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Fantasy Football Injuries Dashboard - Week 6 Injury Updates
Anyone who has even the slightest experience with fantasy football is well aware of how impactful injuries can be. In both season-long leagues and in daily fantasy contests, players getting injured is a very significant part of the game. It makes sense, then, to be as on top of injury situations as you can possibly be in order to make sound decisions about (1) your own roster and potential waiver wire additions, and/or (2) your FanDuel and DraftKings lineups. Selecting the correct value-filler who gets added opportunities due to injury can be the difference between cashing and not cashing in DFS, or even doing well in a GPP versus taking down the entire contest.
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Week 6 Injury Dashboard for Fantasy Football
Note: There won't be players listed in "Upgrade if Inactive" if the listed player's status is "Likely Active" or "Active."
| Player | Pos | Injury | Notes | Status | DK $ | FD $ | Matchup | Upgrade if Inactive: |
| DeVante Parker | WR | Shoulder / Hamstring | Parker has been ruled out ahead of Week 6. | Inactive | JAX | Jaylen Waddle Mike Gesicki Preston Williams Albert Wilson |
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| Christian McCaffrey | RB | Hamstring | McCaffrey has officially been ruled out for Week 6. He has been placed on IR | Inactive | $8,800 | $10,000 | MIN | Chuba Hubbard |
| Tyreek Hill | WR | Quad | Hill was a DNP on both Wednesday and Thursday with a quad contusion. Keep an eye on his status leading up to lock | Caution | $8,500 | $8,700 | WAS | Travis Kelce Mecole Hardman Demarcus Robinson Byron Pringle Josh Gordon |
| Mike Williams | WR | Knee | 2021's WR1 was a DNP at practice all week. Monitor his status heading into the weekend. | Caution | $8,100 | $8,000 | BAL | Austin Ekeler Keenan Allen Jalen Guyton Josh Palmer Cook/Parham |
| Justin Jefferson | WR | Ankle | Jefferson didn't carry an injury designation on Friday and he's good to go in Week 6 | Active | $8,000 | $7,900 | CAR | |
| Dalvin Cook | RB | Ankle | Cook didn't carry an injury designation on Friday and he's good to go in Week 6 | Active | $7,700 | $8,800 | CAR | Alexander Mattison |
| Aaron Jones | RB | Ankle | Jones has received limited practice tags this week, but this is just workload management on the Packers part. | Likely Active | $7,300 | $8,000 | CHI | |
| Nick Chubb | RB | Calf | Chubb has been ruled OUT for Week 6. | Inactive | $7,200 | $8,100 | ARI | Kareem Hunt D'Ernest Johnson Demetric Felton |
| Ezekiel Elliott | RB | Ribs | Zeke was limited at practice on Thursday, but it seems like it's just maintenance and he should be good to go for Week 6 | Likely Active | $7,100 | $8,300 | NE | |
| Terry McLaurin | WR | Hamstring | McLaurin was reportedly feeling good on Saturday but he remains a true GTD. | Caution | $7,100 | $7,400 | KC | Dyami Brown Adam Humphries Ricky Seals-Jones |
| Saquon Barkley | RB | Ankle | Barkley was carted off the field in Week 5 and he's highly unlikely to be active in Week 6 | Inactive | $6,800 | $6,500 | LAR | Devontae Booker |
| Antonio Gibson | RB | Shin | Gibson is receiving "limited" tags at practice, but it's just the Football Team being carely with managing his reps. He'll be active on Sunday. | Likely Active | $6,500 | $6,700 | KC | |
| Joe Mixon | RB | Ankle | Mixon will be active and his coach said he "should get a full workload" in Week 6 | Active | $6,400 | $7,000 | DET | |
| Kareem Hunt | RB | Wrist / Knee | Hunt was a limited participant at practice on Friday and should be good to go as an RB1 on Sunday | Likely Active | $6,200 | $7,400 | ARI | D'Ernest Johnson Demetric Felton |
| Josh Jacobs | RB | Illness | Jacobs returned to practice on Friday and should be good to go for week 6 | Likely Active | $5,900 | $6,800 | DEN | |
| Damien Williams | RB | COVID-19 | Williams has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and is now extremely unlikely to be cleared for Week 6. Rookie Khalil Herbert steps in as CHI's lead back | Inactive | $5,800 | $6,500 | GB | Khalil Herbert |
| Kenny Golladay | WR | Knee | Golladay is expected to miss Week 6 after hyperextending his knee in Week 5 | Likely Inactive | $5,700 | $6,000 | LAR | Kadarius Toney Sterling Shepard Darius Slayton John Ross Evan Engram |
| Kadarius Toney | WR | Ankle | Toney was limited at practice on Wednesday and Thursday - he should be active this week after his breakout in Week 5 | Likely Active | $5,600 | $6,000 | LAR | |
| Daniel Jones | QB | Concussion | Jones has been cleared to play and will be active in Week 6 | Active | $5,500 | $7,200 | LAR | |
| Allen Robinson II | WR | Ankle | A-Rob didn't practice on Thursday but was limited at practice on Friday. His status for Week 6 remains unclear. | Caution | $5,300 | $5,900 | GB | Darnell Mooney Damiere Byrd Marquise Goodwin |
| Damien Harris | RB | Ribs | Harris was a DNP on Wednesday, but he was spotted at the media portion of practice on Thursday. Keep an eye on him moving forward | Caution | $5,200 | $6,200 | DAL | Rhamondre Stevenson Brandon Bolden |
| T.J. Hockenson | TE | Knee | Hockenson missed practice on Wednesday but returned to practice on Thursday. He was active in Week 5 with the same injury, so the Lions are likely just managing his practice reps. | Likely Active | $5,000 | $6,400 | CIN | |
| Sterling Shepard | WR | Hamstring | Shepard looks set to make his return in Week 6. He'll be a solid play as long as Daniel Jones (concussion) suits up | Likely Active | $5,000 | $6,200 | LAR | |
| Samaje Perine | RB | COVID-19 | Perine was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday and will need to be activated in order to suit up for Week 6. | Likely Inactive | $4,900 | $5,700 | DET | Joe Mixon Chris Evans |
| Jamaal Williams | RB | Hip / Illness | Williams DNP on Thursday as he has now added an illness to his already-existing hip issue. He played through the hip injury last week, but the illness is worth monitoring | Likely Active | $4,900 | $5,700 | CIN | |
| Quintez Cephus | WR | Collarbone | Cephus has been placed on injured reserve and will miss the remainder of the season | Inactive | $4,500 | $5,300 | CIN | Amon-Ra St. Brown Kalif Raymond Tyrell Williams |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | Hamstring | Watkins has been ruled out for Week 6 | Inactive | $4,300 | $5,500 | LAC | Marquise Brown Rashod Bateman Devin Devernay Mark Andrews |
| Darius Slayton | WR | Hamstring | Slayton returned to practice on Wednesday and Thursday and is expected to play in Week 6. | Active | $3,800 | $5,500 | LAR | |
| David Njoku | TE | Knee | Njoku missed practice on Wednesday, but it's likely just management and he'll be good to go in Week 6. He was removed from the injury report on Friday | Active | $3,700 | $5,100 | ARI | |
| Curtis Samuel | WR | Groin | Samuel has been ruled out for Week 6 | Inactive | $3,500 | $5,000 | KC | Terry McLaurin Dyami Brown Cam Sims DeAndre Carter |
| Rashod Bateman | WR | Core | The rookie out of Minnesota will make his debut in Week 6, but the Ravens' OC has expressed that they won't push his snap count initially | Active | $3,000 | $5,000 | LAC | |
| Chris Carson | RB | Neck | Carson has been ruled out for Week 6 and placed on IR | Inactive | PIT | Alex Collins DeeJay Dallas |
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| Dyami Brown | WR | Knee | Brown was limited in practice this week and is on track to suit up in Week 6 | Likely Active | $3,300 | $4,600 | KC | |
| Chase Edmonds | RB | Shoulder | Edmonds is fully expected to suit up in Week 6 after getting limited practicesi n this week. | Likely Active | $5,600 | $5,900 | ARI@CLE |
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