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Fantasy Fox: QB-starter rankings for NFL Week 5

Published Oct. 1, 2014 5:15 a.m. ET

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Here are my Week 5 QB rankings for standard-scoring leagues that reward four points per touchdown pass:

This countdown doesn't lean on a particular stat. It's merely an educated early guess of which signal-callers, 1 through 30, will have the best combination of total yards (passing/rushing) and total touchdowns for the NFL's fifth weekend.

Regardless of how these rankings shake out every week, it shouldn't supersede two important factors that go into regular lineup consideration:

1. Always play your healthy superstars.

2. Always ride your gut instinct over a certain guru's analysis (read: plausible deniability).

BYES: Miami, Oakland

TOP 30 QUARTERBACKS

1. Peyton Manning vs. Arizona
2. Drew Brees vs. Tampa Bay
3. Matthew Stafford vs. Buffalo
4. Andrew Luck vs. Baltimore
5. Aaron Rodgers vs. Minnesota
6. Cam Newton vs. Chicago
7. Philip Rivers vs. N.Y. Jets
8. Matt Ryan @ N.Y. Giants
9. Andy Dalton @ New England
10. Tony Romo vs. Houston
11. Jay Cutler @ Carolina
12. Russell Wilson @ Washington
13. Nick Foles vs. St. Louis
14. Ben Roethlisberger @ Jacksonville
15. Eli Manning vs. Atlanta
16. Joe Flacco @ Indianapolis
17. Tom Brady vs. Cincinnati
18. Geno Smith @ San Diego
19. Colin Kaepernick vs. Kansas City
20. Jake Locker vs. Cleveland
21. Kirk Cousins vs. Seattle
22. Alex Smith @ San Francisco
23. Blake Bortles vs. Pittsburgh
24. Ryan Fitzpatrick @ Dallas
25. Shaun Hill @ Philadelphia
26. Mike Glennon @ New Orleans
27. Drew Stanton @ Denver
28. Teddy Bridgewater/Christian Ponder @ Green Bay
29. Brian Hoyer @ Tennessee
30. Kyle Orton @ Detroit

Jay Clemons, the 2008 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year (Fantasy Sports Writers Association), can be reached via Twitter, day or night, at @FOX_JayClemons.

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