Week 5 Waiver Wire: Terrance West, Eddie Royal Highlight Pickups to Know

Though it may seem like it this week and in many weeks so far in the 2016 fantasy football season, there is no such thing as too many options on the waiver wire. 

It feels like it, though, when a guy like Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco comes alive with 21 points in Week 4. Or when Jordan Howard takes over in the Chicago Bears backfield and scores 13. A guy like San Diego Chargers wideout Dontrelle Inman having a breakout game with 18 points helps, too.

Owners will want to get in line for this particular wire. Even if the outlook seems great right now, one injury can tank a season, and improving depth is never a bad idea.

Here are players owned in less than 50 percent of leagues to know and pursue on the Week 5 wire.

Week 5 Waiver-Wire Targets

Terrance West, RB, BAL (45.0 percent)

This is why owners need to keep pursuing talent, even if the roster looks healthy and productive.

Flacco’s Ravens surprised the fantasy landscape Sunday, benching Justin Forsett in favor of Terrance West, a move that was supposed to get the ground game going.

It worked. One can tell by West’s ownership percentage that more than a few folks had counted on such an occurrence. He cruised, carrying the ball 21 times against the Oakland Raiders for 113 yards, one score and 17 points.

The Ravens will get Kenneth Dixon back from injury at some point, but he won’t eat into West’s rushing chances. Dixon is more of a pass-catching guy, and there is now zero reason to believe the coaching staff will turn back to Forsett after West helped the offense come alive. 

West needs to sit No. 1 on the waiver order—he next gets to tackle a Washington defense that has allowed 20 or more points and a minimum of two rushing scores to the first three opposing backfields it has encountered. 

Brian Quick, WR, LA (0.2 percent)

It isn’t a fun idea to roster a guy …

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