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Football > 2012 > Week 5 > Rankings

Week #5 Who to Start Rankings / Projections

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Fantasy football projections are based on the following scoring system:
  • Pass Yards: 25/1pt
  • Pass TD: 4pts
  • Pass INT: -1pt
  • Rush/Rec Yards: 10/1pt
  • Rush/Rec TD: 6pts
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The following teams are on a bye this week:
Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
Players not listed due to injury or suspension:
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Rank Player NFL
Team
Opp. Injury
Status
Average Points
& Fantasy
Consistency
Head to
Head
Stats?
Fantasy
Pts
1Roddy White ATL@WAS   11.1 / B Yes 14.5
2A.J. Green CINMIA   12.8 / A Yes 14.1
3Julio Jones ATL@WAS   11.4 / B Yes 13.9
4Andre Johnson HOU@NYJ   11.5 / B Yes 13.2
5Larry Fitzgerald ARI@STL   6.5 / C Yes 12.0
6Victor Cruz NYGCLE   10.6 / B Yes 11.9
7Brandon Marshall CHI@JAX Prob - Hip 13.5 / A Yes 11.5
8Percy Harvin SEATEN IR 11.3 / A Yes 11.4
9Dwayne Bowe KCBAL IR 7.5 / C Yes 11.3
10Wes Welker Profiled this Week DENDEN   10.9 / A Yes 11.0
11Mike Wallace MIAPHI IR 8.8 / C Yes 10.9
12Demaryius Thomas DEN@NE   12.8 / A Yes 10.8
13Reggie Wayne INDGB   10.3 / A Yes 10.6
14Marques Colston NOSD   11.0 / B Yes 10.5
15Jordy Nelson GB@IND   9.7 / C Yes 10.2
16Danny Amendola Profiled this Week NEARI   7.8 / C Yes 10.1
17Steve Smith CARSEA   9.0 / A Yes 10.0
18Torrey Smith BAL@KC Prob - Back 8.4 / C Yes 10.0
19Eric Decker DEN@NE   11.5 / A Yes 9.7
20Jeremy Maclin PHI@PIT   8.5 / C Yes 9.6
21Malcom Floyd SD@NO IR 8.0 / A Yes 9.5
22Brian Hartline Profiled this Week MIA@CIN   7.6 / C Yes 9.3
23Stevie Johnson BUF@SF   9.1 / A Yes 9.1
24DeSean Jackson PHI@PIT IR 7.4 / B Yes 8.9
25Antonio Brown Profiled this Week PITPHI   8.5 / A Yes 8.6
26Domenik Hixon Profiled this Week CARCLE   5.3 / B Yes 7.9
27Nate Washington TEN@MIN   6.1 / C Yes 7.8
28Donnie Avery Profiled this Week KCGB   6.1 / C Yes 7.8
29Pierre Garcon Profiled this Week WASATL   8.9 / B Yes 7.5
30Anquan Boldin SF@KC   7.8 / B Yes 7.3
31James Jones Profiled this Week GB@IND   10.8 / A Yes 7.1
32Michael Crabtree SFBUF   10.3 / C Yes 7.0
33Kendall Wright Profiled this Week TEN@MIN   5.8 / A Yes 6.8
34Andrew Hawkins CINMIA   5.7 / B Yes 6.8
35Kenny Britt Profiled this Week TEN@MIN   5.9 / C Yes 6.7
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