News: BTB: Fantasy Football rankings 2017: Your “Magnificent 7” for each position in week five

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Here are your fantasy football rankings for each position in week five.

[Welcome Fantasy Football owners to your weekly rankings! We’re here to bring forth the Top-7 players for each position. Think of this as your “Magnificent 7” if you will to get you geared up for the week!]

Here are the projected top performers for week five:

Quarterback:

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts. (Yahoo)
1​

Aaron Rodgers​

Cowboys​

Away​

22.44
2​

Dak Prescott​

Packers​

Home​

19.16
3​

Russell Wilson​

Rams​

Away​

19.07
4​

Cam Newton​

Lions​

Away​

18.82
5​

Eli Manning​

Chargers​

Home​

18.4
6​

Deshaun Watson​

Chiefs​

Home​

18.25
7​

Carson Wentz​

Cardinals​

Home​

17.78​

Jay Cutler may deserve a look as he’s going up against the Titans who are giving up the second-most points to quarterbacks.

Wide Receiver:

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts. (Yahoo)
1​

Odell Beckham Jr.​

Chargers​

Home​

15.47
2​

Antonio Brown​

Jaguars​

Home​

15.22
3​

De'Andre Hopkins​

Chiefs​

Home​

13.86
4​

A.J. Green​

Bills​

Home​

12.74
5​

Dez Bryant​

Packers​

Home​

12.16
6​

Jordy Nelson​

Cowboys​

Away​

11.05
7​

Keenan Allen​

Giants​

Away​

10.98​

Devin Funchess and Cam Newton are starting to get on the same page and he shredded the Patriots defense. The Lions’ defense isn’t unbeatable.

Running Back:

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1​

Le'Veon Bell​

Jaguars​

Home​

17.12
2​

Kareem Hunt​

Texans​

Away​

16.48
3​

Ezekiel Elliott​

Packers​

Home​

16.05
4​

Todd Gurley​

Seahawks​

Home​

14.17
5​

Jordan Howard​

Vikings​

Home​

12.65
6​

Leonard Fournette​

Steelers​

Away​

12.61
7​

LeSean McCoy​

Bengals​

Away​

12.59​

Duke Johnson Jr. is up against the Jets who are giving up the fourth-most points to running backs.

Tight End:

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1​

Zach Ertz​

Cardinals​

Home​

10.1
2​

Travis Kelce​

Texans​

Away​

9.82
3​

Delanie Walker​

Dolphins​

Away​

9.06
4​

Jimmy Graham​

Rams​

Away​

8.43
5​

Martellus Bennett​

Cowboys​

Away​

7.51
6​

Jason Witten​

Packers​

Home​

7.28
7​

Kyle Rudolph​

Bears​

Away​

7.06​

Jesse James is on the market for those in need of tight end production, he’s going up against the Jaguars who give the sixth-most points to tight ends.

Defense:

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1​

Eagles​

Cardinals​

Home​

9.14
2​

Steelers​

Jaguars​

Home​

8.58
3​

Vikings​

Bears​

Away​

8.32
4​

Raiders​

Ravens​

Home​

8.31
5​

Seahawks​

Rams​

Away​

8.19
6​

Jets​

Browns​

Away​

7.48
7​

Bengals​

Bills​

Home​

7.43​

The Giants are a good streaming defense this week as they take on the Chargers at home.

Kicker:

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts. (Yahoo)
1​

Dan Bailey​

Packers​

Home​

10.12
2​

Justin Tucker​

Raiders​

Away​

9.7
3​

Greg Zuerlein​

Seahawks​

Home​

9.62
4​

Graham Gano​

Lions​

Away​

9.19
5​

Adam Vinatieri​

49ers​

Home​

8.83
6​

Jason Myers​

Steelers​

Away​

8.82
7​

Mason Crosby​

Cowboys​

Away​

8.67​

Blair Walsh will do for a week, he’s still available in most leagues. RIP Nick Folk...ouch!

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