Fantasy Players to Drop in Week 5 2019

Fantasy Players to Drop in Week 5: Here are some names you should consider dropping from your fantasy team heading into the next slate of games.

Wow, Week 4 was an odd week for football and fantasy owners paid the price.

If you would have told me that Julio Jones, DeAndre Hopkins, and Odell Beckham Jr.’s combined fantasy production would not out-produce A.J. Brown, I would have hysterically laughed. Though I am sure the 55-plus percent of fantasy owners who had Chris Godwin on their bench weren’t in a laughing mood, but that is just how fantasy football goes.

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With four full weeks under our belt, fantasy analysts are really starting to see what the fantasy landscape will look like. The result of this means it is peak tilt-season and you have to answer the simple question: do I drop Player-X for Player-Y? Hopefully, this article is here to help make your decision that much easier.

Before dropping anyone, make sure to put your team into perspective; just because your player is listed on this cut column, it does not automatically mean you should drop him, especially if you are in a dynasty league.

You also need to weigh your waiver-wire options. If someone tells you to drop a player, it does not necessarily mean the move is right for your team. For your team to improve, you have to be able to add a player that will make your team better, immediately or down the road, compared to the player to be cut. It is paramount to evaluate the players, and the transaction, prior to completing it.

Fantasy Players to Drop in Week 5

Mitch Trubisky (QB, CHI)

If you missed the Bears’ opening drive, you did not see quarterback Mitch Trubisky get strip-sacked which also dislocated his non-throwing shoulder and tore his labrum – talk about a really unlucky way to go down for multiple weeks.

What we do know is that Trubisky is likely going to miss a good portion of the 2019 season, although he has avoided surgery and should return at some point. For fantasy owners, most fantasy leagues have a 12-week regular season, so there is a chance that he is done for the year in fantasy terms. With the lack of development thus far into 2019, cut the Trubisky and look to pickup another option, or do the smart thing in this scenario and stream QB’s week-to-week!

Justin Jackson (RB, LAC)

The fantasy value of Jackson was wiped out once Melvin Gordon returned to the Chargers. Week 4’s matchup against Miami looked to be a last-chance play for Jackson’s fantasy owners, but the running back popped up onto the injury report late in the week and was ruled inactive.

As for Week 5 and beyond, we know Austin Ekeler will manage the RB2 role for the Chargers, pushing Jackson to irrelevance. Safely drop Jackson in all formats.

Tarik Cohen (RB, CHI)

Just to set the record straight, this is speaking directly to fantasy owners in a standard league. With that said, let’s start with the fact that Tarik Cohen is just a wide receiver who happens to run the ball every once in a while.

Even as a pass-catching RB, you cannot count on Cohen getting touches, which makes for a shaky floor – especially now that Trubisky is out. Further, the routes that Cohen runs won’t net you big fantasy points unless he collects a chunk of yards after the catch.

Looking at his offense in the redzone, Cohen has yet to receive a carry inside of the 20-yard line, which further sinks his standard value. And we haven’t even mentioned the name of David Montgomery, an RB who’s noticeably been more involved in the Bears’ offense.

Cohen makes for a so-so depth piece in half-point and full PPR leagues, but any value in standard leagues has evaporated. Move on from Cohen if you have better waiver options.

Latavius Murray (RB, NO)

Let me preface Latavius Murray with this: teams in deep leagues and those who roster Alvin Kamara can hold onto Murray since he is a valuable handcuff. If you are not in a deeper league and do not roster Kamara, Murray has become a player to cut.

I know this can be tough since his ADP was around the 7th or 8th round, but Murray’s bloated preseason value was fueled by fantasy analysts’ presumptions. These presumptions were that Murray was going to come in and take over the “Mark Ingram” role. However, what we have learned is that Sean Payton and the Saints have just added more to Kamara’s load, especially with the injury to Drew Brees.

Even if Murray was brought in for the “Mark Ingram” role, he has one red zone carry and that was in their Week 1 contest. That is a tough pill to swallow for a guy who was going to be, at best, a touchdown-dependent fantasy asset. To make things worse, the Central Florida prospect hasn’t carried the ball more than seven times in a single game. Murray is an easy cut after four straight weeks of little fantasy production.