Week Five Free Agent Pickups for Fantasy Football

October 6, 2010   ·   Kevin Hanson   ·   Jump to comments

There are many reasons to add (and simultaneously drop other) players to (from) your fantasy roster, including but not limited to bye-week replacements, injuries, etc. In some cases, the opportunities are temporary; in others, more permanent.
In general, it's my intention to avoid duplicating names from the previous week's list even if I believe they are worth adding. So, guys like Miami's Davone Bess, New England's BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Tampa Bay's LeGarrette Blount (who all appeared on last week's list) don't appear on this list (again) even though they are still worth consideration as pick-ups.
Based on the depth of your league and the needs and strength of your roster, here are some players (all owned in less than half of Yahoo! fantasy leagues) who are potential adds:
 
QB - Kevin Kolb, Eagles (39% owned)
Granted, Kolb was not impressive in his relief duty for the injured Michael Vick. But Vick is expected to miss this week's game against the 4...

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