Fantasy Football Week 5 WR Rankings: Amidst Stefon Diggs Trade Rumors

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams rewarded fantasy football owners in Week 4 for sticking it out with their stud wideout. After scoring under double-digits in two of his previous three games, Adams exploded for 10 receptions, 180 yards receiving, and 28 fantasy points. However, as quickly as owners were filled to the brim with utter joy, it was just as quickly drained from them, as Adams went down with an injury in the fourth quarter.

Adams suffered a turf toe in the Packers’ first loss of the season last Thursday night. It is currently being reported that Adams is unlikely to play this coming week against the Dallas Cowboys. Can Adams’ owners replace the injured Green Bay receiver with another Packers wideout on Sunday? Or must they look elsewhere to fill the void?

Plus, a division rival of the Packers is having wide receiver questions of their own. Vikings stud tandem of Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs have both expressed their displeasure with the current situation in Minnesota. Diggs’ name has even been brought up in a whirlwind of trade rumors. How will these two former elite fantasy options bode in our Fantasy Football Week 5 WR Rankings? All this and more below. 

* Player rankings are based off of full-PPR scoring formats.

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Better Than Usual

1. Last Week’s Better Than Usual: 
2. Sterling Shepard – 16.9 pts. (WR15)

Adam Thielen at NYG 

It feels odd to not automatically perceive Thielen as one of the top fantasy WR options on a weekly basis. However, after averaging less than 45 receiving yards this season, we’ve reached that point.

Thielen caught two passes for six yards, racking up a grand total of 2.6 fantasy points in Week 4. The two-time pro-bowl receiver was not too enthused with the Vikings passing attack following the loss to the Bears and let his thoughts be known.

The Thielen – Cousins marriage will likely rekindle its fire during a Week 5 tilt against the New York Giants. Only three defensive units have allowed more fantasy points to opposing wideouts this season than the G-Men. Teams’ number one wideouts have averaged 23.7 points vs. the Giants in 2019.

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Worse Than Usual

1. Last Week’s Worse Than Usual: 
2. Nelson Agholor – 0.00 (WR109)
3. John Brown – 11.9 pts. (WR29)

Green Bay WRs vs. DAL

The loss of Adams in the Packers offense can not be overstated. Adams was targeted 15 times last Thursday night, and was the only receiver to eclipse 52 yards receiving.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Geronimo Allison are the obvious replacements for Adams this Sunday, however, don’t expect nearly the same statistical output that Adams would have given you this week. In fact, the loss of Adams likely hurts the rest of the Packers wideouts, as they now have no one that demands extra coverage lined up opposite of them.

The matchup for Valdes-Scantling and Allison is a horrendous one in Week 5. The Dallas Cowboys have surrendered the fifth-fewest fantasy points to opposing wideouts this season. They’ve also only allowed two receivers to score over 9.10 points over the first four weeks of play.

Fantasy owners would be best served to look elsewhere to fill the void left behind by Adams.

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Week 5 PPR Fantasy Rankings: Wide Receivers

[Top 100 | QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | DST | K]

• Better Than Usual *
• Worse Than Usual *
• Matchup: Great l Avg l Tough

Rank	WRs TEAM	Opp.
1	Julio Jones ATL	at HOU
2	DeAndre Hopkins HOU	vs. ATL
3	Keenan Allen LAC	vs. DEN
4	Cooper Kupp LAR	at SEA
5	Adam Thielen* MIN	at NYG
6	Michael Thomas NO	vs. TB
7	Chris Godwin TB	at NO
8	Odell Beckham Jr. CLE	at SF
9	Amari Cooper DAL	vs. GB
10	Mike Evans TB	at NO
11	Tyler Lockett SEA	vs. LAR
12	Stefon Diggs* MIN	at NYG
13	JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT	vs. BAL
14	Larry Fitzgerald ARI	at CIN
15	Julian Edelman NE	at WAS
16	Tyler Boyd CIN	vs. ARI
17	Josh Gordon NE	at WAS
18	Sammy Watkins KC	vs. IND
19	Alshon Jeffery PHI	vs. NYJ
20	Robert Woods LAR	at SEA
21	Allen Robinson CHI	at OAK
22	Brandin Cooks LAR	at SEA
23	Marquise Brown BAL	at PIT
24	Sterling Shepard NYG	vs. MIN
25	D.J. Moore CAR	vs. JAC
26	Emmanuel Sanders DEN	at LAC
27	Jarvis Landry CLE	at SF
28	Will Fuller HOU	vs. ATL
29	Golden Tate NYG	vs. MIN
30	Calvin Ridley ATL	at HOU
31	Tyrell Williams OAK	vs. CHI
32	Curtis Samuel CAR	vs. JAC
33	D.J. Chark JAC	at CAR
34	Phillip Dorsett NE	at WAS
35	Demarcus Robinson KC	vs. IND
36	John Brown BUF	at TEN
37	John Ross CIN	vs. ARI
38	M. Valdes-Scantling*GB	at DAL
39	Courtland Sutton DEN	at LAC
40	Terry McLaurin WAS	vs. NE
41	Geronimo Allison* GB	at DAL
42	Mecole Hardman KC	vs. IND
43	D.K. Metcalf SEA	vs. LAR
44	Diontae Johnson PIT	vs. BAL
45	Christian Kirk ARI	at CIN
46	Cole Beasley BUF	at TEN
47	Mohamed Sanu ATL	at HOU
48	Dede Westbrook JAC	at CAR
49	Corey Davis TEN	vs. BUF
50	Nelson Agholor PHI	vs. NYJ
51	Parris Campbell IND	at KC
52	A.J. Brown TEN	vs. BUF
53	Robby Anderson NYJ	at PHI
54	T.Y. Hilton IND	at KC
55	Deebo Samuel SF	vs. CLE
56	Randall Cobb DAL	vs. GB
57	Willie Snead BAL	at PIT
58	Jamison Crowder NYJ	at PHI
59	Mike Williams LAC	vs. DEN
60	Trey Quinn WAS	vs. NE
61	Chris Conley JAC	at CAR
62	Paul Richardson WAS	vs. NE
63	Adam Humphries TEN	vs. BUF
64	Keke Coutee HOU	vs. ATL
65	James Washington PIT	vs. BAL

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