This article is part of our MLS Fantasy Rankings series.
The rankings below are for Round 5 of Major League Soccer only; they are not meant to be used for season-long consideration. They were done with a concentration on DFS scoring, including crosses.If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment below, or hit up our rankers on Twitter: JD Bazzo, Schuyler Redpath, Kam Mehta and Hesh Hambazaza.
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| Round 5 Forwards | ||||||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Mehta | Hambazaza |
| 1 | Sebastian Giovinco | | at | 79 | Sebastian Giovinco | Sebastian Giovinco | Sebastian Giovinco | David Villa |
| 2 | David Villa | | v. | 75 | Joao Plata | David Villa | David Villa | Sebastian Giovinco |
| 3 | Joao Plata | | v. | 71 | Kei Kamara | Joao Plata | Joao Plata | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 4 | Maximiliano Urruti | | v. | 61 | David Villa | Fabian Espindola | Fabian Espindola | Fabian Espindola |
| 5 | Kei Kamara | | at | 59 | Dom Dwyer | Maximiliano Urruti | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Joao Plata |
| 6 | Fabian Espindola | | v. | 57 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | David Accam | C.J. Sapong | Kei Kamara |
| 7 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | | v. | 57 | Fanendo Adi | Graham Zusi | Maximiliano Urruti | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| 8 | C.J. Sapong | | v. | 49 | Maximiliano Urruti | Kei Kamara | Kei Kamara | C.J. Sapong |
| 9 | Graham Zusi | | at | 49 | Graham Zusi | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Michael Barrios | Graham Zusi |
| 10 | Dom Dwyer | | at | 40 | Gilberto | C.J. Sapong | Graham Zusi | Fanendo Adi |
| 11 | Fanendo Adi | | at | 38 | C.J. Sapong | Michael Barrios | Gyasi Zardes | Will Bruin |
| 12 | Gilberto | | at | 25 | David Accam | Juan Manuel Martinez | Dom Dwyer | Dom Dwyer |
| 13 | Juan Manuel Martinez | | v. | 25 | Chris Wondolowski | Fanendo Adi | Kennedy Igboananike | Gilberto |
| 14 | Michael Barrios | | v. | 24 | Juan Manuel Martinez | Gyasi Zardes | Will Bruin | Octavio Rivero |
| 15 | David Accam | | at | 24 | Fabian Espindola | Dom Dwyer | Gilberto | Juan Manuel Martinez |
| 16 | Will Bruin | | v. | 22 | Octavio Rivero | Yura Movsisyan | Fanendo Adi | Chris Wondolowski |
| 17 | Gyasi Zardes | | v. | 21 | Nelson Valdez | Gilberto | Chris Wondolowski | Lucas Melano |
| 18 | Chris Wondolowski | | at | 20 | Will Bruin | Chris Wondolowski | Juan Manuel Martinez | Gyasi Zardes |
| 19 | Octavio Rivero | | at | 13 | Michael Barrios | Will Bruin | Yura Movsisyan | Dominic Oduro |
| 20 | Kennedy Igboananike | | at | 8 | Gyasi Zardes | Octavio Rivero | Lucas Melano | Yura Movsisyan |
| Round 5 Midfielders | ||||||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Mehta | Hambazaza |
| 1 | Mauro Diaz | | v. | 79 | Diego Valeri | Mauro Diaz | Mauro Diaz | Mauro Diaz |
| 2 | Diego Valeri | | at | 76 | Mauro Diaz | Diego Valeri | Diego Valeri | Kaka |
| 3 | Kaka | | at | 70 | Kaka | Javier Morales | Ignacio Piatti | Diego Valeri |
| 4 | Ignacio Piatti | | v. | 68 | Federico Higuain | Ignacio Piatti | Kaka | Ignacio Piatti |
| 5 | Javier Morales | | v. | 62 | Ignacio Piatti | Kaka | Javier Morales | Sacha Kljestan |
| 6 | Clint Dempsey | | at | 56 | Clint Dempsey | Federico Higuain | Clint Dempsey | Javier Morales |
| 7 | Sacha Kljestan | | v. | 53 | Giovani dos Santos | Giovani dos Santos | Giovani dos Santos | Federico Higuain |
| 8 | Giovani dos Santos | | v. | 53 | Javier Morales | Clint Dempsey | Sacha Kljestan | Clint Dempsey |
| 9 | Federico Higuain | | at | 46 | Sacha Kljestan | Sacha Kljestan | Lee Nguyen | Fabian Castillo |
| 10 | Fabian Castillo | | v. | 43 | Fabian Castillo | Lee Nguyen | Fabian Castillo | Giovani dos Santos |
| 11 | Lee Nguyen | | v. | 42 | Lee Nguyen | Cristian Maidana | Andreas Ivanschitz | Mike Magee |
| 12 | Benny Feilhaber | | at | 31 | Ethan Finlay | Fabian Castillo | Benny Feilhaber | Lee Nguyen |
| 13 | Andreas Ivanschitz | | at | 25 | Andreas Ivanschitz | Benny Feilhaber | Ethan Finlay | Ilsinho |
| 14 | Mike Magee | | v. | 23 | Benny Feilhaber | Andreas Ivanschitz | Mike Magee | Benny Feilhaber |
| 15 | Ethan Finlay | | at | 21 | Shkelzen Gashi | Mike Magee | Cristian Techera | Christian Bolanos |
| 16 | Cristian Techera | | at | 15 | Cristian Techera | Ethan Finlay | Roland Alberg | Andreas Ivanschitz |
| 17 | Cristian Maidana | | v. | 14 | Cristian Maidana | Roland Alberg | Shkelzen Gashi | Ethan Finlay |
| 18 | Shkelzen Gashi | | at | 13 | Roland Alberg | Andrew Wenger | Cristian Bolanos | Shkelzen Gashi |
| 19 | Roland Alberg | | v. | 13 | Christian Bolanos | Cristian Techera | Ilsinho | Cristian Techera |
| 20 | Ilsinho | | v. | 10 | Thomas McNamara | Andrea Pirlo | Andrew Wenger | Roland Alberg |
| Round 5 Defenders | ||||||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Mehta | Hambazaza |
| 1 | Chris Tierney | | v. | 80 | Chris Tierney | Chris Tierney | Chris Tierney | Chris Tierney |
| 2 | Harrison Afful | | at | 71 | Harrison Afful | Taylor Kemp | Taylor Kemp | Ronald Matarrita |
| 3 | Taylor Kemp | | v. | 71 | Taylor Kemp | Ambroise Oyongo | Rodrigo Ramos | Harrison Afful |
| 4 | Ronald Matarrita | | v. | 66 | Ronald Matarrita | Harrison Afful | Harrison Afful | Alvas Powell |
| 5 | Alvas Powell | | at | 58 | Alvas Powell | Ashley Cole | Ronald Matarrita | Tyrone Mears |
| 6 | Tyrone Mears | | at | 54 | Ashley Cole | Fabinho | Tyrone Mears | Taylor Kemp |
| 7 | Ambroise Oyongo | | v. | 51 | Tyrone Mears | Ronald Matarrita | Keegan Rosenberry | Jordan Allen |
| 8 | Fabinho | | v. | 44 | Ambroise Oyongo | Ryan Hollingshead | Alvas Powell | Waylon Francis |
| 9 | Waylon Francis | | at | 44 | Waylon Francis | Alvas Powell | Rafael Ramos | Rafael Ramos |
| 10 | Jordan Allen | | v. | 38 | Fabinho | Waylon Francis | Fabinho | Luke Boden |
| 11 | Rafael Ramos | | at | 36 | Jordan Allen | Connor Lade | Ambroise Oyongo | Ambroise Oyongo |
| 12 | Rodrigo Ramos | | at | 34 | Rodrigo Ramos | Tyrone Mears | Jordan Allen | Maynor Figueroa |
| 13 | Ashley Cole | | v. | 33 | Joevin Jones | Rafael Ramos | Waylon Francis | Keegan Rosenberry |
| 14 | Ryan Hollingshead | | v. | 32 | Chance Myers | Rodrigo Ramos | Ryan Hollingshead | Fabinho |
| 15 | Keegan Rosenberry | | v. | 24 | Ryan Hollingshead | Eric Miller | Tony Beltran | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 16 | Joevin Jones | | at | 17 | Tony Beltran | Jordan Allen | Joevin Jones | Chris Duvall |
| 17 | Tony Beltran | | v. | 15 | Rafael Ramos | Kelyn Acosta | DeMarcus Beasley | Tony Beltran |
| 18 | Luke Boden | | at | 11 | Chris Duvall | DaMarcus Beasley | Robbie Rogers | Joevin Jones |
| 19 | Connor Lade | | v. | 10 | Keegan Rosenberry | Robbie Rogers | Ashley Cole | Demarcus Beasley |
| 20 | Maynor Figueroa | | v. | 9 | Amadou Dia | Joevin Jones | Amadou Dia | Jordan Harvey |
| Round 5 Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Mehta | Hambazaza |
| 1 | Jesse Gonzalez | | v. | 34 | David Ousted | Nick Rimando | Nick Rimando | Jesse Gonzalez |
| 2 | Nick Rimando | | v. | 31 | Andre Blake | Andre Blake | Brian Rowe | Brian Rowe |
| 3 | Andre Blake | | v. | 28 | Jesse Gonzalez | Jesse Gonzalez | Jesse Gonzalez | Bobby Shuttleworth |
| 4 | Brian Rowe | | v. | 24 | Clint Irwin | Bobby Shuttleworth | Evan Bush | Evan Bush |
| 5 | Bobby Shuttleworth | | v. | 21 | Bobby Shuttleworth | Brian Rowe | Andre Blake | Nick Rimando |
| 6 | Evan Bush | | v. | 19 | Nick Rimando | Evan Bush | Luis Robles | Josh Saunders |
| 7 | David Ousted | | at | 15 | Joe Bendik | Travis Worra | Travis Worra | Andre Blake |
| 8 | Travis Worra | | v. | 12 | Travis Worra | Luis Robles | Stefan Frei | David Ousted |
| 9 | Luis Robles | | v. | 8 | Stefan Frei | Stefan Frei | Joe Willis | Joe Willis |
| 10 | Stefan Frei | | at | 7 | Josh Saunders | David Ousted | David Ousted | Travis Worra |
