National Football League

Week 5 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

Published Oct. 5, 2016 2:00 p.m. ET

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The FOX Sports fantasy football department will publish weekly fantasy football rankings for Week 5 and beyond every Wednesday afternoon and Saturday night around midnight (EST) during the NFL season. Our weekly rankings are based on that week's matchup and not a rest-of-the-season ranking. Links for each positional weekly ranking can be found below or you can visit the FOX Sports fantasy homepage for more news and analysis.

Note: In cases of wait-and-see Week 5 injury news, each contributor may have different opinions on whether or not that player will be active, which will be evident in their ranking below.

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Week 5 Rankings

QB | RB | WR | TE | DST

Player	Opponent	Fowler	Meyer	Halpin	Avg
1. Le'Veon Bell (Pit - RB)	NYJ	2	2	2	2.0
2. David Johnson (Ari - RB)	@SF	4	1	1	2.0
3. Ezekiel Elliott (Dal - RB)	Cin	3	3	4	3.3
4. DeMarco Murray (Ten - RB)	@Mia	1	6	5	4.0
5. C.J. Anderson (Den - RB)	Atl	5	5	3	4.3
6. LeSean McCoy (Buf - RB)	@LA	6	9	7	7.3
7. Todd Gurley (LA - RB)	Buf	7	10	6	7.7
8. Melvin Gordon (SD - RB)	@Oak	12	4	8	8.0
9. Lamar Miller (Hou - RB)	@Min	9	8	11	9.3
10. Jordan Howard (Chi - RB)	@Ind	10	13	10	11.0
11. Devonta Freeman (Atl - RB)	@Den	8	17	15	13.3
12. Isaiah Crowell (Cle - RB)	NE	13	14	13	13.3
13. LeGarrette Blount (NE - RB)	@Cle	14	7	19	13.3
14. Eddie Lacy (GB - RB)	NYG	17	11	12	13.3
15. Matt Forte (NYJ - RB)	@Pit	11	15	18	14.7
16. Frank Gore (Ind - RB)	Chi	16	12	17	15.0
17. Carlos Hyde (SF - RB)	Ari	20	18	9	15.7
18. Terrance West (Bal - RB)	Was	18	16	14	16.0
19. Jerick McKinnon (Min - RB)	Hou	19	21	16	18.7
20. Jeremy Hill (Cin - RB)	@Dal	15	22	21	19.3
21. Matt Jones (Was - RB)	@Bal	21	19	22	20.7
22. Theo Riddick (Det - RB)	Phi	25	23	20	22.7
23. Ryan Mathews (Phi - RB)	@Det	22	25	23	23.3
24. Tevin Coleman (Atl - RB)	@Den	23	26	29	26.0
25. Giovani Bernard (Cin - RB)	@Dal	26	30	26	27.3
26. DeAndre Washington (Oak - RB)	SD	30	28	25	27.7
27. Duke Johnson Jr. (Cle - RB)	NE	29	31	24	28.0
28. James White (NE - RB)	@Cle	33	24	33	30.0
29. Cameron Artis-Payne (Car - RB)	TB	31	29	31	30.3
30. Darren Sproles (Phi - RB)	@Det	38	33	28	33.0
31. Matt Asiata (Min - RB)	Hou	27	37	36	33.3
32. Jay Ajayi (Mia - RB)	Ten	34	36	30	33.3
33. Orleans Darkwa (NYG - RB)	@GB	24	50	32	35.3
34. Jacquizz Rodgers (TB - RB)	@Car	42	39	27	36.0
35. Fozzy Whittaker (Car - RB)	TB	43	32	34	36.3
36. Bilal Powell (NYJ - RB)	@Pit	28	47	38	37.7
37. Kenneth Dixon (Bal - RB)	Was	41	35	37	37.7
38. Bobby Rainey (NYG - RB)	@GB	32	42	43	39.0
39. DeAngelo Williams (Pit - RB)	NYJ	36	34	49	39.7
40. Alfred Morris (Dal - RB)	Cin	39	38	44	40.3
41. Derrick Henry (Ten - RB)	@Mia	37	44	41	40.7
42. Chris Thompson (Was - RB)	@Bal	40	41	42	41.0
43. Jalen Richard (Oak - RB)	SD	44	51	35	43.3
44. Wendell Smallwood (Phi - RB)	@Det	47	45	39	43.7
45. Kenyan Drake (Mia - RB)	Ten	35	54	45	44.7
46. Devontae Booker (Den - RB)	Atl	57	43	47	49.0
47. James Starks (GB - RB)	NYG	54	46	48	49.3
48. Rashad Jennings (NYG - RB)	@GB	60	27	65	50.7
49. Josh Ferguson (Ind - RB)	Chi	64	40	50	51.3
50. Charles Sims (TB - RB)	@Car	71	20	63	51.3
51. Andre Ellington (Ari - RB)	@SF	56	49	55	53.3
52. Paul Perkins (NYG - RB)	@GB	58	53	51	54.0
53. Shaun Draughn (SF - RB)	Ari	51	56	58	55.0
54. Javorius Allen (Bal - RB)	Was	55	59	52	55.3
55. Mike Tolbert (Car - RB)	TB	61	55	59	58.3