Week 5 Pickups

In order you should pick them up

RB Ryan Torain- Washington

Percent owned (ESPN): 2.8%

Torain was already splitting carries with Clinton Portis before Portis got hurt late against the Eagles. No word on how long Portis will be out, but he’s old and certainly had injury issues before. Torain rushed for 70 yards on 19 carries against the Eagles.

WR Lance Moore- New Orleans

Percent owned (ESPN): 35.0%

In 2008, Reggie Bush missed significant time with injury and Moore caught 79 passes for 928 yards and 10 scores as the Saints’ slot receiver. In the last 2 weeks, with Bush out, Moore has caught 11 passes for 186 yards and 3 scores. By even the most optimistic estimations, Bush will miss at least the next three weeks. That means Moore will be the Saints slot receiver as the Saints take on Arizona, Tampa Bay, and Cleveland. There should be opportunity for big fantasy points in there.

TE Brandon Pettigrew- Detroit

Percent owned (ESPN): 2.5%

In the last 3 weeks, the 2nd year tight end has caught 21 balls for 233 yards. It seems he is finally breaking out and Shaun Hill loves throwing to him.

WR Davone Bess- Miami

Percent owned (ESPN): 2.4%

With Brandon Marshall drawing the coverage off of him, the sure handed Bess has 22 catches for 242 yards and a score in 4 weeks.

TE Benjamin Watson- Cleveland

Percent owned (ESPN): 4.0%

Remember when everyone thought he was done, following a poor contract year in New England. Watson has 15 catches for 169 yards in the last 3 weeks and he has been the Browns best receiver, for what that’s worth.

 

TE Tony Scheffler- Detroit

Percent owned (ESPN): 5.3%

Shaun Hill loves throwing to his tight ends, both Pettigrew and Scheffler. Both are often on the field at the same time. He has 21 catches for 171 yards in 4 games this season.

RB John Kuhn- Green Bay

Percent owned (ESPN): 31.8%

Kuhn is still splitting carries with Brandon Jackson, but he’s been running better than Jackson so he could get the upper hand soon. He’s also the goal line back. The only problem, the Packers are not a running team. He’s still worth a pickup in deep leagues though, but wait until he’s the true lead back before starting him.

WR Mike Thomas- Jacksonville

Percent owned (ESPN): 2.5%

MSW (Mike Sims Walker) has been struggling this season and it appears that Mike Thomas (17 catches for 207 yards) has become the new lead receiver in his 2nd season. The Jaguars aren’t that good though and their receiving game is very inconsistent.

 

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