Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings: Fred Jackson and 4 Best Matchups of the Week

Teams can run on the Eagles.

Despite signing DT Cullen Jenkins to a fat offseason contract, the team has allowed more rushing yards than all but two teams in the league so far. The big holes are there, and expect the speedy Fred Jackson to get at least two runs of 20 or more. He is also the main goal-line back and should score at least one TD in a game that has the makings of a shootout.

Here are the three other players that will score the most fantasy points in Week 5:

LeSean McCoy at Buffalo Bills

Like I said, this game will be a shootout and McCoy has been one of the top performers thus far despite dealing with issues on the offensive line. The Bills give up 130 yards a game on the ground, and don’t expect things to change against one of the best young backs in the league.

The Eagles need this win and know they can’t fall into the trap of throwing the ball non-stop.

Arian Foster vs. Oakland Raiders

Foster is back among the elite after taking a month hiatus and boy, did he look great against the Steelers.

The burst is back and the Texans continue to show why they have one of the top run-blocking units in the league. The Raiders are awful against the run and will be susceptible to big plays because of Foster’s ability to elude tacklers.

One hundred yards and a TD is the minimum expectation for Foster. 

Darren McFadden at Houston Texans

The Texans defense is improved in 2011, but considering it was one of the worst units in the league, that’s not saying a whole lot. It has allowed almost 110 yards a game against four teams that sport less-than-stellar backs. If Joseph Addai, Daniel Thomas, Pierre Thomas and Rashard Mendenhall can have success, McFadden will have a field day.

McFadden is terrific at finding the hole with no hesitation and it’s resulted in a lovely average of 6.2 yards per carry for 468 yards and three TDs. Michael Bush is a bit of a TD vulture, but the type of numbers McFadden is putting up right now makes him a top-five fantasy player every week, especially against a shaky run defense in Houston.