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The Week 4 waiver wire adds lightning round for 2025 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Woody Marks, Kenneth Gainwell, Romeo Doubs, Wan'Dale Robinson, Justice Hill, Jaxson Dart, more.
It's already time to look ahead to the next week after a jam-packed Week 4, which has left us with plenty to react to! We saw some big names go down, with other new names step up as nearly a month of play hits the books. It's time to make moves with our fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season.
This provides a quick reaction for fantasy-relevant players for Week 5 after another set of box scores and injuries. Key injuries to monitor are Malik Nabers (knee), Lamar Jackson (hamstring), Ricky Pearsall (knee), Darnell Mooney (hamstring), Cedric Tillman (hamstring), Calvin Austin III (shoulder), and several key offensive line blows, such as Joe Alt (ankle), Lane Johnson (shoulder), and Ronnie Stanley (ankle). Be sure to keep our league-leading news feed bookmarked and set up for app alerts to receive timely and accurate information.
Typically, this column will be published early in the week and will be updated daily as the site supplies in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. Waiver pickups are listed in priority order and broken down by position as we stick to those rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo! leagues, ranging from shallow standard options to deep PPR plays. We will stay on top of it all, so you don't have to go searching high and low for updates.
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Week 5 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Woody Marks
Kenneth Gainwell
Blake Corum
Bhayshul Tuten
Braelon Allen
Ollie Gordon II
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Kendre Miller
Brian Robinson Jr.
Rachaad White
Kareem Hunt
Tyler Allgeier
Justice Hill
Miles Sanders
Rico Dowdle
Emari Demercado
Jeremy McNichols
Kyle Monangai
Zavier Scott
Antonio Gibson
Brashard Smith
Kaleb Johnson
Tahj Brooks
AJ Dillon
Week 5 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Wan'Dale Robinson
Romeo Doubs
Marquise Brown
Elic Ayomanor
Tre Tucker
Darius Slayton
Troy Franklin
Josh Downs
Christian Kirk
Luther Burden III
Dontayvion Wicks
Isaiah Bond
Kayshon Boutte
KaVontae Turpin
Jalen Tolbert
Tory Horton
Rashod Bateman
Sterling Shepard
Tyquan Thornton
Marvin Mims Jr.
Jayden Higgins
DeAndre Hopkins
Luke McCaffrey
Jalen Coker
Adonai Mitchell
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Parker Washington
Isaac TeSlaa
Brandin Cooks
Jaylin Lane
Tez Johnson
Jalen Royals
Arian Smith
Tutu Atwell
Casey Washington
Week 5 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Kyle Pitts Sr. (Note: Week 5 bye)
Brenton Strange
Harold Fannin Jr.
Isaiah Likely
Theo Johnson
Cole Kmet
Dalton Schultz
AJ Barner
Oronde Gadsden
Jake Tonges
Week 5 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 5:
Jaxson Dart
C.J. Stroud
Matthew Stafford
Sam Darnold
Jake Browning
Trevor Lawrence
Tua Tagovailoa
Carson Wentz
Cooper Rush
Spencer Rattler
Dillon Gabriel
Week 5 Defenses To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 5:
Arizona Cardinals D/ST
Kansas City Chiefs D/ST
New York Giants D/ST
Seattle Seahawks D/ST
Indianapolis Colts D/ST
Cleveland Browns D/ST
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