Fantasy Football Alert: Top Ten Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 5)

More injuries and underperformers force new guys into the spotlight.

Oct 10, 2011
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Introduction

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Hopefully you listened to last week's waiver wire pickups and grabbed wide receivers Doug Baldwin and Victor Cruz. Both put up big numbers, Cruz in particular, and showed that they're mainstays in each offense. Curtis Painter also put up his second statistically solid game after once again linking up with Pierre Garcon twice despite suffering a loss.

This week is headlined by the first Tim Tebow appearance, which comes after Kyle Orton had trouble moving the Bronco offense. A few more injuries also contributed backups to this week's top ten waiver wire pickups. 

Andy Dalton

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10. Andy Dalton

Jason Avant

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9. Jason Avant

Donald Brown

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8. Donald Brown

Jackie Battle

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7. Jackie Battle

Thomas Jones and Dexter McCluster haven't exactly panned out as we foresaw, even with the Chiefs playing better football the past couple weeks. Battle was one of the biggest surprises of the week by using his 19 caries and producing 119 yards. Jones put in solid work, averaging around 5 yards a carry as well, but Battle was the most dynamic guy on the field. If he continues to see carries, he could be a solid backup option. 

Michael Crabtree

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6. Michael Crabtree

Delone Carter

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5. Delone Carter

Jermaine Gresham

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4. Jermaine Gresham

Darrius Heyward-Bey

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3. Darrius Heyward-Bey

Titus Young

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2. Titus Young

Tim Tebow

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1. Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow

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