Fantasy Football 2014 Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 5
Antonio Brown
Even with several top targets returning from bye, they all take a backseat to the leading scorer at the position in Athlon Sports’ Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for Week 5. Antonio Brown currently leads all his peers, thanks to five touchdown receptions, although to be fair he has played in four games. Elsewhere, the health of a couple of No. 1 wide receivers bears watching, as Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall were both limited last week by ankle injuries. Johnson in particular was no more than an extremely athletic decoy against the Jets after being designated Questionable headed into the game. Johnson is as tough as they come and has been a quick healer, but his No. 4 ranking below speaks to a measure of concern, albeit small, regarding his Week 5 outlook.
Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Web site can give you.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K
2014 NFL Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers
Teams on bye: Miami, Oakland
Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Antonio Brown | PIT | at JAC |
2 | Jordy Nelson | GB | vs. MIN (Thurs.) |
3 | Julio Jones | ATL | at NYG |
4 | Calvin Johnson | DET | vs. BUF |
5 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | vs. ARI |
6 | Dez Bryant | DAL | vs. HOU |
7 | A.J. Green | CIN | at NE |
8 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | at CAR |
9 | Randall Cobb | GB | vs. MIN (Thurs.) |
10 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | vs. STL |
11 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | vs. ARI |
12 | Brandon Marshall | CHI | at CAR |
13 | Steve Smith | BAL | at IND |
14 | Keenan Allen | SD | vs. NYJ |
15 | Michael Floyd | ARI | at DEN |
16 | Victor Cruz | NYG | vs. ATL |
17 | Andre Johnson | HOU | at DAL |
18 | Vincent Jackson | TB | at NO |
19 | Kelvin Benjamin | CAR | vs. CHI |
20 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | at DAL |
21 | Percy Harvin | SEA | at WAS (Mon.) |
22 | Michael Crabtree | SF | vs. KC |
23 | Roddy White | ATL | at NYG |
24 | Reggie Wayne | IND | vs. BAL |
25 | Julian Edelman | NE | vs. CIN |
26 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | vs. SEA (Mon.) |
27 | Brandin Cooks | NO | vs. TB |
28 | Wes Welker | DEN | vs. ARI |
29 | Marques Colston | NO | vs. TB |
30 | Golden Tate | DET | vs. BUF |
31 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | at DEN |
32 | Brian Quick | STL | at PHI |
33 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | vs. BAL |
34 | Cordarrelle Patterson | MIN | at GB (Thurs.) |
35 | DeSean Jackson | WAS | vs. SEA (Mon.) |
36 | Eric Decker | NYJ | at SD |
37 | Terrance Williams | DAL | vs. HOU |
38 | Sammy Watkins | BUF | at DET |
39 | Markus Wheaton | PIT | at JAC |
40 | Anquan Boldin | SF | vs. KC |
41 | Rueben Randle | NYG | vs. ATL |
42 | Greg Jennings | MIN | at GB (Thurs.) |
43 | Kendall Wright | TEN | vs. CLE |
44 | Torrey Smith | BAL | at IND |
45 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | at SF |
46 | Andrew Hawkins | CLE | at TEN |
47 | Allen Hurns | JAC | vs. PIT |
48 | Malcom Floyd | SD | vs. NYJ |
Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
OFFENSIVE SCORING
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points
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