Week 5 Fantasy Football News You Need to Know

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As always - I spent a few hours reading injury reports this week - so you don’t have to.

Here’s the most important takeaways for your fantasy football leagues in Week 5:

#20 Malik Nabers is OUT.

Expect more usage for Darius Slayton & Jalin Hyatt. And Wan’Dale Robinson is now a Top 25 WR this week…

#19 Joe Mixon is OUT.

3 different RBs saw at least 20% of the snaps last week without Mixon. If Dameon Pierce is also out – Cam Akers will likely be the lead back.

But he’d be outside the Top 30 RBs this week…

#18 Jonathan Taylor is out & will miss time.

Expect Trey Sermon to get the 1st crack at early down carries. But RB Tyler Goodson will likely be involved too – especially on passing downs.

Sermon has earned just 2.6 yards per carry this season…

#17 Trey McBride will play.

He’s returning from a concussion. McBride has earned 24% of the Cardinals targets this year – ranking #1 among all TEs.

He’s a Top 5 TE this week…

#16 Brian Robinson is a game time decision.

He didn’t practice on Wednesday or Thursday. But Robinson was able to practice in limited fashion on Friday.

He’s trending to play - but Austin Ekeler is a must start if Robinson does miss…

#15 Jaylen Warren is OUT.

And the Steelers will also be without RB Cordarrelle Patterson. This makes Najee Harris a must start.

He’ll face the Cowboys who allow the 2nd most RB production...

#14 Davante Adams is OUT.

Last week with Davanate out – Jakobi Meyers earned a massive 42% of the targets. And Tre Tucker saw a season-high 25% of the targets.

Both are FLEX options this week…

#13 Zamir White is OUT.

Alexander Mattison is expected to start. He’s averaged 7 yards per touch this season.

Mattison is a Top 20 RB this week.

#12 Rhamondre Stevenson won’t start Week 5.

This is due to his 4 fumbles in 4 games. But this just could be a one-time thing.

Either way – Antonio Gibson is an add in all leagues now…

#11 Khalil Shakir is OUT.

He didn’t practice all week – not a good sign. The Bills will likely start Keon Coleman – Mack Hollins & Curtis Samuel at WR.

Samuel becomes an add in deeper leagues…

#10 Devin Singletary is doubtful.

He was able to practice in limited on Friday but is still doubtful. Rookie RB Tyrone Tracy should be added in all leagues.

He’s a fast/explosive RB who can also catch passes at a high level…

#9 George Kittle is questionable.

He was able to get a practice in on Friday. For what it’s worth – Kittle played through this injury last week.

If he’s out – Eric Saubert would start for San Francisco…

#8 Anthony Richardson is questionable.

He practiced in limited fashion all week. But if he’s not able to play – Joe Flacco would start.

If this happens – Josh Downs & Michael Pittman become must starts…

#7 Evan Engram is questionable.

He was able to practice all week and is trending in the right direction. Reminder: Engram led all TEs in catches & targets last year...

#6 Romeo Doubs is doubtful.

And Christian Watson is also doubtful for Green Bay. This makes Dontayvion Wicks a must start.

And WR Bo Melton is an add in deeper leagues…

#5 Tank Dell expects to play.

He missed last week with a chest injury. Dell has earned 5.7 targets per game this season.

And this week he’ll face the Bills #24 secondary…

#4 David Njoku is questionable.

He's had a weird week of practice. Njoku practiced on Wednesday & Friday – but was out on Thursday.

If he’s able to play – you start him…

#3 TJ Hockenson remains OUT.

But his practice window did out this past week. This means he’s likely a few weeks away from returning.

Add him if he’s somehow available still in your league…

#2 Dameon Piece is questionable.

He was able to practice in limited fashion on Friday. If he plays – it just makes this Texans backfield even messier.

Sit Cam Akers if Pierce is active…

#1 Nick Chubb is OUT.

He practiced in limited fashion all week. But Chubb said he’s not sure when he’ll be back.

Either way – it’s awesome to see him back on a practice field after such a awful injury…

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