Ollie Gordon II, Dalton Kincaid And More

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – OCTOBER 4: Ollie Gordon II #0 of the Miami Dolphins scores a rushing touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings during the third quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 4, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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This week, when looking at these fantasy football start or sit decisions, we have some bye weeks. The teams with a bye in Week 5 are the Kansas City Chiefs and the Carolina Panthers.

With that said, just like always, any player ranked outside the top 20 for running backs and wide receivers can be a start, with the expectation that anyone ranked exactly at the cutoff can be a start or sit. For all other positions, the cutoff goes down to eight.

The rankings we’ll be referencing for this article are from the Week 5 FantasyPros expert consensus PPR rankings.