Fantasy Football 2024: Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings

The steal of the draft looks to be Nico Collins. Collins has been the most consistent fantasy wide receiver this year, so don’t be surprised where I have him when you check out my Week 5 rankings.

On the other hand, it may become a panic mode for the Miami receiver’s fantasy owners. Until the Dolphins figure out their quarterback issue, Tyreek Hill and Jayleen Waddle are both unstartable. But, other options are startable this week. Terry McLaurin, Tee Higgins, and Brian Thomas Jr. all have great matchups this week.

Wide Receiver Notes

• Ja’Marr Chase is my WR5 this week and has a great matchup at home against the Ravens. Chase is finally starting to produce in fantasy and will control his role this week against the Ravens. Baltimore is currently ranked as the 9th worst fantasy defense against wide receivers. On average they are giving up 30.1 fantasy points per game to wide receivers. I know he will continue his tear this week as in the last two weeks he has three touchdowns combined.
• Dontayvion Wicks is my WR29 and I believe he is a flex start this week. Wicks had 13 targets last week, while Jayden Reed had 8. It was Reed who still put up more yards and a touchdown. But, Wicks still had two touchdowns. Now that Jordan Love is back, almost every wide receiver is startable, but I like Wicks better than Romeo Doubs while Christian Watson is out. The Packers also have the Rams this week who are giving up 30.9 fantasy points to wide receivers per game.
• Lastly, I have Michael Pittman Jr. as my WR31. Pittman is a sneaky flex start this week and it all depends if Joe Flacco starts. I know it sounds crazy, but when Flacco came in the last game for an injured Anthony Richardson, Pittman had his first game in which he went over 40 receiving yards. He had 113 yards on six receptions last Sunday. All he was missing was a touchdown.

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Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings

Rnk	Player	Team	Opp
1	Justin Jefferson	MIN	vs. NYJ
2	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. BUF
3	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at PIT
4	Malik Nabers	NYG	at SEA
5	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. BAL
6	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at SF
7	Jayden Reed	GB	at LAR
8	DK Metcalf	SEA	vs. NYG
9	Chris Godwin	TB	at ATL
10	Mike Evans	TB	at ATL
11	Chris Olave	NO	at KC
12	Stefon Diggs	HOU	vs. BUF
13	Drake London	ATL	vs. TB
14	Amari Cooper	CLE	at WAS
15	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	at MIN
16	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	vs. ARI
17	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. CLE
18	Tyreek Hill	MIA	at NE
19	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. CAR
20	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	vs. ARI
21	Zay Flowers	BAL	at CIN
22	Diontae Johnson	CAR	at CHI
23	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. BAL
24	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. NYG
25	Khalil Shakir	BUF	at HOU
26	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. IND
27	George Pickens	PIT	vs. DAL
28	Christian Kirk	JAC	vs. IND
29	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	at LAR
30	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs. NO
31	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at JAC
32	Rashid Shaheed	NO	at KC
33	Darnell Mooney	ATL	vs. TB
34	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. LV
35	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	at NE
36	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. CAR
37	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at SEA
38	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs. ARI
39	Jakobi Meyers	LV	at DEN
40	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at WAS
41	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs. CAR
42	Romeo Doubs	GB	at LAR
43	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs. NYG
44	Jordan Addison	MIN	vs. NYJ
45	Xavier Legette	CAR	at CHI
46	Allen Lazard	NYJ	at MIN
47	Michael Wilson	ARI	at SF
48	Mike Williams	NYJ	at MIN
49	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	vs. GB
50	Josh Downs	IND	at JAC
51	Keon Coleman	BUF	at HOU
52	Tutu Atwell	LAR	vs. GB
53	Greg Dortch	ARI	at SF
54	Gabe Davis	JAC	vs. IND
55	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	vs. BAL
55	Josh Reynolds	DEN	vs. LV
56	Tre Tucker	LV	at DEN
57	Brandin Cooks	DAL	at PIT
59	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	at PIT
60	Ray-Ray McCloud III	ATL	vs. TB

Make sure to check out all of our Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings and Analysis!