Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings: QB

Week 5 is a critical week for these QB rankings, as many of you are forced to turn away from your QB1 while he rests during his bye week. Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Philip Rivers and Jay Cutler are all on your fantasy bench on Sunday, meaning you're looking for a quality spot-starter for this week's contest. You likely won't have access to the cream of the crop in Week 5, but if David Garrard is still sitting unowned in your league, act now.

1. Peyton Manning, IND at TEN
2. Matt Schaub, HOU at ARI
3. Joe Flacco, BAL vs. CIN
4. Kurt Warner, ARI vs. HOU
5. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT at DET

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6. Brett Favre, MIN at STL
7. Donovan McNabb, PHI vs. TB
8. Tom Brady, NE at DEN
9. Tony Romo, DAL at KC
10. David Garrard, JAC at SEA
11. Carson Palmer, CIN at BAL
12. Matt Cassel, KC vs DAL
13. Eli Manning, NYG vs. OAK
14. Matt Ryan, ATL at SF
15. Kyle Orton, DEN vs. NE
16. Jason Campbell, WAS at CAR
17. Mark Sanchez, NYJ at MIA
18. Derek Anderson, CLE at BUF
19. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs. JAC
20. Trent Edwards, BUF vs. CLE
21. Shaun Hill, SF vs. ATL
22. Jake Delhomme, CAR vs. WAS
23. Daunte Culpepper, DET vs. PIT
24. Kerry Collins, TEN vs. IND
25. Kyle Boller, STL vs. MIN
26. Chad Henne, MIA vs. NYJ
27. Josh Johnson, TB at PHI
28. Michael Vick, PHI vs. TB
29. JaMarcus Russell, OAK at NYG

• First off, yes, I would rather take a potential zero from Michael Vick than start JaMarcus Russell against the Giants.

• I've long been a David Garrard supporter. I mean, the guy was the ninth-best fantasy QB last year. His end-of-season numbers might not wow you, but he's consistently solid, something you can't say about half the QBs in the league. His matchup this week may not be fantastic, but he's easily playing the best football of the QBs that might be available to you.

• Some of you may have no choice but to start Matt Ryan this week. For those people, best of luck. I wouldn't want my QB facing that Niners defense in San Francisco. Of course, I'd easily start him even with a bad matchup over the smorgasbord of suck that follows.

• Of the bottom half of the list, Matt Hasselbeck is a little intriguing, playing at home against an easy team to pass on. Unlike Donovan McNabb, I don't feel Hasselbeck will be able to step right back in without missing a beat, but the matchup has the potential to pay dividends for the desperate.