Fantasy Football Week 5 Advice: Underperforming Players Worthy Of A Pickup

With four weeks in the books, we have now surpassed the one-quarter mark of the NFL season. It's now time to make some adjustments and get those fantasy football rosters tweaked. Luckily, we've had our clipboards out and have been taking astute notes.

So, for your viewing pleasure, here are three players that have underperformed this season, and are worthy of a pickup.

QB Eli Manning

Manning is facing the Texans this week (No. 32 against the pass, 337.8 ypg) and has the Lions (No. 26 against the pass, 241 ypg) on deck, which certainly makes him worthy of a pickup.

Manning has underperformed for fantasy owners this year, with a TD/INT ratio of 5:6. However, it should be noted that many of those were due to tipped balls or a situation where his receiver was at fault.

With RB Brandon Jacobs having fumbling issues and engaging in verbal arguments with HC Tom Coughlin, it's safe to say the Giants will be airing it out the next couple of weeks which makes (the other) Manning certainly worth a pickup.

WR Randy Moss

Fantasy owners who drafted Moss high this year are giving up hope and currently looking to trade him -- we're telling you now is the time to go out and acquire him.

He has been targeted only 22 times this year, which is ridiculously low for a traditional "WR1." Still, he has managed to find the end zone four times this season, and he now returns to his former home in Minnesota.

WR Sidney Rice's hip injury has become more serious than was initially predicted and he may even be put on injured reserve. As a result, the ‘gunslinger,' Brett Favre, is going to need a new vertical target to heave the ball down the field to. Moss now becomes said target. After verbal feuds with former coach Bill Belichick and QB coach Bill O'Brien in New England, Moss will be motivated to succeed as he returns home. Arrange a trade for him.

RB Fred Jackson

With RB Marshawn Lynch traded to Seattle, Jackson will now become the workhorse. He may have only 20 carries for 87 yards and 1 TD thus far this season, but expect those numbers to go up.

Many are talking about first-round draft pick CJ Spiller, but he's received only 13 carries this year and is a liability in pass protection. At the moment, Bills are using Spiller solely as a home run hitter, which is why Jackson will get the majority of the carries. More importantly, he will be the recipient of carries in the red zone.

The fact is, he's averaging 4.4 yards per carry, and is now looking at somewhere around 15 carries per game with Lynch gone. Do the math and pick him up.