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Geno Smith

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Chris Godwin

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A.J. Brown

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Jakobi Meyers

LVR

J.K. Dobbins

DEN

Michael Carter

ARI

Rhamondre Stevenson

NE

Rachaad White

TB

Rashee Rice

KC

Sean Tucker

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Emari Demercado

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Bo Nix

DEN

Brock Bowers

LVR

Xavier Worthy

KC

Ashton Jeanty

LVR

Quinshon Judkins

CLE

TreVeyon Henderson

NE

RJ Harvey

DEN

Dillon Gabriel

CLE

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Video: Week 5 Fantasy Football Preview -- Backfield Sorting, Trade Talk, and More

Week 5 brings chaos: backfield injuries, usage shakeups, and key WRs returning. Matt and Jared break down surprise starters, sell-high candidates, and more.

By Matt Schauf • Updated on Fri, Oct 3 2025 3:58 PM UTC

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Backfield injuries. Usage shakeups. Star WRs returning. And the first week of byes. Week 5 brings it all. Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the Week 5 Rankings, the fallout from Bucky Irving and Trey Benson’s injuries, how to handle tricky RB committees (Cardinals, Patriots, Broncos), and whether Ashton Jeanty is a weekly starter or a sell-high. We’re also talking Brock Bowers’ usage, Jakobi Meyers as a sneaky buy, Xavier Worthy, Geno Smith, Bo Nix, and what the heck's wrong with A.J. Brown.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:38 Bucky Irving injury fallout

4:02 Trey Benson injury fallout

7:53 What’s wrong with Brock Bowers?

11:16 Start Ashton Jeanty?

13:40 Buy Jakobi Meyers

14:52 Should we worry about Geno Smith?

17:14 Start Quinshon Judkins forever?

19:43 Dillon Gabriel effect

20:51 Start Bo Nix?

22:44 Start J.K. Dobbins?

25:56 Sorting the Patriots backfield

28:27 Start Xavier Worthy?

31:24 Chris Godwin injury return

34:37 Start A.J. Brown?

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