Week 5 Preperation

Welcome to Week 5! I hope it finds you at 4-0, but if you find yourself at something other than that then let's get to the help you need and skip right to the article.

Waiver Wire Pickups.

Carson Wentz- QB, Philadelphia Eagles

Wentz is owned in just 34% of ESPN leagues right now. He will be fresh off his bye going into Detroit who just let Brian Hoyer throw for 300 yards and 2 touchdowns and have also been roasted this season by Andrew Luck and Aaron Rodgers. If you lost Carson Palmer or Cam Newton or if your quarterback is one of the four on bye in Week 5 there probably aren’t many better options out there than Wentz.

Kenneth Dixon- RB, Baltimore Ravens

Despite repeated hype by most outlets for the past couple weeks; Dixon is owned in just 21% of ESPN leagues. The number probably won’t rise much as many will pursue Terrance West instead. West turned 21 carries into 113 yards and a touchdown this week with Justin Forsett a healthy scratch. I think this is good news for Dixon. It shows that Coach John Harbaugh is willing to run with just one guy and that guy can be productive behind this offensive line. Dixon is the superior talent to West and should still take over the backfield when he returns to full health.

Alfred Morris- RB, Dallas Cowboys

He is going to be here until his ownership percentage matches Ezekiel Elliott’s.

Dion Lewis- RB, New England Patriots

Lewis was put on the PUP list prior to the season and must sit out the first six games of the season. We are through four games. He is owned in only 17% of leagues. If you have room for a stash then grab Lewis, who will be very startable in every league once he returns.

Cole Beasley- WR, Dallas Cowboys

If you are in a PPR league and you need a WR, grab Beasley. He has been very active this season as the underneath option for Dak Prescott. With Dez Bryant riding the pine for probably the next few weeks; Beasley should see even more looks and will be a very solid bye week fill in even in standard leagues.

Cameron Brate- TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Brate has back to back games with 5 receptions. He should rise into the every week starter status if Jameis Winston continues to look his way, but with Kelce, Fleener, Thomas, and Graham all on bye this week he is an excellent fill in for Week 5.

Time to Drop

Sammy Watkins 77%

Watkins was put on IR on Friday and his own percentage has dropped just about 20% in the past few days. IR puts Watkins out for at least 8 weeks and if he has surgery he will be gone for the season. I am not wasting a bench spot on Watkins for the next 8 weeks. If you can trade him away then do it, but otherwise he is droppable.

Adrian Peterson 55%

Peterson is still eligable to return this season, but if he does it will be in time for the NFL playoffs and not the fantasy playoffs. Peterson was ineffective behind the Vikings offensive line when Matt Kalil was playing and coming off injury and missing the starting left tackle I don’t think he is going to be productive at all. We have probably seen the last of Peterson this season for fantasy. Drop him and let someone else waste a roster spot on him all season.

Ameer Abdullah 28%

Abdullah has been ruled out for the season.

Josh Gordon- 52%

Josh Gordon has once again been put on indefinite suspension list and now must get Roger Goodell’s approval to return. The Browns have already said they plan to move on which means that in the unlikely event that he appears on the field this season it will be in another uniform and with a new playbook. Single season redraft leagues: Drop Josh Gordon.

Mohamed Sanu- 53%

He has just 8 catches for 72 yards in his last three games. Matt Ryan threw for 500 yards on Sunday and Sanu had just 2 catches for 22 yards. The WR2 in a Kyle Shanahan offense has never been productive enough to be fantasy relevant and that continues to be the case this season with Sanu.

D/ST Streaming Options for Week 5

*must be owned in less than 50% of leagues.

Pittsburgh Steelers

They finally played well on Sunday Night Football, pitching a shutuout for all meaningful time against the Chiefs. This week they get to play Ryan Fitzpatrick who has thrown 10 interceptions already. Last season Blake Bortles led the league with 18 picks, until Fitz stops throwing the ball to the other team and with Eric Decker likely on the bench again; sign me up.

San Francisco 49ers

If Carson Palmer isn’t cleared to play following his concussion this week then the 49ers will be at home against Drew Stanton, who has more games with multiple interceptions (7) than multiple touchdowns (2).