Fantasy Football: Week 5 Rankings

Sept 30, 2012; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; San Francisco 49ers tackle Anthony Davis (76), tackle Joe Staley (74) and running back Frank Gore (21) celebrate a touchdown by Gore during the second half at MetLife Stadium. The 49ers defeated the Jets 34-0. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-US PRESSWIRE

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With about a quarter of the season gone we are now fully into the bye week stage of the schedule. This week it’s the turn of the Cowboys, Lions, Raiders and Buccaneers. With some big names on the bench for a week, line-up selections become all the more crucial. Simple solution though – just check out this week’s rankings.

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Quarterback

1. Aaron Rodgers @ IND
2. Matt Ryan @ WAS
3 Drew Brees vs SD
4. Eli Manning vs CLE
5. Tom Brady vs DEN
6. Robert Griffin III vs ATL
7. Joe Flacco @ KC
8. Peyton Manning @ NE
9. Philip Rivers @ NO
10. Andy Dalton vs MIA
11. Christian Ponder vs TEN
12. Alex Smith vs BUF
13. Andrew Luck vs GB
14. Jay Cutler @ JAC
15. Matt Schaub @NYJ
16. Michael Vick @ PIT
17. Cam Newton vs SEA
18. Kevin Kolb @ STL
19. Matt Hasselbeck @ MIN
20. Ryan Fitzpatrick @ SF

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Running Back

1. Frank Gore vs BUF
2. Ray Rice @ KC
3. Jamaal Charles vs BAL
4. Arian Foster @ NYJ
5. Stevan Ridley vs DEN
6. LeSean McCoy @ PIT
7. Adrian Peterson vs TEN
8. Matt Forte @ JAC
9. Ryan Williams @ STL
10. Trent Richardson @ NYG
11. Reggie Bush @ CIN
12. Willis McGahee @ NE
13. Darren Sproles vs SD
14. Marshawn Lynch @ CAR
15. Alfred Morris vs ATL
16. Benjarvus Green-Ellis vs MIA
17. Maurice Jones-Drew vs CHI
18. Chris Johnson @ MIN
19. Ahmad Bradshaw vs CLE
20. Fred Jackson @ SF
21. Steven Jackson vs ARI
22. Michael Bush @ JAC
23. Michael Turner @ WAS
24. Pierre Thomas vs SD
25. Cedric Benson @ IND
26. Jackie Battle @ NO
27. Shonn Greene vs HOU
28. Donald Brown vs GB
29. Jonathan Stewart vs SEA
30. C.J. Spiller @ SF
31. Ben Tate @ NYJ
32. Andre Brown vs CLE
33. Shaun Draughn vs BAL
34. Rashard Mendenhall vs PHI
35. Daryl Richardson vs ARI
36. Ronnie Hillman @ NE
37. Ryan Mathews @ NO
38. DeAngelo Williams vs SEA
39. Brandon Bolden vs DEN
40. Dexter McCluster vs BAL

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Wide Receiver

1. Victor Cruz vs CLE
2. Roddy White @ WAS
3. Larry Fitzgerald @ STL
4. A.J. Green vs MIA
5. Andre Johnson @ NYJ
6. Jordy Nelson @ IND
7. Brandon Marshall @ JAC
8. Wes Welker vs DEN
9. Percy Harvin vs TEN
10. Demaryius Thomas @ NE
11. Julio Jones @ WAS
12. Steve Smith vs SEA
13. Danny Amendola vs ARI
14. Marques Colston vs SD
15. Torrey Smith @ KC
16. Reggie Wayne vs GB
17. Mike Wallace vs PHI
18. DeSean Jackson @ PIT
19. James Jones @ IND
20. Pierre Garcon vs ATL
21. Lance Moore vs SD
22. Brandon Lloyd vs DEN
23. James Jones @ IND
24. Dwayne Bowe vs BAL
25. Malcom Floyd @ NO
26. Kenny Britt @ MIN
27. Antonio Brown vs PHI
28. Eric Decker @ NE
29. Michael Crabtree vs BUF
30. Anquan Boldin @ KC
31. Andrew Hawkins vs MIA
32. Brian Hartline @ CIN
33. Steve Johnson @ SF
34. Kendall Wright @ MIN
35. Sidney Rice @ CAR
36. Jeremy Kerley vs HOU
37. Greg Little @ NYG
38. Jerome Simpson vs TEN
39. Andre Roberts @ STL
40. Leonard Hankerson vs ATL

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Tight End

1. Jimmy Graham vs SD
2. Antonio Gates @ NO
3. Dennis Pitta @ KC
4. Vernon Davis vs BUF
5. Tony Gonzalez @ WAS
6. Rob Gronkowski vs DEN
7. Martellus Bennett vs CLE
8. Jacob Tamme @ NE
9. Jared Cook @ MIN
10. Kyle Rudolph vs TEN
11. Brent Celek @ PIT
12. Jermaine Gresham vs MIA
13. Owen Daniels vs GB
14. Coby Fleener vs GB
15. Jermichael Finley @ IND
16. Tony Moeaki vs BAL
17. Greg Olsen vs SEA
18. Fred Davis vs ATL
19. Heath Miller vs PHI
20. Scott Chandler @ SF

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Good luck in your leagues this week guys. As always, the Fantasy Mailbag will be online on Friday and you can send your emails to SZSuperLeague@live.com to be featured in the column.

Until next time, this is the Fantasy Guru signing off.

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