Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 5.
Significant injuries continue to make their mark on the 2025 NFL season, with Malik Nabers and Tyreek Hill being the most notable players who are now likely out for the remainder of the season. As if that were not enough, fantasy managers now need to manage bye weeks as well.
As injuries pile up and bye weeks roll in, let’s look at the players who could help ease the blows that our fantasy rosters have taken heading into Week 5.
Bye Weeks: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, Pittsburgh
Before we dive into the players, just a few reminders about how the article is set up:
- To be included as a potential add, a player must be rostered in at most 50% of ESPN or Yahoo leagues
- To be included as a potential drop, a player must be rostered in more than 50% of ESPN or Yahoo leagues
- FAAB recommendations will be given but also serve as tiers for leagues without FAAB budgets. The rationale behind FAAB recommendations is: If I had $1,000 in FAAB, what is the absolute most I’d be willing to spend on this player?
- All positional rankings and statistics are taken from RotoViz’s Monday Review tool.
