommy Tremble TE
12 208 Brevin Jordan TE
12 209 Justice Hill RB
12 210 Quintez Cephus WR
12 211 Cam Sims WR
12 212 Kyle Juszczyk RB
12 213 D'Onta Foreman RB
12 214 Deon Jackson RB
12 215 Dante Pettis WR
12 216 James Proche II WR
12 217 Matt Breida RB
12 218 Geoff Swaim TE
12 219 Jelani Woods TE
12 220 Noah Gray TE
13 221 Colby Parkinson TE
13 222 DeeJay Dallas RB
13 223 Skyy Moore WR
13 224 Durham Smythe TE
13 225 Cole Beasley WR
13 226 Jamal Agnew WR
13 227 KhaDarel Hodge WR
13 228 John Bates TE
13 229 River Cracraft WR
13 230 Dee Eskridge WR
13 231 Ian Thomas TE
13 232 Jake Kumerow WR
13 233 Zach Pascal WR
13 234 Keelan Cole Sr. WR
13 235 Justin Jackson RB
13 236 Scotty Miller WR
13 237 Ameer Abdullah RB
13 238 Simi Fehoko WR
13 239 Justin Watson WR
13 240 Tre' McKitty TE
13 241 Avery Williams RB
13 242 Chigoziem Okonkwo TE
13 243 Patrick Ricard RB
13 244 Kenny Golladay WR
13 245 Cade Otton TE
13 246 Jalen Reagor WR
13 247 Alec Ingold RB
13 248 Mike Strachan RB
14 249 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
14 250 Zander Horvath RB
14 251 Chuba Hubbard RB
14 252 Hassan Haskins RB
14 253 Mike Davis RB
14 254 C.J. Ham RB
14 255 Dwayne Washington RB
14 256 Ty Johnson RB
14 257 Zamir White RB
14 258 Marlon Mack RB
14 259 Reggie Gilliam RB/TE
14 260 Keith Smith RB
14 261 Chris Evans RB
14 262 Jordan Mason RB
14 263 Jonathan Williams RB
14 264 Gary Brightwell RB
14 265 Benny Snell Jr. RB
14 266 Darrynton Evans RB
14 267 Michael Burton RB
14 268 D'Ernest Johnson RB
14 269 Trey Sermon RB
15 270 Rico Dowdle RB
15 271 Pierre Strong Jr. RB
15 272 Dare Ogunbowale RB
15 273 Kene Nwangwu RB
15 274 Jalen Hurts QB
15 275 Lamar Jackson QB
15 276 Josh Allen QB
15 277 Patrick Mahomes II QB
15 278 Joe Burrow QB
15 279 Justin Herbert QB
15 280 Tom Brady QB
15 281 Kyler Murray QB
15 282 Kirk Cousins QB
15 283 Russell Wilson QB
15 284 Derek Carr QB
15 285 Aaron Rodgers QB
15 286 Trevor Lawrence QB
15 287 Matthew Stafford QB
15 288 Teddy Bridgewater QB
15 289 Jameis Winston QB
15 290 Jared Goff QB
15 291 Geno Smith QB
15 292 Marcus Mariota QB
15 293 Carson Wentz QB
15 294 Ryan Tannehill QB
15 295 Jacoby Brissett QB
15 296 Cooper Rush QB
15 297 Kenny Pickett QB
15 298 Matt Ryan QB
15 299 Justin Fields QB
15 300 Jimmy Garoppolo QB
15 301 Zach Wilson QB
15 302 Bailey Zappe QB
15 303 Daniel Jones QB
15 304 Davis Mills QB
15 305 Baker Mayfield QB
15 306 Andy Dalton QB
15 307 Buffalo Bills DST
15 308 Green Bay Packers DST
15 309 San Francisco 49ers DST
15 310 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
15 311 Miami Dolphins DST
15 312 Philadelphia Eagles DST
16 313 Los Angeles Chargers DST
16 314 Los Angeles Rams DST
16 315 Minnesota Vikings DST
16 316 New Orleans Saints DST
16 317 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
16 318 Dallas Cowboys DST
16 319 New England Patriots DST
16 320 New York Giants DST
16 321 Denver Broncos DST
16 322 Indianapolis Colts DST
16 323 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
16 324 Chicago Bears DST
16 325 Detroit Lions DST
16 326 Tennessee Titans DST
16 327 Baltimore Ravens DST
16 328 New York Jets DST
16 329 Cincinnati Bengals DST
16 330 Cleveland Browns DST
16 331 Carolina Panthers DST
16 332 Kansas City Chiefs DST
16 333 Washington Commanders DST
16 334 Arizona Cardinals DST
16 335 Houston Texans DST
16 336 Seattle Seahawks DST
16 337 Atlanta Falcons DST
16 338 Las Vegas Raiders DST
16 339 Justin Tucker K
16 340 Evan McPherson K
16 341 Tyler Bass K
16 342 Ryan Succop K
16 343 Jake Elliott K
16 344 Daniel Carlson K
16 345 Dustin Hopkins K
17 346 Robbie Gould K
17 347 Greg Joseph K
17 348 Matt Gay K
17 349 Jason Sanders K
17 350 Mason Crosby K
17 351 Younghoe Koo K
17 352 Brett Maher K
17 353 Cade York K
17 354 Matt Prater K
17 355 Wil Lutz K
17 356 Riley Patterson K
17 357 Brandon McManus K
17 358 Nick Folk K
17 359 Randy Bullock K
17 360 Chase McLaughlin K
17 361 Jason Myers K
17 362 Dominik Eberle K
17 363 Graham Gano K
17 364 Ka'imi Fairbairn K
17 365 Joey Slye K
17 366 Greg Zuerlein K
17 367 Chris Boswell K
17 368 Eddy Pineiro K
17 369 Cairo Santos K


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