Week 5 fantasy football playbook

Studs, duds, sneaky DFS picks and more for each position (that matters) on your Week 5 fantasy football squad.

Thanks again for being a loyal reader and subscriber! Keep reading for the latest fantasy football rankings, injury news, players trending up and down, and more. Best of luck in Week 5!

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EDITOR’S NOTES

Best/worst matchups: Matchup rankings listed, other than WR, are courtesy of The Athletic’s Jake Ciely’s matchup rankings, which include his homemade metric, Adjusted Points Allowed (APA). WR rankings are based on WR/CB matchup ratings by fantasypoints.com.

Rankings: If viewing from email, clicking on the image will open the rankings in a new window. There are also links to the latest full rankings at the end of each individual chart.

DFS values: Pulled from our DFS Projections tool, with data courtesy of dailyfantasyfuel.com. “Value” projects how much return on investment a player will deliver, based on salary and projected performance.

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Week 5 playbook: Quarterbacks

🤕 Pain index

• 🚫 Nope: Lamar Jackson (BAL)

• ✅ Good to go: Jayden Daniels (WAS)

View latest NFL injury report

↕️ QB matchup breakdown

New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) (Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire)

📈 Notable QBs with great matchups

• Best - Jared Goff (DET) at CIN

• 3rd best - Patrick Mahomes (KC) at JAC

• 5th best - Justin Fields (NYJ) vs. DAL

💪 Stud potential: Justin Fields — Fields remains a must-start in Week 5 thanks to his rushing upside and dream matchup. He’s topped 27 fantasy points in both healthy starts this season, with at least 40 rushing yards in each. Now he faces the Cowboys, who have surrendered the most fantasy points to quarterbacks, including three straight 30-plus outings allowed. With a 48.5 projected game total, Fields has overall QB1 potential this week.