Early Fantasy Football Start 'Em Sit 'Em picks for Week 5 feat. Jayden Daniels, Chuba Hubbard, Kyle Pitts

Each week of the fantasy football season brings with it a brand new set of values for all players. Their recent individual performances and direct weekly matchups, among many other factors, play a major role in assessing their outlooks. Here are some of the best options to target and fade with Week 5 approaching.

Fantasy Football Week 5 Start 'Em picks

Identifying the best players to target each week is one of the best ways to optimize a fantasy football lineup. Jayden Daniels has quickly become not only one of the best rookies this year, but one of the best overall quarterbacks as he ranks as the overall QB1 for the 2024 season through the first three weeks.

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Joining Daniels as another strong option in Week 5 is Chuba Hubbard. He has turned in two consecutive games with more than 100 scrimmage yards and is locked in as the Carolina Panthers' featured running back. He is among the best RBs to use in fantasy football lineups this week.

Must Starts

Josh Allen
Lamar Jackson
Jayden Daniels
Patrick Mahomes
CJ Stroud
Bijan Robinson
Breece Hall
Aaron Jones
Derrick Henry
Jonathan Taylor
De'Von Achane
Chuba Hubbard
James Cook
James Conner
Jordan Mason
Kyren Williams
Alvin Kamara
Mike Evans
Chris Godwin
CeeDee Lamb
Garrett Wilson
Justin Jefferson
Ja'Marr Chase
Tee Higgins
Tyreek Hill
Nico Collins
Stefon Diggs
Diontae Johnson
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Deebo Samuel
DK Metcalf
Malik Nabers
Chris Olave
Travis Kelce
George Kittle
Brock Bowers
Jake Ferguson

DFS Picks

Jayden Daniels
Kyler Murray
Chuba Hubbard
Kyren Williams
Najee Harris
Xavier Worthy
Tee Higgins
Diontae Johnson
Mike Gesicki
Brock Bowers

Fantasy Football Week 5 Sit 'Em picks

Formerly elite fantasy football tight ends headline the list of players to fade in Week 5 lineups. Kyle Pitts was held without a reception last week and currently ranks as the overall TE16, making him a fade. He is joined by Mark Andrews, who has been targeted just twice across the past two weeks.

Amari Cooper is also better off avoided this week as he has struggled to find consistent production. He currently ranks as just the overall WR38 and has been held to 35 yards or fewer in three of his four games this year.

Must Sits

Aaron Rodgers
Deshaun Watson
Rachaad White
Zamir White
Javonte Williams
Carson Steele
Allen Lazard
Amari Cooper
Jerry Jeudy
Tyler Lockett
Mark Andrews
Kyle Pitts

DFS Fades

Derek Carr
Daniel Jones
Jerome Ford
Zack Moss
Brandon Aiyuk
DJ Moore
Jaylen Waddle
Zay Flowers
Mark Andrews
Kyle Pitts
Pat Freiermuth

About the author

Adam Hulse is an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda with 4 years of experience. He is also the host of the podcast "Sports Talk with Adam Hulse."

Adam studied Communications at Villanova University and played American football at Pop Warner and as a high school Freshman. His favorite team are the Dallas Cowboys, and if Adam could lay his hands on a time machine, he would love to witness their glory years from the 1990s. The Cowboys' 27-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX is his favorite Super Bowl of all time.

Given his affinity for 'America's Team,' Adam's favorite players of all time include Emmitt Smith. Michael Irvin, Tony Romo and Dak Prescott.

Adam takes a lot of pride in his work, which naturally culminates into insightful content for his readers, performance analysis being his forte. When not writing about football, Adam spends a time on his podcast.

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Edited by Victor Ramon Galvez