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8 Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 5

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Oct 6th, 2016
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Orleans Darkwa, RB, New York Giants

Rashad Jennings has still been limited at New York Giants practice with a thumb injury, and Orleans Darkwa played a team-high 42% of the Giants' running backs snaps with Jennings out in Week 4. He was also the only running back to see a touch in the red zone, handling both of the team's goal line carries in the game.

Darkwa has been the Giants' most effective rusher this season, ranking 1st on the team with 1.96 Rushing NEP while also ranking first on a per-carry basis. Overall, his 0.08 Rushing NEP per carry is good for 7th among the 50 backs to tally at least 20 carries.

He draws a tough matchup against the Green Bay Packers this week, but his projected workload makes him a viable play in a pinch.

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