Byes begin to infest fantasy football lineups in Week 5.
Fantasy managers must make start-sit decisions with lesser names with many top wideouts on vacation, including Rome Odunze, DK Metcalf, and Drake London -- plus Romeo Doubs coming off a three-touchdown weekend.
Which players should you start this weekend? Any wideouts available as waiver pickups to help you?
Keep reading for our fantasy Week 5 wide receiver rankings.
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Week 5 WR Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
These rankings for Week 5 fantasy wide receivers count players in point-per-recetpion (PPR) leagues.
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Which wide receivers have a Week 5 bye?
Bears: Rome Odunze, DJ Moore, Luther Burden III
Falcons: Drake London, Darnell Mooney, Ray-Ray McCloud
Packers: Romeo Doubs, Matthew Golden, Dontayvion Wicks (IR-R resident Jayden Reed, too)
Steelers: DK Metcalf, Calvin Austin, Roman Wilson, Ben Skowronek
Which fantasy wide receivers are injured for Week 5?
IR (out for season): Malik Nabers (knee), Tyreek Hill (knee)
IR-R (Injured Reserve, designated for return): Cedric Tillman (hamstring)
OUT: CeeDee Lamb (ankle), Mike Evans (hamstring), Terry McLaurin (quadriceps), Alec Pierce (concussion), KaVontae Turpin (foot)
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Which Week 5 fantasy sleeper wide receivers should I target?
Noteworthy WR Week 5 matchup boosts include:
Chris Olave's underrated target share positions him well against the New York Giants. (Psst, Spencer Rattler hasn't been that bad.)
We're feeding Khalil Shakir and Keon Coleman into our lineups against the New England Patriots' erratic defensive backfield.
Especially if Calvin Ridley (undisclosed) is out or limited, Elic Ayomanor will continue his WR1 role with Tennessee Titans rookie Cam Ward against the Arizona Cardinals.
Another absence by Terry McLaurin (quadriceps) boosts Luke McCaffrey's involvement, and he's already shown a nose in the red zone.
The New York Jets present a doormat defensive backfield outside of Sauce Gardner (though he's been mid early on), boosting the bye-week fill-in cred of Jalen Tolbert with CeeDee Lamb and KaVontae Turpin out.
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