Fantasy Football Drop/Hold Waiver Wire Advice: Rashod Bateman, Matt Breida, Ezekiel Elliott

Let’s take a look at players our analysts consider on the fringe as you weigh your waiver wire additions for the week. And be sure to check out all of our waiver wire advice for Week 6.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Drop or Hold?

DROP RECOMMENDATIONS

Droppable

• Rashod Bateman
• Matt Breida
• Ezekiel Elliott

Returning from a hamstring injury, Rashod Bateman had one catch for 8 yards and dropped what should have been an easy 4-yard touchdown against the Steelers on Sunday. The oft-injured Bateman played fewer snaps, ran fewer routes and drew fewer targets than teammates Zay Flowers, Nelson Agholor and Odell Beckham. It’s time to extinguish his torch.

In search of a much-needed offensive spark, the Giants dialed down Matt Breida’s snap share in Week 5 and gave more work to rookie RB Eric Gray. Even if Breida can hold off Gray on the depth chart, it won’t matter with Saquon Barkley likely to return from a high-ankle sprain this week and render all other Giants RBs irrelevant.

The Patriots’ offense is a smoldering crater. New England’s starting RB, Rhamondre Stevenson, is averaging only 2.8 yards per carry. Ezekiel Elliott is averaging 2.8 yards per carry and only 2.5 yards per target, so it’s not as if Zeke is forcing the Patriots’ brass to consider a changing of the guard. No need to keep Elliott around when there are better RB stashes to be had.