Fantasy Football Starter Rankings, Week 5: Time to Ride the High Peaks of Todd Gurley
By Jason Lisk
This week’s preliminary starter rankings are out ahead of Thursday’s game. Andrew Luck is reportedly out for tonight’s game. Several other injury situations bear watching: the Buffalo RB situation looks tenuous and Anthony Dixon may be starting, Marshawn Lynch will still be in question. Jeremy Hill is on the injury report, as are both Packers’ receivers (Cobb, James Jones, plus Davante Adams as well). If Hill is out, Gio Bernard shoots up the board in a full-time role.
As always, players appearing as questionable in the mid-week are marked by a ++, and probable by a +. An updated version will run on Sunday morning once early inactive are announced.
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UPDATE: The Sunday starter rankings with all the early inactives included, as well as more specific news on players later in the day or tomorrow who have been ruled out, is up.
QUARTERBACKS
- Tom Brady at DAL
- Aaron Rodgers vs STL
- Russell Wilson at CIN
- Carson Palmer at DET
- Philip Rivers vs PIT
- Matt Ryan vs WAS
- Eli Manning vs SF
- Drew Brees at PHI
- Peyton Manning at OAK
- Jay Cutler at KC++
- Alex Smith vs CHI
- Andy Dalton vs SEA
- Sam Bradford vs NO
- Tyrod Taylor at TEN
- Marcus Mariota vs BUF
- Blake Bortles at TB
- Colin Kaepernick at NYG
- Josh McCown at BAL
- Joe Flacco vs CLE
- Jameis Winston vs JAC
- Derek Carr vs DEN
- Matt Hasselbeck at HOU
- Michael Vick at SD
- Matthew Stafford vs ARI
- Brandon Weeden vs NE
- Kirk Cousins at ATL
- Ryan Mallett vs IND
- Nick Foles at GB
RUNNING BACKS
- LeVeon Bell at SD
- Jamaal Charles vs CHI
- Devonta Freeman vs WAS
- Eddie Lacy vs STL
- Justin Forsett vs CLE
- Matt Forte at KC
- Arian Foster vs IND++
- Mark Ingram at PHI
- Todd Gurley at GB
- Dion Lewis at DAL
- Latavius Murray vs DEN++
- Doug Martin vs JAC
- Frank Gore at HOU
- Marshawn Lynch at CIN++
- Joseph Randle vs NE
- T.J. Yeldon at TB
- Giovani Bernard vs SEA
- DeMarco Murray vs NO
- Danny Woodhead vs PIT
- Carlos Hyde at NYG
- Ronnie Hillman at OAK
- Melvin Gordon vs PIT
- Anthony Dixon at TEN [monitor Karlos Williams’ status]
- Jeremy Hill vs SEA++
- Ameer Abdullah vs ARI
- Chris Johnson at DET
- LeGarrette Blount at DAL
- Rashad Jennings vs SF
- Duke Johnson at BAL+
- Antonio Andrews vs BUF
- Alfred Morris at ATL
- Karlos Williams at TEN++
- C.J. Anderson at OAK
- Darren Sproles vs NO
- Chris Thompson at ATL
- Darren McFadden vs NE
- Andre Ellington at DET++
- Thomas Rawls at CIN [monitor Marshawn Lynch status]
- C.J. Spiller at PHI
- Isaiah Crowell at BAL
- Matt Jones at ATL
- Ryan Mathews vs NO
- Andre Williams vs SF
- Charles Sims vs JAC
- Bishop Sankey vs BUF
- Shane Vereen vs SF
- Lorenzo Taliaferro vs CLE
- Alfred Blue vs IND
- Tevin Coleman vs WAS++
- Josh Robinson at HOU
- Dexter McCluster vs BUF
WIDE RECEIVERS
- Julio Jones vs WAS++
- Odell Beckham vs SF
- Demaryius Thomas at OAK++
- Randall Cobb vs STL++
- Larry Fitzgerald at DET
- DeAndre Hopkins vs IND
- Antonio Brown at SD
- Julian Edelman at DAL
- Keenan Allen vs PIT
- A.J. Green vs SEA
- Emmanuel Sanders at OAK
- Jeremy Maclin vs CHI
- Calvin Johnson vs ARI
- Amari Cooper vs DEN
- James Jones vs STL++
- Allen Robinson at TB
- Jordan Matthews vs NO
- T.Y. Hilton at HOU
- John Brown at DET
- Mike Evans at JAC
- Alshon Jeffery at KC++
- Allen Hurns at TB++
- Vincent Jackson vs JAC
- Kendall Wright vs BUF
- Leonard Hankerson vs WAS++
- Donte Moncrief at HOU
- Kamar Aiken vs CLE
- Terrance Williams vs NE
- Rueben Randle vs SF
- Pierre Garcon at ATL+
- Travis Benjamin at BAL
- Brandin Cooks at PHI++
- Michael Crabtree vs DEN++
- Golden Tate vs ARI
- Willie Snead at PHI
- Cole Beasley vs NE
- Percy Harvin at TEN++
- Marvin Jones vs SEA
- Doug Baldwin at CIN
- Tavon Austin at GB
- Jamison Crowder at ATL
- Martavis Bryant at SD
- Anquan Boldin at NYG
- Eddie Royal at KC++
- Michael Floyd at DET
- Jermaine Kearse at CIN
- Marlon Brown vs CLE
- Torrey Smith at NYG
- Nelson Agholor vs NO
- Robert Woods at TEN
TIGHT ENDS
- Rob Gronkowski at DAL
- Travis Kelce vs CHI
- Charles Clay at TEN
- Jason Witten vs NE
- Martellus Bennett at KC
- Tyler Eifert vs SEA
- Delanie Walker vs BUF
- Jimmy Graham at CIN
- Antonio Gates vs PIT
- Gary Barnidge at BAL
- Larry Donnell vs SF
- Richard Rodgers vs STL
- Owen Daniels at OAK
- Jared Cook at GB
- Zach Ertz vs NO
- Crockett Gilmore vs CLE++
- Heath Miller at SD
- Coby Fleener at HOU
- Timothy Wright vs ARI
- Ben Watson at PHI
- Vernon Davis at NYG
- Dwayne Allen at HOU++
- Derek Carrier at ATL
- Clay Harbor at TB
KICKERS
- Stephen Gostkowski at DAL
- Mason Crosby vs STL
- Matt Bryant vs WAS
- Justin Tucker vs CLE
- Cairo Santos vs CHI
- Brandon McManus at OAK
- Josh Brown vs SF
- Chandler Catanzaro at DET
- Mike Nugent vs SEA
- Steven Hauschka at CIN
- Josh Lambo vs PIT
- Caleb Sturgis vs NO
- Adam Vinatieri at HOU
- Dan Carpenter at TEN
- Greg Zuerlein at GB
DEFENSES/SPECIAL TEAMS
- DENVER at Oak
- BUFFALO at Ten
- NEW ENGLAND at Dal
- ARIZONA at Det
- BALTIMORE vs Cle
- NY GIANTS vs SF
- KANSAS CITY vs Chi
- ATLANTA vs Was
- TAMPA BAY vs Jac
- PHILADELPHIA vs NO
- CINCINNATI vs Sea
- SEATTLE vs Cin
- GREEN BAY vs STL
- SAN DIEGO vs PIT
- TENNESSEE vs Buf