Week 5 Fantasy Football Projections: Stat Predictions for Top 100 Players

Four weeks of football are in the books, and the middle of fantasy football regular seasons are fast-approaching.

Bye weeks and injuries are taking their tolls as some owners are looking for trades and others playing the best weekly waiver wire pickup.

Whatever your strategy or league position is right now, there's always room to get better. 

Here are stat predictions and rankings for the top 100 fantasy players for Week 5.

Quarterback

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	Player, Team	Opp.	Comp.	Pass Yards	Pass TDs	INTs	Rush Yds.
1	Peyton Manning, DEN	DAL	29	345	4	1	0
2	Aaron Rodgers, GB	DET	24	312	3	0	15
3	Mike Vick, PHI	NYG	20	277	3	1	49
4	Matthew Stafford, DET	GB	27	338	3	1	5
5	Drew Brees, NO	CHI	26	329	3	0	0
6	Tony Romo, DAL	DEN	25	316	3	0	0
7	Tom Brady, NE	CIN	26	304	3	0	2
8	Matt Ryan, ATL	NYJ	24	309	3	1	0
9	Philip Rivers, SD	OAK	25	299	2	0	0
10	Cam Newton, CAR	ARI	22	236	2	1	46
11	Eli Manning, NYG	PHI	25	289	3	2	2
12	Colin Kaepernick, SF	HOU	19	256	2	0	33
13	Terrelle Pryor, OAK	SD	18	222	1	0	58
14	Jay Cutler, CHI	NO	24	263	2	1	0
15	Sam Bradford, STL	JAX	22	241	3	1	0

Rodgers and the Packers have the advantage of coming off a bye week, and they face off in a big rivalry game with the Lions, who are susceptible to giving up big chunks of yardage. Expect Rodgers to come out with a vengeance and have a monster performance.

While everyone will be talking about his counterpart in Sunday's matchup, Tony Romo should benefit from Peyton Manning's gunslinging ways. Romo has had a pretty decent start of his own and will be throwing a lot to keep up with Manning.

After two uninspiring games and two other incredible performances this year, which Philip Rivers will we see in Week 5? Against an average Oakland defense, I'm betting that the good side of Rivers comes through.

Running Back

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	Player, Team	Opp.	Rush Yds.	Rec.	Rec. Yds.	Total TDs
1	Matt Forte, CHI	NO	101	6	73	2
2	LeSean McCoy, PHI	NYG	122	3	30	2
3	Jamaal Charles, KC	TEN	109	5	60	2
4	Marshawn Lynch, SEA	IND	124	0	0	2
5	DeMarco Murray, DAL	DEN	102	4	49	1
6	Arian Foster, HOU	SF	108	2	14	1
7	Reggie Bush, DET	GB	75	5	61	1
8	Ray Rice, BAL	MIA	98	3	20	1
9	Darren McFadden, OAK	SD	94	1	7	1
10	Chris Johnson, TEN	KC	95	2	11	0
11	DeAngelo Williams, CAR	ARI	88	2	20	1
12	Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX	STL	89	0	0	1
13	Darren Sproles, NO	CHI	48	7	74	0
14	Frank Gore, SF	HOU	79	1	14	0
15	Lamar Miller, MIA	BAL	70	2	19	0
16	Ryan Mathews, SD	OAK	72	1	9	0
17	Fred Jackson, BUF	CLE	66	3	23	1
18	C.J. Spiller, BUF	CLE	51	4	29	0
19	Bilal Powell, NYJ	ATL	56	3	18	0
20	Trent Richardson, IND	SEA	65	0	0	0

Matt Forte has quietly been one of the most productive backs in the league this year, clearly benefiting from Marc Trestman's new offense. He is a threat both on the ground and through the air, and he is on pace for nearly 2,000 yards from scrimmage this season.

Reggie Bush stormed back after missing the third game of the season, putting up 139 rushing yards on Chicago's solid defense. He's been looking like a superstar, and Green Bay won't be able to stop him.

Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller are both banged up, but Jackson looks like he is healthier than Spiller and has actually looked better on the field as well. It's hard to rely on Buffalo's backfield, but with a decent matchup against Cleveland, they're both usable as RB2s.

Wide Receiver

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	Player, Team	Opp.	Rec.	Rec. Yds.	Rec. TDs
1	Calvin Johnson, DET	GB	8	132	1
2	Demaryius Thomas, DEN	DAL	9	126	1
3	Dez Bryant, DAL	DEN	8	125	1
4	Julio Jones, ATL	NYJ	8	118	1
5	Brandon Marshall, CHI	NO	9	110	1
6	A.J. Green, CIN	NE	7	109	1
7	Andre Johnson, HOU	SF	7	103	1
8	Randall Cobb, GB	DET	5	110	1
9	Wes Welker, DEN	DAL	8	98	0
10	Jordy Nelson, GB	DET	6	101	1
11	Larry Fitzgerald, ARI	CAR	6	100	1
12	DeSean Jackson, PHI	NYG	4	89	1
13	Eric Decker, DEN	DAL	6	91	0
14	Victor Cruz, NYG	PHI	5	93	0
15	Josh Gordon, CLE	BUF	6	80	0
16	Danny Amendola, NE	CIN	5	57	1
17	Hakeem Nicks, NYG	PHI	4	79	0
18	Marques Colston, NO	CHI	7	73	0
19	Mike Wallace, MIA	BAL	5	75	0
20	Brian Hartline, MIA	BAL	6	70	0
21	Anquan Boldin, SF	HOU	5	69	0
22	Justin Blackmon, JAX	STL	6	66	0
23	Julian Edelman, NE	CIN	7	59	0
24	Torrey Smith, BAL	MIA	5	60	0
25	Steve Smith, CAR	ARI	6	55	0
26	Dwayne Bowe, KC	TEN	5	59	0
27	DeAndre Hopkins, HOU	SF	4	61	0
28	Roddy White, ATL	NYJ	5	60	0
29	Michael Floyd, ARI	CAR	5	58	0
30	T.Y. Hilton, IND	SEA	4	62	0

Julio Jones has looked unbelievable this year. His stats are great, and some of the catches he makes are ridiculous. He's getting close to being Calvin Johnson-like unguardable, and he could tool on the Jets secondary.

It looks like the Browns and Brian Hoyer may actually be somewhat legit, and Gordon is looking like the biggest fantasy benefactor to that right now. 14 catches and over 200 yards is nothing to scoff at.

The Dolphins offense is looking good as a unit, but fantasy owners have to be confused about what their deal is at receiver. It's hard to trust Wallace, but Hartline doesn't have a very high ceiling.

After serving his four-game suspension, Blackmon is back and will be looking to make the Jaguars offense at least a little effective. He should get his targets and could end up having a big day against a weak St. Louis defense.

Tight End

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	Player, Team	Opp.	Rec.	Rec. Yds.	Rec. TDs
1	Jimmy Graham, NO	CHI	9	120	1
2	Rob Gronkowski, NE	CIN	7	110	1
3	Jason Witten, DAL	DEN	8	112	0
4	Jordan Cameron, CLE	BUF	6	98	1
5	Julius Thomas, DEN	DAL	6	92	1
6	Antonio Gates, SD	OAK	7	93	0
7	Tony Gonzalez, ATL	NYJ	5	85	0
8	Greg Olsen, CAR	ARI	6	82	0
9	Brandon Myers, NYG	PHI	5	77	0
10	Martellus Bennett, CHI	NO	5	75	0
11	Jared Cook, STL	JAX	4	79	0
12	Owen Daniels, HOU	SF	6	65	0
13	Vernon Davis, SF	HOU	5	58	0
14	Coby Fleener, IND	SEA	5	55	0
15	Jermaine Gresham, CIN	NE	4	57	0

This looks like it could finally be the return of Rob Gronkowski. Tom Brady could surely use the help, and Gronk would instantly be a top tight end should he get back on the field.

I guess Jordan Cameron is for real. They say three is a trend, and after three great games, there is no denying that he is an impressive talent who will be relied on heavily by the Browns and Brian Hoyer.

Daniels is never near the top of the league, but he always seems to do enough to stay relevant. He has three touchdowns in the past two weeks and should get some looks against San Francisco.

Kicker

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	Player, Team	Opp.	Makes	40+	XP
1	Alex Henery, PHI	NYG	3	2	4
2	Matt Bryant, ATL	NYJ	4	2	2
3	Justin Tucker, BAL	MIA	3	1	2
4	Stephen Gostkowski, NE	CIN	3	1	2
5	Greg Zuerlein, STL	JAX	3	0	3
6	Phil Dawson, SF	HOU	3	0	2
7	Garrett Hartley, NO	CHI	1	0	3
8	Nick Novak, SD	OAK	2	1	3
9	Josh Brown, NYG	PHI	2	0	4
10	Matt Prater, DEN	DAL	1	0	4

Alex Henery has looked good so far this season, and the Eagles' fast-paced offense could overwhelm the Giants defense. He'll get a bunch of looks and should rack up the extra points as well.

It's kind of routine at this point to just count on whoever is playing the Jaguars, as they have given up a lot of points and yards every game. Opportunities will be there for their opponents' kicker, who happens to be Greg Zuerlein in Week 5.

Defense

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	Team	Opp.	Points Allowed	Sacks	Turnovers
1	Seattle	IND	10	6	1
2	Houston	SF	13	3	2
3	Atlanta	NYJ	10	2	1
4	Buffalo	CLE	17	3	2
5	New England	CIN	20	4	2
6	Cincinnati	NE	23	3	2
7	San Francisco	HOU	14	3	0
8	Carolina	ARI	17	1	1
9	Chicago	NO	17	1	1
10	St. Louis	JAX	20	0	2

Seattle is the stingiest defense in the league, bar none. The Seahawks' physicality should slow down T.Y. Hilton and Reggie Wayne, and I don't think Trent Richardson will be a consistent enough threat out of the backfield. If Seattle goes up, Indy will have to throw, and they could terrorize the Colts offensive line.

Buffalo's defense isn't outstanding, but it's still somewhat overlooked. The Browns have Josh Gordon and Jordan Cameron, but they're prone to mistakes and just won't move the ball too much.