
Best Flex Waiver Wire Pick Ups for NFL Fantasy Football Week 5
Updated Oct. 4, 2025 10:13 p.m. ET
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We have flex waiver wire suggestions for you, heading into Week 5 of the NFL season -- check them out prior to locking in your fantasy lineup. See the list below for potential fantasy football targets you might be able to grab off of the waiver wire this week.
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NFL Week 5 FLEX Waiver Wire Pick Ups
Rico Dowdle, RB, Carolina Panthers
- Week 5 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET vs. Miami Dolphins
- Projected Fantasy Points: 11.8
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 24 RB
- Dowdle's Season Fantasy Points: 21.3
- Dowdle's Season Average Fantasy Points: 5.3
Michael Carter, RB, Arizona Cardinals
- Week 5 Matchup: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET vs. Tennessee Titans
- Projected Fantasy Points: 8.7
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 30 RB
- Carter's Season Fantasy Points: 0.1
Kareem Hunt, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
- Week 5 Matchup: Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET at Jacksonville Jaguars
- Projected Fantasy Points: 7.6
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 33 RB
- Hunt's Season Fantasy Points: 26.1
- Hunt's Season Average Fantasy Points: 6.5
Darius Slayton, WR, New York Giants
- Week 5 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET at New Orleans Saints
- Projected Fantasy Points: 10.0
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 33 WR
- Slayton's Season Fantasy Points: 22.5
- Slayton's Season Average Fantasy Points: 5.6
Darren Waller, TE, Miami Dolphins
- Week 5 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET at Carolina Panthers
- Projected Fantasy Points: 9.8
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 12 TE
- Waller's Season Fantasy Points: 17.7
Marquise Brown, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
- Week 5 Matchup: Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET at Jacksonville Jaguars
- Projected Fantasy Points: 9.4
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 40 WR
- Brown's Season Fantasy Points: 48.9
- Brown's Season Average Fantasy Points: 12.2
Christian Kirk, WR, Houston Texans
- Week 5 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET at Baltimore Ravens
- Projected Fantasy Points: 8.2
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 50 WR
- Kirk's Season Fantasy Points: 10.5
- Kirk's Season Average Fantasy Points: 5.3
Justice Hill, RB, Baltimore Ravens
- Week 5 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET vs. Houston Texans
- Projected Fantasy Points: 7.7
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 41 RB
- Hill's Season Fantasy Points: 41.6
- Hill's Season Average Fantasy Points: 10.4
Miles Sanders, RB, Dallas Cowboys
- Week 5 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET at New York Jets
- Projected Fantasy Points: 6.2
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 44 RB
- Sanders' Season Fantasy Points: 26.7
- Sanders' Season Average Fantasy Points: 6.7
Dalton Schultz, TE, Houston Texans
- Week 5 Matchup: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET at Baltimore Ravens
- Projected Fantasy Points: 8.0
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 17 TE
- Schultz's Season Fantasy Points: 28.6
- Schultz's Season Average Fantasy Points: 7.2
Jeremy McNichols, RB, Washington Commanders
- Week 5 Matchup: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET at Los Angeles Chargers
- Projected Fantasy Points: 5.6
- Week 5 Projection Ranking: No. 46 RB
- McNichols' Season Fantasy Points: 17.6
- McNichols' Season Average Fantasy Points: 4.4
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