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Fantasy Football Week 5: Waiver Wire Pickups

By Dan Thomas

Dec 27, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets running back Bilal Powell (29) makes first down reception against the New England Patriots during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim O
Dec 27, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets running back Bilal Powell (29) makes first down reception against the New England Patriots during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim O /
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Sep 25, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys receiver Cole Beasley (11) looks for the touchdown call from field judge Steve Zimmer (33) after a catch against Chicago Bears corenrback Jacoby Glenn (39) in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys receiver Cole Beasley (11) looks for the touchdown call from field judge Steve Zimmer (33) after a catch against Chicago Bears corenrback Jacoby Glenn (39) in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

The waiver wire is what will end up making or breaking your fantasy football season. Here are a few players that could help you off the wire in Week 5.

I’m not going to lie to you: this is a bad week for the wavier wire. In fact, out of the five weeks so far in the 2016 season, this might be the worse week if you’re looking for help. Unlike the previous weeks, there were not any significant injuries from the week before that makes any one player a must add this week.

With that said, we’ll take a look at some players that can possibly help you now and possibly down the road.

For these purposes, we will being using Yahoo! Fantasy Football as a guideline. Any player that is 50 percent owned or less is eligible.

Oct 2, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back Terrance West (28) runs with the ball in the second quarter against the Oakland Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back Terrance West (28) runs with the ball in the second quarter against the Oakland Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Terrance West, RB – Baltimore Ravens (31% Owned)

The Ravens decided to bench Justin Forsett in Week 4 (before cutting him on Tuesday) and West handled a majority of the touches in the backfield. He finished the game with 21 carries, 113 yards, and one touchdown. Now should you expect this performance every week? Absolutely not. Yet, this week he does play the Washington Redskins, who have one of the worse run defenses in the NFL.

Keep in mind that rookie Kenneth Dixon is nearing 100 percent and could be active this week. He should be eased into snaps and touches, but it’s not inconceivable he takes over as the Ravens starting running back at some point.

That notion shouldn’t scare you off from adding West to your roster this week and possibly starting as a RB2/FLEX option with four teams on bye.

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