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2015 Fantasy Football: Week 5 Target Report

Week 5 brought us some newcomers to this list. Players such as Richard Rodgers got an opportunity due to injuries while others made another week happen as they have all season. You don’t have to go far to see DeAndre Hopkins as a primary example of that situation. Hopkins is far above almost anyone in targets this season. Julio Jones is second, and he is 12 behind Hopkins. Players such as Willie Snead and Gary Barnridge are starting to impress, and some are just flat out inconsistent. All numbers are brought to you by  FantasyPros.

Name Position Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Total Summary
Golden Tate WR DET 8 10 7 4 18 47 Tate is outperforming Megatron right now
DeAndre Hopkins WR HOU 13 11 14 22 14 74 He needs no quarterback to make him look good
Theo Riddick RB DET 2 6 10 5 13 36 Riddick was supposed to be the forgotten man in Detroit
Anquan Boldin WR SF 5 10 4 7 12 38 Boldin still producing even though he has an AARP card and Kraepernick at QB
Jeremy Maclin WR KC 9 7 11 13 12 52 Mr. PPR will probably get more targets now that Jamaal Charles is out for the season
Emmanuel Sanders WR DEN 12 14 9 6 12 53  Sanders had one off week, he should keep rolling
Travis Benjamin WR CLE 3 4 10 10 12 39  All Benjamin has done is increase his totals almost every week
Tyler Eifert TE CIN 12 5 3 4 12 36  12 targets suits owners just fine
Antonio Gates TE SD 0 0 0 0 11 11  Welcome back Mr. Gates, now lay-off the PED’s
Martellus Bennett TE CHI 7 6 5 13 11 42  Bennett has taken over since the wide receivers can’t seem to take the field
Dion Lewis RB NE 5 9 5 bye 11 30  Lewis is the reason they let Vereen go to the Giants
Odell Beckham Jr. WR NYG 8 12 9 12 11 52  C’mon Beckham, where is that breakout game?
Willie Snead WR NO 3 6 7 6 11 33  Snead is a creeper
Arian Foster RB HOU 0 0 0 5 10 15  Foster will get ample targets now that he has returned
Darren McFadden RB DAL 1 2 0 0 10 13  McFadden in his new role shined
Gary Barnidge TE CLE 5 1 10 6 10 32  The new tight end on the block is doing just dandy
Jacob Tamme TE ATL 3 6 1 0 10 20  Tamme is getting more looks lately
Julio Jones WR ATL 11 15 20 6 10 62  Jones has been distant from his first two weeks because he is not putting it in the end zone
Keenan Allen WR SD 17 4 18 7 10 56  Allen has had some monster weeks, but with Gates back that may pull back a bit.
Michael Crabtree WR OAK 8 16 9 6 9 48  Crabtree still doing steadily for the Raiders
Andrew Hawkins WR CLE 6 4 6 3 9 28  Hawkins made the list for the first time this season
Kamar Aiken WR BAL 3 7 1 7 9 27  Three of four weeks for Aiken might want to take notice in PPR leagues
T.Y. Hilton WR IND 14 7 7 13 9 50  Not quite having the year many had hopes on.
Brandin Cooks WR NO 8 7 8 8 9 40  Cooks has been on a consistent target list and is still waiting for a breakout
Allen Robinson WR JAC 6 12 9 12 9 48  Doing what he can in a limited offense
Melvin Gordon RB SD 3 1 1 2 9 16  Since he has been useless in the running game, I guess the Chargers need to put him somewhere
Lance Moore WR DET 2 6 3 3 8 22  First timer
Marcel Reece RB OAK 4 2 2 2 8 18  First timer
Pierre Garcon WR WAS 8 7 12 8 8 43  Been consistent, but DeSean Jackson looms near
Demaryius Thomas WR DEN 11 14 13 12 8 58  Has five more receptions than partner in crime Emmanuel Lewis
Riley Cooper WR PHI 4 2 0 3 8 17  First time for KKCooper
A.J. Green WR CIN 8 4 13 10 8 43  AJ Green and Eifert make a solid pair
DeMarco Murray RB PHI 5 5 0 2 8 20  Looks like the tide is finally going in the right direction
Shane Vereen RB NYG 5 8 3 0 8 24  Vereen is a talented pass catcher and will be up and down on this list
Dwayne Harris WR NYG 0 0 1 6 8 15  First timer
Marvin Jones WR CIN 3 5 8 2 8 26  Jones isn’t having the year that he did two seasons ago but is doing well for a third receiver
Josh Bellamy WR CHI 0 2 2 3 8 15  First Timer
Marquess Wilson WR CHI 2 5 2 9 8 26  Back-to-back weeks for Marquess Wilson
Giovani Bernard RB CIN 6 3 4 0 8 21  Giovanni is going to do more now that the Bengals have found Hill is not the answer
Devonta Freeman RB ATL 4 8 5 6 8 31  Super Human Freeman has been amazing
Richard Rodgers TE GB 3 4 4 6 8 25  First timer
Duke Johnson RB CLE 0 0 7 10 8 25  Duke Johnson has been a solid piece to the PPR running backs
Jamison Crowder WR WAS 1 1 6 12 8 28  Can Crowder make it three weeks in a row
Keith Mumphery WR HOU 3 2 0 7 8 20  Doing well, but time is short because of Shorts
Andre Johnson WR IND 10 7 1 2 7 27  Johnson welcome back to the land of the living
Calvin Johnson WR DET 4 17 13 11 7 52  Cant believe Johnson has fallen this far. He should bounce back once Lions get their offense rolling
Danny Woodhead RB SD 7 6 4 4 7 28  Woody is back
Larry Fitzgerald WR ARI 8 9 11 9 7 44  Larry Fitzgerald has not left this list all season
Matt Forte RB CHI 8 5 3 4 7 27  Forte with a good reception game
Chris Thompson RB WAS 1 1 11 3 7 23  First timer
Zach Ertz TE PHI 8 7 2 3 7 27  Ertz proving he has what it takes
Larry Donnell TE NYG 4 6 6 7 7 30  Donnell should continue to be on this list with Fells out
Jordan Matthews WR PHI 13 9 8 8 7 45  Matthews squeaked by and his streak continues
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