Fantasy football rankings: Rankings and projections for AAF Week 5

If you’re still playing AAF fantasy football, kudos to you. We’re now one month into the season, and the league continues to surprise us on an every-week basis. While the product certainly doesn’t rival the NFL, the league has been entertaining for fantasy purposes. As we’ve done all season, here are the Week 5 AAF fantasy football rankings and projections to help you set your season-long lineups and build your DFS lineups.

Quarterback

Rk	Player	Tm	Pts	Att	Com	Yds	TD	INT	300.0	Att	RuYds	RuTD
1	Garrett Gilbert	ORL	18.6	29.1	17.1	245.6	1.4	0.9	0.2	2.8	9.7	0.1
2	John Wolford	ARI	15.6	27.1	16.4	189.2	1.3	0.8	0.1	4.2	14.2	0.0
3	Philip Nelson	SD	13.8	27.4	16.1	178.6	1.2	1.1	0.1	2.4	8.1	0.0
4	Aaron Murray	ATL	13.2	33.2	19.6	225.9	0.7	1.2	0.2	3.4	9.6	0.1
5	Zach Mettenberger	MEM	12.7	25.7	16.7	182.8	1.0	0.7	0.1	3.3	4.7	0.0
6	Josh Woodrum	SL	11.2	28.9	17.4	150.7	0.9	0.9	0.1	1.4	4.9	0.1
7	Logan Woodside	SA	10.8	30.9	16.0	180.1	0.6	1.3	0.1	3.3	12.4	0.1
8	Luis Perez	BIR	10.7	33.6	19.1	199.6	0.6	0.7	0.1	2.2	3.4	0.0
9	Marquise Williams	SA	1.3	1.6	1.0	7.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.0	5.4	0.1
10	Matt Simms	ATL	0.6	1.7	1.0	11.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.7	0.0
11	Trevor Knight	ARI	0.6	1.4	0.8	7.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.1	0.0
12	Christian Hackenberg	MEM	0.5	1.4	0.7	7.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.1	0.0
13	Austin Allen	SL	0.1	0.3	0.2	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Garrett Gilbert continues to be the top fantasy option at the position, but there are some intriguing options this week. Zach Mettenberger finished last week as the top fantasy scorer. While he’s far from a sure thing, Mettenberger’s upside is intriguing for DFS purposes. Aaron Murray assumed the starting duties in Atlanta last week and proceeded to rack up 254 passing yards, which led the AAF in Week 4. Murray didn’t throw for a passing score, but the Legends’ pass-heavy offense bodes well for him to continue to put up numbers.

Running back

Rk	Player	Tm	Pts	Att	RuYds	RuTD	Tar	Rec	ReYds	ReTD
1	Trent Richardson	BIR	14.7	15.3	39.8	0.7	5.0	3.4	24.9	0.1
2	Jhurell Pressley	ARI	14.3	17.8	87.9	0.3	3.1	1.8	13.1	0.1
3	Kenneth Farrow II	SA	13.1	18.6	78.1	0.5	2.0	1.4	8.9	0.0
4	Zac Stacy	MEM	12.8	18.3	69.7	0.3	2.7	2.2	14.6	0.1
5	Branden Oliver	SL	9.7	15.8	58.9	0.3	2.0	1.3	6.9	0.1
6	Ja'Quan Gardner	SD	9.4	10.2	43.2	0.5	1.6	1.2	9.8	0.0
7	Akrum Wadley	ATL	7.9	1.9	7.0	0.0	4.2	3.4	31.5	0.1
8	D'Ernest Johnson	ORL	7.4	6.4	30.3	0.1	2.0	1.5	14.0	0.1
9	De'Veon Smith	ORL	7.3	9.2	36.2	0.4	0.9	0.6	4.4	0.0
10	Joel Bouagnon	SL	7.3	9.2	35.2	0.4	1.5	0.9	5.1	0.0
11	Akeem Hunt	ORL	6.3	6.4	29.6	0.2	1.5	0.9	8.5	0.1
12	Terrell Watson	SD	5.7	11.0	42.3	0.1	0.5	0.4	2.3	0.0
13	Sherman Badie	MEM	5.4	6.6	26.5	0.1	1.6	1.1	9.9	0.0
14	Trey Williams	SA	5.3	4.9	20.0	0.1	2.3	1.4	11.6	0.0
15	Justin Stockton	ARI	4.7	4.5	22.4	0.2	1.1	0.8	5.4	0.0
16	Ladarius Perkins	BIR	4.5	1.7	5.2	0.0	2.7	2.1	14.4	0.1
17	Tarean Folston	ATL	4.4	4.1	14.9	0.0	1.7	1.3	11.6	0.0
18	Denard Robinson	ATL	4.2	5.3	19.3	0.1	1.0	0.8	6.1	0.0
19	Terrence Magee	MEM	3.8	2.9	11.0	0.0	1.6	1.4	9.0	0.1
20	Brandon Ross	BIR	3.5	7.5	23.5	0.1	0.7	0.4	3.0	0.0
21	Brandon Radcliff	ATL	3.5	7.7	30.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
22	Ben Johnson	SD	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	1.6	13.2	0.1
23	Tim Cook	ARI	3.1	4.5	22.4	0.1	0.3	0.2	1.2	0.0
24	Terrell Newby	SL	2.6	1.7	5.4	0.0	1.5	1.0	6.6	0.1
25	David Cobb	SA	1.8	3.9	12.9	0.0	0.3	0.2	1.3	0.0

Running back is still a mess. Trent Richardson found the end zone yet again last week, but his volume took a hit with the Iron giving nine carries to Brandon Ross. Despite Ross’ involvement, Richardson remains the top fantasy option at the position. From there Jhurrell Pressley surges into Week 5 on the heels of a 100-yard rushing performance last week. Likewise, Kenneth Farrow topped the century mark on a massive 30 carries. Zac Stacy also saw volume with 18 carries, but he managed just 39 yards. Stacy’s inefficiency isn’t ideal, but he remains one of the top fantasy options at the position.

Wide receiver

Rk	Player	Tm	Pts	Tar	Rec	ReYds	ReTD
1	Charles Johnson	ORL	19.2	8.4	6.1	104.5	0.5
2	Rashad Ross	ARI	15.7	6.9	4.6	65.1	0.7
3	Jalin Marshall	ORL	12.0	5.5	3.4	56.7	0.5
4	Mekale McKay	SA	9.4	7.5	3.3	50.8	0.2
5	Nelson Spruce	SD	8.7	5.7	3.0	35.1	0.4
6	Reece Horn	MEM	8.5	5.1	3.0	42.1	0.2
7	Brian Tyms	SL	8.4	6.1	3.8	34.7	0.2
8	Malachi Jones	ATL	8.1	5.9	2.8	43.2	0.2
9	Quinton Patton	BIR	8.1	6.4	2.8	45.3	0.1
10	Devin Lucien	MEM	7.7	4.1	2.6	37.4	0.2
11	Seantavius Jones	ATL	7.6	5.9	2.8	41.7	0.1
12	Josh Huff	ARI	7.5	5.4	2.8	36.5	0.2
13	L'Damian Washington	BIR	7.4	6.4	3.4	35.0	0.1
14	Dontez Ford	SD	7.4	4.7	2.4	34.9	0.2
15	De'Marcus Ayers	SA	7.1	5.9	2.8	36.7	0.1
16	Greg Ward Jr.	SA	6.9	5.9	2.8	29.6	0.1
17	Kenny Bell	SL	6.7	5.6	2.9	29.6	0.1
18	De'Mornay Pierson-El	SL	6.2	4.1	2.5	23.1	0.2
19	Alton Howard	MEM	6.0	4.1	2.4	21.7	0.1
20	DeVozea Felton	BIR	6.0	3.7	2.0	27.4	0.1
21	James Quick	ATL	5.7	4.5	2.6	26.9	0.1
22	Chris Thompson	ORL	5.5	2.9	2.0	30.1	0.1
23	Dontez Byrd	MEM	5.5	3.3	1.9	27.6	0.1
24	Freddie Martino	ARI	4.6	3.4	1.8	23.0	0.1
25	Brian Brown	SD	4.6	3.3	1.7	18.7	0.1
26	Alonzo Moore	SA	4.1	2.9	1.7	22.5	0.0
27	Ervin Philips	ATL	4.0	2.4	1.3	15.4	0.0
28	Adonis Jennings	SL	3.8	3.2	1.7	15.6	0.1
29	Marquis Bundy	ARI	3.6	2.9	1.5	17.1	0.1
30	Francis Owusu	SD	3.3	2.2	1.2	16.4	0.1
31	Montay Crockett	ATL	2.6	1.7	1.0	13.1	0.0
32	Tobias Palmer	BIR	2.2	2.0	1.0	10.7	0.0
33	Jamal Robinson	BIR	2.1	1.7	1.0	10.0	0.0
34	Kaelin Clay	SL	2.0	1.5	0.9	8.3	0.0
35	Justin Thomas	ATL	1.7	1.4	0.8	7.8	0.0
36	Laquvionte Gonzalez	SD	1.7	1.1	0.6	8.2	0.0
37	Rannell Hall	ORL	1.5	4.4	0.3	4.5	0.0
38	Gerrard Sheppard	MEM	1.3	0.8	0.4	6.3	0.0
39	Donteea Dye Jr.	ORL	1.2	0.9	0.5	4.9	0.0
40	Richard Mullaney	ARI	1.1	0.9	0.5	4.7	0.0
41	Josh Stewart	SA	0.7	0.7	0.3	3.1	0.0

Charles Johnson saw a massive 35% of the Apollos’ targets last week on his way to yet another 100-yard performance. Johnson leads the AAF in receiving yards, but currently sits second among wideouts in fantasy scoring. Rashad Ross is ahead of him thanks to his league-leading five receiving touchdowns. Ross is the wide receiver equivalent of Trent Richardson at running back with heavy (and unsustainable) touchdown production.

Tight end

Pos	Player	Tm	PPR	Tar	Rec	ReYds	ReTD
1	Gavin Escobar	SD	5.9	3.6	2.5	27.1	0.1
2	Keith Towbridge	ATL	4.7	3.5	2.2	21.3	0.1
3	Brandon Barnes	MEM	4.6	3.0	2.1	18.6	0.1
4	Wes Saxton Jr.	BIR	4.5	3.4	2.1	21.5	0.0
5	Cam Clear	SA	3.7	3.3	1.9	15.7	0.1
6	Thomas Duarte	ARI	3.5	2.3	1.5	15.9	0.1
7	Marcus Baugh	SD	3.4	2.2	1.4	12.8	0.1
8	Gerald Christian	ARI	3.2	2.0	1.4	13.3	0.1
9	Anthony Denham	SL	3.0	2.3	1.2	12.5	0.1
10	Scott Orndoff	ORL	2.8	1.7	1.2	12.0	0.1
11	Nick Truesdell	SL	2.8	2.3	1.4	9.9	0.1
12	Bug Howard	ATL	2.2	1.4	0.9	11.2	0.0
13	Evan Rodriguez	SA	2.1	2.0	1.1	7.8	0.0
14	Weslye Saunders	BIR	1.7	1.7	0.9	7.5	0.0
15	Charles Standberry Jr.	ATL	1.5	1.0	0.7	7.2	0.0
16	Sean Price	ORL	1.4	0.9	0.6	5.8	0.0
17	Adrien Robinson	MEM	0.7	0.5	0.3	2.9	0.0
18	Connor Hamlett	ARI	0.4	0.3	0.2	1.6	0.0

So far this season, Gavin Escobar is the only tight end with double-digit catches and triple-digit yards. But even he isn’t a lock after his teammate, Marcus Baugh, notched four catches for 54 yards and a score last week. We still prefer Escobar as the top option, but tight end is an absolute minefield in the AAF.