{"id":268957,"date":"2025-10-01T10:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T10:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/268957\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T10:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T10:45:17","slug":"michael-carter-fantasy-football-risers-breakouts-for-week-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/268957\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Carter &#8211; Fantasy Football Risers, Breakouts for Week 5 (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/michael-carter-next-in-line-in-cardinals-backfield\/1712218\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" title=\"Permanent Link to Michael Carter Next in Line in Cardinals&#039; Backfield?\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Carter Next in Line in Cardinals&#8217; Backfield?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Share:<a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/michael-carter-next-in-line-in-cardinals-backfield\/1712218&amp;text=Michael+Carter+Next+in+Line+in+Cardinals%27+Backfield%3F\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/twitter-logo-X-black-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/michael-carter-next-in-line-in-cardinals-backfield\/1712218&amp;title=Michael+Carter+Next+in+Line+in+Cardinals%27+Backfield%3F\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/reddit-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/michael-carter-next-in-line-in-cardinals-backfield\/1712218&amp;title=Michael+Carter+Next+in+Line+in+Cardinals%27+Backfield%3F\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/facebook-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Link copied to clipboard!<\/p>\n<p class=\"player-news meta meta-post-time\" style=\"display:none;\">September 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Cardinals &#8220;could turn to (running back) <a class=\"rbPlayer nfl\" data-id=\"22553\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/nfl\/player\/22553\/Michael+Carter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael  Carter<\/a> as their lead back&#8221; if running back <a class=\"rbPlayer nfl\" data-id=\"24292\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/nfl\/player\/24292\/Trey+Benson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trey  Benson<\/a> (undisclosed) misses time, according to Theo Mackie of azcentral.com. Benson is currently considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Carter played in his first game of 2025 in Week 4 against the Seattle Seahawks, recording one carry for one yard. <a class=\"rbPlayer nfl\" data-id=\"24609\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/nfl\/player\/24609\/Emari+Demercado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emari  Demercado<\/a> served as the team&#8217;s RB2 behind Benson against Seattle, but he is considered a passing-downs specialist. Carter played in three games for the Cardinals in 2024, logging 35 carries for 131 yards and a touchdown. Pending further updates on Benson&#8217;s status for Week 5, Carter could be a player to add in deeper leagues ahead of Arizona&#8217;s Week 5 matchup against the Tennessee Titans.&#8211;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/author\/brado808\" rel=\"noopener\">Will Brady<\/a><br \/>Source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cardinals\/2025\/09\/29\/arizona-cardinals-trey-benson-injury-news-week-5-tennessee-titans\/86429495007\/\" rel=\"noopener\">azcentral.com &#8211; Theo Mackie<\/a>                <\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Carter Next in Line in Cardinals&#8217; Backfield? Share: Link copied to clipboard! 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