Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5 (#FantasyFootball)
Players available in less than 25% of Leagues
Wayne Gallman– RB- New York Giants
Filling in for Barkley went better than anyone could have ever wanted out of Gallman. Gallman finished as PPR RB5 with 118 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns. While Gallman isn’t nearly the transcendent talent of Barkley he’s a capable back whos in line to get a lot of usage in the Giants’ offense. This makes him a quality RB2 from here on out until Barkley returns.
Jordan Howard– RB – Philadelphia Eagles
While Miles Sanders is universally owned in fantasy Jordan Howard who is in an almost 50/50 timeshare with him is available almost everywhere. While Sanders has just 6 more touches then Howard, he is behind him in yards and more importantly in scoring. Howard has three touchdowns to Sanders’ zero. Howard has the role in the red zone locked down which gives him value on a good offense.
Frank Gore– RB – Buffalo Bills
John Brown– WR- Buffalo Bills
Will Dissly– TE- Seattle Seahawks
Players available in 25-50% of leagues
Jameis Winston– QB – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jacoby Brissett– QB- Indianapolis Colts
Jacoby Brissett has been lights out this season. He’s had at least two touchdowns in every single game and has the ability to add points with his legs. With a nice talented supporting cast not only is Brissett a great streaming option against KC this week but is a guy you can feel confident in most weeks.
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Ronald Jones– RB- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ronald Jones is finally starting to flash the talent that we saw in college in his best outing yet. Jones had 20 touches for 82 yards and a touchdown and could have had a much bigger day having 54 and 25 yard runs taken back. Arians is finally figuring out what a weapon Jones can be and with their weapons, he rarely faces base defense.
Darrel Williams– RB- Kansas City
DeMarcus Robinson- WR – Kansas City Chiefs
Cortland Sutton– WR – Denver Broncos
How the heck is Cortland Sutton available in over 50% of leagues out there? He’s been getting heavily targeted especially in the red zone. So far in 2019, he has had at least seven targets in every game and over 13 PPR points in all of them.
Players available in more than 75% of leagues
Gardner Minshew II- QB- Jacksonville Jaguars
Jaylen Samuels– RB- Pittsburgh Steelers
Preston Williams– WR- Miami Dolphins
Cole Beasley– WR- Buffalo Bills
Cole Beasley is out there doing Cole Beasley things. Beasley now has his second game of double-digit targets and third straight game of over a dozen PPR points. Yes, the upside is limited but Beasley gives you the kind of floor you can take chances in other spots.
Diontae Johnson– WR- Pittsburgh Steelers
Auden Tate– WR – Cincinnati Bengals
Phillip Dorsett II- WR- New England Patriots
The production wasn’t there for Phillip Dorsett this week but the underlying numbers were. Dorsett led the Patriots receivers in targets with 9 after 7 the week before. The Patriots offense if finally finding their roles with all of the turnover with the Antonio Brown saga which is good for Dorsett who is great at stretching the field. He’s an upside guy you can pair with a guy like Cole Beasley in a pinch.
Dawson Knox– TE- Buffalo Bills
Chris Herndon– TE- New York Jets
Before the season and the suspension being laid out Herndon was a fan favorite as a breakout tight end this year. Then the suspension happened and he was forgotten. With nobody in the offense other than Lev’eon Bell really stepping up Herndon could come in and be a target hog (especially when Darnold returns) and bring some talent to a rough tight end position.
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