Week 5 fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Theo Johnson, A.J. Barner, Jake Tonges in 2025. Read their waiver wire outlooks for fantasy football.
Week 5 starts the bye week portion for the 2025 NFL regular season, meaning it will be time for fantasy football managers to flex their depth and successfully navigate regular starters getting a week off. Depending on the size and structure of your league, you may not be able to carry a second tight end on your roster, or you may need to find a replacement starter if your draft plan has gone sideways.
In this piece, we'll take a look at three tight ends who have been putting up solid numbers lately and are getting solid playing time. They could be nice pickups to get you through bye weeks or as an alternative to a struggling starter in some