Fantasy Football Waiver Wire and Rest of Season Rankings- Week 6

Kev Wheeler
Oct 6
3 min read

Updated: Oct 9

Your fantasy football season is in make or break territory. The waiver offerings have been hit and miss so far this season, but it is getting close to the time when we need something to give us a spark. If you have gaps in your line-up or going to get hit hard by the bye week, don't be afraid to overpay for a 1 or 2 week fill-in.

Kendre Miller - RB, New Orleans Saints Wesley Hitt/GettyImages

It's sad to say, but injuries do make the waiver wire more interesting. We are not injury vultures, we wish those that are injured the best of luck, we are just playing a game and are looking to optimize our chances of winning.

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Injuries

Chargers are placing Omarion Hampton (ankle) on IR, per Jim Harbaugh. He will miss at least the next 4 games. Hassan Haskins will likely get the start for the Chargers this week, but Kimani Vidal will see a decent amount of time, whoever is playing better will end up with more time. It is entirely possible a third running back also gets involved, could be anything from Gus Edwards to Alvin Kamara. Someone will have value, but it will be messy.

The Eagles listed RB Saquon Barkley as a non-participant on their estimated injury report because of a knee injury. Barkley had soreness in his knee after yesterday‘s loss. But he fully expects to play Thursday night against his former team at MetLife Stadium again.

Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon said the team will monitor Kyler Murray’s foot throughout the week. Murray suffered a foot injury in Week 5’s loss to the Titans and briefly left the game to be evaluated. He missed only two plays, but it’s clearly something the team feels the need to watch throughout the week.

Patriots RB Antonio Gibson suffered a torn ACL in Week 5’s win over the Bills, ending his season.

Panthers HC Dave Canales said Chuba Hubbard (calf) will be day-to-day this week.

Broncos placed G Ben Powers (bicep) on injured reserve. Powers is a massive loss on the interior offensive line for an offense that derives its identity from the unit. The veteran guard is expected to miss the better part of the next two months as he heals from a torn bicep.

Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell said J.J. McCarthy (ankle) will practice following the team’s Week 6 bye.

Commanders coach Dan Quinn said he’s “optimistic” about Terry McLaurin (quad) for Week 6.

Giants listed RB Tyrone Tracy (shoulder) as limited on Monday’s estimated practice report.

Monday isn’t an official practice day, but a limited designation on Monday is still an encouraging sign. The Giants face the Eagles on a short week as they draw the Thursday night matchup in Week 6. If Tracy does return, we would expect him to eat into Cam Skattebo’s workload, which could make both backs difficult to trust against a stout Eagles defense.

Old injury reminders

Chargers LT Joe Alt, who was carted off, had X-Rays that were negative, source says. The diagnosis is a high-ankle sprain, an MRI confirmed.

Schottenheimer: CeeDee Lamb (ankle) "trending in the right direction"; currently no plans to place him on IR.

Cedric Tillman is likely to miss several weeks with a hamstring injury.

Terry McLaurin: Commanders coach Dan Quinn said Monday that McLaurin (quadriceps) is among injured players who are "are trending in the right direction," JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington reports.

RB James Conner (foot) was placed on injured reserve.

Running back Najee Harris went down with an Achilles injury and is likely out for the season.

WR Mike Evans is expected to miss multiple games after injuring his hamstring during Tampa Bay's Week 3 win over the Jets, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.

More Updates on Wednesday!!!

Rest of Season Rankings

There aren't many places we can get full rankings that have the rest of the season in mind, let alone rankings as accurate as ours. These Rest of Season Fantasy Football rankings have been among the most accurate over the past five seasons.