Here are some highlights from the list below:
1) With games like Carolina/New Orleans, Detroit/Chicago, Green Bay/Atlanta, San Diego/Denver, New York Jets/New England, I think we can expect to see a ton of shootouts for a huge scoring weekend. Expect a lot of big numbers out of quarterbacks and receivers.
2) Arian Foster returns to his rightful spot in the top three running backs. I like him best this week as the Andre Johnson-less Texans hosts the Raiders.
3) Continuing on the Houston theme. It's hard to call which Houston receiver will be getting most of the work. For my money though, I think tight end Owen Daniels is the guy to watch.
4) I like at least one Jets running back to have a big week with New England hurting up front and at linebacker. Whether it is Shonn Greene or LT, I'm not so sure. I'd love to see Tomlinson get most of the snaps though.
5) Patriots' RB Ridley looked nice, but I still have BJGE higher, as does the New England depth chart. The safe bet is to play Welker as he is a monster this year, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Revis moving inside to cover him. This could open up some sleeper potential for Deion Branch and other NE wideouts. Gronkowski should have no problems.
Working on another post going in to some sleepers and predictions, so stay tuned for that.
As always, if you've got any questions or comments (or if I left someone obvious out) post it all in the comments.
Week 5 Quarterback Rankings
1. Aaron Rodgers
2. Michael Vick
3. Tom Brady
4. Drew Brees
5. Matthew Stafford
6. Cam Newton
7. Philip Rivers
8. Eli Manning
9. Matt Ryan
10. Matt Hasselbeck
11. Ryan Fitzpatrick
12. Mark Sanchez
13. Kevin Kolb
14. Jay Cutler
15. Matt Schaub
16. Josh Freeman
17. Ben Roethlisberger
18. Jason Campbell
19. Kyle Orton
20. Donovan McNabb
21. Curtis Painter
22. Tarvaris Jackson
23. Andy Dalton
24. Matt Cassel
25. Alex Smith
Week 5 Running Back Rankings
1. Arian Foster
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Fred Jackson
4. Darren McFadden
5. LeSean McCoy
6. Matt Forte
7. Chris Johnson
8. Maurice Jones-Drew
9. Michael Turner
10. Beanie Wells
11. Ryan Mathews
12. Ahmad Bradshaw
13. Frank Gore
14. Jahvid Best
15. LeGarrette Blount
16. Joseph Addai
17. Darren Sproles
18. Cedric Benson
19. Willis McGahee
20. Isaac Redman (lower if Mendenhall plays)
21. BenJarvus Green-Ellis
22. James Starks
23. DeAngelo Williams
24. Brandon Jacobs
25. Mike Tolbert
26. Mark Ingram
27. Shonn Greene
28. Jonathan Stewart
29. LaDainian Tomlinson
30. Stevan Ridley
31. Marshawn Lynch
32. Dexter McCluster
33. Ryan Grant
34. Michael Bush
35. Pierre Thomas
36. Ben Tate
37. Thomas Jones
38. Knowshon Moreno
39. C.J. Spiller
40. Kendall Hunter
41. Justin Forsett
42. Jacquizz Rodgers
43. Delone Carter
44. Bernard Scott
45. Danny Woodhead
46. Marion Barber
47. Earnest Graham
48. Ricky Williams
49. Deji Karim
50. Ronnie Brown
Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings
1. Calvin Johnson
2. Vincent Jackson
3. Steve Smith
4. Wes Welker
5. Greg Jennings
6. Hakeem Nicks
7. DeSean Jackson
8. Mike Wallace
9. Larry Fitzgerald
10. Roddy White
11. Dwayne Bowe
12. Steve Johnson
13. Brandon Lloyd
14. Julio Jones
15. Sidney Rice
16. Jeremy Maclin
17. Santonio Holmes
18. Jordy Nelson
19. A.J. Green
20. Mike Williams
21. Marques Colston
22. Percy Harvin
23. Reggie Wayne
24. Nate Washington
25. Eric Decker
26. Lance Moore
27. Mike Thomas
28. Jacoby Jones
29. Mario Manningham
30. Pierre Garcon
31. David Nelson
32. Plaxico Burress
33. Johnny Knox
34. Michael Crabtree
35. Kevin Walter
36. Deion Branch
37. Denarius Moore
38. Victor Cruz
39. Robert Meachem
40. Steve Breaston
41. Josh Morgan
42. Jacoby Ford
43. Titus Young
44. Devery Henderson
45. Antonio Brown
46. Nate Burleson
47. Malcom Floyd
48. Austin Collie
49. Early Doucet
50. Preston Parker
Week 5 Tight End Rankings
1. Jimmy Graham
2. Owen Daniels
3. Jermichael Finley
4. Rob Gronkowski
5. Vernon Davis
6. Dustin Keller
7. Tony Gonzalez
8. Greg Olsen
9. Brandon Pettigrew
10. Dallas Clark
11. Jermaine Gresham
12. Jared Cook
13. Kellen Winslow
14. Scott Chandler
15. Kevin Boss
16. Jeremy Shockey
17. Todd Heap
18. James Casey
19. Marcedes Lewis
20. Randy McMichael
Week 5 Kicker Rankings
1. Jason Hanson
2. Rob Bironas
3. John Kasay
4. Stephen Gostkowski
5. Neil Rackers
6. Mason Crosby
7. Sebastian Jankowski
8. Robbie Gould
9. David Akers
10. Mike Nugent
11. Nick Novak
12. Rian Lindell
13. Matt Bryant
14. Nick Folk
15. Ryan Succop
16. Alex Henery
17. Matt Bryant
18. Adam Vinatieri
19. Shaun Suisham
20. Connor Barth
Week 5 Defense Rankings
1. Detroit Lions
2. Green Bay Packers
3. Tennessee Titans *** New York Giants here
4. Houston Texans
5. San Francisco 49ers
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. San Diego Chargers
8. Chicago Bears
9. Kansas City Chiefs
10. Cincinnati Bengals
11. New Orleans Saints
12. New York Jets
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
14. New England Patriots
15. Philadelphia Eagles
15. Philadelphia Eagles
16. Jacksonville Jaguars
17. Indianapolis Colts
18. Buffalo Bills
19. Atlanta Falcons
20. Arizona Cardinals
