Start or sit in week 5

What Waiver projects for week 5 alone, with a floor and a ceiling for each player, so you can start the steady one when you are ahead and the volatile one when you need points. To weigh up two of your own players, compare them in the tool.

Quarterbacks

The QB18 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Josh Allen	BUF	LA	19.0	11.6–30.4
2	Jared Goff	DET	ARI	17.7	10.5–29.0
3	Brock Purdy	SF	SEA	17.5	10.0–28.3
4	Dak Prescott	DAL	TB	17.5	10.4–28.8
5	Joe Burrow	CIN	MIA	17.0	9.8–28.0
6	Matthew Stafford	LA	BUF	16.5	9.8–28.0
7	Tyler Shough	NO	MIN	16.0	8.7–26.6
8	Drake Maye	NE	LV	16.0	8.7–26.5
9	Bo Nix	DEN	LAC	15.8	8.5–26.3
10	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	PHI	15.5	8.3–26.0
11	Jacoby Brissett	ARI	DET	15.1	8.2–25.9
12	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	IND	14.9	8.5–26.3
13	Jalen Hurts	PHI	JAX	14.6	7.5–25.0
14	C.J. Stroud	HOU	TEN	14.2	7.1–24.4
15	Jordan Love	GB	CHI	14.0	6.9–24.2

Running backs

The RB30 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	ARI	20.8	10.6–38.0
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	BAL	20.6	10.5–37.7
3	Kyren Williams	LA	BUF	16.1	7.6–30.4
4	Chase Brown	CIN	MIA	16.1	7.6–30.3
5	Javonte Williams	DAL	TB	15.9	7.4–30.0
6	Jonathan Taylor	IND	PIT	15.9	7.5–30.1
7	Ashton Jeanty	LV	NE	15.2	7.0–28.9
8	James Cook	BUF	LA	14.7	6.7–28.1
9	Christian McCaffrey	SF	SEA	14.6	6.8–28.5
10	D'Andre Swift	CHI	GB	13.4	5.8–26.0
11	Derrick Henry	BAL	ATL	13.0	5.9–26.2
12	Jaylen Warren	PIT	IND	12.5	5.2–24.6
13	Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	PHI	11.4	4.5–22.8
14	Aaron Jones	MIN	NO	11.3	4.7–23.1
15	Bucky Irving	TB	DAL	11.2	4.3–22.4

Wide receivers

The WR36 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Puka Nacua	LA	BUF	18.6	7.9–35.1
2	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	ARI	18.0	7.5–33.9
3	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	TB	17.7	7.3–33.4
4	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	SF	17.5	7.2–33.0
5	Chris Olave	NO	MIN	16.0	6.4–30.5
6	Nico Collins	HOU	TEN	14.5	5.6–28.2
7	Drake London	ATL	BAL	14.4	5.4–27.8
8	Zay Flowers	BAL	ATL	13.7	5.1–26.8
9	Michael Wilson	ARI	DET	13.6	5.0–26.4
10	George Pickens	DAL	TB	13.4	4.9–26.3
11	Christian Watson	GB	CHI	13.1	4.7–25.6
12	Davante Adams	LA	BUF	13.0	4.9–26.1
13	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	CLE	12.8	4.5–25.2
14	Jaylen Waddle	DEN	LAC	12.6	4.4–24.9
15	Parker Washington	JAX	PHI	12.1	4.1–24.0

Tight ends

The TE14 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Trey McBride	ARI	DET	14.6	5.9–28.3
2	Brock Bowers	LV	NE	13.5	5.3–26.4
3	Sam LaPorta	DET	ARI	12.2	4.6–24.0
4	Tyler Warren	IND	PIT	10.7	3.8–21.4
5	Isaiah Likely	NYG	WAS	10.5	3.7–20.9
6	George Kittle	SF	SEA	10.3	3.8–21.2
7	Brenton Strange	JAX	PHI	9.9	3.4–19.8
8	Colston Loveland	CHI	GB	9.9	3.4–19.9
9	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	NYJ	9.8	3.3–19.7
10	Tucker Kraft	GB	CHI	9.7	3.3–19.6
11	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	LA	9.6	3.2–19.3
12	Hunter Henry	NE	LV	9.2	3.1–19.2
13	Juwan Johnson	NO	MIN	9.0	3.0–18.6
14	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	NO	9.0	2.9–18.5
15	Kenyon Sadiq	NYJ	CLE	8.8	2.8–18.0

Kickers

The K12 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	TB	9.2	3.8–15.5
2	Jake Bates	DET	ARI	8.9	3.4–15.3
3	Evan McPherson	CIN	MIA	8.8	3.4–15.2
4	Cam Little	JAX	PHI	8.7	3.2–15.1
5	Jason Myers	SEA	SF	8.6	3.2–15.0
6	Spencer Shrader	IND	PIT	8.6	3.2–15.0
7	Harrison Mevis	LA	BUF	8.6	3.1–15.0
8	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	TEN	8.5	3.0–14.9
9	Cairo Santos	CHI	GB	8.5	3.0–14.9
10	Chad Ryland	ARI	DET	8.4	2.9–14.8
11	Will Reichard	MIN	NO	8.4	2.9–14.8
12	Tyler Bass	BUF	LA	8.3	2.8–14.8
13	Chris Boswell	PIT	IND	8.3	2.7–14.7
14	Drew Stevens	WAS	NYG	8.1	2.5–14.6
15	Eddy Pineiro	SF	SEA	8.1	2.5–14.5

Team defences

The DEF12 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	HOU D/ST	HOU	TEN	9.1	2.3–16.8
2	JAX D/ST	JAX	PHI	8.4	1.6–16.2
3	CIN D/ST	CIN	MIA	8.4	1.5–16.1
4	MIN D/ST	MIN	NO	7.7	0.0–15.4
5	DEN D/ST	DEN	LAC	7.6	0.0–15.3
6	NYJ D/ST	NYJ	CLE	7.5	0.0–15.2
7	PIT D/ST	PIT	IND	7.1	0.0–14.8
8	NE D/ST	NE	LV	7.1	0.0–14.8
9	WAS D/ST	WAS	NYG	7.0	0.0–14.7
10	CLE D/ST	CLE	NYJ	7.0	0.0–14.7
11	DAL D/ST	DAL	TB	7.0	0.0–14.7
12	ATL D/ST	ATL	BAL	6.7	0.0–14.4
13	NO D/ST	NO	MIN	6.4	0.0–14.1
14	SEA D/ST	SEA	SF	6.4	0.0–14.0
15	LAC D/ST	LAC	DEN	6.1	0.0–13.7

Projected points count each player's chance of playing. A floor is a bad week and a ceiling a good one: about one week in ten falls outside each. Rebuilt every week.