Sunday, September 28, 2008

Week 5 Waiver Picks

Ranked in order, with the most desirable pick-up on top:

Bobby Engram, WR, SEA (owned in 45% of leagues). He was on last week's list, but since he is still owned by less than 66% of leagues, he is still fair game. Should be in the starting lineup and get plenty of targets this week.

Matt Jones, WR, JAX (owned in 22% of leagues). He has caught at least 5 passes in every game this year, and got his first TD on Sunday. He will not put up eye-popping numbers in this offense, but that kind of consistency is hard to find at wideout.

Lance Moore, WR, NO (owned in 2% of leagues). Moore appears to be the winner of the "who will catch passes in New Orleans while Colston and Shockey are out?" sweepstakes. He has 7 catches in each of the last two weeks, and should continue to get plenty of looks over the next 4 or 5 games, until the Saints' top two receivers come back.

Zach Miller, TE, OAK (owned in 19% of leagues). Miller caught 5 balls for 95 yards, and had a long touchdown. Jamarcus Russell (23-37-277, 1 TD 1 INT) is making progress, and while I don't think Russell will be worth owning this year, Miller, his favorite target, would be a good TE2 on your fantasy team.

Duece McAllister (owned of 52% of leagues). After being inexplicably absent in the Saints first two games, he was inexplicably a major part of thier offense on Sunday, getting 20 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown. He even got the goal-line touches. He will probably get injured soon, but for now, he is definately worth owning.

Steve Breaston, WR, ARZ (owned in 3% of leagues). Breaston had a career-high 9 catches for 122 yards, and it looks like Anquan Boldin will be out at least one week with an injury. He won't repeat today's numbers, but should be a good pick-up while Boldin is out.

Deion Branch, WR, SEA (owned in 24% of leagues). A poor man's Bobby Engram. Will start next week, but shouldn't get nearly as many targets.

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