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Week 5 rankings: Quarterbacks
Updated: October 8, 2010, 11:53 AM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com
Top 25 quarterbacks for Week 5
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTTeams on bye: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Kuselias | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Manning | IND | KC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | NO | @Ari | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | @Was | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Philip Rivers | SD | @Oak | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Tony Romo | DAL | Ten | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 6 | Matt Schaub | HOU | NYG | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Eli Manning | NYG | @Hou | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Matt Ryan | ATL | @Cle | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Kyle Orton | DEN | @Bal | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Joe Flacco | BAL | Den | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9.3 |
| 11 | Brett Favre | MIN | @NYJ | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 11.5 |
| 12 | Sam Bradford | STL | @Det | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14.0 |
| 13 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | Min | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14.5 |
| 14 | Shaun Hill | DET | StL | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14.5 |
| 15 | Donovan McNabb | WAS | GB | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14.8 |
| 16 | Kevin Kolb | PHI | @SF | 14 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 15.5 |
| 17 | Carson Palmer | CIN | TB | 21 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 16.5 |
| 18 | David Garrard | JAC | @Buf | 17 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 17.3 |
| 19 | Bruce Gradkowski | OAK | SD | 19 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18.8 |
| 20 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | Jac | 18 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 19.5 |
| 21 | Josh Freeman | TB | @Cin | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21.8 |
| 22 | Vince Young | TEN | @Dal | 23 | 22 | 18 | NR | 22.3 |
| 23 | Alex Smith | SF | Phi | 24 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22.3 |
| 24 | Matt Cassel | KC | @Ind | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22.3 |
| 25 | Todd Collins | CHI | @Car | 25 | 24 | NR | 22 | 24.3 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 5 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Erik Kuselias' personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 5 can be viewed by clicking here.
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