Top 4 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Quarterbacks (Week 6)

We will have you covered throughout the 2023 fantasy football season with our bevy of tools, including our Waiver Wire Assistant. Find the top available players and get detailed analysis on how potential waiver wire adds will impact your team. Of course, our team of analysts will also have written advice each week. Check out some of our top waiver wire targets for the week below. And here is all of our fantasy football waiver wire advice for Week 6.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets

QUARTERBACKS

Written by Bo McBrayer

Sam Howell (WAS): 34% rostered

Next Opponents: @ATL, @NYG, PHI
True value: $9
Desperate need: $14
Budget-minded: $3

Analysis: I tried to tell y’all two weeks ago. Hopefully you listened and picked up Howell for pennies on the dollar and a sterling upcoming schedule. He now has three 20-point fantasy performances in five games and, aside from the beatdown vs. Buffalo, has finished no worse than QB14 in any game this season. He’s QB5 overall right now but still the best streaming option readily available on waivers. Grab him and enjoy this season’s Geno Smith.

Derek Carr (LV): 24% rostered

Next Opponents: @HOU, JAX, @IND
True value: $5
Desperate need: $11
Budget-minded: $2

Analysis: While I would normally let Carr and his touchdown allergies waste away on the wire, he is entering a wild stretch of favorable games that extends all the way to the Saints’ Week 11 bye. New Orleans absolutely destroyed New England in Week 5. Carr looked sharp and showed no ill effects from his shoulder strain. Chris Olave and Michael Thomas have proven to be worthy weapons, while Alvin Kamara’s return to the field has worked wonders in keeping Carr’s jersey clean, letting him check down before taking too many shots.

Bryce Young (CAR): 10% rostered

Next Opponents: @MIA, BYE, HOU
True value: $3
Desperate need: $8
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Has the rookie No. 1 pick looked good this season? No. He was still QB9 this week with three touchdown passes on 41 attempts. This is a one-week stream. It would be a two-week stream if you picked him up for his mop-up statistical outburst against Detroit in Week 5 (told ya so!). Miami will, in all likelihood, crush Carolina just like Detroit did. Young is still a remarkable passer and will put up solid fantasy numbers when the Dolphins inevitably soften coverage later in the game.

Desmond Ridder (ATL): 5% rostered

Next Opponents: WAS, @TB, @TEN
True value: $3
Desperate need: $7
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Do my eyes deceive me, or was Atlanta’s passing game … kinda good in Week 5? Ridder unleashed 37 attempts, including a season-high 11 targets to Kyle Pitts, en route to 329 passing yards and a QB6 performance in a win over Houston. Next up are the Commanders, who have been eviscerated through the air this season. Most recently, they were carved up by Justin Fields and the previously scuffling Bears offense. Give Arthur Smith credit. He adjusted to loaded boxes with a solid game plan that revolved around getting more work to Pitts and Drake London. That same formula should have similar success versus Washington.