Fantasy football bye week: Top players who won't play Week 5

Bye weeks are necessary to give teams, players, coaches, and staff time off throughout the grueling season, but they're a conundrum fantasy football managers face every season.

NFL bye weeks occur from Week 5 through Week 14. Fortunately, the 2024 NFL schedule has just two instances where we will have a "Byemageddon" or a week with six teams on a bye.

From a fantasy football perspective, bye weeks create the most difficult start/sit decisions. Fantasy football managers must plan accordingly to have reinforcements ready to insert into their lineups if their top players are on a bye.

This week, there are several fantasy football stalwarts on the shelf, including A.J. Brown, J.K. Dobbins and others.

Here are the top players impacted in Week 5.

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Which NFL teams are on bye Week 5?

The Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tennessee Titans are on bye in Week 5 of the 2024 season.

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Lions

• QB Jared Goff

• RB David Montgomery

• RB Jahmyr Gibbs

• WR Amon-Ra St. Brown

• WR Jameson Williams

• TE Sam LaPorta

Chargers

• QB Justin Herbert

• RB J.K. Dobbins

• RB Gus Edwards

• WR Ladd McConkey

• WR Quentin Johnston

• WR Joshua Palmer

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Eagles

• QB Jalen Hurts

• RB Saquon Barkley

• WR A.J. Brown

• WR DeVonta Smith

• TE Dallas Goedert

Titans

• QB Will Levis

• RB Tony Pollard

• RB Tyjae Spears

• WR Calvin Ridley

• WR DeAndre Hopkins

• TE Chigoziem Okonkwo

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL bye week schedule: Top fantasy football players impacted Week 5