Snap Count Observations: Transactions to Make for Week 5 (Fantasy Football)
New Orleans Saints
Kendre Miller (31%); Alvin Kamara (73%)
While 31% isn’t a huge increase in his yearlong average (22%), his usage is notable (11/65/1). He finally saw some opportunity, and he rewarded the team with this highlight TD.
I know what I saw in Kendre Miller as a talent, as long as he’s healthy he’s a stud.
Hopefully the Saints move Alvin Kamara to a contender for my mental sake and he moves into the starting role.
pic.twitter.com/oZdzQGSdkp— Snoog's Fantasy HQ (@FFSnoog) September 28, 2025
The comments in this Twitter post are relevant as well. I am not sure there is a more likely trade candidate than Alvin Kamara. He is still very effective, has a big contract, and the Saints are not going to be anything special this year (0-4 record). If the team moved on from Kamara, that would launch Miller into a major role, and it looks like he has the talent to do something with it.
Conclusion: Miller should be rostered, at least for the possibility that the Saints trade Kamara.
Dallas Cowboys
George Pickens (90%); Jalen Tolbert (81%); KaVontae Turpin (61%)
Life without CeeDee Lamb was pretty much what we predicted last week. Pickens is elite and the alpha. After Pickens, Dak seems to prefer Jake Ferguson as a second target. Jalen Tolbert saw the third most targets and second most receiving yards, which is somewhat encouraging, but most of his production came on an insane catch on this Dak prayer.
DAK PRESCOTT ARE YOU SERIOUS?!
GBvsDAL on NBC
Stream on @NFLPlus + Peacock pic.twitter.com/mpfdL3HlKo— NFL (@NFL) September 29, 2025
The Packers’ defense is strong, but the Cowboys did put up 40 points in this game. 4/61 on six targets is not anything to write home about in a shootout like this one, even against a good defense.
Conclusion: Turpin and Tolbert are best left on the bench and probably not worth rostering.
Houston Texans
Woody Marks (56%); Nick Chubb (42%)
The Nick Chubb Texans era is over. The Texans officially handed the lead backfield share to Woody Marks, and he looked quite good. Marks saw 17 carries, which he converted into 69 yards and a TD. Equally exciting, he saw five targets that resulted in 4 catches for 50 yards. Marks looks like a complete back with some real upside.
Chubb still saw 11 carries and two targets himself, so he isn’t “going away”. Also, Joe Mixon could return anytime now (but he’s unlikely to return until mid-October at the earliest). That gives Marks plenty of time to shine.
Conclusion: Marks is the #1 waiver priority this week.
Kansas City Chiefs
JuJu Smith-Schuster (78%); Xavier Worthy (59%); Marquise Brown (52%); Tyquan Thornton (34%); Jalen Royals (19%)
Last week, I wrote about how Tyquan Thornton was the Chief’s current WR1. Well, that was short-lived because it looks like he was just holding Xavier Worthy‘s seat warm.
Worthy returned and injected some life into this stagnant offense. He was used both in the passing game (8/5/83) and the rushing game (two for 38), and he was getting very open.
Worthy’s shoulder injury is a concern, and reinjury likely ends his season, but it does not look like the Chiefs are holding him back too much. The end-arounds get him out in space a little bit, but his routes looked pretty normal, including some crossing patterns that take him across the middle.
Thornton, of course, scored a TD (as did everyone in this game, except Worthy), but Worthy looks exciting. We get two more games without Rice, so enjoy them.
Conclusion: A healthy Worthy renders Thornton unusable.
New York Giants
Wan’Dale Robinson (97%); Darius Slayton (87%); Malik Nabers (33%)
Nabers’ injury is such a shame, especially given the timing of Jaxson Dart being given the starting role. Alas…
As replacements, the Giants don’t have much. Slayton and Robinson play a lot, but neither of them is a great producer. Against the Chargers’ strong defense, neither option gained more than 44 yards. Robinson was particularly putrid, turning his five targets into only 14 yards.
That said, the Giants really limited Dart in his first start. He only threw 20 times total in a game that was competitive. The Giants probably will unleash the rookie passer a bit more moving forward. Moreover, I don’t expect the Giants to be ahead too frequently, which should open up Dart to more passing.
I guess my preferred option on the waiver wire is Darius Slayton, but this is totally a shot in the dark. Theo Johnson (TE) caught the only TD of the game, so there is that. I think I would prefer to wait-and-see on this offense and see who Dart generates a connection with.
Conclusion: No Giants WR is worth a prioritized pickup. Feel free to call your shot on Slayton or Robinson, but I don’t feel conviction on either.
Minnesota Vikings
Jordan Addison (96%); Zavier Scott (38%)
Jordan Addison returned from suspension and played the whole game. Unsurprisingly, he made an instant impact, including an 81-yard catch. He should be a solid option moving forward.
Also, a name worth considering on the waiver wire is Zavier Scott. The Vikings are playing him like Aaron Jones lite, and he caught six passes for 43 yards and a TD. It seems that the Vikings like their two-back system with different roles, which makes Scott someone who should be rostered.
Conclusion: Start Jordan Addison; pick up Zavier Scott.
Indianapolis Colts
Adonai Mitchell (89%); Josh Downs (62%)
Adonai Mitchell saw a significant increase in playing time in Week 4, and he appears to have jumped Josh Downs on the depth chart. However, during the game, Mitchell made perhaps the biggest bonehead play of the year (or second biggest, depending on how you feel about Kaleb Johnson).
OMG. #Colts WR Adonai Mitchell just made one of the best TD plays of the season… but he fumbled before crossing the plane. Turnover.
BRUTAL. pic.twitter.com/3kmg5H8n81
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 28, 2025
This ended up costing the Colts the game (who lost by seven), so understandably, many expect Mitchell to end up in the doghouse.
I don’t know. Having watched it several times, it seems like an honest mistake. He looked like he felt like he was falling out of bounds, so he was trying to stretch the ball over the goal line before he stepped out. It did not look to me like he was celebrating early, but I could be wrong.
Mitchell played 89% of the game, which means he was not benched after this play. He saw a target in the 4th quarter. So generally, I think this bump in playing time is a trend. It would have been a whole lot clearer if he hadn’t fumbled a TD that might have changed the game entirely, but I still think he’s an important part of the team moving forward that looks like a competent offense.
Conclusion: Adonai Mitchell is worth an add, even after such a costly mistake.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chris Godwin (81%); Sterling Shepard (62%)
Chris Godwin returned from injury and played a ton (58 total snaps). This amount of snaps is very encouraging, as the team clearly views him as healthy enough for a big role. That’s encouraging.
His output was less inspiring (three for 26), but he did see 10 targets. The Eagles simply had the Bucs’ number. This game should not have been this close, and it took a lucky play to Emeka Egbuka and a long pass to Bucky Irving to score anything at all. The Eagles’ D is really good.
Conclusion: Godwin should perform better as he gets comfortable again on the field. Ten targets is very encouraging, and I think he will be fine against lesser defensive competition.