Week 5 QB Fantasy Football Rankings

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It's important to have a sound quarterback strategy in fantasy football.

Whether you're starting a high-profile stud every week or constantly picking up a new streaming QB, the quarterback position scores more points than any other on average.

To help you out, I put together this summary of our top 10 ranked quarterbacks for week 5.

You can also check out our full list of QB rankings or use our free who should I start tool for an interactive way to use our fantasy football rankings.

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Lastly, the Steelers, Bears, Packers and Falcons have a bye this week so keep that in mind when setting your lineup.


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Full Rankings

If you want to dive head-first into the full set of projections for this week, here are our rankings for each format:

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Rankings Summary

1. Matthew Stafford - QB (LAR)

Against the Colts last week, Matthew Stafford threw for 375 passing yards, 3 touchdowns and zero interceptions. Matthew Stafford is against the 49ers this week and is projected for 248.9 passing yards, 1.5 touchdowns and 0.9 interceptions.

2. Kyler Murray - QB (ARI)

Kyler Murray played against the Seattle Seahawks last week. He threw for 200 passing yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He is up against the Titans this week. Murray is projected for 225.2 passing yards, 1.3 touchdowns and 0.8 interceptions.

3. Josh Allen - QB (BUF)

Josh Allen played against the New Orleans Saints last week. He threw for 209 passing yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. He faces the New England Patriots this week. Our system projects him for 183.9 passing yards, 1.0 touchdowns and 0.7 interceptions.

4. Dak Prescott - QB (DAL)

Dak Prescott faces the New York Jets this week. We're projecting him for 247.7 passing yards, 1.3 touchdowns and 1.0 interceptions. Against the Packers last week, Prescott threw for 319 passing yards, 3 touchdowns and zero interceptions.

5. Jake Browning - QB (CIN)

Against the Broncos last week, Jake Browning threw for 125 passing yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions. He faces the Lions this week. Browning is projected for 253.2 passing yards, 1.3 touchdowns and 1.0 interceptions.

6. Patrick Mahomes - QB (KC)

Patrick Mahomes played against the Baltimore Ravens last week. He threw for 270 passing yards, 4 touchdowns and zero interceptions. He faces the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. We're projecting him for 233.2 passing yards, 1.1 touchdowns and 1.0 interceptions.

7. Tua Tagovailoa - QB (MIA)

Our system projects Tua Tagovailoa for 228.5 passing yards, 1.2 touchdowns and 1.0 interceptions versus the Panthers this week. Against the Jets last week, Tagovailoa threw for 177 passing yards, 2 touchdowns and zero interceptions.

8. Jayden Daniels - QB (WAS)

Last week, Jayden Daniels faced the Falcons. He threw for zero passing yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions. Our system projects Jayden Daniels for 170.5 passing yards, 0.8 touchdowns and 0.8 interceptions versus the Chargers this week.

9. Trevor Lawrence - QB (JAX)

Trevor Lawrence is against the Chiefs this week and is projected for 220.3 passing yards, 1.1 touchdowns and 0.8 interceptions. Against the 49ers last week, Lawrence threw for 174 passing yards, 1 touchdown and zero interceptions.

10. Dillon Gabriel - QB (CLE)

Dillon Gabriel is playing against the Minnesota Vikings this week. We're projecting him for 226.4 passing yards, 1.0 touchdowns and 0.9 interceptions. Against the Lions last week, Gabriel threw for zero passing yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions.

For more, check out our full rankings here.

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