The fantasy football Week 5 weekend schedule is over and some waiver free agents and sleeper pick ups moving into Week 6 include Benny Cunningham, Antone Smith, Bobby Rainey, Austin Davis, Timothy Wright, Andre Williams, Keenan Allen, Khiry Robinson and Brian Quick, as those players had the chance to step up this week and could be solid start options moving forward with injuries and byes coming up for owners.
Fantasy owners will be looking to the waiver market for some help after injuries popped up in Week 5, as names like Robinson, Cunningham, Williams and Rainey all got the chance to play due to injuries. Stacy was injured on Sunday for the Rams and now that he is dealing with a calf issue, there is a chance that Cunningham gets the starter carries next week at RB for the team. Cunningham was solid coming in for Stacy and Austin Davis also was solid while making a comeback against the Eagles and he could be an option for a spot start or emergency start if someone has a fantasy QB injured.
Anton Smith had another long touchdown and he has been a player that has emerged from the four headed beast in Atlanta at RB. Smith is only an option in deeper leagues since he doesn't get a crazy amount of carries, but he has shown that he makes his touches worthwhile. Against the Giants he had another long play with a 74-yard touchdown and that came after he had two plays for scores of 35 yards or more. Smith has made this a habit and while fantasy owners can't bet on that every week, he at least has distinguished himself from the group with over 80 total yards in the game
The Rams are dealing with some injuries and with Zac Stacy now out with a calf injury for the moment, Cunningham may get the chance to start. The Rams are going to rush the ball a bit with Austin Davis at QB and Cunningham comes in after putting up over 70 total yards on just 10 touches in the game on Sunday. Cunningham performed well in spot duty last season and he could be an option for teams in need to start an RB in deeper leagues.
Bobby Rainey is an option for fantasy owners in need of some support, as Doug Martin has not been great since coming back from his injury and Rainey ended up in the end zone again. Rainey has over 200 yards rushing this season and while he had just 21 yards on Sunday, he also made it into the endzone. Austin Davis isn't a star, but he has been good enough in fantasy since coming in for the Rams and again he had a strong game on Sunday. The Rams came back against the Eagles and he had 375 passing yards and three touchdowns to put up very strong numbers for fantasy owners.
