Fantasy Football Week 5 WR Rankings: OBJ Shines, Tim Patrick Emerges

Welcome to our Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for Week 5 of the 2020 NFL regular season. In this week’s column, we discuss Odell Beckham Jr.’s resurrection into fantasy relevancy. Plus, is Tim Patrick a reliable play moving forward? Let’s discuss.

* If you’re looking for more information on how to best set your lineup this coming week check out our Week 5 WR Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em. 

Reminder: These rankings are based on full-PPR scoring formats.

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Wide Receiver Outlook Week 5

Our wide receiver start of the week in Week 4, Odell Beckham Jr. (WR18) delivered massively for fantasy owners, racking up a position-high 38.4 fantasy points. However, that was against a putrid Dallas defense. OBJ’s Week 5 matchup is far more daunting. The Indianapolis Colts surrender the ninth-fewest fantasy points to WRs this year. They’ve also allowed only one wideout to top 64 receiving yards throughout the first four weeks. Beckham, on the other hand, has averaged just 59 receiving yards per game this season.

As you can tell from Tim Patrick‘s (WR45) ranking, I’m not completely sold on the Broncos pass-catcher as of yet. Still, he’s a must-add if he’s there for the taking on your waiver wire. Averaging 18.8 fantasy points over the past two weeks, Patrick would seem like an ideal play against a Patriots defense who allows the seventh-most fantasy points to wideouts this year. With that said, the majority of those points came during a shootout with the Seahawks back in Week 2.

In reality, the Patriots have surrendered just one receiving touchdown to an opposing wideout excluding that Seattle game. Also, with Drew Lock 50-50 to play in Week 5, and Brett Rypien fresh off a three-interception game, don’t expect much of a shootout in Foxborough this Sunday.

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Week 5 Fantasy Rankings: Wide Receiver 

1. 1. [QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | DEF | Ks]

1. 1. • Matchup: Great l Avg l Tough

   2. #	Wide Receivers TEAM	Opp.
      1	DeAndre Hopkins ARI	@ NYJ
      2	Michael Thomas NO INJ	vs. LAC
      3	Calvin Ridley ATL	vs. CAR
      4	Amari Cooper DAL	vs. NYG
      5	Tyler Lockett SEA	vs. MIN
      6	Tyreek Hill KC	vs. LV
      7	Julio Jones ATL INJ	vs. CAR
      8	Adam Thielen MIN	@ SEA
      9	J. Smith-Schuster PIT	vs. PHI
      10	Julian Edelman NE	vs. DEN
      11	Mike Evans TB	@ CHI
      12	D.K. Metcalf SEA	vs. MIN
      13	Robert Woods LAR	@ WAS
      14	Stefon Diggs BUF	@ TEN
      15	D.J. Chark JAC	@ HOU
      16	Allen Robinson CHI	vs. TB
      17	Keenan Allen LAC	@ NO
      18	Odell Beckham Jr. CLE	vs. IND
      19	Tyler Boyd CIN	@ BAL
      20	A.J. Brown TEN INJ	vs. BUF
      21	Cooper Kupp LAR	@ WAS
      22	Robby Anderson CAR	@ ATL
      23	Terry McLaurin WAS	vs. LAR
      24	D.J. Moore CAR	@ ATL
      25	Russell Gage ATL INJ	vs. CAR
      26	Justin Jefferson MIN	@ SEA
      27	Michael Gallup DAL	vs. NYG
      28	CeeDee Lamb DAL	vs. NYG
      29	Jamison Crowder NYJ	vs. ARI
      30	Deebo Samuel SF	vs. MIA
      31	Marquise Brown BAL	vs. CIN
      32	Diontae Johnson PIT INJ	vs. PHI
      33	N’Keal Harry NE	vs. DEN
      34	Laviska Shenault Jr. JAC	@ HOU
      35	Will Fuller HOU	vs. JAC
      36	Jerry Jeudy DEN	@ NE
      37	DeVante Parker MIA	@ SF
      38	Darius Slayton NYG	@ DAL
      39	T.Y. Hilton IND	@ CLE
      40	Tre’Quan Smith NO	vs. LAC
      41	Jarvis Landry CLE	vs. IND
      42	John Brown BUF	@ TEN
      43	Scotty Miller TB	@ CHI
      44	Corey Davis TEN	vs. BUF
      45	Tim Patrick DEN	@ NE
      46	Brandon Aiyuk SF	vs. MIA
      47	Sammy Watkins KC	vs. LV
      48	Tee Higgins CIN	@ BAL
      49	Golden Tate NYG	@ DAL
      50	Cole Beasley BUF	@ TEN
      51	Alshon Jeffery PHI INJ	@ PIT
      52	A.J. Green CIN	@ BAL
      53	Keelan Cole JAC	@ HOU
      54	Mike Williams LAC INJ	@ NO
      55	Emmanuel Sanders NO	vs. LAC
      56	Nelson Agholor LV	@ KC
      57	Hunter Renfrow LV	@ KC
      58	Randall Cobb HOU	vs. JAC
      59	Mecole Hardman KC	vs. LV
      60	Adam Humphries TEN	vs. BUF
      61	Kendrick Bourne SF	vs. MIA
      62	Brandin Cooks HOU	vs. JAC
      63	Jeff Smith NYJ	vs. ARI
      64	Anthony Miller CHI	vs. TB
      65	James Washington PIT	vs. PHI
      66	Henry Ruggs III LV INJ	@ KC
      67	Justin Watson TB	@ CHI
      68	Greg Ward PHI	@ PIT
      69	Chris Hogan NYJ	vs. ARI
      70	Christian Kirk ARI	@ NYJ
      71	Preston Williams MIA	@ SF
      72	Travis Fulgham PHI	@ PIT
      73	Cordarrelle Patterson CHI	vs. TB
      74	Curtis Samuel CAR	@ ATL
      75	KJ Hamler DEN	@ NE
      76	Andy Isabella ARI	@ NYJ
      77	Chase Claypool PIT	vs. PHI
      78	DeSean Jackson PHI INJ	@ PIT
      79	Larry Fitzgerald ARI	@ NYJ
      80	DaeSean Hamilton DEN	@ NE
      81	Willie Snead IV BAL	vs. CIN
      82	Gabriel Davis BUF	@ TEN
      83	David Moore SEA	vs. MIN
      87	Zach Pascal IND	@ CLE
      88	Braxton Berrios NYJ	vs. ARI
      84	Kalif Raymond TEN	vs. BUF
      89	Dontrelle Inman WAS INJ	vs. LAR
      90	Cedrick Wilson DAL	vs. NYG
      85	Demarcus Robinson KC	vs. LV
      91	Deonte Harris NO	vs. LAC
      86	Darnell Mooney CHI	vs. TB
      92	Denzel Mims NYJ INJ	vs. ARI
      93	CJ Board NYG	@ DAL
      94	Olabisi Johnson MIN	@ SEA
      95	Breshad Perriman NYJ INJ	vs. ARI
      96	Isaiah Ford MIA	@ SF
      97	Steven Sims Jr. WAS	vs. LAR
      98	Jakeem Grant MIA	@ SF
      99	Mike Thomas CIN	@ BAL
      100	Miles Boykin BAL	vs. CIN
      1	Bryan Edwards LV INJ	@ KC
      2	Javon Wims CHI	vs. TB
      3	Isaiah McKenzie BUF	@ TEN
      4	Van Jefferson LAR	@ WAS
      5	A. Gandy-Golden WAS	vs. LAR
      6	Josh Reynolds LAR	@ WAS

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