Did you have San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey atop your fantasy football rankings as the RB1 heading into Week 4? Yeah, me too. We got the top RB correct last week, meaning we can get it right again for Week 5.
We do the research here at Pro Football Network so you can feel confident that you’re putting together the best possible lineup to help dominate your matchup. With that in mind, here are my Week 5 fantasy football RB rankings.
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1) Christian McCaffrey | SF (vs. DAL)
2) Bijan Robinson | ATL (vs. HOU)
3) Tony Pollard | DAL (at SF)
4) Josh Jacobs | LV (vs. GB)
5) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX (at BUF)
6) Derrick Henry | TEN (at IND)
7) D’Andre Swift | PHI (at LAR)
8) De’Von Achane | MIA (vs. NYG)
9) David Montgomery | DET (vs. CAR)
10) Aaron Jones | GB (at LV)
11) Isiah Pacheco | KC (at MIN)
12) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (vs. CHI)
13) Raheem Mostert | MIA (vs. NYG)
14) James Cook | BUF (vs. JAX)
15) Saquon Barkley | NYG (at MIA)
16) Kyren Williams | LAR (vs. PHI)
17) James Conner | ARI (vs. CIN)
18) Joe Mixon | CIN (at ARI)
19) Alvin Kamara | NO (at NE)
20) Alexander Mattison | MIN (vs. KC)
21) Dameon Pierce | HOU (at ATL)
22) Breece Hall | NYJ (at DEN)
23) Gus Edwards | BAL (at PIT)
24) Jonathan Taylor | IND (vs. TEN)
25) Najee Harris | PIT (vs. BAL)
26) Jahmyr Gibbs | DET (vs. CAR)
27) Khalil Herbert | CHI (at WAS)
28) Jaylen Warren | PIT (vs. BAL)
29) Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN (vs. NYJ)
30) Rhamondre Stevenson | NE (vs. NO)
31) Miles Sanders | CAR (at DET)
32) Javonte Williams | DEN (vs. NYJ)
33) Roschon Johnson | CHI (at WAS)
34) Matt Breida | NYG (at MIA)
35) Tyler Allgeier | ATL (vs. HOU)
36) Samaje Perine | DEN (vs. NYJ)
37) AJ Dillon | GB (at LV)
38) Chuba Hubbard | CAR (at DET)
39) Ezekiel Elliott | NE (vs. NO)
40) Devin Singletary | HOU (at ATL)
41) Tyjae Spears | TEN (at IND)
42) Justice Hill | BAL (at PIT)
43) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (at LAR)
44) Dalvin Cook | NYJ (at DEN)
45) Antonio Gibson | WAS (vs. CHI)
46) Jerick McKinnon | KC (at MIN)
47) Tank Bigsby | JAX (at BUF)
48) Zack Moss | IND (vs. TEN)
49) Latavius Murray | BUF (vs. JAX)
50) Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC (at MIN)
51) Rico Dowdle | DAL (at SF)
52) Cam Akers | MIN (vs. KC)
53) Melvin Gordon III | BAL (at PIT)
54) Kendre Miller | NO (at NE)
55) Damien Harris | BUF (vs. JAX)
56) Gary Brightwell | NYG (at MIA)
57) Keaton Mitchell | BAL (at PIT)
58) Michael Carter | NYJ (at DEN)
59) Ty Chandler | MIN (vs. KC)
60) Tony Jones Jr. | NO (at NE)
61) Trey Sermon | IND (vs. TEN)
62) Jordan Mason | SF (vs. DAL)
63) Zamir White | LV (vs. GB)
64) Trayveon Williams | CIN (at ARI)
65) Ronnie Rivers | LAR (vs. PHI)
66) Deuce Vaughn | DAL (at SF)
67) Craig Reynolds | DET (vs. CAR)
68) Ameer Abdullah | LV (vs. GB)
69) D’Ernest Johnson | JAX (at BUF)
70) Kyle Juszczyk | SF (vs. DAL)
71) Emari Demercado | ARI (vs. CIN)
72) Boston Scott | PHI (at LAR)
73) Alec Ingold | MIA (vs. NYG)
74) Emanuel Wilson | GB (at LV)
75) Chase Brown | CIN (at ARI)
76) Mike Boone | HOU (at ATL)
77) Kenyan Drake | BAL (at PIT)
78) Eric Gray | NYG (at MIA)
79) Cordarrelle Patterson | ATL (vs. HOU)
80) C.J. Ham | MIN (vs. KC)
81) Ty Montgomery | NE (vs. NO)
82) Jeff Wilson Jr. | MIA (vs. NYG)
83) Patrick Taylor Jr. | GB (at LV)
84) Tyrion Davis-Price | SF (vs. DAL)
85) Chris Evans | CIN (at ARI)
86) Salvon Ahmed | MIA (vs. NYG)
87) Chris Brooks | MIA (vs. NYG)
88) Adam Prentice | NO (at NE)
89) Reggie Gilliam | BUF (vs. JAX)
90) Hunter Luepke | DAL (at SF)
91) Jakob Johnson | LV (vs. GB)
92) Patrick Ricard | BAL (at PIT)
93) Keaontay Ingram | ARI (vs. CIN)
94) Elijah Mitchell | SF (vs. DAL)
95) JaMycal Hasty | JAX (at BUF)
The Top RBs To Start in Week 5
David Montgomery, Detroit Lions
David Montgomery continues to prove that he is the preferred leading ball carrier in this Detroit backfield when healthy.
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Despite missing a game, Montgomery currently has 30 more carries, 83 more rushing yards, and five more rushing touchdowns than his rookie counterpart — Jahmyr Gibbs — through the first four games of the season.
Montgomery is someone that needs to be in your lineup until we get a drastic change in the usage rate out of this backfield.
De’Von Achane, Miami Dolphins
For those of you who doubted or dismissed De’Von Achane’s Week 3 performance, he thoroughly out-touched and outproduced fellow back Raheem Mostert last week against the Buffalo Bills.
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Achane generated 120 yards and two scores on just 11 touches in Week 4. In comparison, Mostert registered 45 yards on 10 touches while fumbling twice in the same game.
I’m not suggesting that Achane is the guy moving forward, but his usage, efficiency, and production all suggest he will have a big role in an explosive offense. He is firmly planted in the RB2 conversation until further notice.
