Fantasy Production by the Numbers Week 5

Fantasy Football is a weekly game that requires weekly tools. I will update you weekly on who is doing the best for the 2024 season and how that relates to their future weekly value. Let’s look at Fantasy Football production by the numbers in week five.

QB Position

We will use the standard 25 yards passing for 1 point, 4 points for a passing TD, 10 yards rushing for 1 point, and 6 points for a rushing TD to grade QBs for week one. Only the 32 starting QBs will be graded.

30 or more points- Super Elite Level (3)

Lamar Jackson, Kirk Cousins, Joe Burrow

25 or more points- Elite Level (1)

Joe Flacco

20 or more points- Solid Performance (7)

Kyler Murray, Caleb Williams, Baker Mayfield, Bo Nix, Geno Smith, Daniel Jones, Trevor Lawrence

15 or more points- Adequate Starter Level (5)

Jayden Daniels, Dak Prescott, CJ Stroud, Jordan Love, Justin Fields

Ten or more points- Poor Performance Level (7)

Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy, Derek Carr, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers, DeShaun Watson

Less than 10 points- Game Losing Level (4)

 Gardner Minshew, Jacoby Brissett, Sam Darnold, Andy Dalton,

RB Position

We will use the standard 10 yards rushing yards for 1 point, 10 yards receiving for 1 point, 6 points for any TD, and one point per reception to grade RBs for week one. Only the RBs likely to be in the starting lineup for Fantasy Football Managers or scoring more than 10 points were graded.

30 or more points- Game Winning Level (0)

NONE

25 or more points- Super Elite Level (1)

Tank Bigsby

20 or more points- Elite Level (1)

D’Andre Swift

15 or more points- Solid Performance (10)

Chuba Hubbard, Rico Dowdle, Rhamondre Stevenson, Kareem Hunt, Trey Sermon, James Cook, Kyren Williams, Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs, Javonte Williams

Ten or more points- Adequate Starter Level (17)

Dare Ogunabowale, Kenneth Walker, Roschon Johnson, Chase Brown, Ameer Abdulah, Tyrone Tracey, Brian Robinson, Cam Akers, Alvin Kamara, James Conner, Travis Ettienne, Raheem Mostert, Austin Ekeler, Jaleel McLaughlin, Jordan Mason, Bijan Robinson, Jeremy McNichols

Five or more points- Poor Performance Level (10)

Najee Harris, Rachaad White, Zack Moss, Alexander Mattison, Jerome Ford, Bucky Irving, Breece Hall, Aaron Jones, Zach Charbonnet, Ty Chandler,

Less than 5 points- Game Losing Level (3)

Braelon Allen, Justice Hill, De’Von Achane

WR Position

We will use the standard 10 yards rushing yards for 1 point, 10 yards receiving for 1 point, 6 points for any TD, and one point per reception to grade WRs for week one. Only the WRs likely to be in the starting lineup for Fantasy Football Managers or scoring more than 10 points were graded.

30 or more points- Game Winning Level (3)

Ja’Marr Chase, Drake London, Darnell Mooney

25 or more points- Super Elite Level (4)

Tee Higgins, Garret Wilson, DJ Moore, Darius Slayton

20 or more points- Elite Level (6)

Mike Evans, Brian Thomas, Brandon Aiyuk, Alec Pierce, Jalen Tolbert, Ju Ju Smith Schuster

15 or more points- Solid Performance (7)

Zay Flowers, Rashid Sheheed, Wan’Dale Robinson, Josh Downs, Jordan Whittington, Rashod Bateman, Nico Collins

Ten or more points- Adequate Starter Level (22)

KhaDarel Hodge, Michael Pittman, Stephon Diggs, Dyami Brown, Jayden Reed, Allen Lazard, Jakobi Meyers, Jaxon Smith Njigba, Tyreek Hill, Christian Kirk, Michael Wilson, Ray Ray McCloud, Tutu Atwell, Keon Coleman, Demario Douglas, Demarcus Robinson, Xavier Worthy, Chris Godwin, Tyler Lockett, DeeDee Lamb, Jalen Coker, Amari Cooper

Five or more points- Poor Performance Level (11)

DK Metcalf, Rome Odunze, Jayden Waddle, Tank Dell, Gabe Davis, Jordan Addison, Keenan Allen, Dionte Johnson, Marvin Harrison Jr, George Pickens, Courtland Sutton

Less than 5 points- Game Losing Level (10)

Mike Williams, Dontayvion Wicks, Chris Olave, Deebo Samuel, Jerry Jeudy, Jauan Jennings, Ja’Lynn Polk, Xavier Legette, Greg Dortch, Curtis Samuel

TE Position

We will use the standard 10 yards rushing yards for 1 point, 10 yards receiving for 1 point, 6 points for any TD, and one point per reception to grade TEs for week one. Only the TEs likely to be in the starting lineup for Fantasy Football Managers or scoring more than 10 points were graded.

20 or more points- Game Winning Level (3)

Tucker Kraft, Brock Bowers, George Kittle  

15 or more points- Super Elite Level (4)

Isiah Likely, Travis Kelce, Kyle Pitts, Charlie Kolar

Ten or more points- Elite Level (10)

Jake Ferguson, Brenton Strange, Colby Parkinson, Mo Allie Cox, Tyler Conklin, Trey McBride, Jordan Akins, Pat Freiermuth, Johnu Smith, Connor Heyward

Eight or more points- Adequate Starter Level (5)

Theo Johnson, Mark Andrews, Foster Moreau, Cole Kmet, Juwan Johnson

Five or More Points- Poor Performance Level (6)

Cade Otton, Dalton Schultz, Noah Fant, Dalton Kincaid, Hunter Henry, Mike Gesecki

Less than 5 points- Game Losing Level (4)

Erick All, Zach Ertz, David Njoku, Dawson Knox

Conclusion

We had a Mark Andrews sighting this week, and he cracked the adequate starter level for the first time in the entire season. Seventeen TEs topped 10 points with 3 in the game, winning over 20 PPR points. It was another solid week at WR, with 13 players topping 20 or more points in week five. But over 20 WRs that team managers had to start in fake football this week had awful outings. Scoring was down at RB this week, with only two players posting 20 or more points. Thirteen RBs that team managers were counting on had awful outings this week. Three QBs posted a significant number this week, helping their fake football managers take an easy win, but only 11 put up satisfactory point totals in week five. Good luck in week six, and come back next week for another by-the-numbers report.