Earlier this year, we introduced Fantasy Wins Added and the Fantasy Gradebook — two concepts that I hope revolutionize the way we value players in fantasy football and measure success.
With Week 5 in the books, let’s take a look at the leaders.
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Week 5 Leaders in Fantasy Wins Added: Fantasy Football MVPs
Austin Ekeler smashed for the second straight week, earning MVP honors for Week 5. When rounding, Ekeler (0.27 wins added) tied with both Leonard Fournette and Travis Kelce.
Week 5 Fantasy Football Grades
Here are the players who earned an “A” this week:
Check out the full chart to see where your players stacked up.
Leaders on the Year (through Week 5)
Here are your top 10 fantasy MVPs through Week 5:
We’re also down to just 12 players who have helped you win your fantasy game all five weeks so far (down from 14 last week — Clyde Edwards-Helaire and A.J. Brown slipped from the perfect ranks).
Player | Position | Team | Positive Weeks |
Josh Allen | QB | BUF | 5 |
Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG | 5 |
Nick Chubb | RB | CLV | 5 |
Christian McCaffrey | RB | CAR | 5 |
Breece Hall | RB | NYJ | 5 |
Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 5 |
Zach Ertz | TE | ARZ | 5 |
Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 5 |
Tyler Higbee | TE | LA | 5 |
Cooper Kupp | WR | LA | 5 |
Deebo Samuel | WR | SF | 5 |
Marquise Brown | WR | ARZ | 5 |
Top 10 fantasy performances so far this year:
Here are the 10 most valuable individual performances so far this year:
Player | Pos | Team | Wins Added | Week |
Stefon Diggs | WR | BUF | 0.36 | 2 |
Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN | 0.35 | 1 |
Tyreek Hill | WR | MIA | 0.33 | 2 |
Jaylen Waddle | WR | MIA | 0.31 | 2 |
T.J. Hockenson | TE | DET | 0.30 | 4 |
Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | DET | 0.30 | 2 |
Lamar Jackson | QB | BLT | 0.30 | 3 |
Lamar Jackson | QB | BLT | 0.27 | 2 |
Austin Ekeler | RB | LAC | 0.27 | 5 |
Leonard Fournette | RB | TB | 0.27 | 5 |