NFLOct 6
Week 5 Knockout League Targets Include Top Wideouts on Bye-Affected Rosters
Managers face roster gaps from early byes and injuries as available players like Jaxon Smith-Njigba draw attention for bids.
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Bye Weeks Hit Knockout Rosters Hard
Week 5 brings byes for the Carolina Panthers and Kansas City Chiefs, leaving nine players rostered in more than 75 percent of leagues unavailable. After four weeks, standard Knockout formats have 14 teams and 196 players left on rosters. The four-man bench makes it tougher to absorb these absences, especially since 26 percent of players on recently eliminated teams missed games due to injury in the prior three weeks and another 16 percent left early.
Top Available Names Draw FAB Interest
Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads recent scoring among wide receivers with a 36 percent target share and ranks 22nd overall after being knocked out in 8.9 percent of leagues. Ja'Marr Chase, fifth overall and knocked out in 11.5 percent of leagues, deals with concussion protocol ahead of a soft matchup and bye. Garrett Wilson, ninth overall after 10.9 percent knockouts, shows a 28.2 percent target share despite a low Week 4 output.
Running Back Options and Bid Tiers
Jeremiyah Love, eighth among running backs and knocked out in 11.2 percent of leagues, faces an ankle issue that may lead to shared work. Recommended bids range from 22-45 percent of FAB for Smith-Njigba down to 7-23 percent for Barkley depending on roster needs.
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