Week 5 Fantasy Report

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RB Stevan Ridley- New England

Percent owned (ESPN): 3.6%

Ridley was the Patriots’ leading rusher for the 2nd straight week and Danny Woodhead left last week’s game with an injury. Ridley looks like the most talented runner on New England offense, rushing for 97 yards and a score on just 10 carries last week, and he should get more  of a workload going forward.

RB Bernard Scott- Cincinnati

Percent owned (ESPN): 5.9%

Cedric Benson will begin his suspension at some point, probably this week. Bernard Scott is expected to be the feature back for 3 games in his absence so he’ll have some value for that stretch just like he did for a few weeks in 2009 when Benson was hurt.

WR Antonio Brown- Pittsburgh

Percent owned (ESPN): 5.9%

Brown is further proving himself to be Big Ben’s 2nd favorite target. He caught 5 passes for 67 yards and led the team with 10 targets last week. He has 13 catches for 221 yards in his last 3.

WR Victor Cruz- NY Giants

Percent owned (ESPN): 19.4%

Cruz was here last week, but moves up because he was able to produce even with Mario Manningham back. Cruz had 6 catches for 98 yards and could be moving into Steve Smith’s old role.

 

WR Jacoby Jones- Houston

Percent owned (ESPN): 8.4%

Andre Johnson is going to miss at least a week with injury. After tight end Owen Daniels, Jones figures to be Matt Schaub’s favorite target for any games Schaub misses.

TE Jermaine Gresham- Cincinnati

Percent owned (ESPN): 12.9%

He’s not flashy, but he’s getting the job done. Andy Dalton seems comfortable throwing to him. He has 16 catches for 187 yards and 2 scores in 4 games and he is, of course, a former first round pick at tight end.

TE Ed Dickson- Baltimore

Percent owned (ESPN): 10.3%

Dickson led Ravens’ receivers by far with 12 targets last week. He only caught 4 because Joe Flacco sucked, but Flacco won’t suck every week and it’s good to see how much he likes throwing to Dickson. He has 16 catches for 180 yards and a score this season.

TE Jared Cook- Tennessee

Percent owned (ESPN): 3.5%

Cook was Hasselbeck’s favorite target last week with Kenny Britt out. He led the team in targets, but only had 2 catches. He was still able to put up 92 yards and a score and he has some value moving forward.

RB Isaac Redman- Pittsburgh

Percent owned (ESPN): 2.3%

Redman led the Steelers in rushing yards last week with 40. Mendenhall might not be able to go this week, in which case Redman would start. Either way, Mendenhall has really struggled this season and Redman could be in line for more carries moving forward.

 

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