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Fantasy football 2018: top 10 waiver wire Week 5 pickups

By Kevin Parvizi

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 21: Blake Bortles No. 5 of the Jacksonville Jaguars throws in the first quarter of the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 21: Blake Bortles No. 5 of the Jacksonville Jaguars throws in the first quarter of the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 23: Ricky Seals-Jones #86 of the Arizona Cardinals scores a touchdown on a pass from Sam Bradford #9 against the Chicago Bears during the first quarter at State Farm Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 23: Ricky Seals-Jones #86 of the Arizona Cardinals scores a touchdown on a pass from Sam Bradford #9 against the Chicago Bears during the first quarter at State Farm Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /

TE: Ricky Seals-Jones, Arizona Cardinals

Josh Rosen didn’t have the most impressive statistical performance against the Seattle Seahawks in his debut as a starting quarterback, but he looked like a franchise passer on film. His wide receivers let him down so often that it was almost embarrassing, but it’s nothing new to Rosen, who played with one of college football’s worst supporting casts at UCLA.

Rosen threw some absolute dimes in Week 4, and that bodes well for tight end Ricky Seals-Jones, who barely makes a dent on the radar in fantasy football. But at a thin tight end position, Seals-Jones is a possible gamble to stow away on your depth chart, especially with a favorable matchup against the rival San Francisco 49ers in Week 5. The 49ers aren’t great at defending tight ends, and Seals-Jones is coming off of a two-catch, 51-yard performance.

If the 6’5″ Seals-Jones can continue to make big plays, Rosen could look at him more frequently. He hasn’t been Arizona’s most reliable option in the past, but Seals-Jones looks improved in 2018 and has always had star potential since being a highly-touted recruit in high school. Though he failed to put it together in college at Texas A&M, Seals-Jones has shown flashes of brilliance in the NFL and has looked more consistent this year.

Quietly, Seals-Jones is building a case for more opportunities in the Cardinals offense, and fantasy owners in deeper leagues should at least monitor his performance against the 49ers.

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