Who knew Christian McCaffrey’s monster performance wouldn’t be the best running back showing of the week. Hats off to Aaron Jones and his four rushing touchdowns.
Here’s how every running back did in Week 5.
Week 5 performances
| Rank | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Team | Points |
| 1 | Aaron Jones | GB | 42.2 |
| 2 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | 41.7 |
| 3 | Josh Jacobs | OAK | 26.3 |
| 4 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | 20.7 |
| 5 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | 19.8 |
| 6 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | 19.7 |
| 7 | Chris Carson | SEA | 18.3 |
| 7 | Sony Michel | NE | 18.3 |
| 9 | Todd Gurley | LAR | 15.7 |
| 10 | David Johnson | ARI | 15.6 |
| 11 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | 15.1 |
| 12 | Marlon Mack | IND | 14.8 |
| 13 | Chase Edmonds | ARI | 14.6 |
| 14 | Reggie Bonnafon | CAR | 14.0 |
| 15 | Derrick Henry | TEN | 13.8 |
| 16 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | 13.0 |
| 17 | Jordan Howard | PHI | 12.2 |
| 18 | Carlos Hyde | HOU | 12.0 |
| 19 | James Conner | PIT | 11.5 |
| 20 | Mark Ingram | BAL | 10.9 |
| 20 | Joe Mixon | CIN | 10.9 |
| 20 | Alvin Kamara | NO | 10.9 |
| 23 | Brandon Bolden | NE | 10.2 |
| 24 | DeAndre Washington | OAK | 9.6 |
| 24 | David Montgomery | CHI | 9.6 |
| 26 | Peyton Barber | TB | 9.1 |
| 27 | Le'Veon Bell | NYJ | 8.8 |
| 28 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | 7.3 |
| 29 | James White | NE | 7.2 |
| 30 | Frank Gore | BUF | 6.9 |
| 31 | Duke Johnson | HOU | 6.7 |
| 31 | Royce Freeman | DEN | 6.7 |
| 33 | Ito Smith | ATL | 6.4 |
| 33 | Miles Sanders | PHI | 6.4 |
| 35 | Ronald Jones II | TB | 5.6 |
| 36 | Alexander Mattison | MIN | 5.2 |
| 37 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | 4.9 |
| 37 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | 4.9 |
| 39 | Nyheim Hines | IND | 4.5 |
| 40 | Chris Thompson | WAS | 3.8 |
| 40 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | 3.8 |
| 40 | Damien Williams | KC | 3.8 |
| 43 | Latavius Murray | NO | 3.4 |
| 44 | Tra Carson | GB | 3.2 |
| 44 | Jalen Richard | OAK | 3.2 |
| 46 | Dion Lewis | TEN | 3.0 |
| 47 | Jordan Wilkins | IND | 2.8 |
| 47 | T.J. Yeldon | BUF | 2.8 |
| 49 | Wendell Smallwood | WAS | 2.7 |
| 50 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | 2.6 |
| 51 | Ameer Abdullah | MIN | 2.4 |
| 51 | Elijhaa Penny | NYG | 2.4 |
| 51 | Jonathan Hilliman | NYG | 2.4 |
| 54 | Dare Ogunbowale | TB | 2.3 |
| 54 | Gus Edwards | BAL | 2.3 |
| 56 | Tony Pollard | DAL | 1.9 |
| 57 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | 1.8 |
| 58 | Wayne Gallman | NYG | 1.4 |
| 59 | Dan Vitale | GB | 0.9 |
| 60 | Derek Watt | LAC | 0.8 |
| 61 | Justice Hill | BAL | 0.7 |
| 62 | Ryquell Armstead | JAC | 0.6 |
| 63 | Jaylen Samuels | PIT | 0.5 |
| 63 | Jakob Johnson | NE | 0.5 |
| 65 | Darren Sproles | PHI | 0.4 |
| 65 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | 0.4 |
| 65 | Alex Armah | CAR | 0.4 |
| 68 | Malcolm Brown | LAR | 0.3 |
| 68 | Alec Ingold | OAK | 0.3 |
| 68 | LeSean McCoy | KC | 0.3 |
| 71 | Anthony Sherman | KC | 0.2 |
| 72 | Ty Montgomery | NYJ | 0.1 |