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Fantasy football waiver wire pickups analysis for Kendrick Bourne, Tre Tucker, Dohnte Meyers in Week 5 (2026). Read their waiver wire outlooks for fantasy football.
Nothing's more fun than constantly hunting the waiver wire for players to pick up at positions of need and not having a single one of them provide any kind of consistent upside. That was a sarcastic statement of course -- it's miserable as a fantasy football manager to have hope that's constantly dashed.
Wide receiver is a position without much consistency in fantasy football, too. Even finding an elite WR that doesn't have multiple games with just single-digit PPR fantasy points is incredibly difficult. Even some of the best WRs in the game run very hot and very cold, depending on the week.
But injuries, trades, and juicy matchups can shake everything up, and sometimes players spend multiple weeks on waivers before finally hitting their stride and becoming unobtainable. So let's break down three potential WR waiver wire pickups that fit one of these criteria for Week 5!
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Kendrick Bourne Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
Rostered in 1% of leagues
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Bourne's rostership will certainly skyrocket after the latest news about Cardinals wideout Marvin Harrison Jr., the team's No. 4 overall draft pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Apparently, they are finalizing a trade deal to send him away.
The Harrison experiment in Arizona was an abject failure. He never lived up to his pre-draft hype, and languished as a sacrificial X receiver who couldn't separate well and struggled to make contested catches. Now, he's on his way out, and Bourne stands to benefit, as he could step into the WR2 role behind Michael Wilson.
.@Patriots take the lead on the Kendrick Bourne touchdown!
📺: #NEvsMIA on CBS
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/Quwvdzpx7G https://t.co/aQyaMOs4s0— NFL (@NFL) October 29, 2023
Bourne is in his age-31 season and now on his third NFL team. He caught all eight of his targets for 75 yards in Week 1, though he's been less involved in each game since. But the upside of the passing offense of the Cardinals, especially in garbage time, makes all their pass-catchers worth considering.
In 10-team leagues, there probably isn't enough of a case to pick up Bourne, as you need better starting-caliber talent in your lineups. But in leagues with 12 or more teams, where most of the WR2s on good fantasy football offenses are stashed, he's worth a pickup now.
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Tre Tucker Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
Rostered in 36% of leagues
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker still has yet to find any consistency for fantasy football. He had an impressive Week 2 outing, scoring 20.4 PPR fantasy points, but didn't even eclipse seven points in any of his other three contests. The Raiders have one of the better passing attacks in the NFL, though.
WRs Jalen Nailor (concussion) and Jack Bech (forearm) will both miss Week 5, meaning Tucker will be the second (or third) priority in the passing offense after tight end Brock Bowers (and TE Michael Mayer). It appears that Bowers and Mayer are this team's two most talented pass-catchers, though, which pushes Tucker further down in Cousins' progressions.
Tre Tucker has reached 200 receiving yards this season
Season Stats:
15 Rec | 233 Yds | 1 TDSeason Pace:
64 Rec | 990 Yds | 4 TD#RaiderNation https://t.co/NTVhQUtTmV
— PaceBall (@paceball__) October 5, 2026
It would be nice to see him function as more than a deep threat that catches an occasional long ball for a touchdown.
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Dohnte Meyers Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
Rostered in 19% of leagues
Meyers appears to have taken over the clear WR3 role for the Bengals.
Both WRs Ja'Marr Chase (concussion) and Tee Higgins (groin/neck) were practice participants on Friday but are in danger of missing time. Chase hasn't yet cleared concussion protocol, but Higgins was a full go, meaning there's a chance both of them could play in Week 5.
Tee Higgins said GAME https://t.co/dOMRmlm3fI
— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) September 13, 2026
With both Higgins and Chase on the field, Meyers becomes an auxiliary target and doesn't have much fantasy upside. But we don't know what will happen with Chase, and for that reason, Meyers is a possible flex start for Week 5. He should be stashed now and can be started in many leagues due to quarterback Joe Burrow's elite talent.
The rookie speedster nearly housed a long touchdown in Week 4, as he caught seven of his nine targets for 82 yards and flashed his blinding acceleration. He has intriguing upside and should be added and stashed outside of shallow leagues.
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