Welcome to the Week 6 waiver wire stash column, where each week we look at players who are available in 50% or fewer of Yahoo leagues. The idea is to help you grab players now while free agency is open and your league mates are concentrating on setting lineups, allowing you to grab a bargain before waiver runs after this set of games. This edition is a particularly rookie-heavy one as we head into a part of the calendar where traditionally we start to see breakouts come.

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Tua Tagovailoa (QB – MIA): 44% Rostered

In the one complete game Tua Tagovailoa played he finished as the fantasy QB8, passing for 336 yards and 9.1 yards per attempt. Since Tagovailoa was concussed none of the three backup quarterbacks that have played have gone over 6.3 yards per attempt as the offense stalled out. Adding to this problem, De’Von Achane simply hasn’t been good this year, ranking 44th among 50 running backs in yards per carry (3.11), a far cry from 2023’s 7.8. A return from Tagovailoa sounds likely at this point and he could potentially play against the Colts or Cardinals in his return, neither has a good defense.

Daniel Jones (QB – NYG): 20% Rostered

What if you could grab a quarterback off waivers who has been a top-12 fantasy finisher in three of the last four games and ranks seventh in completion rate? Well, that’s what Daniel Jones is, having also finished as a top-12 QB in Week 5, despite not having Malik Nabers in the lineup. Jones is about to take on the woeful Bengals defense before a potential divisional shootout with the Eagles, whose defense is yet to wake up.

Daniel Jones & Baker Mayfield are the only QBs this season with 3 games of multiple Pass TDs and 0 INTs pic.twitter.com/NzMYaX0A31

— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) October 11, 2024

Braelon Allen (RB – NYJ): 45% Rostered

There will be weeks when Braelon Allen’s role is minimized and things fall more naturally to Breece Hall, but during the bye weeks, rostering a running back who finished no worse than RB46 in the last four weeks could pay off. Allen has shown an ability in both the rushing and receiving game, out-carrying Hall, 4.47 yards to 3.03, and forcing missed tackles at a higher rate (0.22 vs 0.14). Allen has huge contingent upside if Hall were to miss any time.

Jaylen Warren (RB – PIT): 41% Rostered

The Steelers upgraded Jaylen Warren from doubtful to questionable on Friday after Warren logged a full practice, putting him in line to potentially take his first snaps since Week 3. Pittsburgh badly needs Warren’s explosivity in the rushing game with Najee Harris ranking 43rd in explosive run rate and 47th in yards per carry. He has yet to find the end zone either. Warren seemed on the verge of taking over this backfield last year. With Harris not doing anything impressive, we could see the same thing happen again this year.

Will Jaylen Warren play this week?

I suppose we’ll see pic.twitter.com/TfBNfyXuu4

— Nick Farabaugh (@FarabaughFB) October 11, 2024

Tyrone Tracy Jr. (RB – NYG): 36% Rostered

Devin Singletary missed the Week 5 win over the Seahawks, allowing the door to be opened for Tyrone Tracy Jr. who had 18 rush attempts for 129 yards, putting up an incredible 7.2 yards per carry. Singletary has been limited at practice all week and is officially questionable for Week 6’s matchup with the Bengals defense that ranks 22nd in run defense DVOA and allows the 12th-most RB fantasy points. If Tracy has another impressive week we could see him push this backfield to an even split in workloads, making him extremely expensive on the waiver wire.

Blake Corum (RB – LAR): 16% Rostered

The Rams are hoping to come off their bye week healthier than when they went into it and much of the focus will be on the wide receiver position but let’s not overlook the running back room. In Week 5, Blake Corum saw his first meaningful action for the Rams, rather than the garbage time touches he’d seen in Week 2. Corum played 11 snaps, recording five rush attempts for 5.0 yards per carry (YPC) and catching his one target for eight yards. Kyren Williams ranks 39th in YPC, managing 3.79. He is regressing from an efficiency point of view. If the Rams feel ready to trust Corum more coming off the bye week he could be a useful player down the stretch.

Kimani Vidal (RB – LAC): 3% Rostered

One last rookie running back to give some consideration to is Kimani Vidal who could be active on game day for the first time this year. The Chargers have seemed content to go with Gus Edwards and J.K. Dobbins as their lead backs this year but Edwards has looked completely washed, ranking 58th out of 59 ball carriers with 2.97 YPC and just a single missed tackle forced on 38 attempts. Edwards has been ruled out for the Chargers’ matchup with Denver. if Vidal gets on the field it might be hard for the Chargers to stop using him going forward.

Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh says he expects Kimani Vidal to be active on Sunday in Gus Edwards' absence. (OUT, ankle)

It will be Vidal's first gameday active this season.

— Alex Insdorf (@alexinsdorf99) October 11, 2024

Keon Coleman (WR – BUF): 43% Rostered

Among wide receivers who’ve run 75+ routes, Keon Coleman ranks fourth in yards per reception with a massive 19.44. Coleman has been electric when the ball goes his way, he just needs more targets with only 16 in five games. Eleven of those targets were deemed catchable, according to Fantasy Points Data, and Coleman caught nine of them. Good things happen when the ball goes to Coleman. Sooner or later the Bills will no doubt realize that and utilize him more.

Jalen Tolbert (WR – DAL): 33% Rostered

The Cowboys are yet to hit their best form and with an uninspiring running back room, it’s no surprise that the Cowboys pass at the third-highest rate. Jalen Tolbert has had two games this year with target shares above 20% and has twice gone over 80 receiving yards. With Brandin Cooks on injured reserve (IR), Tolbert played a season-high 89% of snaps in Week 5 and has the No. 2 WR job locked down. Dak Prescott seems to trust Tolbert, which goes a long way.

Dak said during training camp that the WR he spends the most time with over summer historically has a great season. This year, Jalen Tolbert was that guy pic.twitter.com/ViWwF2DGV3

— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) October 7, 2024

Ja’Lynn Polk (WR – NE): 8% Rostered

The Patriots have been begging for a wide receiver to step up to the plate. Ja’Lynn Polk has ascended to true No. 1 WR duties for the Patriots, playing 100% of the snaps in Week 5. Not that it counted for much with 4/43/0 over the last two games, but Polk’s style of play will be much more conducive to the way Drake Maye likes to push the ball downfield and the big play potential will be tantalizing. With the Texans on deck for Week 6 and Derek Stingley Jr. happy to shadow opposing receivers at a high rate, it might not be time to start Polk just yet, but he should be rostered in every league in the vague hopes Maye can make a receiver who was drafted in the top 40 fantasy relevant down the stretch.

Tyler Conklin (TE – NYJ): 35% Rostered

Through five games, Tyler Conklin has played at least 81% of snaps every week, averaging 89.8% and seeing 23 targets over the last three games, good for an 18% target share. Conklin isn’t the most dynamic tight end but he can be the perfect bye week cover player, finishing in the top 12 in two of the last three games. There’s hope the Jets offense is about to turn the corner now that Nathaniel Hackett is no longer calling plays. That should stand to benefit Conklin as much as everyone involved.