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Fantasy football 2017: Top 10 waiver wire Week 5 pickups

By James Simpson

HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 01: Will Fuller
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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 01: Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints is challenged by Cordrea Tankersley of Miami Dolphins during the NFL match between New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium on October 1, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 01: Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints is challenged by Cordrea Tankersley of Miami Dolphins during the NFL match between New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium on October 1, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

3. Alvin Kamara

As alluded to earlier with Willie Snead, Saints players are not going to do you any good in Week 5 as New Orleans has a bye week but Alvin Kamara has proved enough that he can be a huge difference maker when the team returns to action in Week 6 and beyond.

After finding the end zone and getting himself onto my list of top sleepers for Week 4, he came through with 10 catches in the team’s game in London, taking them for 71 yards and another touchdown. He added 25 yards on the ground too.

Adrian Peterson is almost completely out of the running (he had four carries for a laughable four yards) and Kamara even looked better than starter Mark Ingram who had 14 carries but only logged 45 yards on the ground (with 17 in the air). As the Saints evaluate their offense in the bye week and plan for the remainder of the season, Kamara should continue to earn more involvement as the season goes along and he continues to impress.

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