Fantasy Football Week 5: Squeaky wheel gets the grease, as Antonio Brown remains near top of WR rankings
He hasn't been quite as explosive as expected, but our experts aren't close to giving up on Antonio Brown.
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Chris Towers
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Editor's Note: Check out a deeper dive into the rankings in our Week 5 Rankings Review piece.
Antonio Brown made a scene in Week 4, when Ben Roethlisberger missed him down the field for what would have been a likely touchdown. His Fantasy owners probably weren't too happy about it either. However, despite a few disappointing weeks so far, we're still very high on Brown; Heath has him at No. 1 this week, while both Dave and Jamey have him top-five. He's still arguably the best WR in football, and he's going to prove it soon enough.
Editor's note: All Rankings updated as of 2:30 pm EST Friday.
| Week 5 WR Rank |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Evans TB (vs NE) | Jordy Nelson GB (at DAL) | Antonio Brown PIT (vs JAC) |
| 2 | Odell Beckham NYG (vs LAC) | Odell Beckham NYG (vs LAC) | A.J. Green CIN (vs BUF) |
| 3 | Jordy Nelson GB (at DAL) | A.J. Green CIN (vs BUF) | Odell Beckham NYG (vs LAC) |
| 4 | Antonio Brown PIT (vs JAC) | Antonio Brown PIT (vs JAC) | Jordy Nelson GB (at DAL) |
| 5 | A.J. Green CIN (vs BUF) | Mike Evans TB (vs NE) | Mike Evans TB (vs NE) |
| 6 | DeAndre Hopkins HOU (vs KC) | T.Y. Hilton IND (vs SF) | DeAndre Hopkins HOU (vs KC) |
| 7 | Dez Bryant DAL (vs GB) | Chris Hogan NE (at TB) | Dez Bryant DAL (vs GB) |
| 8 | Stefon Diggs MIN (at CHI) | Stefon Diggs MIN (at CHI) | Stefon Diggs MIN (at CHI) |
| 9 | Keenan Allen LAC (at NYG) | Keenan Allen LAC (at NYG) | Randall Cobb GB (at DAL) |
| 10 | Doug Baldwin SEA (at LAR) | Golden Tate DET (vs CAR) | Tyreek Hill KC (at HOU) |
| 11 | Tyreek Hill KC (at HOU) | Dez Bryant DAL (vs GB) | Adam Thielen MIN (at CHI) |
| 12 | Larry Fitzgerald ARI (at PHI) | DeVante Parker MIA (vs TEN) | Doug Baldwin SEA (at LAR) |
| 1 | Jordy Nelson GB (at DAL) | Jordy Nelson GB (at DAL) | Antonio Brown PIT (vs JAC) |
| 2 | Mike Evans TB (vs NE) | Antonio Brown PIT (vs JAC) | Odell Beckham NYG (vs LAC) |
| 3 | Odell Beckham NYG (vs LAC) | Mike Evans TB (vs NE) | Mike Evans TB (vs NE) |
| 4 | Antonio Brown PIT (vs JAC) | Odell Beckham NYG (vs LAC) | A.J. Green CIN (vs BUF) |
| 5 | A.J. Green CIN (vs BUF) | A.J. Green CIN (vs BUF) | Jordy Nelson GB (at DAL) |
| 6 | DeAndre Hopkins HOU (vs KC) | T.Y. Hilton IND (vs SF) | DeAndre Hopkins HOU (vs KC) |
| 7 | Dez Bryant DAL (vs GB) | Stefon Diggs MIN (at CHI) | Dez Bryant DAL (vs GB) |
| 8 | Stefon Diggs MIN (at CHI) | Keenan Allen LAC (at NYG) | Stefon Diggs MIN (at CHI) |
| 9 | Keenan Allen LAC (at NYG) | Golden Tate DET (vs CAR) | Randall Cobb GB (at DAL) |
| 10 | Doug Baldwin SEA (at LAR) | Dez Bryant DAL (vs GB) | Tyreek Hill KC (at HOU) |
| 11 | Tyreek Hill KC (at HOU) | DeVante Parker MIA (vs TEN) | Doug Baldwin SEA (at LAR) |
| 12 | Larry Fitzgerald ARI (at PHI) | DeAndre Hopkins HOU (vs KC) | Larry Fitzgerald ARI (at PHI) |
| 13 | Randall Cobb GB (at DAL) | Tyreek Hill KC (at HOU) | DeVante Parker MIA (vs TEN) |
| 14 | DeVante Parker MIA (vs TEN) | Chris Hogan NE (at TB) | Keenan Allen LAC (at NYG) |
| 15 | DeSean Jackson TB (vs NE) | Randall Cobb GB (at DAL) | T.Y. Hilton IND (vs SF) |
| 16 | Brandin Cooks NE (at TB) | Jarvis Landry MIA (vs TEN) | Adam Thielen MIN (at CHI) |
| 17 | Golden Tate DET (vs CAR) | Pierre Garcon SF (at IND) | Kelvin Benjamin CAR (at DET) |
| 18 | Chris Hogan NE (at TB) | DeSean Jackson TB (vs NE) | Golden Tate DET (vs CAR) |
| 19 | T.Y. Hilton IND (vs SF) | Doug Baldwin SEA (at LAR) | Brandin Cooks NE (at TB) |
| 20 | Pierre Garcon SF (at IND) | Adam Thielen MIN (at CHI) | Chris Hogan NE (at TB) |
| 21 | Jarvis Landry MIA (vs TEN) | Brandin Cooks NE (at TB) | Jarvis Landry MIA (vs TEN) |
| 22 | Adam Thielen MIN (at CHI) | Larry Fitzgerald ARI (at PHI) | Pierre Garcon SF (at IND) |
| 23 | Danny Amendola NE (at TB) | Devin Funchess CAR (at DET) | DeSean Jackson TB (vs NE) |
| 24 | Jaron Brown ARI (at PHI) | Jaron Brown ARI (at PHI) | Alshon Jeffery PHI (vs ARI) |
| 25 | Martavis Bryant PIT (vs JAC) | Kelvin Benjamin CAR (at DET) | Allen Hurns JAC (at PIT) |
| 26 | Will Fuller HOU (vs KC) | Marvin Jones DET (vs CAR) | Sterling Shepard NYG (vs LAC) |
| 27 | Devin Funchess CAR (at DET) | Martavis Bryant PIT (vs JAC) | Martavis Bryant PIT (vs JAC) |
| 28 | Kelvin Benjamin CAR (at DET) | Allen Hurns JAC (at PIT) | Robby Anderson NYJ (at CLE) |
| 29 | Cooper Kupp LAR (vs SEA) | Danny Amendola NE (at TB) | Danny Amendola NE (at TB) |
| 30 | Jermaine Kearse NYJ (at CLE) | Rishard Matthews TEN (at MIA) | Rishard Matthews TEN (at MIA) |
| 31 | Marvin Jones DET (vs CAR) | Sammy Watkins LAR (vs SEA) | Amari Cooper OAK (vs BAL) |
| 32 | Sterling Shepard NYG (vs LAC) | Will Fuller HOU (vs KC) | Devin Funchess CAR (at DET) |
| 33 | Jeremy Maclin BAL (at OAK) | Alshon Jeffery PHI (vs ARI) | Will Fuller HOU (vs KC) |
| 34 | Rishard Matthews TEN (at MIA) | Marqise Lee JAC (at PIT) | Sammy Watkins LAR (vs SEA) |
| 35 | JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT (vs JAC) | Jeremy Maclin BAL (at OAK) | Tyrell Williams LAC (at NYG) |
| 36 | Alshon Jeffery PHI (vs ARI) | Amari Cooper OAK (vs BAL) | Cooper Kupp LAR (vs SEA) |
| 37 | Amari Cooper OAK (vs BAL) | Robby Anderson NYJ (at CLE) | Jermaine Kearse NYJ (at CLE) |
| 38 | Sammy Watkins LAR (vs SEA) | Geronimo Allison GB (at DAL) | Marqise Lee JAC (at PIT) |
| 39 | John Brown ARI (at PHI) | Paul Richardson SEA (at LAR) | Nelson Agholor PHI (vs ARI) |
| 40 | Kenny Stills MIA (vs TEN) | Sterling Shepard NYG (vs LAC) | Marvin Jones DET (vs CAR) |
| 41 | Robby Anderson NYJ (at CLE) | Donte Moncrief IND (vs SF) | Kenny Stills MIA (vs TEN) |
| 42 | Tyrell Williams LAC (at NYG) | Cooper Kupp LAR (vs SEA) | Kendall Wright CHI (vs MIN) |
| 43 | Brandon Marshall NYG (vs LAC) | Tyrell Williams LAC (at NYG) | Jaron Brown ARI (at PHI) |
| 44 | Allen Hurns JAC (at PIT) | John Brown ARI (at PHI) | Travis Benjamin LAC (at NYG) |
| 45 | Paul Richardson SEA (at LAR) | Tyler Lockett SEA (at LAR) | Paul Richardson SEA (at LAR) |
| 46 | Marqise Lee JAC (at PIT) | Kendall Wright CHI (vs MIN) | Tyler Lockett SEA (at LAR) |
| 47 | Kendall Wright CHI (vs MIN) | Ricardo Louis CLE (vs NYJ) | Robert Woods LAR (vs SEA) |
| 48 | Tyler Lockett SEA (at LAR) | Seth Roberts OAK (vs BAL) | Donte Moncrief IND (vs SF) |
