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Week 5 Fantasy Waiver Priorities Shift After Malik Nabers’ Season-Ending ACL

With bye weeks starting and Week 4 injuries triggering role changes, analysts are steering managers toward short-term streamers and targeted buy/sell moves before waiver deadlines.

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Overview

  • Malik Nabers is out for the year with a torn ACL, pushing Wan’Dale Robinson and Darius Slayton into expanded roles as the primary New York Giants receiver adds.
  • Rookie Jaxson Dart posted 19.8 fantasy points with 54 rushing yards and a touchdown in his first start and is being recommended as a Week 5 streamer and QB2, including in Superflex.
  • Woody Marks erupted for 119 total yards and two scores and is being treated as a potential lead back in Houston, with outlets urging aggressive bids ahead of a matchup the Ravens have struggled in versus RBs.
  • Kenneth Gainwell delivered 134 yards and two touchdowns with Jaylen Warren inactive in Dublin; Pittsburgh’s Week 5 bye and Warren’s expected return keep Gainwell as a short-term stash contingent on health updates.
  • Ricky Pearsall reported knee pain and was shut down after briefly returning, so his Thursday status bears watching as experts publish Week 5 guidance that includes buy-low targets like Chris Olave and sell-high calls such as C.J. Stroud in redraft Superflex.