PFF's fantasy football cheat sheet is your go-to guide for fantasy football advice ahead of NFL Week 5.
Here, you'll find start/sit advice, PFF's Week 5 expert consensus fantasy rankings, matchups to target and avoid and more!
Fantasy Football Rankings
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NFL Week 5 fantasy football start ’em, sit ’em
Deciding who to start or sit in fantasy football can be as easy as looking at the PFF rankings and going with the higher-ranked player. This start’em, sit’em column digs a step deeper, looking into why someone you might typically start might not have a good week, or why someone overlooked might have a good week. In many cases, it’s the usual starters who should star, but we want to explore the borderline players, too.
• Start Jordan Love: The first-year starter has been among the top fantasy quarterbacks this season, his offense is healthier than it’s been all season and he has a favorable matchup.
• Sit Najee Harris: Teammate Jaylen Warren has scored more PPR points than Harris in every game this season.
• Start Marquise Brown: Brown has built his career on dominating man defenses, and he’s facing a defense that runs man defense more than most teams.
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Week 5 Fantasy Football WR/CB Matchup Chart
PFF’s WR/CB Matchup Chart is a fantasy football tool you can use to help you set the best lineups. You can toggle between showing the matchup advantage column against all projected coverage or the individual defenders.
Fantasy football rushing report: Touches, schemes, matchups, more ahead of Week 5
In a league where NFL franchises continue to deploy a running-back-by-committee approach to the dismay of fantasy football managers everywhere, every week is a brand new adventure and learning experience. Here are five running back takeaways from Week 4’s targets and touches report that could bear a significant impact on running back outlooks in Week 5 and beyond.
• Breece Hall continues to split snaps: With Dalvin Cook and Michael Carter remaining in the mix for the New York Jets at running back, Hall’s fantasy upside has been capped.
• Denver Broncos have a solid backup if Jamaal Williams misses time: Their starting running back went down with a hip injury in Week 4, but Jaleel McLaughlin could offer them a high-upside option in his place.
• The Chicago Bears finally committed to a running back: After weeks of Khalil Herbert and rookie Roschon Johnson splitting snaps, the team changed their game plan.
Fantasy Football WR Report: Coverage Performance ahead of NFL Week 5
This fantasy football WR report is an extension of PFF's wide receiver grades, which also detail how each receiver performs against man and zone coverages.
The additional fantasy-related detail — including opponent coverage tendencies — gives you just one more edge to help you dominate your fantasy leagues this season.
• Potential for Jaylen Waddle to have his first big game of 2023: Going up against a vulnerable man coverage unit in New York, Waddle could finally deliver for fantasy managers this week.
• One matchup to trust the Jets’ passing offense: In Week 5, Garrett Wilson should be able to succeed against one of the league’s worst coverage units.
• Brandon Aiyuk against the Dallas Cowboys man coverage unit: Aiyuk has been one of the league’s best wide receivers against man coverage this season but draws the league’s best man coverage unit in Week 5, making for a great test of strength for both sides.
Fantasy Football: QB matchups, streamer of the week, Week 5 rankings and more
NFL Week 5 action is here. For fantasy football managers who passed on the elite quarterback tier, start-and-sit decisions must now be made. Below are two quarterbacks with advantageous matchups to target, two quarterbacks with difficult matchups to avoid and one streaming option possessing a top-12 finish in his range of outcomes.
• QB Trevor Lawrence (84.1 PFF passing grade), Jacksonville Jaguars @ Buffalo Bills: Lawrence can pick apart Buffalo’s damaged secondary.
• QB Daniel Jones (51.9 PFF passing grade), New York Giants @ Miami Dolphins: Pass-rush pressure presents a problem for Jones.
Fantasy Football Week 5: Three WR/CB matchups to target and avoid
Knowing when an NFL wide receiver has an advantageous or disadvantageous cornerback matchup is critical for fantasy football start-sit decisions. This article details six players who should either be started with confidence or avoided at all costs, thanks in part to their primary defensive counterpart for Week 5.
• WR DeAndre Hopkins, Tennessee Titans vs. CB Darrell Baker Jr.: Hopkins is nearing full health in time to face Indianapolis’ lacking secondary.
• WR Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos vs. CB Sauce Gardner, New York Jets: Sutton offers Gardner an interesting matchup.
Fantasy Football: Week 5 OL/DL Matchups to target and avoid
Whether you’re looking for some important tie-breakers in fantasy start/sit decisions or an advantage in DFS, knowing which players have the most and least beneficial matchups each week can help.
Understanding which teams have the advantage in the trenches can be a key to weekly fantasy football results. These are some of the more crucial matchups to be aware of as fantasy managers head into Week 5.
Click here to see this week’s entire offensive line/defensive line matchup tool.
• Another strong week ahead for James Conner: He draws one of the best matchups for running backs this week against the Cincinnati Bengals.
• Riding the Romeo Doubs momentum: Doubs has been a go-to target on clean dropbacks this year and even with Christian Watson back should still factor in heavily this week.
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