Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds - All Positions

The bye weeks are finally here, so hitting the waiver wire may become a necessity for some who have managed to avoid it thus far. We also have another season-ending injury to a running back that now leads to an obvious target for those who've held onto their top waiver claim. Below, you will find... Read More

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 6

Five weeks of football are in the books and I am even more confused about what roughing the passer is than ever before. We're seeing some backups step into prominent roles worth noting while others are thrust into the spotlight by injuries around them. Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, and Tennessee are the first foursome on... Read More

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Week 6?

In recent seasons, it feels as though the NFL is becoming more and more pass-heavy with each passing – ha! – year. This 2022 NFL season has certainly given off some different vibes, however. Last year, there were nine quarterbacks who had a PPG average of 20 or more. Through five weeks, there are just... Read More

Week 6 Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football: David Njoku, Taysom Hill, Dalton Schultz, Gerald Everett, Hayden Hurst

The tight end position is arguably the toughest one to navigate if you don't have a must-start stud. With bye weeks set to begin, fantasy managers will have to dive deeper into our updated Week 6 fantasy football tight end rankings, as of October 12. Tight ends are usually the most matchup-dependent position, so rankings... Read More

Week 6 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: Ja'Marr Chase, Gabe Davis, Rondale Moore, DK Metcalf, DJ Moore, Tee Higgins

With bye weeks beginning, fantasy football managers will have to look deeper for setting their optimal lineups. We're here to guide you as always with our updated Week 6 fantasy football wide receiver rankings, as of October 12th. It's always a must-win week and separating yourself from the pack when bye weeks start and the... Read More

Week 6 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Melvin Gordon, Kenneth Walker, Eno Benjamin, Breece Hall, Rhamondre Stevenson

Running back is always a scarce position in fantasy football with up and down performances, especially when injuries start to hit and bye weeks too. So we're here as always to help with start-or-sit decisions with our updated Week 6 fantasy football running back rankings, as of October 12th. We're now fully into the thick... Read More

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups To Target, Avoid (Week 6)

Six weeks are in the books and defenses continue to dominate to start the 2022 season. Nine games went under the opening projected scoring in Week 5. So far, at least eight games have gone under the opening scoring line every week of the season. There were once again some major injuries across offensive lines... Read More

NextGen Stats - Week 5: RB Breakdowns and Takeaways

With five weeks of play in the books and things starting to settle a bit, it's time to get back to studying some of the rushers around the league and see how they have performed through (almost) the first third of the season. To gain the biggest edge in your fantasy football league, it's necessary... Read More

IDP Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 6

Before we get to our rankings, let's consider several major occurrences in the IDP world this week. Chief amongst those occurrences is the continued wave of new/persistent injuries impacting major fantasy defenders like Nick Bosa, Marcus Williams, Shaquille Leonard, Mykal Walker, Jordan Poyer, Kwity Paye, and Emmanuel Moseley. Currently, Moseley and Williams are out, while... Read More

Video: Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6 (2022) - Mike Boone, Kenneth Walker, Rachaad White, Deon Jackson, Eno Benjamin

The 2022 fantasy football season continues with our Week 6 running back waiver wire pickups. Anthony Aniano gives his in-depth fantasy football advice, breaking down some of his waiver wire adds to prioritize and free-agent pickups as we head into Week 6 of the fantasy football season. These players should be targets as injury replacements,... Read More

Video: Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6 (2022) - Alec Pierce, George Pickens, Jakobi Meyers, Rondale Moore, Randall Cobb

The 2022 fantasy football season continues with our Week 6 wide receiver waiver wire pickups. Anthony Aniano gives his in-depth fantasy football advice, breaking down some of his waiver wire adds to prioritize and free-agent pickups as we head into Week 6 of the fantasy football season. These players should be targets as injury replacements,... Read More

Video: Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6 (2022) - Taysom Hill, Cade Otton, Evan Engram, Robert Tonyan, Daniel Bellinger

The 2022 fantasy football season continues with our Week 6 tight end waiver wire pickups. Anthony Aniano gives his in-depth fantasy football advice, breaking down some of his waiver wire adds to prioritize and free-agent pickups as we head into Week 6 of the fantasy football season. These players should be targets as injury replacements,... Read More

Video: Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6 (2022) - Daniel Jones, Carson Wentz, Geno Smith, Zach Wilson, Jimmy Garoppolo

The 2022 fantasy football season continues with our Week 6 quarterback waiver wire pickups. Anthony Aniano gives his in-depth fantasy football advice, breaking down some of his waiver wire adds to prioritize and free-agent pickups as we head into Week 6 of the fantasy football season. These players should be targets as injury replacements, bye-week... Read More

NFL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Commanders vs Bears TNF Showdown

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We're back at it again with some Week 6 Thursday Night Football DFS lineups. We had a pretty ugly Thursday night matchup last week, and tonight doesn't appear to be much different. The Washington Commanders will head into the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears. It'll certainly be an interesting... Read More

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6: Top Free Agent Adds Include Eno Benjamin, Kenneth Walker, Rachaad White, Mike Boone

After five weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been delivered by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of fantasy managers have encountered injuries, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a collection of unexpected developments.... Read More

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6: Top Free Agent Adds Include Jakobi Meyers, George Pickens, Alec Pierce, Dyami Brown

Below, you'll find some wide receivers that you should be targeting on the fantasy football waiver wire ahead of Week 6. Not all of these waiver wire options are the same. Some players may be better in PPR or deeper leagues, so it’s not a one-size-fits-all comparison. Use your best judgment when deciding which of... Read More

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6: Top Free Agent Adds Include Daniel Bellinger, Taysom Hill, Hayden Hurst, Robert Tonyan

If you are looking for a tight end on your league’s waiver wire to save your fantasy football season, your chances are slimmer than a Slim Jim. We are only five weeks into the NFL season, yet many waiver wires are barren when it comes to the tight end position. Hot commodities like Los Angeles’... Read More

Top Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 6: Daniel Jones, Justin Fields, Geno Smith, Kenny Pickett

Week 5 is nearly in the books and NFL offenses continue to struggle. Josh Allen paced all quarterbacks in passing yards (424) and passing touchdowns (four) in a rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Outside of that, the quarterback position was disappointing. Only three other quarterbacks (Carson Wentz, Tom Brady, and Kenny Pickett) threw for over... Read More

Week 6 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2022 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Kicker statistics are more useful now that five weeks of the 2022 NFL regular season are in the books, but fantasy kicker projections can vary widely week-to-week, and with bye weeks set to begin, the streaming game at kicker has never been more important. Our Week 6 kicker rankings aim to help fantasy managers fill... Read More

Waiver Wire Express - Week 6 Lightning Round Including Kenneth Walker III, George Pickens, Eno Benjamin, Taysom Hill

Welcome back to another rapid-reaction waiver list following most of Week 5's wild action. There were several strong performances and key injuries to players such as Rashaad Penny, James Conner, Damien Harris, Tyreek Hill, Chris Olave, and Pat Freiermuth. Monitor those situations as we look to get ahead of the curve with the waiver wire... Read More

IDP Leagues Waiver Wire - Fantasy Football Pickups (Week 6)

Is the NFC East the best conference in the NFL? It’s certainly looking that way. The Eagles are 5-0. The Cowboys, with their backup quarterback starting four games, are 4-1 and have beaten both the 2021 Super Bowl teams. Even the second-worst team in the division, the New York Giants, is 4-1, although they played... Read More

DraftKings NFL DFS: Week 6 Price Analysis & Picks

Hey, RotoBallers! It's Jon Anderson back for another "primer" for the Sunday NFL slate. I have had a good amount of fun looking back at this post on Saturday/Sunday to see how many of the plays the projections point out early in the week actually make it into a reasonable "tight player pool" for Sunday's... Read More

Commanders vs Bears Start 'Em Sit 'Em: Carson Wentz, David Montgomery, Curtis Samuel, Darnell Mooney, Brian Robinson Jr.

Things I’d rather watch over Thursday Night's game in Week 5: wet paint, dry paint, Sharknado 3D, Thor: The Dark World, and Nathan Peterman vs. Josh Rosen playing Beer Pong. Outside of that, I can pull a Gordon Ramsey on Russell Wilson’s cooking, but there’s no need to beat a dead horse (Broncos pun intended).... Read More

Top Fantasy Football Injuries From Week 5: Rashaad Penny, James Conner, Damien Harris, Tyreek Hill, Chris Olave, Teddy Bridgewater

We're now over a quarter into the 2022 NFL season, and the list of injured fantasy football stars continues to grow with each passing slate of games.  Our fantasy football injuries report highlights several players with fantasy significance and their early status heading into Week 6 as of Monday, October 10th, 2022. This article focuses... Read More

Biggest Week 5 Busts: Fantasy Football Reactions for A.J. Brown, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jamaal Williams, Jaylen Waddle, A.J. Dillon

The fifth NFL Sunday of the 2022 season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your week went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved... Read More

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 5 Fantasy Football Reactions for Taysom Hill, Khalil Shakir, Dyami Brown and more

Week 5 of the NFL season continued the early season trend of improbable performances throughout the league. From practice squad players to gadget quarterbacks, there were certainly some unexpected big fantasy performances from players that nobody would’ve expected. I mean, you all definitely had Taysom in your lineup this weekend, right? After another week of... Read More

Top 10 Running Back Studs - Best Fantasy Football RB Performances from Week 5

The only constants that we can count in the universe are taxes, Tom Brady getting phantom calls from the referees, and Nick Chubb finishing in the top 10 each and every week. Some familiar faces also returned to the top 10 with Austin Ekeler, Leonard Fournette, Dalvin Cook, Alvin Kamara, and Christian McCaffrey giving robust... Read More

Chiefs vs Raiders Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Darren Waller, Isiah Pacheco, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Derek Carr, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Welcome back fellow RotoBallers to Week 5 and our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article! It's been an exciting and wild Week 5 of NFL and fantasy football action, filled with plenty of booms, busts, and injuries, and now we get one more game on Monday night to finish it off. Below you will find... Read More

NFL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Raiders vs Chiefs MNF Showdown

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! I hope your Week 5 has been successful so far. I had a great day yesterday, cashing out on three of the four slates, and missing out on last night's showdown. Last night was a fun defensive battle that featured some drama towards the end of the game, and it appears we... Read More