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5 NFL Players Who Should Get More Touches in the Second Half of the Season
With the trade deadline gone, these players -- like Tennessee's Taywan Taylor -- should get a bigger role for the rest of the 2017 season based off what they've done in a limited sample.

With the trade deadline now past in the NFL, rosters are pretty much set for the rest of the season. There’s always some maneuvering, but for the most part, any change or improvement will have to come from players already on the team. The good news is, there’s rarely a shortage of players waiting for a bigger role in the second half of the season.

Here we’re going to look at five players who should see some more touches for the remainder of the year. Much of this will be based on our Net Expected Points (NEP) metric, which you can read more about in our glossary.

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