Fantasy Football Waiver Wire and Rest of Season Rankings- Week 6, 2026
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.
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.
Waiver advice for those who play in more typical home redraft leagues will be published each week. We will look at players owned less than 60% in the most popular formats and rank out in order our favorite waiver pickups broken down by position. Most weeks will also feature our Rest of Season rankings which are THE MOST ACCURATE over the past 5 years.
The Rest-of-Season Rankings are really far more important than the waiver wire rankings. There may be players available in your league that aren't available in most leagues and you can't tell that they are higher ranked unless you check the Rest-of-Season rankings by scrolling down.
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Adds
The Cardinals are sending WR Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Texans.
Final trade terms, but still pending physical.
HOU gets: WR Marvin Harrison Jr. & 2027 6th round pick
AZ gets: 2027 2nd round pick & 2027 7th round pick
Harrison reunites with C.J. Stroud in Houston, while Arizona adds draft capital and moves on from their former No. 4 overall pick.
Players We Can Drop
When we make waiver claims most of the time we can easily determine who to add, but we struggle with which players to drop. It is very difficult to give-up on a player we thought was worth drafting in the first place. If you are struggling, you should be dropping your questions or concerns in our Discord channel. Don't be afraid of it, I'm over 50 and navigate it fairly well.
Injuries
Michael Penix: Could be available to play Week 6
Saquon Barkley: Could return for Week 6
Rico Dowdle: Expected back for Week 6
The Seahawks listed Zach Charbonnet (knee) as a limited participant on Monday's practice estimate, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.
DeVonta Smith: Chance to return for Week 6
Deebo Samuel: Expected to miss a couple of weeks
Roman Wilson: Won't play Week 6 vs. Tampa Bay
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that Christian Kirk (calf) is "unlikely" to return to practice this week, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
The Browns are signing RB Audric Estime off the Vikings practice squad to their 53-man roster. The 23-year-old Estime brings 508 career rushing yards, 130 receiving yards and 3 TDs to Cleveland. This could be a signal that Quinshon Judkins is injured.
Head coach Dave Canales said Monday that Jalen Coker is "on track" to return from a one-game absence against the Eagles on Sunday, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.
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 THE #1 most accurate over the past five seasons.
