XFL DFS WEEK 5: WHO SHOULD YOU PICK?

Week 5 is upon us and we’re halfway through the XFL season. Last week we had our main lineup cash out for the 3rd straight week. Although not as high as we expected with duds coming from Deandre Thompkins and Alonzo Russell but none the less cashed out. With DraftKings pricing getting tougher paying up for the top guys gets more difficult by the week, but there are a few worth mentioning. The best offenses to target this week look to be the Roughnecks as usual and the Wildcats back at home. The BattleHawks are up there as targets as well but will be on the road facing a team that has scored one touchdown in the last two weeks.

Quarterback rankings for XFL Week 5

RK	Player	Tm	Opp	DK	PPG
1	Phillip Walker	HOU	SEA	12000	29.47
2	Josh Johnson	LA	TB	10500	23.09
3	Jordan Ta’amu	STL	at DC	9700	19.91
4	Taylor Cornelius	TB	at LA	8500	15.74
5	Luis Perez	NY	at DAL	7900	7.88
6	Cardale Jones	DC	STL	9000	10.88
7	Philip Nelson	DAL	NY	7500	3.7
8	BJ Daniels	SEA	at HOU	7200	8.2
9	Brandon Silvers	SEA	at HOU	7000	11.29
10	Marquise Williams	NY	at DAL	7300	3.53

Notes:

P.J. Walker remains atop the quarterback ranks once again even with a sub-par performance in Week 4.
Philip Nelson will get the start for Dallas this week with Landy Jones out for at least two weeks. He gets a home game against the Guardians, which up until last week looked like a great matchup for him. It may not be as easy as we thought.
Luis Perez and Matt McGloin split reps in practice, but as of yet, no starter has been named.

BJ DANIELS and JOSH JOHNSON are my go to QB picks of the week

Running back rankings for XFL Week 5

RK	Player	Tm	Opp	DK	PPG
1	Cameron Artis-Payne	DAL	NY	8200	16.2
2	DeVeon Smith	TB	at LA	7900	11.58
3	Lance Dunbar	DAL	NY	7600	13.9
4	James Butler	HOU	SEA	6700	11.85
5	Matt Jones	STL	at DC	7300	9.98
6	Darius Victor	NY	at DAL	5800	6.4
7	Jacques Patrick	TB	at LA	7000	9.72
8	Donnel Pumphrey	DC	STL	6400	7.48
9	Kenneth Farrow	SEA	at HOU	6100	9.72
10	Christine Michael	STL	at DC	5200	5.25

Notes:

The two Dallas backs sit inside the top rankings this week as I expect Dallas to lean on their run game with backup quarterback Philip Nelson under center.
Week 3 superstar Martez Carter may be back for the Wildcats this week. Keep an eye on practice reports.
I didn’t rank Nick Holley into the top 5 after his monster Week 4 game but keep an eye out for him.

C. ARTIS-PAYNE and DARIUS VICTOR are the guys my eyes are all over this week

Wide receiver/Flex rankings for XFL Week 5

RK	Player	Tm	Opp	DK	PPG
1	Tre McBride	LA	TB	9700	30.3
2	Cam Phillips	HOU	SEA	11500	24.82
3	De’Mornay Pierson-El	STL	at DC	9200	14.02
4	Dan Williams	TB	at LA	8500	13.55
5	Donald Parham	DAL	NY	9500	19.08
6	Nick Holley	HOU	SEA	7100	11.42
7	Kahlil Lewis	HOU	SEA	8900	11.98
8	Eli Rogers	DC	STL	8200	8.55
9	Flynn Nagel	DAL	NY	7400	11.28
10	Austin Proehl	SEA	at HOU	8000	12.05

Notes:

Tre McBride and Cam Phillips are the top two wide receivers this week. Phillips had a down week, but I expect a bounce back from him. Spruce has already been ruled for the Wildcats making McBride the de facto No. 1 receiver if he wasn’t already.
Behind the top two, there is a cluster of guys that get decent volume, like Jordan Smallwood, Austin Proehl, Flynn Nagel, and Jalen Tolliver.
The Defenders wide receivers went from must own to barely startable. They play at home this weekend, maybe that will wake them up.

Sometmes you gotta go for that diamond in the rough, this week im focusing on 4 guys, TRE MCBRIDE, NICK HOLLEY, MARTEZ CARTER, and JALEN TOLLIVER for the main line-up.

D/ST rankings for XFL Week 5

Rk	Team	Opp	DK	PPG
1	Roughnecks	SEA	4900	10.25
2	Wildcats	TB	3900	7.25
3	BattleHawks	at DC	4700	7.5
4	Renegades	NY	4300	5.5
5	Guardians	at DAL	3200	8.75
6	Defenders	STL	3500	11.25
7	Vipers	at LA	3700	7.75
8	Dragons	at HOU	3000	8