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Hey RotoBallers, welcome back to another edition of our Week 6 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for the 2023 NFL season. Rashee Rice and Jaleel McLaughlin found the end zone in Week 5. Emari Demercado filled in for an injured James Conner (knee) and rushed for 45 yards on 10 attempts and a touchdown while catching one of three targets for 12 yards in Sunday's loss to the Bengals. Today, we will look at where key waiver wire pickups such as Rashee Rice, Tyjae Spears, Jaleel McLaughlin, Emari Demercado, Justice Hill, D'Onta Foreman, Logan Thomas, Kendre Miller, Curtis Samuel, Josh Downs, Jordan Mason rank among others.
Each week, our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? Waiver wire player comparison tool. Here is a quick rundown of our articles. We start with the famous waiver wire express article compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week.
Then we look at FAAB waiver wire bidding recommendations from Nick Mariano as well. We also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues, and players to consider dropping.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for the 2025 playoffs:- 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
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 6?
Below, you'll see our weekly rankings for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). Quarterbacks and Defenses (D/ST) are grouped together at the bottom of the list:
| Rank | Player Name | Position | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Joshua Palmer | WR | 53 | Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 2 | Rashee Rice | WR | 39 | Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 3 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 58 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Justice Hill | RB | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 7 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 26 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 7 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 60 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 8 | Jameson Williams | WR | 59 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Elijah Moore | WR | 54 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 10 | Emari Demercado | RB | 1 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Logan Thomas | TE | 15 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Kendre Miller | RB | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 32 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Samaje Perine | RB | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 41 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 16 | Quentin Johnston | WR | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Tyler Boyd | WR | 48 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 18 | Curtis Samuel | WR | 17 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 19 | Josh Downs | WR | 9 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 20 | Marvin Mims Jr. | WR | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Robert Woods | WR | 18 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 22 | K.J. Osborn | WR | 9 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 23 | DJ Chark Jr. | WR | 12 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 24 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Michael Wilson | WR | 44 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 26 | Zach Ertz | TE | 59 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | 24 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 28 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 42 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Jonnu Smith | TE | 16 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 26 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Gerald Everett | TE | 25 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 32 | Josh Reynolds | WR | 41 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 36 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Jonathan Mingo | WR | 8 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 35 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 44 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Trenton Irwin | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | 18 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 38 | Rondale Moore | WR | 7 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Jordan Mason | RB | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Matt Breida | RB | 33 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 41 | Noah Gray | TE | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 6 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | John Metchie III | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 44 | Trey Palmer | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 45 | Noah Fant | TE | 2 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 46 | Deven Thompkins | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Keaton Mitchell | RB | 26 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 48 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Matthew Stafford | QB | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Sam Howell | QB | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Joshua Dobbs | QB | 21 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Baker Mayfield | QB | 19 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Gardner Minshew | QB | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Desmond Ridder | QB | 5 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 55 | Bailey Zappe | QB | 0 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 56 | Atlanta Falcons | DST | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Houston Texans | DST | 28 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Cleveland Browns | DST | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST | 1 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Los Angeles Rams | DST | 2 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
Week 6 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Jaleel McLaughlin
Justice Hill
D'Onta Foreman
Tyjae Spears
Jaylen Warren
Emari Demercado
Kendre Miller
Chuba Hubbard
Samaje Perine
Roschon Johnson
Zach Charbonnet
Kareem Hunt
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Week 6 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Joshua Palmer
Rashee Rice
Jameson Williams
Elijah Moore
Quentin Johnston
Tyler Boyd
Curtis Samuel
Josh Downs
Marvin Mims Jr.
Robert Woods
K.J. Osborn
D.J. Chark Jr.
Michael Wilson
Wan'Dale Robinson
Josh Reynolds
Jonathan Mingo
Trenton Irwin
Kendrick Bourne
Rondale Moore
Week 6 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Logan Thomas
Zach Ertz
Jonnu Smith
Gerald Everett
Dalton Schultz
Noah Grant
Noah Fant
Week 6 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:
Matthew Stafford
Sam Howell
Joshua Dobbs
Baker Mayfield
Gardner Minshew
Desmond Ridder
Bailey Zappe
Week 6 Defenses To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:
Atlanta Falcons
Houston Texans
Cleveland Browns
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Rams
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