Engel: Week 5 Position-by-Position Lineup Rankings (2024)

Quarterbacks

1. Peyton Manning vs. TEN
2. Donovan McNabb vs. DAL
3. Marc Bulger at GB

4. Eli Manning vs. WAS

5. Jake Delhomme vs. CLE
6. Tom Brady vs. MIA
7. Rex Grossman vs. BUF

8. Drew Brees vs. TB
9. Drew Bledsoe at PHI
10. Brett Favre vs. STL

11. Chad Pennington at JAC
12. Byron Leftwich vs. NYJ
13. Mark Brunell at NYG
14. Alex Smith vs. OAK
15. Steve McNair at DEN
16. Brad Johnson vs. DET
17. Jon Kitna at MIN

18. Daunte Culpepper at NE
19. Jake Plummer vs. BAL
20. Ben Roethlisberger at SD
21. Damon Huard at ARI
22. Charlie Frye at CAR
23. Andrew Walter at SF
24. Matt Leinart vs. KC
25. Philip Rivers vs. PIT
26. Vince Young at IND
27. J.P. Losman at CHI
28. Bruce Gradkowski at NO

Running Backs

1. Larry Johnson at ARI
2. LaDainian Tomlinson vs. PIT
3. Steven Jackson at GB
4. Tiki Barber vs. WAS
5. Clinton Portis at NYG
6. LaMont Jordan at SF
7. Frank Gore vs. OAK
8. Edgerrin James vs. KC
9. Ronnie Brown at NE
10. Willie Parker at SD
11. Brian Westbrook vs. DAL
12. Thomas Jones vs. BUF
13. DeShaun Foster vs. CLE
14. Laurence Maroney vs. MIA
15. Chester Taylor vs. DET
16. Kevin Jones at MIN
17. Tatum Bell vs. BAL
18. Willis McGahee at CHI
19. Julius Jones at PHI
20. Deuce McAllister vs. TB
21. Jamal Lewis at DEN
22. Corey Dillon vs. MIA
23. Ahman Green vs. STL
24. Dominic Rhodes vs. TEN
25. Fred Taylor vs. NYJ
26. Reuben Droughns at CAR
27. Reggie Bush vs. TB
28. Joseph Addai vs. TEN
29. Maurice Jones-Drew vs. NYJ
30. Carnell Williams at NO
31. Kevan Barlow at JAC
32. Chris Brown at IND
33. DeAngelo Williams vs. CLE
34. Leon Washington at JAC
35. Vernand Morency vs. STL
36. Ladell Betts at NYG
37. Marion Barber III at PHI
38. Michael Robinson vs. OAK
39. LenDale White at IND
40. Cedric Benson vs. BUF

Wide Receivers

1. Steve Smith vs. CLE
2. Torry Holt at GB
3. Marvin Harrison vs. TEN
4. Reggie Wayne vs. TEN
5. Terrell Owens at PHI
6. Santana Moss at NYG
7. Roy Williams at MIN
8. Antonio Bryant vs. OAK
9. Bernard Berrian vs. BUF
10. Randy Moss at SF
11. Terry Glenn at PHI
12. Greg Jennings vs. STL
13. Plaxico Burress vs. WAS
14. Anquan Boldin vs. KC
15. Larry Fitzgerald vs. KC
16. Laveranues Coles at JAC
17. Donald Driver vs. STL
18. Keyshawn Johnson vs. CLE
19. Isaac Bruce at GB
20. Amani Toomer vs. WAS
21. Marques Colston vs. TB
22. Chris Chambers at NE
23. Muhsin Muhammad vs. BUF
24. Reggie Williams vs. NYJ
25. Hines Ward at SD
26. Troy Williamson vs. DET
27. Javon Walker vs. BAL
28. Derrick Mason at DEN
29. Reggie Brown vs. DAL
30. Eddie Kennison at ARI
31. Braylon Edwards at CAR
32. Jerricho Cotchery at JAC
33. Joey Galloway at NO
34. Donte' Stallworth vs. DAL
25. Drew Bennett at IND
36. Doug Gabriel vs. MIA
37. Joe Horn vs. TB
38. Rod Smith vs. BAL
39. Lee Evans at CHI
40. Mike Furrey at MIN
41. Ernest Wilford vs. NYJ
42. Travis Taylor vs. DET
43. Arnaz Battle vs. OAK
44. Mark Clayton at DEN
45. Marty Booker at NE
46. Joe Jurevicius at CAR
47. David Givens at IND
48. Marcus Robinson vs. DET
49. Eric Parker vs. PIT
50. Cedrick Wilson at SD
51. Antwaan Randle El at NYG
52. Reche Caldwell vs. MIA
53. Michael Clayton at NO
54. Josh Reed at CHI
55. Kevin Curtis at GB
56. Brandon Lloyd at NYG
57. Peerless Price at CHI
58. Wes Welker at NE
59. Bryan Gilmore vs. OAK
60. Koren Robinson vs. STL

Tight Ends

1. Todd Heap at DEN
2. Tony Gonzalez at ARI
3. Jeremy Shockey vs. WAS
4. Antonio Gates vs. PIT
5. L.J. Smith vs. DAL
6. Desmond Clark vs. BUF
7. Kellen Winslow Jr. at CAR
8. Jason Witten at PHI
9. Heath Miller at SD
10. Chris Cooley at NYG
11. Eric Johnson vs. OAK
12. Benjamin Watson vs. MIA
13. Randy McMichael at NE
14. Dallas Clark vs. TEN
15. Jermaine Wiggins vs. DET
16. Ben Troupe at IND
17. Joe Klopfenstein at GB
18. Daniel Graham vs. MIA
19. Bo Scaife at IND
20. Bubba Franks vs. STL
21. Chris Baker at JAC
22. Courtney Anderson at SF
23. Alex Smith at NO
24. Bryan Fletcher vs. TEN
25. Ben Utecht vs. TEN

Defense/Special Teams

1. Chicago vs. BUF
2. Pittsburgh at SD
3. Baltimore at DEN
4. Indianapolis vs. TEN
5. New Orleans vs. TB
6. San Diego vs. PIT
7. Carolina vs. CLE
8. Minnesota vs. DET
9. Jacksonville vs. NYJ
10. Philadelphia vs. DAL
11. New England vs. MIA
12. N.Y. Giants vs. WAS
13. St. Louis at GB
14. Detroit at MIN
15. Miami at NE
16. Washington at NYG
17. Buffalo at CHI
18. Dallas at PHI
19. Denver vs. BAL
20. Cleveland at CAR
21. Tampa Bay at NO
22. Kansas City at ARI
23. N.Y. Jets at JAC
24. San Francisco vs. OAK
25. Arizona vs. KC
26. Green Bay vs. STL
27. Oakland at SF
28. Tennessee at IND