Week 5 Fantasy Football Pass Targets (WR)

Posted by Tom Blaz on 10/02/2012 | 2 Comments

Tags: Brian Hartline, Larry FItzgerald, Lance Moore, Dez Bryant, Anquan Boldin, Davone Bess, Domenik Hixon, Leonard Hankerson, Jordan Norwood, Justin Blackmon, Andre Roberts, Ramses Barden, Malcom Floyd, Greg Jennings, Brandon LaFell, Robert Meachum, Randy Moss

With the season now a month old, numbers begin to have more meaning. Injuries continue to play a role and make up a majority of the movers and shakers on the waiver wire. As always, stick with the studs like Larry Fitzgerald. If someone new moves to the forefront, maybe wait a week and see if they can turn a repeat performance.  We waded into the byes in week four with only a pair of teams off with Dallas, Detroit, Oakland and Tampa Bay taking a break in week five.

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Wide Receivers

Brian Hartline is likely still avaialble in your league and seems like a safe play. The play of Ryan Tannehill will go a long way towards Hartline and Davone Bess getting consistent numbers. Kevin Kolb was the best thing that could have happened to Larry Fitzgerald. Andre Roberts is also making some noise with the improved QB play in the desert. Drew Brees is coming around and that means big numbers for Lance Moore and Marques Colston moving forward. Joe Flacco is the sexy pick by many experts and when he is on Torrey Smith and Anquan Boldin will get double digit "looks". A couple of pricy options finally delivered big for owners in Dez Bryant and Jordy Nelson. No reason to expect we won't see more of the same, despite the nightmare performance of Tony Romo. Domonik Hixon was the benefactor with the unexpected absence of Hakeem Nicks, much to the dismay of the roller coaster emotions experienced by Ramses Barden owners. This week's hot pickups will be a pair of wideouts with tremendous upside; Leonard Hankerson and Justin Blackmon.  Who is the real deal in Cleveland? If you must choose, go with Greg Little over Justin Norwood as both were targeted ten times. This weeks disappointments include five players we identified who all ended up with half a dozen targets. Demaryius Thomas, Percy Harvin, Miles Austin, Steve Smith and Andre Johnson should do much better, just chalk it up as a down week. Philip Rivers has been in a season long funk, could it be due to the absence of Vincent Jackson? Crazy when Malcom Floyd and Robert Meachum are targeted only five times... combined. Brandon LaFell is definitely a secondary target of Cam Newton, behind not only Smith, but Greg Olson as well. Jeremy Maclin's three targets are a result of his return from injury and Randy Moss? One target for Moss could end up being the norm rather than an abberation. Overall at the quarter turn, Dwayne Bowe is quietly leading all receivers with 49 targets. Surprises near the top include Hartline and Danny Amendola.

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Week 4 Risers

19  Brian Hartline MIA

15  Larry Fitzgerald ARZ

15  Lance Moore NO

13  Marques Colston NO

13  Dez Bryant DAL

12  Anquan Boldin BAL

12  Jordy Nelson GB

12  Davone Bess MIA

11  Domenik Hixon NYG

11  Leonard Hankerson WSH

10  Torrey Smith BAL

10  Jordan Norwood CLE

10  Greg Little CLE

10  Justin Blackmon JAX

9    Andre Roberts ARZ

Week 4 Fallers

6  Damaryius Thomas DEN

6  Percy Harvin MIN

6  Miles Austin DAL

6  Steve Smith CAR

6  Andre Johnson HOU

4  Ramses Barden NYG

3  Malcom Floyd SD

3  Greg Jennings GB

3  Brandon LaFell CAR

3  Jeremy Maclin PHI

2  Robert Meachum SD

1  Randy Moss SF

Season Leaders

49 Dwayne Bowe KC

49 Victor Cruz NYG

48 Brian Hartline MIA

44 Danny Amendola STL

43 Calvin Johnson DET

43 A.J. Green CIN

41 Santonio Holmes NYJ

40 Reggie Wayne IND

40 Brandon Lloyd NE

39 Larry Fitzgerald ARZ

39 Roddy White ATL

39 Brandon Marshall CHI

38 Vincent Jackson TB

38 Percy Harvin MIN

37 Wes Welker NE

37 Lance Moore NO

36 DeSean Jackson PHI

36 Steve Johnson BUF

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Tom Blaz is a writer for Fantasy Alarm and co-owner of The Recruiting Eagle a website focusing on Auburn University Athletics.