Lamar Jackson Ruled Out for Sunday
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (ankle) will miss his second straight game after head coach Jesse Minter announced on Friday that he has been ruled out for Sunday's divisional matchup with the Browns. Veteran Tyler Huntley will start again after leading the team to an overtime victory over the Falcons in Week 5 and keeping […]
Michael Penix Jr. Cleared to Start Sunday
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (ribs) is off the injury report and set to start the team's Week 6 matchup with the Bears, according to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport. After being knocked out of the Falcons' Week 5 overtime loss to the Ravens with a rib injury, Penix has logged a full week of […]
Trade Value Chart - Week 6 Trade Rankings
Welcome back to our updated fantasy football trade value chart for Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season. In this article, you'll find our updated trade rankings, plus several fantasy football buys and sells, including Malik Nabers, Terry McLaurin, MarShawn Lloyd, and more. We are now more than a month into the 2026 season, and […]
2027 Superflex Rookie Mock Draft
Dynasty fantasy football managers who have bad teams this season or have traded heavily for picks in the 2027 NFL Draft are understandably excited for this upcoming year's class of rookies. The 2027 NFL Draft will see a huge influx of talent at multiple positions on offense -- it's absolutely loaded at wide receiver, quarterback, […]
Lamar Jackson Missing Another Practice on Friday
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (ankle) is not present during the media-viewing portion of Friday's practice, which indicates that backup Tyler Huntley will likely start for the second straight week this Sunday against the division-rival Cleveland Browns, according to Jamison Hensley of ESPN. Jackson missed every practice this week and has not suited up since […]
Week 6 Matchups: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em
Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly Start 'em and Sit 'em article! This Week 6 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em piece will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions every week of the fantasy season. Week 5 saw some big-time performances that we called in this very article last week. Both Parker […]
10 Potential Busts - Fantasy Football Week 6
Five weeks into the 2026 NFL season, we're starting to see which fantasy players are reliable for our lineups and which ones require us to make tough choices. Injuries are changing offenses across the league, bye weeks are making lineup decisions more difficult, and some big-name players are becoming increasingly hard to trust. This year's […]
Start/Sit Chart - All Week 6 Matchup Ratings
Welcome to Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season, and to our fantasy football Week 6 start/sit recommendations chart for all player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some interesting Week 6 lineup decisions for players like Terry McLaurin, Emanuel Wilson, RJ Harvey, and more -- and how their matchups project for the […]
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups Hub
Welcome RotoBallers to the 2026 NFL season, and our famous Fantasy Football Sleepers and Waiver Wire Pickups Hub. Use our other fantasy football lineup tools as well and win big! This is your cheat sheet during drafts or the regular season, for quickly finding mid-to-late round draft values or waiver wire pickups. This waiver wire hub compliments […]
Joe Milton III Being Signed by Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are signing quarterback Joe Milton III off the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad, according to Jordan Schultz. Philadelphia is adding depth at the position with Jalen Hurts (calf) ruled out for Sunday's Week 6 matchup against the Carolina Panthers due to a superficial blood clot. Tanner McKee is expected to start in Hurts' […]
RotoBaller Staff Picks: Week 6 Starts/Sits
Don't let injuries and underperforming players bring you down! Every week is a new challenge in fantasy football, and our RotoBaller analysts are back to break down potential sleepers and busts ahead of the remaining Week 6 games. We do this every week! The goal is to give you the confidence you need to make […]
Fantasy Football Drops Before Week 6
Hey RotoBallers! With many breakout players and high-end handcuffs on the waiver wire, managers may need to cut ties with a non-producing player whose stock has dropped to improve their roster. While it may be difficult to drop these once-proven assets, they have not contributed much to your roster, and managers looking to get ahead […]
Booms and Busts: Players With Big Upside
Five weeks in, the numbers have started to separate the real roles from the ones that were just a good Sunday. Week 6 still has a clear split on the board. Buffalo at Las Vegas sits near 53.5 total, Dallas at Green Bay is priced around 52.5, and both Arizona-Rams and the Monday night Commanders-49ers […]
Sneaky Bench Stashes: Pre-Week 6
Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to the sixth edition of our High-Upside Bench Stashes series. With another slate of NFL action set to kick off over the weekend, it's time for another deep dive on the waiver wire to pick up some sneaky stash targets. This week's theme is IR stashes. Even though they may be on […]
Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 6)
Quarterback scoring returned to form in Week 5. Two quarterbacks (Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels) surpassed the 30-point mark. Another eight (Jordan Love, Jared Goff, Joe Burrow, Jameis Winston, Jacoby Brissett, Aaron Rodgers, Trevor Lawrence, and C.J. Stroud) broke 20 points. Unfortunately, it’s also the time of year when bye weeks force fantasy managers to […]
Tyler Shough Losing His Appeal as a Weekly Fantasy Starter
New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough is becoming increasingly difficult to trust in standard fantasy lineups after two performances that bear little resemblance to his impressive start to 2026. His first three games produced 917 passing yards and eight touchdowns, numbers that briefly made him an appealing option for managers searching for quarterback help. That […]
Updated Waiver Wire Rankings for Week 6
At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more updated waiver advice. Fantasy managers will not only have to navigate through injuries but will have to deal with bye weeks as well. The Bengals, Dolphins, Vikings, and Lions are on the bye. Most leagues run their waiver wire on Tuesday, but it's always a good idea […]
Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays and Waiver Stashes
As if injuries weren’t a big enough obstacle course for fantasy managers to deal with, the byes are in full effect. This week, not only are four teams on bye, but some high-powered offenses will be sidelined. The Bengals, Lions, Vikings, and Dolphins are all off this week. While you may not love the look […]
NFL Cash Game Plays - Week 6
Let's go RotoBallers! I'm coming off my best DFS week, which netted a four-figure win and another $555 millionaire satellite ticket. I want to keep it rolling in Week 6, and I hope everyone's with me! We have some key players on bye this week, including all the Lions, Bengals, and Vikings, so builds are... […]
Week 6 DraftKings Lineup Picks
Although Joe Burrow, Jared Goff, Justin Jefferson, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Ja’Marr Chase are all on a bye, we can rejoice that Bryce Young is back in our player pool. How did we ever survive a week without the chosen one? My son is a massive Panthers fan, so I may have written this paragraph just... […]
Saturday Main DraftKings CFB Picks: 10/17/26
We have another 12 games on the main slate this week, and there are some big ones. LSU and Mississippi State have an implied total north of 60 points. Ole Miss and Missouri are close to that number. Seven more teams have an implied total of 30 or higher. Hitting the right stack is going […]
Rest-of-Season Fantasy Football Rankings
Believe it or not, we've got five games in the history books, and the halfway mark of many fantasy football seasons is fast approaching as we preview Week 6 and beyond with an updated rest-of-season rankings sheet. Winners are starting to get comfortable (but not complacent!), and troubled teams are desperate for a win or […]
QB Power Rankings: All Starting QBs (2026)
Week 5 featured a combination of both good and bad quarterback play. Some of our stars, such as Brock Purdy, Jared Goff, and Drake Maye, showed out. Malik Willis played a solid game despite another loss as well. However, some of the players near the bottom of these rankings, such as Cam Ward, Deshaun Watson, […]
Sam Darnold Blanked by Denver D
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold completed 27 of 51 passes for 278 yards, no touchdowns, and two interceptions in Thursday's 17-14 loss to the Denver Broncos. He added 19 yards on two carries. Darnold was under duress all night, taking 17 hits and getting sacked five times. Thursday marked the second straight game Seattle allowed […]
Bo Nix Falls Flat in Tough Outing
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix completed 17 of 27 passes for 107 yards, with no touchdowns, in his team's 17-14 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football. He added two rushing yards on four attempts. Nix and the Broncos staked a 14-3 lead in the second quarter of Week 6, though they wouldn't […]
Jalen Hurts Facing 6-12 Week Recovery Period?
Dr. Ryan Schreiter, who is a clinical orthopaedic and sports medicine physician at Temple University, expects a 45-day to three-month recovery period for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts' (calf) superficial blood clot, according to Sports Radio 94 WIP. The Eagles announced on Thursday that Hurts will not play in Week 6 against the Carolina Panthers […]
Lamar Jackson Still Not Practicing on Thursday
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (ankle) is not practicing for the second straight day on Thursday, according to ESPN's Jamison Hensley. The Ravens were saying earlier this week that there was a realistic chance that Jackson could return this weekend to face the division-rival Cleveland Browns in Week 6 after tweaking his ankle in the […]
Friday DraftKings CFB Picks: 10/16/26
We've got a game from the American, a game in the Sun Belt that may soon contain teams from the American, and a low-key good Big Ten matchup for our Friday DraftKings slate. What more can we ask for? There are no later games on our Friday slate this week, which is unusual for how […]
Caleb Williams' Week 6 Status Uncertain
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (hamstring) said he had a tear in his injured hamstring and that he is still uncertain whether he will be able to return for his team's Week 6 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, per Sean Hammond of the Chicago Tribune. Williams has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring injury late […]
Smash Spots and Avoids: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em
Week 5 brought some intriguing NFL matchups. The Vikings offense showed some signs of life, and the Texans made waves against the Titans. Unfortunately, we are still waiting for the Chargers to do something, and the Bears offense continues to disappoint. At least many of the studs are carrying the load. Josh Allen remains spectacular, […]
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