Branson: Week 5 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings
By Spence Branson--
(CBS) It's Week 5 of the NFL season, and here are the fantasy football positional rankings to help you make your tough decisions.
These rankings are constructed with half-point PPR in mind, to balance out those of you in standard leagues and PPR leagues.
Teams on bye: Dolphins, Jets, Panthers and Vikings.
Quarterbacks
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB (vs STL)
2. Tom Brady, NE (at DAL)
3. Matt Ryan, ATL (vs WAS)
4. Carson Palmer, ARI (at DET)
5. Eli Manning, NYG (vs SF)
6. Philip Rivers, SD (vs PIT)
7. Peyton Manning, DEN (at OAK)
8. Andrew Luck, IND (at HOU)
9. Drew Brees, NO (at PHI)
10. Tyrod Taylor, BUF (at TEN)
11. Marcus Mariota, TEN (vs BUF)
12. Andy Dalton, CIN (vs SEA)
13. Jay Cutler, CHI (at KC)
14. Sam Bradford, PHI (vs NO)
15. Joe Flacco, BAL (vs CLE)
16. Blake Bortles, JAC (at TB)
17. Josh McCown, CLE (at BAL)
18. Michael Vick, PIT (at SD)
19. Alex Smith, KC (vs CHI)
20. Russell Wilson, SEA (at CIN)
21. Derek Carr, OAK (vs DEN)
22. Nick Foles, STL (at GB)
23. Matthew Stafford, DET (vs ARI)
24. Jameis Winston, TB (vs JAC)
25. Kirk Cousins, WAS (at ATL)
Running backs
1. Le'Veon Bell, PIT (at SD)
2. Jamaal Charles, KC (vs CHI)
3. Arian Foster, HOU (vs IND)
4. Matt Forte, CHI (at KC)
5. Eddie Lacy, GB (vs STL)
6. Devonta Freeman, ATL (vs WAS)
7. Justin Forsett, BAL (vs CLE)
8. Todd Gurley, STL (at GB)
9. Dion Lewis, NE (at DAL)
10. Latavius Murray, OAK (vs DEN)
11. Danny Woodhead, SD (vs PIT)
12. Mark Ingram, NO (at PHI)
13. Frank Gore, IND (at HOU)
14. Doug Martin, TB (vs JAC)
15. Jeremy Hill, CIN (vs SEA)
16. Ronnie Hillman, DEN (at OAK)
17. T.J. Yeldon, JAC (at TB)
18. Rashad Jennings, NYG (vs SF)
19. Chris Johnson, ARI (at DET)
20. Giovani Bernard, CIN (vs SEA)
21. Ameer Abdullah, DET (vs ARI)
22. Carlos Hyde, SF (at NYG)
23. Anthony Dixon, BUF (at TEN)
24. DeMarco Murray, PHI (vs NO)
25. Joseph Randle, DAL (vs NE)
26. Duke Johnson, CLE (at BAL)
27. Darren Sproles, PHI (vs NO)
28. Melvin Gordon, SD (vs PIT)
29. LeGarrette Blount, NE (at DAL)
30. Chris Thompson, WAS (at ATL)
31. David Johnson, ARI (at DET)
32. Darren McFadden, DAL (vs NE)
33. Shane Vereen, NYG (vs SF)
34. C.J. Anderson, DEN (at OAK)
35. Matt Jones, WAS (at ATL)
36. Thomas Rawls, SEA (at CIN)
37. Charles Sims, TB (vs JAC)
38. Isaiah Crowell, CLE (at BAL)
39. Andre Williams, NYG (vs SF)
40. Andre Ellington, ARI (vs DET)
41. Alfred Morris, WAS (at ATL)
42. Antonio Andrews, TEN (vs BUF)
43. Theo Riddick, DET (vs ARI)
44. Ryan Mathews, PHI (vs NO)
45. Bishop Sankey, TEN (vs BUF)
46. Khiry Robinson, NO (at PHI)
47. Knile Davis, KC (vs CHI)
48. Benny Cunningham, STL (at GB)
49. Dexter McCluster, TEN (vs BUF)
50. Zach Zenner, DET (vs ARI)
Receivers
1. Julio Jones, ATL (vs WAS)
2. Odell Beckham, NYG (vs SF)
3. Demaryius Thomas, DEN (at OAK)
4. Antonio Brown, PIT (at SD)
5. Randall Cobb, GB (vs STL)
6. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU (vs IND)
7. A.J. Green, CIN (vs SEA)
8. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI (at DET)
9. Keenan Allen, SD (vs PIT)
10. Jeremy Maclin, KC (vs CHI)
11. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN (at OAK)
12. Julian Edelman, NE (at DAL)
13. T.Y. Hilton, IND (at HOU)
14. Calvin Johnson, DET (vs ARI)
15. Kendall Wright, TEN (vs BUF)
16. Amari Cooper, OAK (vs DEN)
17. Donte Moncrief, IND (at HOU)
18. James Jones, GB (vs STL)
19. Pierre Garcon, WAS (at ATL)
20. Allen Hurns, JAC (at TB)
21. Jordan Matthews, PHI (vs NO)
22. Allen Robinson, JAC (at TB)
23. Vincent Jackson, TB (vs JAC)
24. Mike Evans, TB (vs JAC)
25. Rueben Randle, NYG (vs SF)
26. Kamar Aiken, BAL (vs CLE)
27. Terrance Williams, DAL (vs NE)
28. Leonard Hankerson, ATL (vs WAS)
29. Martavis Bryant, PIT (at SD)
30. Kenny Britt, STL (at GB)
31. Percy Harvin, BUF (at TEN)
32. Willie Snead, NO (at PHI)
33. Marvin Jones, CIN (vs SEA)
34. Travis Benjamin, CLE (at BAL)
35. Tavon Austin, STL (at GB)
36. John Brown, ARI (at DET)
37. Cole Beasley, DAL (vs NE)
38. Marquess Wilson, CHI (at KC)
39. Doug Baldwin, SEA (at CIN)
40. Brandin Cooks, NO (at PHI)
41. Golden Tate, DET (vs ARI)
42. Eddie Royal, CHI (at KC)
43. Jermaine Kearse, SEA (at CIN)
44. Danny Amendola, NE (at DAL)
45. Michael Crabtree, OAK (vs DEN)
46. Anquan Boldin, SF (at NYG)
47. Jamison Crowder, WAS (at ATL)
48. Seth Roberts, OAK (vs DEN)
49. Chris Hogan, BUF (at Ten)
50. Steve Johnson, SD (vs PIT)
Tight ends
1. Rob Gronkowski, NE (at DAL)
2. Travis Kelce, KC (vs CHI)
3. Charles Clay, BUF (at TEN)
4. Martellus Bennett, CHI (at KC)
5. Antonio Gates, SD (vs PIT)
6. Tyler Eifert, CIN (vs SEA)
7. Jason Witten, DAL (vs NE)
8. Owen Daniels, DEN (at OAK)
9. Delanie Walker, TEN (vs BUF)
10. Jimmy Graham, SEA (at CIN)
11. Richard Rodgers, GB (vs STL)
12. Gary Barnidge, CLE (at BAL)
13. Dwayne Allen, IND (at HOU)
14. Ladarius Green, SD (vs PIT)
15. Crockett Gillmore, BAL (vs CLE)
16. Larry Donnell, NYG (vs SF)
17. Heath Miller, PIT (at SD)
18. Zach Ertz, PHI (vs NO)
19. Jared Cook, STL (at GB)
20. Maxx Williams, BAL (vs CLE)
21. Garrett Celek, SF (at NYG)
22. Darren Fells, ARI (at DET)
23. Coby Fleener, IND (at HOU)
24. Virgil Green, DEN (at OAK)
25. Josh Hill, NO (at PHI)
Spence Branson is a fantasy football contributor for 670 The Score and can be heard on "Chicago's Fantasy Football Today" every Sunday during football season from 8-9 a.m. CT on WSCR-670 and 670thescore.com/listen. Follow him on Twitter @ChicagoSpence and feel free to ask fantasy questions.
