As Week 5 of the NFL season approaches, daily fantasy sports (DFS) players are gearing up for another exciting slate of matchups. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, understanding the key player picks, strategies, and expert insights for this week’s contests can make all the difference in crafting a winning lineup. In this breakdown, we’ll highlight the top DFS picks for Week 5, explore the best value plays, and offer crucial tips to help you gain an edge over the competition. From high-performing stars to under-the-radar sleepers, this article will set you up for success as you navigate the fast-paced world of NFL DFS Week 5.

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Here are the Positional Rankings from FantasyTeamAdvisors.com for your NFL DFS Week 5

NFL DFS Week 5

NFL DFS Week 5 QB Rankings:

NFL Week 5 QB Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP
1	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. NE
2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs. DEN
3	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	at JAC
4	Justin Fields	NYJ	vs. DAL
5	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. WAS
6	Jayden Daniels	WAS	at LAC
7	Drake Maye	NE	at BUF
8	Kyler Murray	ARI	vs. TEN
9	Daniel Jones	IND	vs. LV
10	Jared Goff	DET	at CIN
11	Dak Prescott	DAL	at NYJ
12	Baker Mayfield	TB	at SEA
13	Jaxson Dart	NYG	at NO
14	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. SF
15	Bo Nix	DEN	at PHI
16	Sam Darnold	SEA	vs. TB
17	Geno Smith	LV	at IND
18	C.J. Stroud	HOU	at BAL
19	Bryce Young	CAR	vs. MIA
20	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. KC
21	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	at CAR
22	Spencer Rattler	NO	vs. NYG
23	Jake Browning	CIN	vs. DET
24	Mac Jones	SF	at LAR
25	Carson Wentz	MIN	at CLE
26	Cooper Rush	BAL	vs. HOU
27	Cam Ward	TEN	at ARI
28	Dillon Gabriel	CLE	vs. MIN

NFL DFS Week 5 RB Rankings:

NFL Week 5 RB Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	at LAR
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at CIN
3	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. LV
4	De'Von Achane	MIA	at CAR
5	James Cook III	BUF	vs. NE
6	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. DAL
7	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. DEN
8	Omarion Hampton	LAC	vs. WAS
9	Javonte Williams	DAL	at NYJ
10	Ashton Jeanty	LV	at IND
11	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. SF
12	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs. HOU
13	Cam Skattebo	NYG	at NO
14	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. KC
15	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. NYG
16	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	vs. MIN
17	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	vs. TB
18	Rachaad White	TB	at SEA
19	David Montgomery	DET	at CIN
20	Woody Marks	HOU	at BAL
21	Jordan Mason	MIN	at CLE
22	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	at PHI
23	Tony Pollard	TEN	at ARI
24	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. DET
25	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	at BUF
26	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at BUF
27	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. TB
28	Rico Dowdle	CAR	vs. MIA
29	RJ Harvey	DEN	at PHI
30	Emari Demercado	ARI	vs. TEN
31	Michael Carter	ARI	vs. TEN
32	Kareem Hunt	KC	at JAC
33	Isiah Pacheco	KC	at JAC
34	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	at LAC
35	Nick Chubb	HOU	at BAL
36	Justice Hill	BAL	vs. HOU
37	Kendre Miller	NO	vs. NYG
38	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	vs. KC
39	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	at LAC
40	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. SF
41	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	at CAR
42	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	at LAC
43	Brashard Smith	KC	at JAC
44	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	vs. DAL
45	Sean Tucker	TB	at SEA
46	Zavier Scott	MIN	at CLE
47	Devin Singletary	NYG	at NO
48	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	at LAR
49	Jerome Ford	CLE	vs. MIN
50	Antonio Gibson	NE	at BUF
51	Ty Johnson	BUF	vs. NE
52	Miles Sanders	DAL	at NYJ
53	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. NE
54	Dylan Sampson	CLE	vs. MIN
55	Raheem Mostert	LV	at IND
56	Samaje Perine	CIN	vs. DET
57	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	at LAR
58	LeQuint Allen Jr.	JAC	vs. KC
59	Trevor Etienne	CAR	vs. MIA
60	DJ Giddens	IND	vs. LV
61	Hassan Haskins	LAC	vs. WAS
62	Tyler Badie	DEN	at PHI
63	A.J. Dillon	PHI	vs. DEN
64	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	vs. MIA
65	Julius Chestnut	TEN	at ARI
66	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at ARI
67	Will Shipley	PHI	vs. DEN
68	Zonovan Knight	ARI	vs. TEN
69	Alec Ingold	MIA	at CAR
70	Cam Akers	MIN	at CLE
71	Kimani Vidal	LAC	vs. WAS
72	Tahj Brooks	CIN	vs. DET
73	Jaydon Blue	DAL	at NYJ
74	Dylan Laube	LV	at IND
75	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	at BAL
76	Zamir White	LV	at IND
77	Hunter Luepke	DAL	at NYJ
78	George Holani	SEA	vs. TB
79	Jaylen Wright	MIA	at CAR
80	Isaac Guerendo	SF	at LAR
81	Tank Bigsby	PHI	vs. DEN
82	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	at PHI
83	Rasheen Ali	BAL	vs. HOU
84	Jarquez Hunter	LAR	vs. SF
85	Craig Reynolds	DET	at CIN
86	Tyler Goodson	IND	vs. LV

NFL DFS Week 5 WR Rankings:

NFL Week 5 WR Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP
1	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. SF
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	at CIN
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. TB
4	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	vs. DAL
5	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at CLE
6	Nico Collins	HOU	at BAL
7	George Pickens	DAL	at NYJ
8	Davante Adams	LAR	vs. SF
9	Emeka Egbuka	TB	at SEA
10	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	vs. DET
11	Xavier Worthy	KC	at JAC
12	Quentin Johnston	LAC	vs. WAS
13	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. LV
14	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	at LAC
15	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	vs. MIA
16	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	at CAR
17	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at PHI
18	Jakobi Meyers	LV	at IND
19	Keenan Allen	LAC	vs. WAS
20	Chris Olave	NO	vs. NYG
21	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. HOU
22	A.J. Brown	PHI	vs. DEN
23	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at NO
24	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	vs. TEN
25	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. KC
26	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. WAS
27	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	at SEA
28	DeVonta Smith	PHI	vs. DEN
29	Stefon Diggs	NE	at BUF
30	Jameson Williams	DET	at CIN
31	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. DET
32	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. NE
33	Jordan Addison	MIN	at CLE
34	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	vs. MIN
35	Tre Tucker	LV	at IND
36	Cooper Kupp	SEA	vs. TB
37	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	at ARI
38	Troy Franklin	DEN	at PHI
39	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. NE
40	Marquise Brown	KC	at JAC
41	Rashid Shaheed	NO	vs. NYG
42	Malik Washington	MIA	at CAR
43	Darius Slayton	NYG	at NO
44	Josh Downs	IND	vs. LV
45	Travis Hunter	JAC	vs. KC
46	Christian Kirk	HOU	at BAL
47	Kendrick Bourne	SF	at LAR
48	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at ARI
49	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	at NYJ
50	Kayshon Boutte	NE	at BUF
51	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	at PHI
52	Isaiah Bond	CLE	vs. MIN
53	Demarcus Robinson	SF	at LAR
54	Sterling Shepard	TB	at SEA
55	Rashod Bateman	BAL	vs. HOU
56	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	at JAC
57	Tory Horton	SEA	vs. TB
58	Hunter Renfrow	CAR	vs. MIA
59	Michael Wilson	ARI	vs. TEN
60	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	at LAC
61	Joshua Palmer	BUF	vs. NE
62	Parker Washington	JAC	vs. KC
63	Tyquan Thornton	KC	at JAC
64	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	LV	at IND
65	Brandin Cooks	NO	vs. NYG
66	Jaylin Lane	WAS	at LAC
67	Dyami Brown	JAC	vs. KC
68	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	at CAR
69	Jalen Nailor	MIN	at CLE
70	Tyler Lockett	TEN	at ARI
71	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	at BAL
72	Jayden Higgins	HOU	at BAL
73	Xavier Legette	CAR	vs. MIA
74	Adonai Mitchell	IND	vs. LV
75	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	vs. HOU
76	DeMario Douglas	NE	at BUF
77	Mack Hollins	NE	at BUF
78	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	at CIN
79	Jordan Whittington	LAR	vs. SF
80	Alec Pierce	IND	vs. LV
81	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	vs. MIA
82	Chris Moore	WAS	at LAC
83	Greg Dortch	ARI	vs. TEN
84	Elijah Moore	BUF	vs. NE
85	Tutu Atwell	LAR	vs. SF
86	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	vs. DET
87	Chimere Dike	TEN	at ARI
88	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	vs. DAL
89	Jahan Dotson	PHI	vs. DEN
90	Kalif Raymond	DET	at CIN
91	Adam Thielen	MIN	at CLE
92	Skyy Moore	SF	at LAR
93	Allen Lazard	NYJ	vs. DAL
94	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	at NO
95	Pat Bryant	DEN	at PHI
96	Arian Smith	NYJ	vs. DAL
97	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	at NYJ
98	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	SF	at LAR
99	Jamari Thrash	CLE	vs. MIN
100	Curtis Samuel	BUF	vs. NE
101	Jaylin Noel	HOU	at BAL
102	Kyle Williams	NE	at BUF
103	Tez Johnson	TB	at SEA
104	Beaux Collins	NYG	at NO
105	Tre Harris	LAC	vs. WAS
106	Tylan Wallace	BAL	vs. HOU
107	Devontez Walker	BAL	vs. HOU
108	Devaughn Vele	NO	vs. NYG
109	Van Jefferson	TEN	at ARI
110	Ashton Dulin	IND	vs. LV
111	Jack Bech	LV	at IND
112	Zay Jones	ARI	vs. TEN
113	Tim Patrick	JAC	vs. KC
114	Trent Sherfield Sr.	DEN	at PHI
115	Tyrell Shavers	BUF	vs. NE
116	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	vs. DAL
117	Mitch Tinsley	CIN	vs. DET
118	Dee Eskridge	MIA	at CAR
119	Jimmy Horn Jr.	CAR	vs. MIA

NFL DFS Week 5 TE Rankings:

NFL Week 5 TE Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP
1	Trey McBride	ARI	vs. TEN
2	Tyler Warren	IND	vs. LV
3	Brock Bowers	LV	at IND
4	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at NYJ
5	Sam LaPorta	DET	at CIN
6	Hunter Henry	NE	at BUF
7	Juwan Johnson	NO	vs. NYG
8	Travis Kelce	KC	at JAC
9	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. NE
10	Zach Ertz	WAS	at LAC
11	Brenton Strange	JAC	vs. KC
12	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. DEN
13	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at CLE
14	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	vs. MIN
15	Darren Waller	MIA	at CAR
16	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. HOU
17	David Njoku	CLE	vs. MIN
18	Dalton Schultz	HOU	at BAL
19	Jake Tonges	SF	at LAR
20	Mason Taylor	NYJ	vs. DAL
21	Theo Johnson	NYG	at NO
22	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	at ARI
23	Evan Engram	DEN	at PHI
24	Tommy Tremble	CAR	vs. MIA
25	AJ Barner	SEA	vs. TB
26	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	vs. WAS
27	Cade Otton	TB	at SEA
28	Elijah Arroyo	SEA	vs. TB
29	Mike Gesicki	CIN	vs. DET
30	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. HOU
31	Austin Hooper	NE	at BUF
32	Noah Gray	KC	at JAC
33	Dawson Knox	BUF	vs. NE
34	Luke Farrell	SF	at LAR
35	Davis Allen	LAR	vs. SF
36	Gunnar Helm	TEN	at ARI
37	Colby Parkinson	LAR	vs. SF
38	Noah Fant	CIN	vs. DET
39	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	at NYJ
40	Adam Trautman	DEN	at PHI
41	Mitchell Evans	CAR	vs. MIA
42	Tyler Conklin	LAC	vs. WAS
43	Drew Sample	CIN	vs. DET
44	Jackson Hawes	BUF	vs. NE
45	Elijah Higgins	ARI	vs. TEN
46	Hunter Long	JAC	vs. KC
47	Julian Hill	MIA	at CAR
48	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	vs. DAL
49	Josh Oliver	MIN	at CLE
50	Ben Sinnott	WAS	at LAC
51	Michael Mayer	LV	at IND
52	Brock Wright	DET	at CIN
53	Tanner Conner	MIA	at CAR
54	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	at NO
55	Tip Reiman	ARI	vs. TEN
56	Mo Alie-Cox	IND	vs. LV
57	Johnny Mundt	JAC	vs. KC
58	Nate Adkins	DEN	at PHI

NFL DFS Week 5 DST Rankings:

NFL Week 5 DEF Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPP
1	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	at CLE
2	Detroit Lions	DET	at CIN
3	Cleveland Browns	CLE	vs. MIN
4	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	vs. TEN
5	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	vs. TB
6	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	vs. SF
7	Indianapolis Colts	IND	vs. LV
8	Buffalo Bills	BUF	vs. NE
9	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	vs. DEN
10	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	vs. HOU
11	New Orleans Saints	NO	vs. NYG
12	Houston Texans	HOU	at BAL
13	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	at JAC
14	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	vs. WAS
15	New York Giants	NYG	at NO
16	Denver Broncos	DEN	at PHI
17	Miami Dolphins	MIA	at CAR
18	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	at SEA
19	San Francisco 49ers	SF	at LAR
20	Carolina Panthers	CAR	vs. MIA
21	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	vs. KC
22	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	at NYJ
23	Washington Commanders	WAS	at LAC
24	New York Jets	NYJ	vs. DAL
25	Tennessee Titans	TEN	at ARI
26	Las Vegas Raiders	LV	at IND
27	New England Patriots	NE	at BUF
28	Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	vs. DET

Lineup Strategy:

Key strategies for NFL DFS include:

Correlation: Stack players from the same team (e.g., QB and WR) to maximize scoring potential when a passing game thrives.
Game Stacking: Stack players from both sides of a high-scoring game. If the game turns into a shootout, several of your players can rack up points simultaneously.
Value Plays: Identify underpriced players who have the potential to outperform their salaries, allowing you to pay up for star players.
Matchups: Target favorable matchups, such as RBs against weak run defenses or QBs against injury-riddled secondaries.

NFL DFS requires a balance of research, strategy, and game theory. Understanding team dynamics, injuries, and game scripts helps build a competitive lineup capable of succeeding in the various contest types.

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