Week 5 Receiver Rankings: Julio Jones Tops List In Fantasy Football Leagues
An alarming number of top wide receivers had disappointing showings in Week 4. So what does that mean for our weekly fantasy rankings? Check it out below in our list of the top 10 projected wideouts in Week 5.
1. Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons
Week 5 Opponent: Washington Redskins
2015 Stats: 38 receptions, 478 yards, 4 TDs
Don’t let Jones’ Week 4 performance scare you. He caught just four balls for 38 yards against the Houston Texans, but you shouldn’t expect a repeat against the Redskins.
2. Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants
Week 5 Opponent: San Francisco 49ers
2015 Stats: 24 receptions, 307 yards, 2 TDs
Beckham Jr. was another star who had a less-than-stellar Week 4. But like Jones, that should be seen as more of an outlier.
3. Demaryius Thomas, Denver Broncos
Week 5 Opponent: Oakland Raiders
2015 Stats: 33 receptions, 361 yards, 1 TD
While the Broncos’ offense has been a bit of a disappointment so far, Thomas sure hasn’t been. He had another big week against the Minnesota Vikings, and now he’ll go up against the second-worst pass defense in the league.
4. Randall Cobb, Green Bay Packers
Week 5 Opponent: St. Louis Rams
2015 Stats: 25 receptions, 289 yards, 4 TDs
Cobb came back down a bit after his incredible game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Still, he is one of Aaron Rodgers’ favorite targets, which is a pretty good spot to be in.
5. DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans
Week 5 Opponent: Indianapolis Colts
2015 Stats: 31 receptions, 409 yards, 3 TDs
Hopkins was one of the few bright spots for the Texans in their blowout loss against the Falcons. He is more than capable of putting up big numbers again this week against a suspect Colts defense.
6. A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5 Opponent: Seattle Seahawks
2015 Stats: 25 receptions, 417 yards, 3 TDs
This will be a tough matchup for Green, as the “Legion of Boom” will try to neutralize the Bengals’ top receiving threat. Still, Green is a must-start based on his body of work to this point.
7. Julian Edelman, New England Patriots
Week 5 Opponent: Dallas Cowboys
2015 Stats: 30 receptions, 279 yards, 2 TDs
Edelman should be well-rested for this one coming off a bye. He has at least 85 receiving yards in all three of his games so far, and his volume of catches makes him especially valuable in PPR leagues.
8. Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 5 Opponent: San Diego Chargers
2015 Stats: 34 receptions, 478 yards, 2 TDs
In his first week with Michael Vick as his quarterback, Brown had five receptions for 42 yards. That’s not quite what fantasy owners have come to expect from Brown, so he drops in these rankings.
9. Emmanuel Sanders, Denver Broncos
Week 5 Opponent: Oakland Raiders
2015 Stats: 25 receptions, 307 yards, 2 TDs
Sanders had a bit of a down week against the Vikings, but now he gets to play the Raiders’ second-to-last pass defense.
10. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals
Week 5 Opponent: Detroit Lions
2015 Stats: 30 receptions, 432 yards, 5 TDs
Every week, we say to keep playing Fitzgerald while he’s hot, and he never seems to disappoint. Now he’ll face the Lions’ 27th-ranked pass defense.
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