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Waiver Wire Express - Week 6 Lightning Round Including Tank Bigsby, Josh Downs, Darnell Mooney, Ladd McConkey, Caleb Williams, Alec Pierce

Tank Bigsby - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

The Week 6 waiver wire adds lightning round for 2024 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Tank Bigsby, Josh Downs, Darnell Mooney, Ladd McConkey, Caleb Williams & more.

Week 5 brought plenty of highlights and heartbreak for fantasy teams as upsets and injuries continued to rattle the finest of organized plans. There are gems to be unearthed amidst the chaos, but you must identify your team's needs and know where to look. Stay one step ahead of the curve with our fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season.

As always, this article provides rapid reactions to put key players on your radar for this next week after Week 5's action and injuries to Nico Collins (hamstring), De'Von Achane (concussion), Aaron Jones (hip), Rhamondre Stevenson (leg), Aaron Rodgers (ankle), Xavier Legette (shoulder), and more. This column is published early every week and then updated daily. Each day will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. 

Waiver pickups are listed in priority order (in a vacuum) and broken down by position. Players must be rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.

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Week 6 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Rico Dowdle
Tank Bigsby
Bucky Irving
Cam Akers
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Trey Sermon
Alexander Mattison
Braelon Allen
Roschon Johnson
Tyler Allgeier
Ty Chandler
Antonio Gibson
Dare Ogunbowale
Tyler Goodson
Justice Hill
Jaleel McLaughlin
Emanuel Wilson
Jaylen Wright
Ameer Abdullah
Jeremy McNichols
Blake Corum
Clyde Edwards-Helaire

 

Week 6 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

JuJu Smith-Schuster
Josh Downs
Wan'Dale Robinson
Darnell Mooney
Ladd McConkey
DeAndre Hopkins
Jalen Tolbert
Tyler Lockett
Alec Pierce
Darius Slayton
Jakobi Meyers
Jordan Whittington
Jerry Jeudy
Allen Lazard
Tre Tucker
Romeo Doubs
Quentin Johnston
Michael Wilson
Ray-Ray McCloud III
Xavier Hutchinson
Tutu Atwell
Demarcus Robinson
Rashod Bateman
Ja'Lynn Polk
Demario Douglas
Jalen Coker
Adonai Mitchell
Sterling Shepard
Dyami Brown
Bo Melton

 

Week 6 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Isaiah Likely
Cade Otton
Zach Ertz
Theo Johnson
Tyler Conklin
Hunter Henry
Jonnu Smith
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Erick All Jr.
Charlie Kolar
Ben Sinnott

 

Week 6 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:

Caleb Williams
Justin Fields
Daniel Jones
Kirk Cousins
Trevor Lawrence
Drake Maye
Spencer Rattler
Joe Flacco
Jameis Winston

Week 6 Defenses To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:

Houston Texans DST
Philadelphia Eagles DST
Los Angeles Chargers DST
Atlanta Falcons DST
Indianapolis Colts DST



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