Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs: Week 6 Updates for Cooper Kupp, Tee Higgins, CeeDee Lamb, Chris Olave, Rashod Bateman

Welcome to Week 6 of the fantasy football season and the Saturday edition of our WR injury reports! Below you will find our fantasy football injuries report for wide receivers in Week 6 as of October 14th. The injury statuses for various NFL wide receivers are up in the air for Week 6, including Cooper […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 6 - Daily Fantasy Football

Week 5 commenced with a horrendous Thursday Night Football clash between the Colts and Broncos. We won't forget that one, and not for good reasons, as both teams went without a touchdown. Sunday's slate began with the Giants and Packers meeting in London. New York took the win and now surprisingly sits on a 4-1 […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Cracking the Code for Week 6

What better way to define the tight end position than to say that a player who has more special team snaps than tight end snaps is currently the TE3 in half-PPR scoring. That is the landscape fantasy managers are being asked to muddle through at this maddening position and there doesn't seem to be any […]

Fantasy Football Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 6

Just like that, we have seen five weeks of the 2022 season pass by. One team remains undefeated, last year's Super Bowl squads are struggling, a head coach has already been fired, and the Giants are 4-1. Oh, and Geno Smith is a top-seven fantasy quarterback. Just as we all predicted. Your fantasy team has […]

Week 6 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2022 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

We had a pretty solid Week 5, getting six of the top 10 defenses correct including having the top three defenses all finish in the top four on the week. Also, two defenses who finished in the top 10 were ranked inside the top 14, which made them playable in 12-team leagues, so that's a […]

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 6

We're now five weeks into the 2022 NFL season, which provides plenty of meaty data points for us to chew on with some Rest-of-Season ranks! We aim to assess players moving forward as if we drafted today to help orient you to build winners through waivers or trades, so today we present Week 6 fantasy […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 6 (2022)

You are already aware that wide receivers will play a critical role in the success of your teams. The undeniable volatility that exists with the running back position has also presented an increasing rationale for prioritizing wide receivers when you build your rosters - both at the onset of your drafts and as you manage […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 6: Jonathan Taylor, Keenan Allen, Chris Olave, Damien Harris, Tee Higgins, James Conner

Week 6 of the NFL season is already here, and we continue to see new names pop up on the injury report ahead of gameday. There are also a few players who have missed time already, so our injury updates and reports for Week 6 as of Friday, October 14, 2022 will help you navigate […]

Should I Pickup Geno Smith For Week 6 Fantasy Football? Waiver Wire Outlook

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith has been a fantasy surprise this season. The veteran quarterback is the QB6 for the year, averaging 19.6 fantasy points per game. However, the former second-round pick has been unstoppable over the past few weeks. Over the past three weeks, Smith has been the QB2, averaging 25.2 fantasy points per […]

NFL DFS Lineup Sleepers for DraftKings, FanDuel - Week 6 Value Picks Include Geno Smith, Rhamondre Stevenson, Alec Pierce, Hayden Hurst

As we head into the first wave of team bye weeks, the main Sunday slate for DFS will get a little more complicated with fewer teams and players to pick from. This also implies that you have a higher risk of rostering some of the same players as your opponents. While it isn't an overly […]

NFL DFS Value Plays - Week 6 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 6, Rotoballers! I'm Joe Nicely and I'll be filling in for the great Euan Leith this week. This season, the DFS Value Plays will look at the word "value" from all angles. Usually, it implies a player that won't cost you […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 5

This is the fifth week of this series where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on past coaching trends in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 5, we saw stat lines such as the Atlanta Falcons tight end room combining for 20 receiving yards, the Houston Texans' […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs: Week 6 Updates for Tyreek Hill, Tee Higgins, Keenan Allen, Michael Thomas, Chris Olave

This past week, fantasy managers had to deal with several injuries to some big-name receivers. Through five weeks, the receiver position has mostly avoided any big injuries, but they are starting to pile up now. It's something fantasy managers will have to continue to navigate as the season rolls along. This is especially true as […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 6: DeeJay Dallas, Mike Boone, Tevin Coleman, Joshua Kelley, Rondale Moore, Khalil Shakir

We're already onto Week 6 of the 2022 NFL season and stashing players for short or long-term upside is important as the fantasy football playoffs will be here before you know it. These fantasy football waiver wire pickup suggestions are for fantasy managers in deep leagues of 14-teams or more or a higher number of […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Kenneth Walker, Rondale Moore, Eno Benjamin, Alec Pierce

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Lions Add Sam Ficken

The Detroit Lions have added kicker Sam Ficken to their practice squad. The Lions also have Michael Badgley on their practice squad. Badgley knocked down all four of his field goal attempts in his lone appearance this season. Ficken will be solid competition for an organization seeking a reliable kicker. Over his career, Ficken has […]

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. […]

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 […]

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’ […]

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 […]

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 […]

Josh Reynolds (WR, DET) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Are we sure Josh Reynolds is not a legitimate (at least) fantasy player now? I mean, I know I am, but I'm just asking you all GMs managing out there. Reynolds and QB Jared Goff already shared the field in the Rams, […]

Saivion Smith In The Concussion Protocol

Detroit Lions cornerback Saivion Smith (concussion), who was taken to a local hospital in New England on Sunday for a neck injury, later flew back with the team and is in the concussion protocol, according to a source. Smith was taken off the field in an ambulance in the Week 5 loss to the Patriots, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Michael Badgley Held Off Scoreboard In Loss

Detroit Lions kicker Michael Badgley was just signed to this team late in the week but he was held to zero points in his debut. He never attempted a kick, so it's tough to know what his rest-of-season outlook is. That said, the Lions offense should bounce back after the team's Week 6 bye, so […]