The Atlanta Falcons are having a tough season after falling to the New York Jets on Monday night football in Week 5 and now that the team is 1-4, questions are going around about what can be done and with Roddy White dealing with injuries this season, fantasy owners are looking for new options at the position, including names like Keenan Allen, Vincent Brown and Rueben Randle.
White has been hobbled by a high ankle sprain this season and he also left Monday's game with a hamstring injury and now fantasy owners must figure out what to do next. White has been a frustrating player all season for the Falcons and for fantasy owners, as he has just 14 catches for 129 yards on 23 targets through five games and now he has gone five weeks without registering double digit catches or targets and in fact, he has not had more than five catches in any game this season.
White has a streak of six consecutive 1,000 yard seasons and now that is in jeopardy and he is coming off of a game where he made just four catches for 45 yards, all season highs for the wideout. White averaged over 11 yards per catch on MNF and that came after he had a season high nine targets against the Pats, but he finished with three catches for just 28 yards and now White looks to be a fantasy bust this season. The Falcons are ranked third in passing yards per game this season, but not much of that has gone White's way, making Julio Jones one of the top options in fantasy.
But don't fear fantasy owners, there are plenty of names out there to pick up, including Keenan Allen, Rueben Randle, Vincent Brown and Donnie Avery. Allen had a solid game on Sunday night, making six catches for over 100 yards for his first big game of the season and now the rookie looks like a very good option going forward, as the Chargers are dealing with a number of injuries at the position.
Allen is available in many leagues in ESPN and Yahoo and he had a season high six catches for 115 yards and nine targets and he also scored his first touchdown of the season. The resurgence of Philip Rivers will only help Allen and Vincent Brown is another option for the team, as his size makes him a red zone scoring threat. Browns is coming off of a nice game himself, making a season high eight receptions on nine targets with 117 yards and he is trending upwards as well.
Randle is a solid option despite the Giants struggles, as he had 14 targets against the Eagles and could be getting more as teams cover Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks. He has 17 catches and 38 targets this season for 258 yards and he is an excellent third option for deeper fantasy teams. He hit double digit targets for the first time this season and now he has the chance to be a solid option for fantasy owners.
