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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.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2024:- Quarterback fantasy football rankings
- Running back fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver fantasy football rankings
- Tight end fantasy football rankings
- Kicker fantasy football rankings
- FLEX fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- Superflex fantasy football rankings
- IDP fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Week 6 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Bucky Irving
Tank Bigsby
Rico Dowdle
Cam Akers
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Trey Sermon
Alexander Mattison
Braelon Allen
Roschon Johnson
Tyler Allgeier
Ty Chandler
Antonio Gibson
Justice Hill
Jaleel McLaughlin
Emanuel Wilson
Jaylen Wright
Jeremy McNichols
Blake Corum
Dare Ogunbowale
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Ameer Abdullah
Aaron Shampklin
Tyreik McAllister
Week 6 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Josh Downs
Wan'Dale Robinson
Darnell Mooney
Ladd McConkey
DeAndre Hopkins
Tyler Lockett
Jerry Jeudy
Jakobi Meyers
Jalen Tolbert
Allen Lazard
Jordan Whittington
Tutu Atwell
Tre Tucker
Romeo Doubs
Alec Pierce
Quentin Johnston
Michael Wilson
Demarcus Robinson
Ray-Ray McCloud III
Rashod Bateman
Justin Watson
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Darius Slayton
Ja'Lynn Polk
Jalen Coker
Adonai Mitchell
Sterling Shepard
Dyami Brown
Demario Douglas
Bo Melton
Xavier Hutchinson
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
Charlie Kolar
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Erick All Jr.
Ben Sinnott
Week 6 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:
Justin Fields
Caleb Williams
Kirk Cousins
Trevor Lawrence
Derek Carr
Daniel Jones
Joe Flacco
Andy Dalton
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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