Puka Nacua and Amon-Ra St. Brown lead Week 5 WR rankings
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 7, 2026, 3:31 PM
Last updated Oct 7, 2026
Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams and Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions top the Week 5 fantasy football wide receiver rankings released on October 7. Joining them in the top five are Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Zay Flowers, and CeeDee Lamb. Players from the Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers are excluded this week due to byes. Several star receivers are dealing with injuries, including Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, and Tee Higgins, which could impact lineup choices moving forward.
- •Top five wide receivers include Nacua and St. Brown.
- •Injured receivers include Chase, Jefferson, and Higgins.
- •Chiefs and Panthers players are on bye this week.
- •Rankings released on October 7.
- 3:31 PMYahoo Sports — Nacua, St. Brown lead Week 5 fantasy football wide receiver rankings
"Puka Nucua and Amon-Ra St. Brown lead UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's Top-50 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for Week 5.
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