Week 5 RB Fantasy Football Rankings

Here's our week 5 RB rankings. We update our RB rankings throughout the week and list players even if they're on the injury report.

	Composite	Greg Brosh	Kurt Turner
LeSean McCoy - Phi, at NYG	1	1	2	1	1
Matt Forte - Chi, vs. NO	2	3	1	2	3
Jamaal Charles - KC, at Ten	3	2	3	5	2
Marshawn Lynch - Sea, at Ind	4	4	4	3	4
Reggie Bush - Det, at GB	5	5	6	6	5
Ray Rice - Bal, at Mia	6	8	5	4	6
Arian Foster - Hou, at SF	7	6	7	10	7
Frank Gore - SF, vs. Hou	8	7	10	7	9
DeMarco Murray - Dal, vs. Den	9	9	11	8	11
Bilal Powell - NYJ, at Atl	10	13	12	11	12
Chris Johnson - Ten, vs. KC	11	10	8	26	8
Eddie Lacy - GB, vs. Det	12	12	15	12	13
Darren Sproles - NO, at Chi	13	14	14	13	14
Giovani Bernard - Cin, vs. NE	14	17	18	9	18
DeAngelo Williams - Car, at Ari	15	16	16	17	15
Ryan Mathews - SD, at Oak	16	21	17	14	16
David Wilson - NYG, vs. Phi	17	18	20	16	24
Stevan Ridley - NE, at Cin	18	23	19	24	19
Lamar Miller - Mia, vs. Bal	19	19	22	23	21
Maurice Jones-Drew - Jac, at StL	20	15	27	19	27
Knowshon Moreno - Den, at Dal	21	20	25	18	25
Trent Richardson - Ind, vs. Sea	22	11	29	20	29
Jacquizz Rodgers - Atl, vs. NYJ	23	26	24	21	23
Fred Jackson - Buf, at Cle	24	32	23	25	22
Pierre Thomas - NO, at Chi	25	29	26	22	26
Willis McGahee - Cle, vs. Buf	26	27	28	30	28
Danny Woodhead - SD, at Oak	27	24	31	33	31
Rashard Mendenhall - Ari, vs. Car	28	30	30	31	30
Daryl Richardson - StL, vs. Jac	29	43	13	55	17
Jason Snelling - Atl, vs. NYJ	30	28	32	35	33
Ben Tate - Hou, at SF	31	38	34	27	32
BenJarvus Green-Ellis - Cin, vs. NE	32	31	33	36	34
C.J. Spiller - Buf, at Cle	33	22	21	72	20
Joique Bell - Det, at GB	34	41	43	15	43
Montee Ball - Den, at Dal	35	42	35	37	35
Brandon Bolden - NE, at Cin	36	37	37	39	37
Bernard Pierce - Bal, at Mia	37	44	36	38	36
Andre Ellington - Ari, vs. Car	38	33	41	43	41
Darren McFadden - Oak, vs. SD	39	71	9	70	10
Chris Ogbonnaya - Cle, vs. Buf	40	48	40	34	40
Ahmad Bradshaw - Ind, vs. Sea	41	45	38	42	38
Michael Bush - Chi, vs. NO	42	47	39	40	39
Rashad Jennings - Oak, vs. SD	43	25	56	29	56
LeGarrette Blount - NE, at Cin	44	39	42	44	42
Daniel Thomas - Mia, vs. Bal	45	36	47	47	47
James Starks - GB, vs. Det	46	49	44	45	44
Benny Cunningham - StL, vs. Jac	47	46	53	32	53
Ronnie Hillman - Den, at Dal	48	54	52	28	52
Robert Turbin - Sea, at Ind	49	50	45	46	45
Jackie Battle - Ten, vs. KC	50	40	49	49	49
Kendall Hunter - SF, vs. Hou	51	52	50	41	50
Bryce Brown - Phi, at NYG	52	51	48	48	48
Ronnie Brown - SD, at Oak	53	53	51	50	51
Isaiah Pead - StL, vs. Jac	54	35	58	56	58
Knile Davis - KC, at Ten	55	55	54	51	54
Da'Rel Scott - NYG, vs. Phi	56	72	46	53	46
Alfonso Smith - Ari, vs. Car	57	56	55	52	55
Johnathan Franklin - GB, vs. Det	58	57	57	54	57
Tashard Choice - Buf, at Cle	59	34	-	68	70
Bobby Rainey - Cle, vs. Buf	60	58	-	57	59
Jordan Todman - Jac, at StL	61	59	-	58	60
Denard Robinson - Jac, at StL	62	60	-	59	61
Lance Dunbar - Dal, vs. Den	63	61	-	60	62
Christine Michael - Sea, at Ind	64	62	-	61	63
Kenjon Barner - Car, at Ari	65	63	-	62	64
Anthony Dixon - SF, vs. Hou	66	64	-	63	65
Donald Brown - Ind, vs. Sea	67	65	-	64	66
Phillip Tanner - Dal, vs. Den	68	66	-	65	67
Theo Riddick - Det, at GB	69	67	-	66	68
Alex Green - NYJ, at Atl	70	68	-	67	69
Cyrus Gray - KC, at Ten	71	69	-	69	71
Stepfan Taylor - Ari, vs. Car	72	70	-	71	72

LeSean McCoy breaks into the No. 1 spot in Week 5 for the first time this year simply due to the Vikings bye week, which I am sure is going to kill a lot owners. Maurice Jones-Drew owners have been asking all week what to do with the little spitfire due to the Jaguars offense as a whole absolutely sputtering. This could be his week as the Rams give up over 26 fantasy points a game to running backs. If MJD can't do anything this week, you can pretty much say he's done. With no announced time table for the return of either Darren McFadden or Marcel Reece, Rashad Jennings looks like he will be getting the brunt of the work. That alone makes him startable. But as we saw last year in Jacksonville, the upside isn't very high. As someone who drafted C.J. Spiller 3rd overall in my local league, I'm losing hope. Daryl Richardson looks like a bust after it was announced there would be competition for snaps in the backfield. I'd stay away from the Rams backfield at all costs.

Baltimore inexplicably called only nine running plays in Week 4, while asking Joe Flacco to launch 50 passes. The results were hardly favorable for them, and that ratio simply will not continue. You should expect a massive reversal in percentages for this week’s encounter with Miami, and a sizable amount of opportunities for Ray Rice

The Week 5 fantasy RB situation in St. Louis is one to avoid right now if at all possible, thanks to an expected RBBC approach for the foreseeable future. I also think we'll see a pretty good game from Spiller this week, which will help fantasy owners :)

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Comments

Clint Zenk says

October 2, 2013 at 9:03 am

What do you make of the Giants dropping D’Rell Scott in terms of how it affects David Wilson if at all? I own him and MJD and am naturally restless waiting for one of these two to show me something already.
- Greg Brosh says
  
  October 2, 2013 at 9:12 am
  
  It speaks volumes on how much the Giants have more confidence in Wilson’s pass catching abilities. When you get right down to it, the move can only help Wilson’s value.