Week 5 fantasy football rankings & DFS projections
Los Angeles Wildcats WR Tre McBride (15) celebrates the TD he scored during Week 4. He's one of The Action Network's top-ranked fantasy wideouts for Week 5.
With the XFL season hitting the halfway mark, The Action Network's experts have another week in the books to fine-tune their data. They've compiled their Week 5 fantasy football rankings for every position based on their DFS point projections at DraftKings and FanDuel.
Let's dig in!
Note: These rankings will be updated in real-time in the run-up to kickoff.
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Week 5 XFL Fantasy Football Rankings & DFS Projections
The following tables are ordered by our experts' consensus rankings, but you can also sort their individual projections by each of their initials.
- SK: Sean Koerner is The Action Network's Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1 in-season FantasyPros ranker for three of the past five seasons.
- CR: Chris Raybon is a co-host of The Action Network's Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio show and was the fourth-most accurate FantasyPros ranker in 2019. He's watched every NFL snap since 2010.
- MF: Matthew Freedman is the Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs (part of The Action Network) and co-host of The Action Network's Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio show.
QB Rankings
DraftKings
Player | Team | RANK | SK | CR | MF | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Walker | HOU | 1 | 26.3 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 25.1 |
| Jordan Ta'amu | STL | 2 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 18.6 | 19.6 |
| Josh Johnson | LA | 3 | 19.7 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| Philip Nelson | DAL | 4 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 18.0 |
| B.J. Daniels | SEA | 5 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 15.0 | 16.8 |
| Taylor Cornelius | TB | 6 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 15.0 | 16.1 |
| Cardale Jones | DC | 7 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 14.5 |
| Luis Perez | NY | 8 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 11.2 |
| Marquise Williams | NY | 9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
FanDuel
Player | Team | RANK | SK | CR | MF | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Walker | HOU | 1 | 25.0 | 22.8 | 24.1 | 24.0 |
| Jordan Ta'amu | STL | 2 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 17.9 | 18.8 |
| Josh Johnson | LA | 3 | 18.8 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 18.3 |
| Philip Nelson | DAL | 4 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 17.1 |
| B.J. Daniels | SEA | 5 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 14.4 | 16.0 |
| Taylor Cornelius | TB | 6 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 14.3 | 15.4 |
| Cardale Jones | DC | 7 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 13.8 |
| Luis Perez | NY | 8 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 10.8 |
| Marquise Williams | NY | 9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
Dallas Renegades RB Cameron Artis-Payne (34) celebrates one of his Week 2 touchdowns.
RB RANKINGS
DraftKings
Player | Tm | RANK | SK | CR | MF | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Artis-Payne | DAL | 1 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| De'Veon Smith | TB | 3 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 14.9 | 12.6 |
| Lance Dunbar | DAL | 2 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 12.6 |
| James Butler | HOU | 4 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| Donnel Pumphrey | DC | 5 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| Matt Jones | STL | 6 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 9.4 |
| Jacques Patrick | TB | 7 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 9.0 |
| Darius Victor | NY | 8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| Kenneth Farrow | SEA | 9 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 8.3 |
| Trey Williams | SEA | 10 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
| Christine Michael | STL | 11 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Tim Cook | NY | 12 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
| Martez Carter | LA | 13 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | |
| DuJuan Harris | LA | 14 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Jhurell Pressley | DC | 14 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| Ja'Quan Gardner | SEA | 16 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Larry Rose | LA | 18 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| Andre Williams | HOU | 17 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Elijah Hood | LA | 19 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Nick Brossette | DC | 19 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| Keith Ford | STL | 21 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Matthew Colburn | NY | 22 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | |
| Justin Stockton | NY | 23 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| Khalid Abdullah | DC | 24 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
| Marquis Young | DAL | 25 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Austin Walter | DAL | 26 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
FanDuel
Player | Tm | RANK | SK | CR | MF | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Artis-Payne | DAL | 1 | 13.4 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 12.4 |
| De'Veon Smith | TB | 2 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 13.6 | 11.1 |
| Lance Dunbar | DAL | 3 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 10.4 |
| James Butler | HOU | 4 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.0 |
| Donnel Pumphrey | DC | 5 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| Matt Jones | STL | 6 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 8.6 |
| Jacques Patrick | TB | 7 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 8.1 |
| Darius Victor | NY | 8 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 |
| Kenneth Farrow | SEA | 9 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 6.9 |
| Christine Michael | STL | 10 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Trey Williams | SEA | 11 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 5.7 |
| Tim Cook | NY | 12 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| Martez Carter | LA | 13 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | |
| Jhurell Pressley | DC | 14 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| DuJuan Harris | LA | 14 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| Ja'Quan Gardner | SEA | 16 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Larry Rose | LA | 17 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Andre Williams | HOU | 18 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Elijah Hood | LA | 19 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| Nick Brossette | DC | 20 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| Keith Ford | STL | 21 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Matthew Colburn | NY | 22 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
| Khalid Abdullah | DC | 23 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| Justin Stockton | NY | 24 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | |
| Marquis Young | DAL | 25 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Austin Walter | DAL | 26 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
WR Rankings
DraftKings
Player | Tm | RANK | SK | CR | MF | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Phillips | HOU | 1 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 15.6 |
| Tre McBride | LA | 2 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 16.5 | 14.8 |
| Daniel Williams | TB | 3 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 12.3 |
| Kahlil Lewis | HOU | 4 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 12.2 |
| Nick Holley | HOU | 5 | 13.9 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 12.1 |
| Eli Rogers | DC | 6 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 11.8 |
| De'Mornay Pierson-El | STL | 7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 11.6 |
| Jalen Tolliver | TB | 8 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 11.2 |
| Austin Proehl | SEA | 9 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| L'Damian Washington | STL | 10 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| Reece Horn | TB | 11 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 10.0 |
| Rashad Ross | DC | 12 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
| Flynn Nagel | DAL | 13 | 10.3 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 9.4 |
| Keenan Reynolds | SEA | 13 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Jordan-Elijah Smallwood | LA | 15 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 8.3 |
| DeAndre Thompkins | DC | 16 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Alonzo Russell | STL | 17 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Mekale McKay | NY | 18 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 7.8 |
| Colby Pearson | NY | 19 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| Jeff Badet | DAL | 20 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
| Sammie Coates | HOU | 21 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 6.3 |
| Kermit Whitfield | LA | 22 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Saeed Blacknall | LA | 23 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 5.8 |
| Brandon Reilly | STL | 24 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| Alonzo Moore | SEA | 25 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Adonis Jennings | LA | 26 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Jazz Ferguson | DAL | 27 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| Sam Mobley | HOU | 28 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| Dontez Byrd | SEA | 29 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| Joe Horn Jr. | NY | 30 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| Ryheem Malone | HOU | 31 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Keith Mumphery | STL | 32 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 3.2 |
| Tanner Gentry | NY | 33 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| Teo Redding | NY | 34 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Blake Jackson | HOU | 35 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| Austin Duke | NY | 36 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Joshua Crockett | DAL | 37 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Malachi Dupre | DC | 38 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Freddie Martino | DAL | 39 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| S.J. Green | TB | 39 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Ryan Davis | TB | 41 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | |
| Carlton Agudosi | STL | 42 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| John Santiago | SEA | 43 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Simmie Cobbs Jr. | DC | 44 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
FanDuel
Player | Tm | RANK | SK | CR | MF | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Phillips | HOU | 1 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 12.8 |
| Tre McBride | LA | 2 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 13.3 | 11.9 |
| Nick Holley | HOU | 3 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Kahlil Lewis | HOU | 4 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Daniel Williams | TB | 5 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| De'Mornay Pierson-El | STL | 6 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| Eli Rogers | DC | 7 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 |
| Jalen Tolliver | TB | 8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 8.7 |
| Austin Proehl | SEA | 9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Rashad Ross | DC | 10 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 |
| L'Damian Washington | STL | 11 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Keenan Reynolds | SEA | 12 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Reece Horn | TB | 13 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Flynn Nagel | DAL | 14 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| Jordan-Elijah Smallwood | LA | 15 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 6.6 |
| DeAndre Thompkins | DC | 16 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Mekale McKay | NY | 17 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| Alonzo Russell | STL | 18 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| Colby Pearson | NY | 19 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Jeff Badet | DAL | 20 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| Kermit Whitfield | LA | 21 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Sammie Coates | HOU | 22 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 5.1 |
| Saeed Blacknall | LA | 23 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Brandon Reilly | STL | 24 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Alonzo Moore | SEA | 25 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| Sam Mobley | HOU | 26 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Adonis Jennings | LA | 27 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| Jazz Ferguson | DAL | 28 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| Dontez Byrd | SEA | 29 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| Joe Horn Jr. | NY | 30 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Ryheem Malone | HOU | 31 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Keith Mumphery | STL | 32 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
| Tanner Gentry | NY | 33 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| Austin Duke | NY | 34 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Blake Jackson | HOU | 35 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Teo Redding | NY | 36 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Joshua Crockett | DAL | 37 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Malachi Dupre | DC | 38 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| S.J. Green | TB | 39 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Freddie Martino | DAL | 40 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Ryan Davis | TB | 41 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
| Carlton Agudosi | STL | 42 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| John Santiago | SEA | 43 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Simmie Cobbs Jr. | DC | 44 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
St. Louis BattleHawks TE Marcus Lucas spikes the ball after catching a two-point conversion during the team's Week 4 win.
TE Rankings
DraftKings
Player | Tm | RANK | SK | CR | MF | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Parham | DAL | 1 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Marcus Lucas | STL | 2 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Brandon Barnes | LA | 3 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Jake Powell | NY | 4 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Nick Truesdell | TB | 5 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | |
| DeAndre Goolsby | TB | 6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Khari Lee | DC | 7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| Sean Price | DAL | 8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Evan Rodriguez | SEA | 9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| E.J. Bibbs | NY | 10 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Connor Hamlett | SEA | 11 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Ben Johnson | SEA | 12 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| De'Quan Hampton | LA | 13 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Donnie Ernsberger | DC | 14 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Wes Saxton | STL | 15 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
| Derrick Hayward | DC | 16 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Colin Jeter | SEA | 17 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Colin Thompson | TB | 18 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
FanDuel
Player | Tm | RANK | SK | CR | MF | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Parham | DAL | 1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| Marcus Lucas | STL | 2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Brandon Barnes | LA | 3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Jake Powell | NY | 4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Nick Truesdell | TB | 5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | |
| DeAndre Goolsby | TB | 6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| Khari Lee | DC | 7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Sean Price | DAL | 8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Evan Rodriguez | SEA | 9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| E.J. Bibbs | NY | 10 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Connor Hamlett | SEA | 11 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Ben Johnson | SEA | 12 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| De'Quan Hampton | LA | 13 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Donnie Ernsberger | DC | 14 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Wes Saxton | STL | 15 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Derrick Hayward | DC | 16 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Colin Jeter | SEA | 17 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Colin Thompson | TB | 18 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Defense rankings
Team | Team | RANK | SK | CR | MF | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Roughnecks | HOU | 1 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| Dallas Renegades | DAL | 2 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Los Angeles Wildcats | LA | 3 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| New York Guardians | NY | 4 | 10 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 8.3 |
| St. Louis Battlehawks | STL | 5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Tampa Bay Vipers | TB | 6 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| DC Defenders | DC | 7 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Seattle Dragons | SEA | 8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
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