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Week 5 Flex Rankings & Results — Half-PPR

Jahmyr Gibbs is our Flex #1 for Week 5 in Half-PPR, ahead of Bijan Robinson and Kyren Williams. The biggest riser since the last publish is Kalif Raymond (#84→#80); the biggest faller is Kyle Monangai (#22→#93).

Results table

Week 5 FLEX · Half-PPR · Proj = engine median · Range = 20th–80th percentile · Opp/Total from the market as of 4:05 AM ET · Actual from final stats · Finish = actual rank on this board · Δ = actual − proj · Hit = within 6 ranks or inside the range · bye-week teams (CAR, KC) excluded
RankPlayerTeamOppProjRangeActualFinishΔHitNote
Tier 1
1Jahmyr Gibbs RB1
DET @ ARI
DET@ ARI18.235.2FLEX1+17.0HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ ARI · 20–80 range 10.5–27.5.
2Bijan Robinson RB2
ATL vs BAL
ATLvs BAL16.913.8FLEX33-3.1HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs BAL · 20–80 range 10.0–26.0.
3Kyren Williams RB3
LA vs BUF
LAvs BUF (Mon)15.616.6FLEX25+1.0HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs BUF · 20–80 range 9.1–24.1.
4Derrick Henry RB4
BAL @ ATL
BAL@ ATL15.620.5FLEX12+4.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ ATL · 20–80 range 8.5–24.4.
5Jonathan Taylor RB5
IND @ PIT
IND@ PIT14.69.7FLEX43-4.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ PIT · 20–80 range 7.9–22.9.
6CeeDee Lamb WR1
DAL vs TB · locked
DALvs TB (Thu)14.61.9FLEX78-12.7MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TB · 20–80 range 7.5–24.4.
7Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR2
SEA vs SF
SEAvs SF14.520.3FLEX13+5.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs SF · 20–80 range 7.1–24.6.
8Javonte Williams RB6
DAL vs TB · locked
DALvs TB (Thu)13.413.2FLEX34-0.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TB · 20–80 range 7.2–20.9.
9Puka Nacua WR3
LA vs BUF
LAvs BUF (Mon)13.429.2FLEX5+15.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs BUF · 20–80 range 7.1–22.8.
10Christian McCaffrey RB7
SF @ SEA
SF@ SEA13.015.8FLEX27+2.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ SEA · 20–80 range 6.9–21.1.
11Chris Olave WR4
NO vs MIN
NOvs MIN13.06.6FLEX53-6.4MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs MIN · 20–80 range 6.8–22.4.
12Zay Flowers WR5
BAL @ ATL · Questionable
BAL@ ATL12.710.6FLEX38-2.1HitQuestionable (game-day report, seen Sat 16:30 ET): P(active) 81% — median 12.7 if he plays.
13Chase Brown RB8
CIN @ MIA
CIN@ MIA12.45.5FLEX57-6.9MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ MIA · 20–80 range 7.3–19.3.
14James Cook RB9
BUF @ LA
BUF@ LA (Mon)12.122.3FLEX11+10.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LA · 20–80 range 6.5–19.6.
15Amon-Ra St. Brown WR6
DET @ ARI
DET@ ARI12.19.9FLEX42-2.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ ARI · 20–80 range 5.8–20.7.
16Jaylen Warren RB10
PIT vs IND
PITvs IND11.933.8FLEX2+21.9MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs IND · 20–80 range 7.2–18.6.
17Nico Collins WR7
HOU @ TEN
HOU@ TEN11.68.1FLEX49-3.5HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ TEN · 20–80 range 5.4–20.2.
18Ashton Jeanty RB11
LV @ NE · Questionable
LV@ NE11.69.2FLEX45-2.4HitQuestionable (game-day report, seen Sat 16:30 ET): P(active) 57% — median 11.6 if he plays.
19Aaron Jones RB12
MIN @ NO
MIN@ NO11.317.2FLEX22+5.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NO · 20–80 range 6.5–17.9.
20D'Andre Swift RB13
CHI @ GB
CHI@ GB11.115.3FLEX28+4.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ GB · 20–80 range 5.9–18.2.
21Tee Higgins WR8
CIN @ MIA · Questionable
CIN@ MIA11.13.2FLEX73-7.9MissQuestionable (game-day report, seen Sat 16:30 ET): P(active) 97% — median 11.1 if he plays.
22Michael Wilson WR9
ARI vs DET
ARIvs DET10.55.3FLEX59-5.2MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DET · 20–80 range 5.3–18.3.
23Trey McBride TE1
ARI vs DET
ARIvs DET10.217.1FLEX23+6.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DET · 20–80 range 5.1–17.8.
24Rhamondre Stevenson RB14
NE vs LV · Questionable
NEvs LV10.016.0FLEX26+6.0HitQuestionable (game-day report, seen Sat 16:30 ET): P(active) 90% — median 10.0 if he plays.
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What the numbers say

6.8mean abs. error · Half-PPR points, top 36 · Week 4: 6.7
0.21rank correlation · Spearman, top 36
3 / 12ranked top 12 who finished top 12
58%actuals inside the 20–80 range · target 60%
This version was published after the week's first kickoff, so it is scored as a retrospective, not a forecast.
The engine's read on Week 5
Engine byline · no human author · Week 4 FLEX accuracy: MAE 6.7, top-12 hit 4/12

Engine-generated board: four projection sources (recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency, opponent) blended by weights fitted on the forecast ledger, scored through 10,000 fitted-distribution outcomes under this format. No analyst has reviewed it yet.

Common questions about Week 5 FLEX rankings

Who is the best flex to start in Week 5 Half-PPR?

Jahmyr Gibbs, our FLEX1 with a 18.2-point median; Bijan Robinson is FLEX2.

When do these rankings update?

Published Tuesday, refreshed Thursday and Saturday mornings, and again Sunday at 8 AM ET; inactives are polled from 90 minutes before each kickoff.

How this board is built
Projectionsens-fit-2026w04-mkt-2026-w5-2026-10-06+mkt-2026-w05-2026-10-06-09
Market2026-w05-2026-10-13-08
Simulation10,000 outcomes per player
Week 4 FLEX accuracyMAE 6.7 · top-12 hit 4/12
Rankings versionv2 · Sun, Oct 11, 8:03 AM ET
Ranks tagsunday-2026-w5-0803
Projection sources are blended by weights fitted on the forecast ledger; ranges come from simulated outcomes with injury status priced in. Every number on this page is the engine's. Data credits
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