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Week 5 Flex Rankings & Results — Standard

Jahmyr Gibbs is our Flex #1 for Week 5 in Standard, ahead of Bijan Robinson and Derrick Henry. The biggest riser since the last publish is Tre Tucker (#87→#83); the biggest faller is Kyle Monangai (#12→#93).

Results table

Week 5 FLEX · Standard · 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 · Must start
1Jahmyr Gibbs RB1
DET @ ARI
DET@ ARI16.132.7FLEX1+16.6HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ ARI · 20–80 range 8.9–25.1.
2Bijan Robinson RB2
ATL vs BAL
ATLvs BAL15.411.8FLEX35-3.6HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs BAL · 20–80 range 8.6–24.2.
3Derrick Henry RB3
BAL @ ATL
BAL@ ATL14.820.0FLEX9+5.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ ATL · 20–80 range 7.8–23.6.
Tier 2 · Start
4Kyren Williams RB4
LA vs BUF
LAvs BUF (Mon)13.513.6FLEX29+0.1HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs BUF · 20–80 range 7.4–21.4.
5Jonathan Taylor RB5
IND @ PIT
IND@ PIT13.48.2FLEX42-5.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ PIT · 20–80 range 6.9–21.5.
Tier 3
6Javonte Williams RB6
DAL vs TB · locked
DALvs TB (Thu)12.012.2FLEX34+0.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TB · 20–80 range 5.8–19.1.
7James Cook RB7
BUF @ LA
BUF@ LA (Mon)11.321.8FLEX6+10.5HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LA · 20–80 range 5.9–18.7.
8Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR1
SEA vs SF
SEAvs SF11.217.8FLEX13+6.6HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs SF · 20–80 range 4.9–20.0.
9Christian McCaffrey RB8
SF @ SEA
SF@ SEA11.114.3FLEX25+3.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ SEA · 20–80 range 5.3–18.6.
10CeeDee Lamb WR2
DAL vs TB · locked
DALvs TB (Thu)10.90.9FLEX82-10.0MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TB · 20–80 range 4.9–19.5.
11Jaylen Warren RB9
PIT vs IND
PITvs IND10.530.8FLEX2+20.3MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs IND · 20–80 range 6.3–16.8.
12Zay Flowers WR3
BAL @ ATL · Questionable
BAL@ ATL10.26.6FLEX47-3.6HitQuestionable (game-day report, seen Sat 16:30 ET): P(active) 81% — median 10.2 if he plays.
13D'Andre Swift RB10
CHI @ GB
CHI@ GB10.213.3FLEX31+3.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ GB · 20–80 range 5.1–17.0.
14Chase Brown RB11
CIN @ MIA
CIN@ MIA10.14.0FLEX59-6.1MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ MIA · 20–80 range 5.6–16.5.
15Puka Nacua WR4
LA vs BUF
LAvs BUF (Mon)10.120.7FLEX8+10.6MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs BUF · 20–80 range 4.7–18.2.
16Aaron Jones RB12
MIN @ NO
MIN@ NO10.015.7FLEX18+5.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NO · 20–80 range 5.5–16.3.
17Ashton Jeanty RB13
LV @ NE · Questionable
LV@ NE9.87.7FLEX43-2.1HitQuestionable (game-day report, seen Sat 16:30 ET): P(active) 57% — median 9.8 if he plays.
18Chris Olave WR5
NO vs MIN
NOvs MIN9.54.6FLEX58-4.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs MIN · 20–80 range 4.5–17.7.
19Nico Collins WR6
HOU @ TEN
HOU@ TEN9.45.6FLEX51-3.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ TEN · 20–80 range 3.8–17.1.
20Amon-Ra St. Brown WR7
DET @ ARI
DET@ ARI9.06.9FLEX44-2.1HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ ARI · 20–80 range 3.6–16.5.
21Omarion Hampton RB14
LAC vs DEN
LACvs DEN8.83.9FLEX60-4.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DEN · 20–80 range 3.5–15.7.
22Rhamondre Stevenson RB15
NE vs LV · Questionable
NEvs LV8.814.5FLEX23+5.7HitQuestionable (game-day report, seen Sat 16:30 ET): P(active) 90% — median 8.8 if he plays.
23Cam Skattebo RB16
NYG @ WAS
NYG@ WAS8.45.1FLEX54-3.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ WAS · 20–80 range 3.9–14.8.
24Tee Higgins WR8
CIN @ MIA · Questionable
CIN@ MIA8.42.2FLEX71-6.2MissQuestionable (game-day report, seen Sat 16:30 ET): P(active) 97% — median 8.4 if he plays.
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What the numbers say

6.4mean abs. error · Standard points, top 36 · Week 4: 6.0
0.26rank correlation · Spearman, top 36
4 / 12ranked top 12 who finished top 12
61%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 6.0, 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 Standard?

Jahmyr Gibbs, our FLEX1 with a 16.1-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 6.0 · 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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