Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings (Week 6)

Our analysts combine to provide rankings for Week 6 waiver wire targets. We’ll help you prioritize your bids for the week ahead.

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Week 6 Waiver Wire Rankings

Ken Walker: It’s not every season where the league-winning waiver claim strolls into our lives in Week 6. If your team has any perceived weakness at RB, you must throw your weight behind a claim for the rookie Ken Walker. He dominated the snap share over DeeJay Dallas after Rashaad Penny went down with a fractured tibia on Sunday. He produced 88 yards and scored a majestic go-ahead touchdown. He is the reason why good FAAB management can lead to a fantasy championship.

Mike Boone: If you were not as judicious with your precious FAAB dollars and haven’t a prayer at landing Walker, Mike Boone could be a very solid consolation prize. I did (very sarcastically) lament getting outbid on Boone last week, but he showed me enough burst and workload to sway me into a more aggressive bid for Week 6.

Jakobi Meyers: This isn’t Meyers’ first time making the waiver column, but after two games missed due to injury, he’s slipped back below 50% rostership. Before the missed time, he saw a 29.7% target share (eighth-best), a 35.8% target per route run rate (fifth-best) and was the WR21 in fantasy points per game. Well, not much changed through the absence. Meyers returned just in time to feast on Mike Hughes in the slot against the Lions with a 38% target share, seven grabs, 111 receiving yards and one touchdown. Meyers has a dumpster-fire slot corner buffet upcoming with Greg Newsome, Kyler Gordon and Michael Carter on deck. If you need wide receiver help, Meyers is the player to spend aggressively on this week.

Alec Pierce: Rookie wide receivers selected outside the first round of the NFL draft rarely hit the ground running from Day 1. Such has been the case for Pierce, who has been splitting routes with Ashton Dulin and Mike Strachan. Parris Campbell (why, I don’t know) and Michael Pittman have been the only full-time receivers for the Colts. This week, FINALLY, the Colts bumped up Pierce’s route run rate to 75%, and he responded by commanding a 21.9% target share. He’s now logged back-to-back games with 80 or more receiving yards. The Colts need another consistent pass catcher to step up opposite Pittman. Pierce could be that guy. He’s 27th in yards per route run, immediately behind D.K. Metcalf and CeeDee Lamb (per PFF, minimum 10 targets). The talent and athletic measurables are real. Pierce’s upcoming schedule is juicy, with a plus matchup against Jacksonville followed by heavenly contests against Tennessee and Washington, who entered Week 6 allowing the most and fourth-most fantasy points per game to wide receivers.