Week 5 Add/Drop: Rookies in the House

Matthew Berry adds to the chorus of voices touting the usual suspects of young wideouts, among them Jeremy Maclin, Miles Austin, Hakeem Nicks and Austin Collie.

While Collie has the most favorable schedule going forward, the Colts offense could get surprisingly crowded once WR Anthony Gonzalez returns in Week 7 (assuming he doesn’t suffer any setbacks). Between Wayne, Clark, Garcon, Collie and Gonzalez – not to mention Addai and Brown – there are suddenly plenty of seemingly viable fantasy options in Indianapolis. Good luck choosing between the second-tier Colts. Sell high on Collie or Garcon if you can.

Rookie wide receivers are usually terrible fantasy choices. They almost always need time to get used to the speed of the NFL and complexity of the rulebook. In some cases though, an NFL offense is so powerful that rookie wide receivers can get by (at least for a while) on pure athletic ability. There are a few rookie WRs like that on the waiver wire right now.

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