• Anthony Richardson has become a weekly starter: He’s finished as a top-five fantasy quarterback every game he’s started and finished and that streak could continue this week.
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Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
These are my fantasy football rankings for Week 5 for PPR leagues, including some notes about players to help you make your weekly decisions.
According to FantasyPros, my rankings were fifth-most accurate in 2021, second-most in 2020 and third-most in 2019. My rankings are the only ones to finish in the top five in three of the last four seasons.
Last Updated: 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 8
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Quarterbacks
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp | Notes |
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | @MIN | |
| 2 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | @LA | GM |
| 3 | Josh Allen | BUF | JAX | |
| 4 | Lamar Jackson | BLT | @PIT | |
| 5 | Anthony Richardson | IND | TEN | |
| 6 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | NYG | |
| 7 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | KC | |
| 8 | Justin Fields | CHI | @WAS | |
| 9 | Jordan Love | GB | @LV | GM |
| 10 | Sam Howell | WAS | CHI | FA |
| 11 | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | @BUF | |
| 12 | Matthew Stafford | LA | PHI | |
| 13 | Jared Goff | DET | CAR | GM |
| 14 | Joe Burrow | CIN | @ARZ | |
| 15 | C.J. Stroud | HST | @ATL | |
| 16 | Daniel Jones | NYG | @MIA | |
| 17 | Russell Wilson | DEN | NYJ | BM |
| 18 | Brock Purdy | SF | DAL | BM |
| 19 | Joshua Dobbs | ARZ | CIN | |
| 20 | Dak Prescott | DAL | @SF | BM |
| 21 | Jimmy Garoppolo | LV | GB | BM, FA |
| 22 | Zach Wilson | NYJ | @DEN | GM, FA |
| 23 | Ryan Tannehill | TEN | @IND | GM, FA |
| 24 | Mac Jones | NE | NO | BM, FA |
| 25 | Bryce Young | CAR | @DET | FA |
| 26 | Derek Carr | NO | @NE | FA |
| 27 | Desmond Ridder | ATL | HST | FA |
| 28 | Kenny Pickett | PIT | BLT | FA |
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