2026 fantasy football · Week 5
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FLEX · 9.1-point lean20.2–11.1
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Start CeeDee Lamb over Jeremiyah Love
DAL vs. TBFull Participation in PracticeOpen decision →QB · 8.2-point lean25.5–17.3
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Start Josh Allen over Jalen Hurts
BUF vs. LARNo current-week designationOpen decision →WR · 7.8-point lean20.2–12.4
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Start CeeDee Lamb over Garrett Wilson
DAL vs. TBFull Participation in PracticeOpen decision →RB · 7.7-point lean18.8–11.1
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Start Kyren Williams over Jeremiyah Love
LAR vs. BUFNo current-week designationOpen decision →FLEX · 7.1-point lean20.3–13.2
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Start Kenneth Walker over Ja'Marr Chase
KC vs. No current-week designationOpen decision →WR · 7.0-point lean20.2–13.2
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Start CeeDee Lamb over Ja'Marr Chase
DAL vs. TBFull Participation in PracticeOpen decision →RB · 6.9-point lean12.7–5.8
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Start Jaylen Warren over Blake Corum
PIT vs. INDNo current-week designationOpen decision →QB · 6.9-point lean20.4–13.5
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Start Jared Goff over Justin Herbert
DET vs. ARINo current-week designationOpen decision →WR · 6.9-point lean17.2–10.3
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Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson
DET vs. ARINo current-week designationOpen decision →RB · 6.8-point lean17.9–11.1
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Start Christian McCaffrey over Jeremiyah Love
SF vs. SEANo current-week designationOpen decision →FLEX · 6.7-point lean17.8–11.1
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Start Puka Nacua over Jeremiyah Love
LAR vs. BUFNo current-week designationOpen decision →RB · 6.6-point lean18.8–12.2
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Start Kyren Williams over Breece Hall
LAR vs. BUFNo current-week designationOpen decision →QB · 6.4-point lean22.1–15.7
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Start Brock Purdy over Drake Maye
SF vs. SEANo current-week designationOpen decision →RB · 6.4-point lean17.5–11.1
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Start Javonte Williams over Jeremiyah Love
DAL vs. TBNo current-week designationOpen decision →FLEX · 6.4-point lean18.8–12.4
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Start Kyren Williams over Garrett Wilson
LAR vs. BUFNo current-week designationOpen decision →RB · 6.3-point lean11.2–4.9
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Start Aaron Jones over Braelon Allen
MIN vs. NONo current-week designationOpen decision →WR · 6.3-point lean20.2–13.9
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Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London
DAL vs. TBFull Participation in PracticeOpen decision →WR · 6.2-point lean14.3–8.1
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Start Christian Watson over DJ Moore
GB vs. CHINo current-week designationOpen decision →RB · 6.2-point lean20.3–14.1
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Start Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty
KC vs. No current-week designationOpen decision →FLEX · 6.1-point lean20.2–14.1
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Start CeeDee Lamb over Ashton Jeanty
DAL vs. TBFull Participation in PracticeOpen decision →RB · 6.1-point lean22.4–16.3
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Start Bijan Robinson over James Cook
ATL vs. BALNo current-week designationOpen decision →WR · 6.1-point lean16.1–10.0
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Start Nico Collins over Parker Washington
HOU vs. TENNo current-week designationOpen decision →FLEX · 6.0-point lean20.2–14.2
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Start CeeDee Lamb over Trey McBride
DAL vs. TBFull Participation in PracticeOpen decision →FLEX · 6.0-point lean20.2–14.2
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Start CeeDee Lamb over D'Andre Swift
DAL vs. TBFull Participation in PracticeOpen decision →RB · 5.9-point lean17.5–11.6
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Start Javonte Williams over Bucky Irving
DAL vs. TBNo current-week designationOpen decision →TE · 5.9-point lean13.7–7.8
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Start George Kittle over Pat Freiermuth
SF vs. SEANo current-week designationOpen decision →FLEX · 5.6-point lean18.8–13.2
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Start Kyren Williams over Ja'Marr Chase
LAR vs. BUFNo current-week designationOpen decision →RB · 5.5-point lean18.8–13.3
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Start Kyren Williams over Chase Brown
LAR vs. BUFNo current-week designationOpen decision →FLEX · 5.5-point lean17.9–12.4
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Start Christian McCaffrey over Garrett Wilson
SF vs. SEANo current-week designationOpen decision →RB · 5.4-point lean13.3–7.9
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Start Chase Brown over Saquon Barkley
CIN vs. MIANo current-week designationOpen decision →WR · 5.4-point lean17.8–12.4
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Start Puka Nacua over Garrett Wilson
LAR vs. BUFNo current-week designationOpen decision →FLEX · 5.2-point lean20.2–15.0
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Start CeeDee Lamb over Brock Bowers
DAL vs. TBFull Participation in PracticeOpen decision →RB · 5.1-point lean8.8–3.7
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Start Brian Robinson over Tank Bigsby
ATL vs. BALNo current-week designationOpen decision →FLEX · 5.1-point lean17.5–12.4
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Start Javonte Williams over Garrett Wilson
DAL vs. TBNo current-week designationOpen decision →WR · 5.1-point lean22.3–17.2
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Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba over Amon-Ra St. Brown
SEA vs. SFNo current-week designationOpen decision →WR · 5.1-point lean16.1–11.0
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Start Nico Collins over George Pickens
HOU vs. TENNo current-week designationOpen decision →More Week 5 start/sit comparisons
Jeremiyah Love or Nico Collins? →Derrick Henry or Jahmyr Gibbs? →Jahmyr Gibbs or Jonathan Taylor? →Drake London or Kyren Williams? →Chris Olave or Jeremiyah Love? →Christian McCaffrey or Ja'Marr Chase? →Ashton Jeanty or Kyren Williams? →Jaylen Waddle or Tee Higgins? →Ja'Marr Chase or Puka Nacua? →Kyren Williams or Trey McBride? →Chase Brown or Christian McCaffrey? →D'Andre Swift or Kyren Williams? →Puka Nacua or Jaxon Smith-Njigba? →Bijan Robinson or Christian McCaffrey? →Jeremiyah Love or Zay Flowers? →Christian Watson or Kyren Williams? →Chase Brown or Puka Nacua? →Chris Olave or Kenneth Walker? →CeeDee Lamb or Chris Olave? →Ja'Marr Chase or Javonte Williams? →Tetairoa McMillan or Matthew Golden? →Chase Brown or Javonte Williams? →D'Andre Swift or David Montgomery? →DeVonta Smith or Zay Flowers? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or Ja'Marr Chase? →James Cook or Kenneth Walker? →Christian McCaffrey or Drake London? →CeeDee Lamb or James Cook? →Brock Bowers or Jeremiyah Love? →Drake London or Puka Nacua? →Brock Bowers or Kyren Williams? →Ashton Jeanty or Christian McCaffrey? →A.J. Brown or Davante Adams? →Ashton Jeanty or Puka Nacua? →Garrett Wilson or Nico Collins? →Christian McCaffrey or Trey McBride? →Christian McCaffrey or D'Andre Swift? →Puka Nacua or Trey McBride? →Drake London or Javonte Williams? →Drake London or Justin Jefferson? →James Cook or Jonathan Taylor? →D'Andre Swift or Puka Nacua? →Chuba Hubbard or DeVonta Smith? →Christian McCaffrey or Christian Watson? →Derrick Henry or James Cook? →Chris Olave or Garrett Wilson? →Tucker Kraft or Sam LaPorta? →Ashton Jeanty or Javonte Williams? →Javonte Williams or Trey McBride? →D'Andre Swift or Javonte Williams? →Chase Brown or Parker Washington? →Garrett Wilson or Zay Flowers? →Kyren Williams or Zay Flowers? →Christian Watson or Javonte Williams? →Patrick Mahomes or Jalen Hurts? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or Kenneth Walker? →Ja'Marr Chase or James Cook? →Jeremiyah Love or Trey McBride? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or Ashton Jeanty? →George Pickens or Saquon Barkley? →D'Andre Swift or Jeremiyah Love? →Travis Etienne or Jacory Croskey-Merritt? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or CeeDee Lamb? →Ashton Jeanty or Jeremiyah Love? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or Trey McBride? →Chase Brown or Justin Jefferson? →Breece Hall or Chuba Hubbard? →Chris Olave or Kyren Williams? →Brock Bowers or Christian McCaffrey? →Jeremiyah Love or Tee Higgins? →Drake London or Jeremiyah Love? →Chase Brown or Nico Collins? →Brock Bowers or Puka Nacua? →Omarion Hampton or De'Von Achane? →Chris Olave or Ja'Marr Chase? →Kyren Williams or Nico Collins? →CeeDee Lamb or Javonte Williams? →Bijan Robinson or Derrick Henry? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or Derrick Henry? →Brock Bowers or Garrett Wilson? →Bijan Robinson or Jonathan Taylor? →Jahmyr Gibbs or Jaxon Smith-Njigba? →Kenneth Walker or Puka Nacua? →James Cook or Kyren Williams? →Brock Bowers or Javonte Williams? →Deebo Samuel or Tre Tucker? →Jahmyr Gibbs or Bijan Robinson? →Christian McCaffrey or Kenneth Walker? →CeeDee Lamb or Puka Nacua? →Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Jonathan Taylor? →Justin Jefferson or Saquon Barkley? →Caleb Williams or Dak Prescott? →CeeDee Lamb or Christian McCaffrey? →Chase Brown or Zay Flowers? →Chase Brown or George Pickens? →Christian McCaffrey or Zay Flowers? →James Cook or Ashton Jeanty? →Chase Brown or Jeremiyah Love? →Drake London or Nico Collins? →Kyler Murray or Sam Darnold? →Bijan Robinson or Kenneth Walker? →James Cook or Trey McBride? →D'Andre Swift or James Cook? →Ja'Marr Chase or Jeremiyah Love? →Nico Collins or Tee Higgins? →Christian McCaffrey or Jonathan Taylor? →Ashton Jeanty or Nico Collins? →Chris Olave or Christian McCaffrey? →Chris Olave or Drake London? →Rome Odunze or Marvin Harrison Jr? →Christian McCaffrey or Derrick Henry? →Chris Olave or Puka Nacua? →Nico Collins or Trey McBride? →Javonte Williams or Zay Flowers? →D'Andre Swift or Nico Collins? →Christian Watson or Garrett Wilson? →Joe Burrow or Caleb Williams? →Brock Bowers or Ja'Marr Chase? →Ashton Jeanty or Chris Olave? →Garrett Wilson or Trey McBride? →D'Andre Swift or Garrett Wilson? →Christian McCaffrey or Nico Collins? →Brock Bowers or Chase Brown? →Chris Olave or Trey McBride? →Drake London or Zay Flowers? →Ashton Jeanty or Garrett Wilson? →Chris Olave or D'Andre Swift? →Christian McCaffrey or James Cook? →Chris Olave or Javonte Williams? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or Kyren Williams? →Tee Higgins or Zay Flowers? →Garrett Wilson or Tee Higgins? →James Cook or Puka Nacua? →Ashton Jeanty or Zay Flowers? →Drake London or Garrett Wilson? →Kenneth Walker or Kyren Williams? →Adonai Mitchell or Malik Washington? →Stefon Diggs or DK Metcalf? →Rashee Rice or Tee Higgins? →CeeDee Lamb or Kyren Williams? →Javonte Williams or Nico Collins? →Trey McBride or Zay Flowers? →D'Andre Swift or Zay Flowers? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or Chris Olave? →Javonte Williams or Kyren Williams? →Garrett Wilson or Jeremiyah Love? →Brenton Strange or Oronde Gadsden? →Sam LaPorta or Juwan Johnson? →Breece Hall or George Pickens? →James Cook or Javonte Williams? →Isaiah Likely or Travis Kelce? →Brock Bowers or Drake London? →Brock Bowers or Nico Collins? →Breece Hall or Chase Brown? →Parker Washington or Jameson Williams? →Michael Mayer or Hunter Henry? →Ja'Marr Chase or Trey McBride? →Kyren Williams or Puka Nacua? →George Pickens or Parker Washington? →Brock Bowers or Tee Higgins? →Davante Adams or Tee Higgins? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or James Cook? →Ashton Jeanty or Brock Bowers? →Ashton Jeanty or Ja'Marr Chase? →Chase Brown or Trey McBride? →Brock Bowers or Chris Olave? →Chase Brown or Garrett Wilson? →Christian McCaffrey or Kyren Williams? →Chase Brown or D'Andre Swift? →Ladd McConkey or Emeka Egbuka? →Ja'Marr Chase or Garrett Wilson? →Trey McBride or Brock Bowers? →Dalton Kincaid or Tyler Warren? →Ashton Jeanty or Chase Brown? →DeVonta Smith or Omarion Hampton? →D'Andre Swift or Davante Adams? →Omarion Hampton or Parker Washington? →Brock Bowers or D'Andre Swift? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or Christian McCaffrey? →George Pickens or Justin Jefferson? →Drake London or Ja'Marr Chase? →Chase Brown or Tee Higgins? →Amon-Ra St. Brown or Puka Nacua? →Chase Brown or Drake London? →Brock Bowers or Zay Flowers? →DeVonta Smith or George Pickens? →Breece Hall or DeVonta Smith? →Davante Adams or Zay Flowers? →Dallas Goedert or Juwan Johnson? →AJ Barner or Oronde Gadsden? →Trevor Lawrence or Jayden Daniels? →Derrick Henry or Kenneth Walker? →Nico Collins or Zay Flowers? →Mike Evans or Terry McLaurin? →Chris Olave or James Cook? →Jonathan Taylor or Kenneth Walker? →Christian McCaffrey or Javonte Williams? →Malik Nabers or George Pickens? →Drake London or Trey McBride? →D'Andre Swift or Drake London? →Javonte Williams or Puka Nacua? →Nico Collins or Chris Olave? →Ashton Jeanty or Drake London? →D'Andre Swift or Tee Higgins? →Jonathan Taylor or Derrick Henry? →Bijan Robinson or Jaxon Smith-Njigba? →CeeDee Lamb or Kenneth Walker? →Ashton Jeanty or Trey McBride? →Christian McCaffrey or Puka Nacua? →Chase Brown or Ja'Marr Chase? →Ashton Jeanty or D'Andre Swift? →Drake London or Tee Higgins? →Christian Watson or Trey McBride? →D'Andre Swift or Trey McBride? →
How the lean works
A projection with guardrails, not a hot take.
Recorded fantasy scoring establishes the baseline. The latest snaps and opportunities move it within a limited range. The opponent's positional defense applies a second bounded adjustment.
An injury or practice designation changes the estimate only when it belongs to Week 5. Older reports never silently lower a current-week projection.
After both players finish, each page publishes the actual score and grades the original lean.