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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings: Week 5
Note: Players chosen based upon having early-week consensus roster percent below 50%.
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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target: Week 5
Emanuel Wilson (RB – SEA): 49% Rostered
- Next Opponents: SF, @DEN, KC
- True Value: $12
- Desperate Need: $25
- Budget-Minded: $7
Analysis: In leagues where Emanuel Wilson is still available, there will be a feeding frenzy over him after his 20-81-1 rushing day against the Chargers in Week 4.
Rookie first-round pick Jadarian Price landed on injured reserve with a chest injury, thrusting Wilson into a lead-back role. George Holani is handling passing-down work for Seattle, but Wilson has early-down work to himself — for now.
Price will be back eventually, and Zach Charbonnet is reportedly close to returning from an ACL tear sustained at the beginning of last season’s playoffs. Charbonnet returned to practice on a limited basis last week.
Still, a lot of fantasy managers will pounce at the chance to add a running back with a good chance to get 15 or more touches in Week 5. Expect spirited bidding for Wilson.
Will Shipley (RB – PHI): 1% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @JAX, CAR, DAL
- True Value: $11
- Desperate Need: $23
- Budget-Minded: $6
Analysis: The Eagles have an injury crisis at the RB position, leaving Will Shipley as an improbable waiver darling of Week 5.
Saquon Barkley left the Eagles’ Week 4 game against the Rams with a hamstring injury early on. His primary backup, Tank Bigsby, sustained what appeared to be either a hip or groin injury later in the game. That left Shipley as the last man standing.
Shipley played 29 snaps on Sunday and had 6-23-0 rushing. He had only one target and didn’t catch it, but Shipley ran 15 routes on Sunday.
A fourth-round pick out of Clemson in 2024, Shipley showed off dual run-catch ability in college. As a sophomore, he had 1,424 scrimmage yards and 15 touchdowns in 14 games. He’s a terrific athlete who also starred in track and lacrosse in high school.
Fantasy managers interested in adding Shipley will have to track the news on the Barkley and Bigsby injuries and scale their bids based on the available information. But it seems very likely that Shipley will be the Eagles’ lead back this weekend when they visit the Jaguars.
Jacksonville has a stout run defense, but Shipley’s pass-catching ability gives him multiple paths to fantasy value.
Keon Coleman (WR – BUF): 4% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @LAR, @LV, BYE
- True Value: $6
- Desperate Need: $11
- Budget-Minded: $3
Analysis: Davante Adams had fewer than 500 receiving yards in each of his first two NFL seasons and was drop-prone during that early phase of his career. Adams reached the 13,000-yard milestone on Sunday and is a good bet for eventual Hall of Fame induction.
Adams’ story is a reminder that players can be redeemed after rough starts to their careers. Keon Coleman, the 33rd overall pick of the 2024 draft, was a disappointment over his first two seasons. His performances were uneven, and the exceptional contested-catch skills he showed off in college weren’t translating to the NFL.
But Coleman reminded us on Sunday that he still has an appealing skill set. He had the third 100-yard game of his career, putting up 6-116-1 on seven targets in a loss to the Patriots. Coleman had a 34-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter and had some other impressive grabs.
Bills WR DJ Moore reinjured his shoulder on Sunday and could miss several weeks. Buffalo doesn’t have any other impactful outside receivers, so Coleman could play a substantial role in the weeks to come. Coleman led the Bills’ receivers in snaps on Sunday and was second to Khalil Shakir in routes.
Matchups against the Rams and Raiders the next two weeks aren’t especially favorable for Coleman, but having Josh Allen as your quarterback is quite favorable.
Tre’ Harris (WR – LAC): 9% Rostered
- Next Opponents: DEN, @KC, BYE
- True Value: $5
- Desperate Need: $9
- Budget-Minded: $2
Analysis: Tre’ Harris might be on the verge of leapfrogging the inconsistent Quentin Johnston on the Chargers’ depth chart and potentially assuming a role that will make him consistently fantasy relevant.
Harris played 93.0% of the Chargers’ offensive snaps in a Week 4 loss to the Seahawks. Johnston had a 74.6% snap share.
It’s also possible the Chargers will have to play without WR Ladd McConkey this week. McConkey came into Week 4 with a foot injury and was unable to finish Sunday’s game.
A second-round draft pick out of Ole Miss last year, the 6-3, 210-pound Harris is a solid route runner with strong ball skills.
A Week 5 matchup with Denver would normally be a daunting one for an outside receiver, but Denver has injury problems at cornerback, with ace cover man Patrick Surtain II having gone down with an ankle injury on Sunday.
Mike Gesicki (TE – CIN): 7% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @MIA, BYE, @BAL
- True Value: $1
- Desperate Need: $2
- Budget-Minded: $0
Analysis: Mike Gesicki doesn’t play full snaps for the Bengals — his 61.8% snap share in Week 4 was his largest of the season — but Gesicki already has three touchdowns. He has 11-155-3 on 15 targets.
Gesicki has a good matchup against the Dolphins this week, and he could play a bigger-than-usual role if one or both of the Bengals’ top two receivers can’t go this week. Ja’Marr Chase was wrenched down by the facemask after a catch Sunday against the Jaguars and sustained a concussion. Tee Higgins left with an adductor injury.
Miami’s young defense has been battered by tight ends. The Dolphins have given up 29-333-2 to tight ends and yielded 13-119-0 to the Vikings’ T.J. Hockenson on Sunday.
Gesicki is a very reasonable streaming option for Week 5.
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