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The Week 6 waiver wire adds lightning round for 2025 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Rico Dowdle, Michael Carter, Brashard Smith, Romeo Doubs, Darren Waller, Matthew Stafford, more.
It's been over a month of football, so where does five weeks of action have your team(s) sitting? Do you need immediate help, or can we focus on more long-term plays? Let's move forward with our fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season.
This provides a quick reaction for fantasy-relevant players for Week 6 after a couple of injuries and loads of scoring. Key injuries to monitor are a Sunday downgrade for Xavier Worthy (shoulder/ankle), Omarion Hampton (ankle), Darius Slayton (hamstring), Kalif Raymond (neck), and Spencer Shrader (knee). Keep our league-leading news feed bookmarked and set up for app alerts to receive accurate, timely information.
Typically, this column will be published early in the week and will be updated daily as the site supplies in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. Waiver pickups are listed in priority order and broken down by position as we stick to those rostered in roughly less than 70% of Yahoo! leagues, ranging from shallow standard options to deep PPR plays. We've got the information pipeline covered, which means you can relax as the recommendations come to you.
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Week 6 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Rico Dowdle
Michael Carter
Nick Chubb
Kenneth Gainwell
Kendre Miller
Tyler Allgeier
Bhayshul Tuten
Kareem Hunt
Blake Corum
Brashard Smith
Brian Robinson Jr.
Kimani Vidal
Emari Demercado
Trevor Etienne
Sean Tucker
Ollie Gordon II
Tyjae Spears
Isaiah Davis
Kyle Monangai
Emanuel Wilson
Jaydon Blue
Keaton Mitchell
Bam Knight
Week 6 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Romeo Doubs
Wan'Dale Robinson
Darnell Mooney
Keon Coleman
Darius Slayton* (monitor hamstring injury)
Tre Tucker
Marquise Brown
Troy Franklin
Elic Ayomanor
Kendrick Bourne
Christian Kirk
Luther Burden III
Josh Downs
Jalen Tolbert
Xavier Legette
Malik Washington
Tory Horton
Ryan Flournoy
Isaiah Bond
Kayshon Boutte
Marvin Mims Jr.
Xavier Hutchinson
Isaac TeSlaa
Ashton Dulin
Dontayvion Wicks
Rashod Bateman
Tyquan Thornton
Luke McCaffrey
Jalen Coker
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Sterling Shepard
Jaylin Lane
Jimmy Horn Jr.
Tutu Atwell
Jalin Hyatt
Week 6 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Darren Waller
Kyle Pitts Sr.
Brenton Strange
Harold Fannin Jr.
Evan Engram
Theo Johnson
Mason Taylor
Taysom Hill
Jake Tonges
Week 6 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:
Matthew Stafford
Sam Darnold
Trevor Lawrence
C.J. Stroud (bye)
Jaxson Dart
Tua Tagovailoa
Michael Penix Jr.
Bryce Young
Dillon Gabriel
Spencer Rattler
Jake Browning
Cooper Rush
Week 6 Defenses To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:
Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST
Green Bay Packers D/ST
Indianapolis Colts D/ST
New England Patriots D/ST
Las Vegas Raiders D/ST
Dallas Cowboys D/ST
Who Should I Pickup Tool
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