Week 5 Ranks: Quarterbacks
Top 25 quarterbacks for Week 5
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTMore rankings: Flex
| IDPByes: Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Note: Rankings were updated to account for the latest news and to remove players from Thursday's Cardinals-Rams game.
Last update: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | @Ind | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | NO | SD | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Matt Ryan | ATL | @Wsh | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | NE | Den | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Robert Griffin III | WSH | Atl | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Eli Manning | NYG | Cle | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Cam Newton | CAR | Sea | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Peyton Manning | DEN | @NE | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Michael Vick | PHI | @Pit | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Joe Flacco | BAL | @KC | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10.3 |
| 11 | Philip Rivers | SD | @NO | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | Phi | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11.3 |
| 13 | Andy Dalton | CIN | Mia | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 14 | Matt Schaub | HOU | @NYJ | 16 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14.3 |
| 15 | Christian Ponder | MIN | Ten | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15.5 |
| 16 | Andrew Luck | IND | GB | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16.0 |
| 17 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | BUF | @SF | 17 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 17.5 |
| 17 | Jay Cutler | CHI | @Jac | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17.5 |
| 19 | Alex Smith | SF | Buf | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 18.0 |
| 20 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA | @Cin | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20.3 |
| 21 | Matt Hasselbeck | TEN | @Min | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20.5 |
| 22 | Matt Cassel | KC | Bal | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22.3 |
| 23 | Brandon Weeden | CLE | @NYG | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23.8 |
| 24 | Russell Wilson | SEA | @Car | 23 | 24 | NR | 23 | 24.0 |
| 24 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | Hou | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24.0 |
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Weekly Features
• Harris: The Hard Count
• Berry's Love/Hate
• Carpenter: Gridiron Challenge preview
• Daube: Trendspotting
• Cockcroft: Consistency Ratings
• Harris: Free-agent finds for Week 5
• Harris: Instant Impressions from Week 4
Bell Injury Blog
• Saturday: Forte, Bush, Mendenhall
• Thursday: Mendenhall, Nicks, Jennings
• Thursday: Cardinals-Rams injuries
• Tuesday: Holmes, Jennings injuries
Insider 
• Karabell: Four Downs from Sunday's games
• Kavanagh: Week 5 cheat sheet
• Karabell: Sneaky pickups
• Karabell: Week 5 flex rankings
• Karabell: Week 5 rankings reaction
• Football Outsiders: Top matchups
• Pro Football Focus: WRs on the rise/decline
• Goal-Line Grid: Through Week 4
• Karabell: 2012 season rankings update
• Joyner: Stick with Mathews
• Karabell: Four Downs -- Week 4 recap
Video
• Friday: Fantasy Football Now ![]()
• Thursday: Berry's Love/Hate ![]()
• Wednesday: Cardinals-Rams preview ![]()
• Wednesday: Fantasy Focus on rankings ![]()
• Tuesday: Tony Romo's value ![]()
• Monday: Michael Turner's value ![]()
• Monday: Focus -- Mendenhall's return ![]()
Podcasts
• Fri. Focus: Week 5 preview ![]()
• Thu. Focus: Berry's ranks; Chargers RBs ![]()
• Fantasy Underground: McFadden, S-Jax ![]()
• Wed. Focus: Hard Justice; Bolden, Hartline ![]()
• Tue. Focus: MNF recap, injury update ![]()
• Mon. Focus: Week 4 recap ![]()
Chat Schedule/Wraps
• Friday, 1 p.m. ET: Matthew Berry
• Friday, 11 a.m. ET: Stephania Bell
• Thursday, 3 p.m. ET: KC Joyner
• Thursday, 11 a.m. ET: Christopher Harris
• Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET: Eric Karabell
• Tuesday 3 p.m. ET: Stephania Bell
• Tuesday 11 a.m. ET: AJ Mass
• Monday 11 a.m. ET: Tristan H. Cockcroft




