Fantasy Football Waiver Wire 2014: Top 10 Week 5 pickups

Week 4 in fantasy football was all about survival.  Hopefully, you were able to patch together a successful lineup despite six teams with fantasy football relevant players on their bye week.  This week, things should be a little bit less of a roster crunch with only the Dolphins and Raiders on a bye after their game in London. Still, owners who want to be successful need to continue to tweak their lineup with some good week 5 pickups off the waiver wire

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Each Tuesday, you can find the top ten to target on the waiver wire right here on Fansided.  To help keep the list realistic, it is limited to those players available in over half of ESPN leagues. That means alumni like Kelvin Benjamin, Knile Davis, Ahmad Bradshaw, and Terrance West aren’t on this list even though they should be picked up if they’re still floating out there in your league.  If you have any league-specific questions the fastest and best way to get them answered is to ask us @FansidedFantasy on twitter.

All references to points are based on ESPN standard scoring unless otherwise noted, so that we have a common benchmark for comparison.  The percentages included after the players team is their ownership percentage as of Monday. To help as many owners as possible, I’ll include at least one player from each primary position-QB, RB, WR, TE, and team defense.  Stay tuned to our Fantasy football hub for more coverage throughout the week as we delve deeper into each position.

This week there are once again several returning members of our top ten from last week meaning these players continue to be available even though they’re putting up consistent numbers.  Depending on your team need and scoring system, your team’s needs will vary, but the players on the following slides are the top ten to look for as you race to the waiver wire this week.