Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings: Top 25 Quarterbacks (Updated)

There has been some turnover at the quarterback position this week, with injuries and inability forcing some teams' hands.  Let’s take a look at how our rankings look at this point:

1. Aaron Rodgers: Green Bay Packers at Washington
2. Peyton Manning: Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City
3. Drew Brees: New Orleans Saints at Arizona
4. Matt Ryan: Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland
5. Eli Manning: New York Giants at Houston
6. Matt Schaub: Houston Texans vs. New York Giants
7. Philip Rivers: San Diego Chargers at Oakland
8. Tony Romo: Dallas Cowboys vs. Tennessee
9. Carson Palmer: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tampa Bay
10. Joe Flacco: Baltimore Ravens vs. Denver
11. Shaun Hill: Detroit Lions vs. St. Louis
12. Mark Sanchez: New York Jets vs. Minnesota
13. Brett Favre: Minnesota Vikings at New York Jets
14. Sam Bradford: St. Louis Rams at Detroit
15. Donovan McNabb: Washington Redskins vs. Green Bay
16. Kyle Orton: Denver Broncos at Baltimore
17. Kevin Kolb: Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco
18. Bruce Gradkowski: Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego
19. Vince Young: Tennessee Titans at Dallas
20. Max Hall: Arizona Cardinals vs. New Orleans
21. David Garrard: Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo
22. Matt Cassel: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis
23. Alex Smith: San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia
24. Ryan Fitzpatrick: Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville
25. Jake Delhomme: Cleveland Browns vs. Atlanta

Thoughts:

• Derek Anderson is out in Arizona, being replaced by undrafted free agent Max Hall.  Is that a good or a bad thing?  He can’t be worse in the accuracy department, as Anderson was completing just 51.8 percent in ’10.  He’s certainly worth considering in two-quarterback formats, though he is a low-end option at best.
• Jay Cutler, who suffered a concussion in his Week 4 beating at the hands of the Giants, will not play in Week 5 against the Panthers.  Todd Collins takes his spot (a huge downgrade) and will likely hinder the Bears receivers as well.  Look for another option if you can find one in two-quarterback formats.  Since 1998, he’s played in just 20 games with six TDs.  That should really tell you all you need to know.
• Will it be Jake Delhomme or Seneca Wallace in Cleveland?  We likely won’t know until game time, making it tough to play either.
• It’s official—Michael Vick is out and Kevin Kolb is in.  Not like we didn’t know it was happening, but now it’s official.
• Brett Favre still has an extremely difficult matchup against the New York Jets, but the presence of Randy Moss suddenly makes things that much more appealing.  Moss is going to be highly motivated with something to prove.  Favre no longer looks quite as bad, does he?

Make sure to check out the rest of our Week 5 Rankings:

• Top 40 Running Backs
• Top 60 Wide Receivers
• Top 20 Tight Ends
• Top 15 Kickers
• Top 15 Defenses
• Waiver Worthy
• Start ‘Em or Sit ‘Em
• Sunday Sleepers

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