Week 5 Ranks: Wide receivers
Top 50 wide receivers 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 | A.J. Green | CIN | Mia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Roddy White | ATL | @Wsh | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Victor Cruz | NYG | Cle | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Andre Johnson | HOU | @NYJ | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Brandon Marshall | CHI | @Jac | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Percy Harvin | MIN | Ten | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Julio Jones | ATL | @Wsh | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6.5 |
| 8 | Mike Wallace | PIT | Phi | 13 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Wes Welker | NE | Den | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9.8 |
| 10 | Reggie Wayne | IND | GB | 10 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 12.3 |
| 11 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | @NE | 9 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Steve Smith | CAR | Sea | 17 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12.8 |
| 12 | Jordy Nelson | GB | @Ind | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12.8 |
| 12 | Marques Colston | NO | SD | 12 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12.8 |
| 15 | Brandon Lloyd | NE | Den | 14 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 14.3 |
| 16 | Torrey Smith | BAL | @KC | 16 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 14.8 |
| 17 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | Bal | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 15.8 |
| 18 | Antonio Brown | PIT | Phi | 15 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 16.8 |
| 19 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | @Pit | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 20 | Eric Decker | DEN | @NE | 24 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20.8 |
| 21 | Steve Johnson | BUF | @SF | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21.8 |
| 22 | Malcom Floyd | SD | @NO | 20 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 22.0 |
| 23 | Pierre Garcon | WSH | Atl | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23.3 |
| 24 | James Jones | GB | @Ind | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24.3 |
| 25 | Brian Hartline | MIA | @Cin | 22 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 25.0 |
| 26 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | @Pit | 31 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26.5 |
| 27 | Domenik Hixon | NYG | Cle | 29 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 26.8 |
| 28 | Michael Crabtree | SF | Buf | 26 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 28.0 |
| 29 | Nate Washington | TEN | @Min | 33 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 29.5 |
| 30 | Anquan Boldin | BAL | @KC | 34 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 30.3 |
| 31 | Andrew Hawkins | CIN | Mia | 27 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30.8 |
| 32 | Jerome Simpson | MIN | Ten | 37 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34.5 |
| 33 | Donnie Avery | IND | GB | 30 | 36 | 30 | 43 | 34.8 |
| 34 | Randall Cobb | GB | @Ind | 28 | 37 | 42 | 36 | 35.8 |
| 35 | Kendall Wright | TEN | @Min | 32 | 29 | 47 | 42 | 37.5 |
| 36 | Brandon LaFell | CAR | Sea | 36 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 38.0 |
| 37 | Greg Little | CLE | @NYG | 35 | 43 | 40 | 35 | 38.3 |
| 37 | Leonard Hankerson | WSH | Atl | 45 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 38.3 |
| 39 | Devery Henderson | NO | SD | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38.8 |
| 40 | Jeremy Kerley | NYJ | Hou | 48 | 42 | 38 | 32 | 40.0 |
| 41 | Davone Bess | MIA | @Cin | 38 | 35 | 44 | 46 | 40.8 |
| 42 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | @Jac | 42 | 39 | 46 | 41 | 42.0 |
| 42 | Robert Meachem | SD | @NO | 46 | 45 | 32 | 45 | 42.0 |
| 42 | Justin Blackmon | JAC | Chi | 41 | 44 | 36 | 47 | 42.0 |
| 45 | Sidney Rice | SEA | @Car | 49 | 49 | 35 | 37 | 42.5 |
| 46 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | GB | 40 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 43.8 |
| 47 | Mario Manningham | SF | Buf | 43 | NR | 48 | 49 | 47.8 |
| 47 | Chaz Schilens | NYJ | Hou | NR | 46 | 43 | NR | 47.8 |
| 49 | Rueben Randle | NYG | Cle | NR | 40 | NR | NR | 48.3 |
| 50 | Kenny Britt | TEN | @Min | NR | NR | NR | 44 | 49.3 |
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