Rashaad Penny Injury: Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Replacement Targets (Week 6)

With the injury to Rashaad Penny, fantasy football managers are left with a void on their roster. Let’s check out the extent of the injury and players you can target on your waiver wire this week.

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Rashaad Penny Injury Outlook

Rashaad Penny diagnosed with a fractured tibia Sunday

Rashaad Penny, who was carted to the locker room late in Week 5, has been diagnosed with a fractured tibia. Ian Rapoport reports that the back will potentially be facing season-ending surgery.

Fantasy Impact

Penny, who was a first-round pick in 2018, has dealt with injuries throughout his entire career. He was finally given the opportunity to lead the Seahawk’s backfield this year, but it seems that he will miss significant time, if not the entire season. In his absence, rookie Kenneth Walker will likely see an increased role.

Waiver Wire Replacements to Target

Ken Walker (RB – SEA): 44% rostered

• Next opponents: ARI, @LAC, NYG
• True value: $69
• Desperate need: $100
• Budget-minded: $42

Analysis: 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 (RB – DEN): 36% rostered

• Next opponents: @LAC, NYJ, @JAX
• True value: $18
• Desperate need: $45
• Budget-minded: $6

Analysis: 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.

Rachaad White (RB – TB): 34% rostered

• Next opponents: @PIT, @CAR, BAL
• True value: $16
• Desperate need: $28
• Budget-minded: $6

Analysis: The Bucs know what they have in the rookie RB from Arizona State. White is a wonderful athlete in space and is an ace on third downs. He is also looking more physical between the tackles than he ever let on in college, despite having prototypical size for the position. I need not explain how beneficial it can be to roster Tom Brady‘s receiving back. The best part about White is he is already earning full series to spell Leonard Fournette in addition to passing down work.

Isiah Pacheco (RB – KC): 35% rostered

• Next opponents: BUF, @SF, BYE
• True value: $12
• Desperate need: $21
• Budget-minded: $5

Analysis: This entire offense is humming. Kansas City ran a clinic in pure efficiency in shelling the vaunted Bucs defense with 41 points. Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been the prince of purity so far in 2022, with five touchdowns in four games despite earning fewer than 50% of the Chiefs’ offensive snaps overall. Pacheco (and Jerick McKinnon) share the load and have looked just as good in their roles as CEH. Pacheco is still a semi-stash. Once Kansas City runs through two hellacious defenses in San Francisco and Buffalo, they get their bye week. Pacheco’s role in the offense could very well be more substantial and established by then.

Tevin Coleman (RB – SF): 0% rostered

• Next opponents: @ATL, KC, @LAR
• True value: $12
• Desperate need: $16
• Budget-minded: $4

Analysis: In a stunning development, the 49ers put the ball in recently elevated Tevin Coleman‘s hands 11 times on Sunday. The Shanahan Tree RB cashed in with two touchdowns and a shocking 21.7 fantasy points. Shanahan has reiterated the “hot hand” mantra all season. Even though Jeff Wilson has been more than adequate, Coleman’s prowess as a receiver makes him a really nice value add who might get lost in the shuffle while everyone drops their FAAB load on Ken Walker.

Caleb Huntley (RB – ATL): 14% rostered

• Next opponents: SF, @CIN, CAR
• True value: $10
• Desperate need: $15
• Budget-minded: $3

Analysis: Huntley and fellow bruiser Tyler Allgeier had some tough sledding in Week 5 versus the Buccaneers. Neither of them earned a single target in the passing game, either. Cordarrelle Patterson will be on the shelf for a minimum of three more weeks. I have been even less impressed with Allgeier than I have with Huntley, so if I’m filling a need on my fantasy roster, I’d rather take a shot on who I deem to be the better player.

Stash Candidates: James Cook, Deon Jackson, Eno Benjamin, Jaylen Warren, Avery Williams, Joshua Kelley

Analysis: James Cook has looked fantastic with his opportunities this season since he fumbled his first career touch in Week 1. Those chances haven’t been in any leverage situations yet, instead going to the mediocre Devin Singletary. Stash Cook in case of injury, but also in case he continues to whittle away at Singletary’s belligerently high snap share in the explosive Bills offense.

Deon Jackson and Eno Benjamin fared well in Week 5, each hitting double-digit fantasy points. They still aren’t more than stashes for deeper leagues, but the nature of the RB position means they’re only one snap away from stepping up in an even larger capacity.

Jaylen Warren and Joshua Kelley are similar, but to a lesser degree since they haven’t shown many flashes of start-worthy play at all in 2022.

Avery Williams was the third RB in touches for the Falcons in Week 5. He is an ace kick returner and scored a touchdown versus the Bucs in a goal line situation. Arthur Smith’s dimly-lit galaxy brain might just be crazy enough to turn Williams into the next Cordarrelle Patterson a lot sooner than we expected.