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7 Deep Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 5

Dale Redman  —  @DTRedman Oct 5th, 2018
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Willie Snead, WR, Baltimore Ravens

Yahoo! Ownership: 6%

All the talk in fantasy when it comes to Baltimore Ravens' receivers has been on John Brown, and rightfully so. The former Arizona Cardinal is leading the team in catches, yards, and touchdowns. Who's number two? Not Michael Crabtree, but Willie Snead.

The former New Orleans Saint has found a home in Baltimore with Joe Flacco and Company. The receiver has not put up monster numbers, like Brown, but has been steady each week. Snead has garnered at least five targets each week while averaging 6.5 overall. He has racked up 18 catches for 198 yards and a touchdown, which is solid production for a player available in 94% of Yahoo! leagues. This Sunday, he faces a Cleveland Browns team that has given up quite a few passing yards this season.

The Browns allowed Oakland's Derek Carr to amass 437 passing yards against them in Week 4. One of his top targets was Jordy Nelson, working out of the slot, who gained 48 yards and a touchdown on 5 catches. With Snead in the slot on over 70% of his plays, he could match Nelson's stat line from last week (WR21 in PPR) and be worth a play this week.

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