Working the Fantasy football waiver wire and free-agent pool is a critical component to season-long success and almost every manager is dealing with Fantasy football injuries to some extent as Week 6 arrives. With Devin Singletary out last week, Giants rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. put together a strong performance in a Week 5 win over the Seahawks on Sunday. Tracy carried the ball 18 times for 129 yards and it feels like the fifth-round pick out of Purdue has earned a larger role in the New York offense regardless of whether or not Singletary (groin) is back.
How much of your free agent acquisition budget should you be investing in Tracy, assuming you have any need at running back, and what other players should you be putting Week 6 Fantasy football waiver wire claims on? Before making any Week 6 Fantasy football waiver claims, be sure to see what SportsLine Fantasy football expert R.J. White has to say.
White has dominated NFL picks for years, but he got his start in sports media as a Fantasy baseball and football analyst. He finished No. 1 among all experts for his draft rankings the first year FantasyPros tracked MLB expert accuracy on their site. White has continued to excel at season-long and dynasty Fantasy baseball and football formats.
Now, he’s revealed his top waiver wire picks from among the widely available Fantasy football free agents entering Week 6. You can see his top Fantasy NFL waiver wire picks and full analysis over at SportsLine.
One player White is advising Fantasy players to target on the Week 6 waiver wire: Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby. The former Auburn star leads the NFL in yards per carry so far this season, peeling off 8.0 yards per rush after a monster performance on Sunday in a win over the Colts.
Bigsby carried the ball 13 times for 101 yards and two touchdowns while adding one catch for 28 yards. He also rushed for 90 yards on seven carries the week prior and had a 12-carry outing in Week 1 where he put up 73 yards. Overall, he’s looked like the more effective back than Travis Etienne and White recommends spending nearly 40% of your FAAB to land Bigsby this week.
White is also strongly recommending Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert. A third-round in the 2022 NFL Draft, Tolbert was largely an afterthought as a rookie and then was used as an ancillary piece despite playing in all 17 games last season. However, it appears as if he’s been slotted in as the No. 2 receiver in Dallas with Brandin Cooks hitting IR last week with a knee injury.
“In the first Cowboys game since Brandin Cooks went on IR, Tolbert set career highs with seven receptions on 10 targets for 87 yards while scoring a touchdown and outproducing CeeDee Lamb,” White said. “On a high-volume passing attack, he should be very popular on the wire this week as the potential long-term WR2 for the Cowboys considering Cooks’ injury and age.” See who else to target on the Fantasy football waiver wire at SportsLine.
White is also all-in on a rookie running back who is likely to see his role increased. This player is widely available and could be a huge boost to your Fantasy football lineup. You can only see who it is at SportsLine.
So which players should you target on the Fantasy football waiver wire before Week 6, and which rookie running back is a must-add? Visit SportsLine now to see the best league-winning Fantasy football free agents entering Week 6, all from a proven Fantasy football and NFL expert, and find out.
