Week 5 Fantasy Football RB & QB Rankings: Must-Starts, Risky Plays & Top Streamers (Ep. 2246)
October 7, 2026
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5 min readWeek 5 RB & QB Rankings: Must-Starts, Risky Plays & Top Streamers
The FantasyPros crew—Tara Roberts, Pat Fitzmorris, and Andrew Erickson—tackle Week 5 running back and quarterback rankings with a focus on which players you can trust, which ones carry hidden risk, and which streaming options are worth the gamble. The conversation reveals how volume, matchup, and team context interact to separate reliable starters from trap plays.
Chase Brown's Dual-Path Value
Chase Brown enters Week 5 as a consensus RB6, and the reasoning highlights why he's become a must-start. Fitzmorris points out that Brown "has two paths to value—running and catching the ball." Despite only 10 rushing yards against Jacksonville last week, Brown salvaged his day with 11 receptions on 11 targets. He's averaging 19.8 touches per game and has hit at least 15 touches in every contest.
The Bengals' wide receiver injuries—Ja'Marr Chase with a concussion and Tee Higgins with an adductor issue—could actually boost Brown's usage. Fitzmorris notes that their absence "would likely mean that Chase Brown would probably get an all-you-can-eat buffet of touches this week against the Dolphins." Miami has allowed seven touchdowns to running backs this season and ranks third-worst in fantasy points allowed to the position.
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What you'll learn
- 1 Week 5 Fantasy Football RB & QB Rankings: Must-Starts, Risky Plays & Top Streamers (Ep. 2246)
- 2 (03:05) **Top 12 Running Backs Overview** - Jameer Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, Jonathan Taylor lead the week 5 rankings
- 3 (03:44) **Chase Brown as a Top-6 RB** - The Bengals back is rising because of dual rushing and receiving paths to value
- 4 (06:36) **Running Backs 13-24: Key Names in a Critical Range** - Aaron Jones leads, with several high-upside committee backs and injury replacements
- 5 (07:35) **Quinshon Judkins: RB14-18 Debate** - The Browns back is getting volume but efficiency concerns persist
- 6 (12:29) **Cam Scataboo: Workhorse Role vs. Tough Matchup** - The Giants back has 18+ carries in three of four games but faces a Commanders run defense that allows the fifth-fewest rushing yards
- 7 (16:03) **Kyle Menungai: The Efficiency Monster** - After a 30-carry eruption, the Bears RB looks elite but workload regression is coming
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Show Notes
Tera Roberts, Pat Fitzmaurice and Andrew Erickson break down the Week 5 fantasy football running back and quarterback rankings!
Can Chase Brown deliver an RB1 performance? Is Kyle Monangai ready for a larger role? And which deeper running backs can fantasy managers actually trust?
Plus, Jacoby Brissett leads the Week 5 quarterback streaming conversation as Jayden Daniels returns and C.J. Stroud looks to build on his best performance of the season.
Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)
Intro - 0:00:00
Week 4 Rankings Recap - 0:01:27
RBs 1-12 - 0:01:56
Chase Brown - 0:02:39
RBs 13-24 - 0:05:34
Quinshon Judkins - 0:06:32
Cam Skattebo - 0:11:25
Kyle Monangai - 0:14:59
Emmanuel Wilson - 0:20:14
Polymarket - 0:24:36
Omarion Hampton - 0:25:22
RBs 25-36 - 0:30:15
Alvin Kamara - 0:31:38
Ollie Gordon - 0:35:46
Will Shipley - 0:40:11
Deeper RB Plays - 0:44:51
QB Rankings - 0:46:57
Jacoby Brissett - 0:48:57
Tyler Shough - 0:53:42
Jayden Daniels - 0:56:28
CJ Stroud - 1:00:32
Outro - 1:03:08
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