Alex Smith led quarterbacks in week 5 of 2012 with 29.0 PPR points. Ahmad Bradshaw led running backs (29.9), Reggie Wayne led wide receivers (40.2), and Tony Gonzalez led tight ends (31.3). The biggest game most leagues left on the bench: Alex Smith, 29.0 points, started in 33% of the leagues that rostered him.

Alex Smith led quarterbacks in week 5 of 2012 with 29.0 half PPR points. Ahmad Bradshaw led running backs (27.9), Marques Colston led wide receivers (35.6), and Tony Gonzalez led tight ends (24.8). The biggest game most leagues left on the bench: Alex Smith, 29.0 points, started in 33% of the leagues that rostered him.

Alex Smith led quarterbacks in week 5 of 2012 with 29.0 standard points. Ahmad Bradshaw led running backs (25.9), Marques Colston led wide receivers (31.1), and Tony Gonzalez led tight ends (18.3). The biggest game most leagues left on the bench: Alex Smith, 29.0 points, started in 33% of the leagues that rostered him.

Week 5 top scorers by position

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Fantasy pointsStarted in under half of his leagues
Quarterbacks1Alex Smith29.02Andrew Luck28.93Drew Brees28.64Aaron Rodgers26.15Peyton Manning23.4Running backs1Ahmad Bradshaw29.92Ryan Mathews25.93Trent Richardson23.84Arian Foster23.85R. Mendenhall19.1Wide receivers1Reggie Wayne40.22Marques Colston40.13Brandon Marshall32.44Percy Harvin31.65Wes Welker29.4Tight ends1Tony Gonzalez31.32Owen Daniels17.93Vernon Davis15.64Jared Cook14.75Dwayne Allen13.8

Quarterbacks

PlayerPointsPass ydPass TDINTRush ydRush TDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Alex Smith29.03033049063%33%66%
2Andrew Luck28.93622124193%29%63%
3Drew Brees28.637041-20100%98%69%
4Aaron Rodgers26.123531570100%100%61%
5Peyton Manning23.43373090100%83%63%
6Eli Manning21.325931-10100%86%56%
7Jay Cutler20.92922122080%39%55%
8Christian Ponder19.42582231047%40%55%
9Matt Ryan18.53452170100%97%55%
10Philip Rivers18.2354210098%66%52%
11Brandon Weeden17.8291222011%24%54%
12Tom Brady17.722310-21100%98%49%
13Andy Dalton13.52341221092%47%47%
14Ben Roethlisberger13.22201014099%48%46%
15Sam Bradford12.6141210030%22%39%
PlayerPointsPass ydPass TDINTRush ydRush TDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Alex Smith29.03033049063%33%66%
2Andrew Luck28.93622124193%29%63%
3Drew Brees28.637041-20100%98%69%
4Aaron Rodgers26.123531570100%100%61%
5Peyton Manning23.43373090100%83%63%
6Eli Manning21.325931-10100%86%56%
7Jay Cutler20.92922122080%39%55%
8Christian Ponder19.42582231047%40%55%
9Matt Ryan18.53452170100%97%55%
10Philip Rivers18.2354210098%66%52%
11Brandon Weeden17.8291222011%24%54%
12Tom Brady17.722310-21100%98%49%
13Andy Dalton13.52341221092%47%47%
14Ben Roethlisberger13.22201014099%48%46%
15Sam Bradford12.6141210030%22%39%
PlayerPointsPass ydPass TDINTRush ydRush TDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Alex Smith29.03033049063%33%66%
2Andrew Luck28.93622124193%29%63%
3Drew Brees28.637041-20100%98%69%
4Aaron Rodgers26.123531570100%100%61%
5Peyton Manning23.43373090100%83%63%
6Eli Manning21.325931-10100%86%56%
7Jay Cutler20.92922122080%39%55%
8Christian Ponder19.42582231047%40%55%
9Matt Ryan18.53452170100%97%55%
10Philip Rivers18.2354210098%66%52%
11Brandon Weeden17.8291222011%24%54%
12Tom Brady17.722310-21100%98%49%
13Andy Dalton13.52341221092%47%47%
14Ben Roethlisberger13.22201014099%48%46%
15Sam Bradford12.6141210030%22%39%

Running backs

PlayerPointsCarriesRush ydCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Ahmad Bradshaw29.9302004291100%90%72%
2Ryan Mathews25.912806591100%91%64%
3Trent Richardson23.817815471100%98%59%
4Arian Foster23.8291521161100%100%66%
5Rashard Mendenhall19.11368333197%43%57%
6Stevan Ridley18.128151001100%73%63%
7LeSean McCoy18.016534271100%99%52%
8Jamaal Charles17.1311402210100%98%58%
9Frank Gore16.614106001100%98%56%
10Reggie Bush15.219482241100%92%52%
11Matt Forte14.7221072200100%93%50%
12Michael Turner14.61764221100%91%53%
13Alfred Morris14.518115120099%88%57%
14Adrian Peterson13.317883150100%100%50%
15Donald Brown13.2178428093%49%49%
16Willis McGahee13.214515510100%83%51%
17Ray Rice12.8171021160100%100%50%
18Ronnie Brown12.422754708%11%–
19Daniel Thomas10.7102918140%5%49%
20Marshawn Lynch10.42185190100%99%48%
21David Wilson10.424400128%5%65%
22Pierre Thomas9.0930240081%36%46%
23Darren Sproles8.7595280100%92%45%
24Chris Ogbonnaya8.4003540–––
PlayerPointsCarriesRush ydCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Ahmad Bradshaw27.9302004291100%90%72%
2Arian Foster23.3291521161100%100%66%
3Ryan Mathews22.912806591100%91%64%
4Trent Richardson21.317815471100%98%59%
5Stevan Ridley18.128151001100%73%63%
6Rashard Mendenhall17.61368333197%43%57%
7Frank Gore16.614106001100%98%56%
8Jamaal Charles16.1311402210100%98%58%
9LeSean McCoy16.016534271100%99%52%
10Reggie Bush14.219482241100%92%52%
11Alfred Morris14.018115120099%88%57%
12Matt Forte13.7221072200100%93%50%
13Michael Turner13.61764221100%91%53%
14Ray Rice12.3171021160100%100%50%
15Donald Brown12.2178428093%49%49%
16Adrian Peterson11.817883150100%100%50%
17Willis McGahee10.714515510100%83%51%
18David Wilson10.424400128%5%65%
19Daniel Thomas10.2102918140%5%49%
20Ronnie Brown9.922754708%11%–
21Marshawn Lynch9.92185190100%99%48%
22Anthony Dixon8.1421001–––
23Kendall Hunter8.1118100046%23%45%
24Pierre Thomas8.0930240081%36%46%
PlayerPointsCarriesRush ydCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Ahmad Bradshaw25.9302004291100%90%72%
2Arian Foster22.8291521161100%100%66%
3Ryan Mathews19.912806591100%91%64%
4Trent Richardson18.817815471100%98%59%
5Stevan Ridley18.128151001100%73%63%
6Frank Gore16.614106001100%98%56%
7Rashard Mendenhall16.11368333197%43%57%
8Jamaal Charles15.1311402210100%98%58%
9LeSean McCoy14.016534271100%99%52%
10Alfred Morris13.518115120099%88%57%
11Reggie Bush13.219482241100%92%52%
12Matt Forte12.7221072200100%93%50%
13Michael Turner12.61764221100%91%53%
14Ray Rice11.8171021160100%100%50%
15Donald Brown11.2178428093%49%49%
16David Wilson10.424400128%5%65%
17Adrian Peterson10.317883150100%100%50%
18Daniel Thomas9.7102918140%5%49%
19Marshawn Lynch9.42185190100%99%48%
20Willis McGahee8.214515510100%83%51%
21Anthony Dixon8.1421001–––
22Kendall Hunter8.1118100046%23%45%
23Steven Jackson7.6187600099%62%42%
24Ronnie Brown7.422754708%11%–

Wide receivers

PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Reggie Wayne40.220132121100%89%75%
2Marques Colston40.11891313100%93%76%
3Brandon Marshall32.417121441100%99%67%
4Percy Harvin31.61081082100%99%67%
5Wes Welker29.415131041100%99%62%
6Victor Cruz28.085503100%100%65%
7Devery Henderson26.3108123110%49%56%
8Julio Jones25.51510941100%100%59%
9Demaryius Thomas24.01191800100%96%61%
10Michael Crabtree23.376113191%52%57%
11Josh Gordon22.2828225%9%–
12Robert Meachem21.74367248%28%58%
13James Jones20.67446289%76%59%
14A.J. Green20.5139651100%100%56%
15Randall Cobb18.24482183%52%57%
16Larry Fitzgerald17.2158920100%99%49%
17Jordan Norwood17.299810–––
18Santana Moss16.05280136%31%52%
19Malcom Floyd15.885108098%76%53%
20Kendall Wright15.611966058%44%44%
21Antonio Brown15.6107860100%80%48%
22Jeremy Kerley14.49594048%37%49%
23Rueben Randle14.2968208%17%52%
24Kyle Williams13.622501–––
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Marques Colston35.61891313100%93%76%
2Reggie Wayne33.720132121100%89%75%
3Percy Harvin27.61081082100%99%67%
4Brandon Marshall26.417121441100%99%67%
5Victor Cruz25.585503100%100%65%
6Wes Welker22.915131041100%99%62%
7Devery Henderson22.3108123110%49%56%
8Josh Gordon21.2828225%9%–
9Julio Jones20.51510941100%100%59%
10Michael Crabtree20.376113191%52%57%
11Robert Meachem20.24367248%28%58%
12Demaryius Thomas19.51191800100%96%61%
13James Jones18.67446289%76%59%
14Randall Cobb16.24482183%52%57%
15A.J. Green16.0139651100%100%56%
16Santana Moss15.05280136%31%52%
17Malcom Floyd13.385108098%76%53%
18Larry Fitzgerald13.2158920100%99%49%
19Jordan Norwood12.799810–––
20Kyle Williams12.622501–––
21Antonio Brown12.1107860100%80%48%
22Jeremy Kerley11.99594048%37%49%
23Chris Givens11.6515113%0%–
24Rueben Randle11.2968208%17%52%
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Marques Colston31.11891313100%93%76%
2Reggie Wayne27.220132121100%89%75%
3Percy Harvin23.61081082100%99%67%
4Victor Cruz23.085503100%100%65%
5Brandon Marshall20.417121441100%99%67%
6Josh Gordon20.2828225%9%–
7Robert Meachem18.74367248%28%58%
8Devery Henderson18.3108123110%49%56%
9Michael Crabtree17.376113191%52%57%
10James Jones16.67446289%76%59%
11Wes Welker16.415131041100%99%62%
12Julio Jones15.51510941100%100%59%
13Demaryius Thomas15.01191800100%96%61%
14Randall Cobb14.24482183%52%57%
15Santana Moss14.05280136%31%52%
16Kyle Williams11.622501–––
17A.J. Green11.5139651100%100%56%
18Chris Givens11.1515113%0%–
19Malcom Floyd10.885108098%76%53%
20Jeremy Kerley9.49594048%37%49%
21Larry Fitzgerald9.2158920100%99%49%
22Golden Tate9.04331112%28%47%
23Antonio Brown8.6107860100%80%48%
24Mario Manningham8.65426147%46%46%

Tight ends

PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Tony Gonzalez31.314131231100%95%70%
2Owen Daniels17.95479191%63%61%
3Vernon Davis15.6751060100%98%55%
4Jared Cook14.78537158%40%51%
5Dwayne Allen13.8543812%7%–
6Jeff Cumberland13.142511–––
7Kyle Rudolph12.37423182%67%56%
8Joel Dreessen12.1442119%54%41%
9Jacob Tamme11.011650065%42%50%
10Jermaine Gresham11.06560074%53%49%
11Fred Davis10.47554080%62%46%
12Brent Celek9.9539189%54%47%
13Coby Fleener9.19541032%16%42%
14Zach Miller8.9335901%21%–
15Heath Miller8.15441087%60%50%
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Tony Gonzalez24.814131231100%95%70%
2Owen Daniels15.95479191%63%61%
3Vernon Davis13.1751060100%98%55%
4Jared Cook12.28537158%40%51%
5Jeff Cumberland12.142511–––
6Dwayne Allen11.8543812%7%–
7Kyle Rudolph10.37423182%67%56%
8Joel Dreessen10.1442119%54%41%
9Jermaine Gresham8.56560074%53%49%
10Brent Celek8.4539189%54%47%
11Jacob Tamme8.011650065%42%50%
12Fred Davis7.97554080%62%46%
13Zach Miller7.4335901%21%–
14Lance Kendricks7.221712%7%–
15Coby Fleener6.69541032%16%42%
PlayerPointsTargetsCatchesRec ydTDRosteredStartedStarters won
1Tony Gonzalez18.314131231100%95%70%
2Owen Daniels13.95479191%63%61%
3Jeff Cumberland11.142511–––
4Vernon Davis10.6751060100%98%55%
5Dwayne Allen9.8543812%7%–
6Jared Cook9.78537158%40%51%
7Kyle Rudolph8.37423182%67%56%
8Joel Dreessen8.1442119%54%41%
9Brent Celek6.9539189%54%47%
10Lance Kendricks6.721712%7%–
11Jermaine Gresham6.06560074%53%49%
12Zach Miller5.9335901%21%–
13Fred Davis5.47554080%62%46%
14Jacob Tamme5.011650065%42%50%
15Rob Housler4.563450–––

Common questions

Who scored the most fantasy points in week 5 of 2012?

In PPR scoring: Alex Smith at QB (29.0 points; 303 pass yards, 3 TD, 49 rush yards); Ahmad Bradshaw at RB (29.9 points; 30 carries, 200 yards, 4 catches, 29 yards, 1 TD); Reggie Wayne at WR (40.2 points; 13 catches, 212 yards, 1 TD); Tony Gonzalez at TE (31.3 points; 13 catches, 123 yards, 1 TD).

Who was the best player left on benches in week 5 of 2012?

Alex Smith. He scored 29.0 PPR points (303 pass yards, 3 TD, 49 rush yards) and was in the lineup in 33% of the leagues that rostered him.

Where do the roster and start rates come from?

From leagues connected to Fantasy Hall of Fame on Yahoo, Sleeper, ESPN and other sites: 1,743 leagues in 2012. A player's start rate is the share of the leagues rostering him that had him in the lineup.