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Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 6 of the 2022 NFL season. Top free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out including Kenneth Walker, Rondale Moore, Eno Benjamin, Alec Pierce. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it.
Each week our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles, to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? waiver wire player comparison tool. Here is a quick rundown of our articles. Our fantasy football waiver wire articles get published on Mondays and Tuesdays each week. First up is our overall waiver wire article by Pierre Camus, and the famous waiver wire express lightning round compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week.
If you're in a league with FAAB waivers (blind bids), our top-notch FAAB waiver wire article by Nick Mariano is a must-read. He lists the players to target off the waiver wire, and how much of your remaining FAAB budget to spend. In addition to these articles, we also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues and players to consider dropping.
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- Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- NFL rookie fantasy football rankings
- Best ball fantasy football rankings
- Superflex fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 6?
Are you looking for a more direct and structured list of prioritized players to add off the waiver wire?
This article is final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series, and its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size).
So below you will find the overall rankings list, and below that each individual position in priority order. Hopefully this helps you win your waiver wire this week and bolster your roster for Week 6! Let's get to it.
| Rank | Player Name | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 44 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | George Pickens | WR | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 3 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Tyler Boyd | WR | 56 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 1 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Michael Gallup | WR | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Brian Robinson | RB | 62 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 10 | Rachaad White | RB | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Taysom Hill | TE | 28 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Mike Boone | RB | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Rondale Moore | WR | 18 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 16 | Jameson Williams | WR | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Alec Pierce | WR | 8 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 18 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Nico Collins | WR | 22 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | James Cook | RB | 29 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 21 | Khalil Shakir | WR | 2 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 22 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 14 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 23 | Dyami Brown | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Hayden Hurst | TE | 29 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR | 5 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 26 | Darius Slayton | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 27 | Deon Jackson | RB | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Evan Engram | TE | 24 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Cade Otton | TE | 2 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Avery Williams | RB | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 32 | Daniel Bellinger | TE | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 33 | Greg Dulcich | TE | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Justin Fields | QB | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Geno Smith | QB | 34 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Daniel Jones | QB | 22 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | 26 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Kenny Pickett | QB | 17 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 39 | Zach Wilson | QB | 14 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 40 | Jacoby Brissett | QB | 6 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
Week 6 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Kenneth Walker III
Eno Benjamin
Joshua Kelley
Isiah Pacheco
Brian Robinson
Rachaad White
Jaylen Warren
Tyler Allgeier
Mike Boone
Tevin Coleman
James Cook
Dontrell Hilliard
Deon Jackson
Avery Williams
Latavius Murray
Week 6 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
George Pickens
Jakobi Meyers
Michael Gallup
Tyler Boyd
Darnell Mooney
Jameson Williams
Alec Pierce
Nico Collins
Rondale Moore
Khalil Shakir
Dyami Brown
Marvin Jones Jr.
Darius Slayton
Olamide Zaccheaus
Week 6 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Taysom Hill
Hayden Hurst
Evan Engram
Cade Otton
Daniel Bellinger
Greg Dulcich
Week 6 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Justin Fields
Geno Smith
Daniel Jones
Jimmy Garoppolo
Kenny Pickett
Zach Wilson
Jacoby Brissett
Desmond Ridder
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