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Fantasy Football Start or Sit: Week 5
Eli and the Giants are rolling, and things could continue in Week 5 against Atlanta.

We're a quarter of the way through the fantasy football season, and the 35-year-old ESPN.com leagues, which means he's stream-worthy in a nice matchup.

He posted 10 catches for 85 yards and a score against the Buccaneers last week, and gets to face a Jacksonville secondary that's allowed the second-most points to tight ends this year, including four touchdowns. Expect Roethlisberger to get Heath involved, giving him a nice return.

Sit Eric Ebron - In a solid matchup without teammate Joseph Fauria and an injured Calvin Johnson last week, Eric Ebron saw just four targets, catching three of them. Even if Fauria doesn't go in Week 5, it'd be tough to trust Ebron given the lower volume of targets he saw last week and the fact that the Bills have defended the tight end position well over their last two contests. Rookie tight ends struggle, and they're tough to trust each week.

Start Garrett Graham - If you need an even deeper tight end this week, Garrett Graham isn't a terrible option. He hasn't performed all that well this year despite being in a tight-end friendly offense, but his Week 5 opponent, Dallas, has allowed a tight end touchdown each week, giving up by far the most fantasy points to the position.

Graham's averaged four catches over the last two weeks, but in Week 5, that number could rise.

Other Players to Start: Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Owen Daniels
Other Players to Sit: Jared Cook, Jason Witten

Defense

Start the Detroit Lions - As mentioned with the Sammy Watkins note above, Kyle Orton is getting the start for the Bills this weekend. Not only would that make any defense worthy of a start, but the Lions especially, as they've already been playing like a top-five unit this year. If they're on the waiver wire, snag them. If you own them, consider yourself lucky.

Sit the Minnesota Vikings - The Vikings defense has been fun to watch, and it's a top-10 unit according to our metrics so far. But even though they're playing on Thursday night, which favors lower-scoring contests, it'd be nuts to start them against Aaron Rodgers after his Week 4 performance.

Other Defenses to Start: New Orleans, Philadelphia
Other Players to Sit: Arizona, Washington

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