Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings: Flex (RB/WR/TE)


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Welcome to Week 5 of the 2021 NFL season! We're a week away from bye weeks, so every fantasy football manager will have their roster tested. And remember, there's still plenty of time to turn things around if you're off to a slow start.

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Week 5 Rankings (PPR)

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FLEX RANKINGS

  1. Derrick Henry, RB (TEN at JAC)
  2. Davante Adams, WR (GB at CIN)
  3. Cooper Kupp, WR (LAR at SEA)
  4. Tyreek Hill, WR (KC vs. BUF)
  5. Alvin Kamara, RB (NO at WAS)
  6. Ezekiel Elliott, RB (DAL vs . NYG)
  7. Austin Ekeler, RB (LAC vs. CLE)
  8. Saquon Barkley, RB (NYG at DAL)
  9. Aaron Jones, RB (GB at CIN)
  10. Najee Harris, RB (PIT vs. DEN)
  11. Stefon Diggs, WR (BUF at KC)
  12. Justin Jefferson, WR (MIN vs. DET)
  13. D.J. Moore, WR (CAR vs. PHI)
  14. Travis Kelce, TE (KC vs. BUF)
  15. Dalvin Cook, RB (MIN vs. DET)
  16. Calvin Ridley, WR (ATL vs. NYJ)
  17. Terry McLaurin, WR (WAS vs. NO)
  18. Deebo Samuel, WR (SF at ARI)
  19. Nick Chubb, RB (CLE at LAC)
  20. Darrell Henderson, RB (LAR at SEA)
  21. D'Andre Swift, RB (DET at MIN)
  22. James Robinson, RB (JAC vs. TEN)
  23. Amari Cooper, WR (DAL vs. NYG)
  24. Keenan Allen, WR (LAC vs. CLE)
  25. Ja'Marr Chase, WR (CIN vs. GB)
  26. CeeDee Lamb, WR (DAL vs. NYG)
  27. Cordarelle Patterson, RB (ATL vs. NYJ)
  28. Jonathan Taylor, RB (IND at BAL)
  29. Leonard Fournette, RB (TB vs. MIA)
  30. DeAndre Hopkins, WR (ARI vs. SF)
  31. D.K. Metcalf, WR (SEA vs. LAR)
  32. Chris Godwin, WR (TB vs. MIA)
  33. Tyler Lockett, WR (SEA vs. LAR)
  34. Adam Thielen, WR (MIN vs. DET)
  35. Marquise Brown, WR (BAL vs. IND)
  36. Dionate Johnson, WR (PIT vs. DEN)
  37. Mike Williams, WR (LAC vs. CLE)
  38. Marvin Jones Jr., WR (JAC vs. TEN)
  39. Mike Evans, WR (TB vs. MIA)
  40. Damien Williams, RB (CHI at LV)
  41. Joe Mixon, RB (CIN vs. GB)
  42. Antonio Gibson, RB (WAS vs. NO)
  43. Kareem Hunt, RB (CLE at LAC)
  44. Chase Edmonds, RB (ARI vs. SF)
  45. Darren Waller, TE (LV vs. CHI)
  46. Corey Davis, WR (NYJ at ATL)
  47. Brandin Cooks, WR (HOU vs. NE)
  48. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB (KC vs. BUF)
  49. Tee Higgins, WR (CIN vs. GB)
  50. Laviska Shenault, WR (JAC vs. TEN)
  51. Kenny Golladay, WR (NYG at DAL)
  52. DeVonta Smith, WR (PHI at CAR)
  53. Tyler Boyd, WR (CIN vs. GB)
  54. Jaylen Waddle, WR (MIA at TB)
  55. Damien Harris, RB (NE at HOU)
  56. Chris Carson, RB (SEA vs. LAR)
  57. Robert Woods, WR (LAR at SEA)
  58. Antonio Brown, WR (TB at HOU)
  59. Emmanuel Sanders, WR (BUF at KC)
  60. DeVante Parker, WR (MIA at TB)
  61. Jakobi Meyers, WR (NE at HOU)
  62. Mark Andrews, TE (BAL vs. IND)
  63. Michael Pittman Jr., WR (IND at BAL)
  64. Courtland Sutton, WR (DEN at PIT)
  65. Josh Jacobs, RB (LV vs. CHI)
  66. Odell Beckham Jr., WR (CLE at LAC)
  67. Chuba Hubbard, RB (CAR vs. PHI)
  68. T.J. Hockenson, TE (DET at MIN)
  69. Allen Robinson, WR (CHI at LV)
  70. Mike Davis, RB (ATL vs. NYJ)
  71. Cole Beasley, WR (BUF at KC)
  72. Darnell Mooney, WR (CHI at LV)
  73. Jamison Crowder, WR (NYJ at ATL)
  74. Zack Moss, RB (BUF at KC)
  75. George Kittle, TE (SF at ARI)
  76. Robby Anderson, WR (CAR vs. PHI)
  77. Hunter Renfrow, WR (LV vs. CHI)
  78. Melvin Gordon, RB (DEN at PIT)
  79. Jamaal Williams, RB (DET at MIN)
  80. JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR (PIT vs. DEN)
  81. Henry Ruggs III, WR (LV vs. CHI)
  82. Latavius Murray, RB (BAL vs. IND)
  83. Kyle Pitts, TE (ATL vs. NYJ)
  84. Michael Carter, RB (NYJ at ATL)
  85. Miles Sanders, RB (PHI at CAR)
  86. Javonte Williams, RB (DEN at PIT)
  87. Mike Gesicki, TE (MIA at TB)
  88. Sammy Watkins, WR (BAL vs. IND)
  89. Van Jefferson, WR (LAR at SEA)
  90. Dalton Schultz, TE (DAL vs. NYG)
  91. Noah Fant, TE (DEN at PIT)
  92. Dawson Knox, TE (BUF at KC)
  93. Tim Patrick, WR (DEN at PIT)
  94. Randall Cobb, WR (GB at CIN)
  95. Kadarius Toney, WR (NYG at DAL)
  96. Tyler Higbee, TE (LAR at SEA)
  97. Brandon Aiyuk, WR (SF at ARI)
  98. Nyheim Hines, RB (IND at BAL)
  99. Christian Kirk, WR (ARI vs. SF)
  100. Jeremy McNichols, RB (TEN at JAC)

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