1 of 5 | Green Bay Packers broad receiver Dontayvion Wicks is amongst my Week 5 waiver wire targets. File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo
MIAMI, Oct. 1 (UPI) — Several Green Bay Packers pass catchers are amongst my dream football waiver wire concerns for Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season.
Geno Smith, Kareem Hunt, Rico Dowdle and Bucky Irving are amongst my other targets.
Players from the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans must be benched or dropped, as those groups are on bye in Week 5. Check out my list of waiver-wire targets listedbelow if you requirement replacement alternatives.
Injuries, breakout efficiencies and other elements haveactually cleared the method for anumberof gamers to warrant a area on dream football group benches or possibly even in beginning lineups.
My waiver wire toppriorities each bring an ownership portion of 60% or less. Here are my leading gamers to include and leading gamers to drop for Week 5:
ALL-ADD TEAM
QB | Geno Smith, Kirk Cousins; RB | Kareem Hunt, Rico Dowdle, Bucky Irving; WR | Romeo Doubs, Darnell Mooney; TE | Tucker Kraft; D/ST | Denver Broncos; K | Dustin Hopkins
HONORABLE MENTIONS
QB | Sam Darnold, Joe Flacco; RB | Tyler Allgeier, Trey Sermon; WR | Tyler Lockett, Dontayvion Wicks; TE | Cade Otton; D/ST | New England Patriots; K | Cairo Santos
TOP DROPS
QB | Will Levis; RB | Cam Akers; WR | Rashee Rice, Christian Watson; TE | Taysom Hill; D/ST | Tennessee Titans; K | Matt Prater
QUARTERBACK
Geno Smith and Kirk Cousins are my leading quarterbacks to target on the waiver wire. Smith has yet to toss several goal passes in a videogame this season, however simply logged career-highs in conclusions (38), efforts (56) and passing lawns (395) in Week 4. He likewise tossed for 289 backyards in Week 3 and 327 in Week 2.
The Seahawks presently have the No. 1 pass offense in the NFL, in terms of backyards, and signedup the most passing tries through 4 weeks. They amountedto the fifth-most backyards total behind the Smith-led attack.
This week, the Seahawks will host a New York Giants group that permitted at least 2 goal passes in 3 of their veryfirst 4 videogames. Smith must be a Top 10 play in Week 5.
Cousins is another good streaming choice in Week 5. The Atlanta Falcons veteran stoppedworking to toss a goal toss in Week 4, however tossed for at least 230 lawns in each of his last 3 begins.
This week, the Falcons will fulfill a Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a videogame I anticipate to be high scoring. Cousins can be plugged in as a low-end QB1 based on the expectation of tossing for at least 250 lawns and finding the end zone several times.
RUNNING BACK
Kareem Hunt, Rico Dowdle and Bucky Irving are my leading running backs to thinkabout for Week 5 lineup additions. Each of these gamers can be plugged into a flex area or utilized as an RB2/RB3 in leagues with at least 14 groups.
Each of these gamers mostlikely requirement a goal to supply significant worth, however they likewise deal high long-lasting upside.
Hunt controlled the backfield work for the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4, wit