Chase, St. Brown lead Week 5 fantasy football wide receiver rankings

Ja'Marr Chase, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Justin Jefferson lead UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's Top 50 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for Week 5.

Cincinnati Bengals wider receiver Ja'Marr Chase leads my Week 5 fantasy football wide receiver rankings. File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI
Cincinnati Bengals wider receiver Ja'Marr Chase leads my Week 5 fantasy football wide receiver rankings. File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI

MIAMI, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Ja'Marr Chase, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Justin Jefferson lead my Top 50 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for Week 5.

Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba join Chase and St. Brown in my Top 5. Davante Adams, Deebo Samuel, Garrett Wilson, Emeka Egbuka and Nico Collins are among my other Top 10 options.

Continue to monitor the status of Terry McLaurin and Ricky Pearsall who are in doubt for Week 5.

My top waiver-wire and free agent targets for Week 5 are available here.

All of my positional rankings will be updated until Week 5 kickoffs. Players also will be moved out of or adjusted within the rankings based on injuries. Be sure to monitor your fantasy football team lineups.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) is the No. 2 player in my Week 5 rankings. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) is the No. 2 player in my Week 5 rankings. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI

Players from the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons, who are on bye, should be benched or, in some cases, dropped from rosters.

Week 5 wide receiver rankings

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy (L) rips off a 32-yard gain Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Photo by Jon Robichaud/UPI
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy (L) rips off a 32-yard gain Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Photo by Jon Robichaud/UPI

1. Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals vs. DET

2. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions at CIN

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson rushes for a gain against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson rushes for a gain against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI

3. Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings vs. CLE

4. Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams vs. SF

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens (3) can be used as a fantasy football WR1. File Photo by Mark Black/UPI
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens (3) can be used as a fantasy football WR1. File Photo by Mark Black/UPI

5. Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks vs. TB

6. Davante Adams, Los Angeles Rams vs. SF

7. Deebo Samuel, Washington Commanders at LAC

8. Garrett Wilson, New York Jets vs. DAL

9. Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SEA

10. Nico Collins, Houston Texans at BAL

11. George Pickens, Dallas Cowboys at NYJ

12. Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens vs. HOU

13. Marvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals vs. TEN

14. A.J. Brown, Philadelphia Eagles vs. DEN

15. Quentin Johnston, Los Angels Chargers vs. WAS

16. Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins at CAR

17. Xavier Worthy, Kansas City Chiefs at JAX

18. Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars vs. KC

19. Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos at PHI

20. Jakobi Meyers, Las Vegas Raiders at IND

21. Michael Pittman Jr., Indianapolis Colts vs. LV

22. Khalil Shakir, Buffalo Bills vs. NE

23. Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals vs. DET

24. Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions at CIN

25. Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings vs. CLE

26. Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns vs. MIN

27. Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers vs. WAS

28. Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers vs. WAS

29. Wan'Dale Robinson, New York Giants at NO

30. Stefon Diggs, New England Patriots at BUF

31. Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SEA

32. Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers vs. MIA

33. Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints vs. NYG

34. DeVonta Smith, Philadelphia Eagles vs. DEN

35. Marquise Brown, Kansas City Chiefs at JAX

36. Malik Washington, Miami Dolphins at CAR

37. Jalen Tolbert, Dallas Cowboys at NYJ

38. Darius Slayton, New York Giants at NO

39. Calvin Ridley, Tennessee Titans at ARI

40. Christian Kirk, Houston Texans at BAL

41. Tre Tucker, Las Vegas Raiders at IND

42. Rashid Shaheed, New Orleans Saints vs. NYG

43. Elic Ayomanor, Tennessee Titans at ARI

44. Rashod Bateman, Baltimore Ravens vs. HOU

45. KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboys at NYJ

46. Cooper Kupp, Seattle Seahawks vs. TB

47. Troy Franklin, Denver Broncos at PHI

48. Keon Coleman, Buffalo Bills vs. NE

49. Travis Hunter, Jacksonville Jaguars vs. KC

50. Kayshon Boutte, New England Patriots at BUF

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