Week 5 brought some key injuries and we lost the NE/DEN game (with BUF/TEN still up in the air). The biggest injury was Dak Prescott, who was carted off after suffering a compound ankle fracture, but we also saw Sammy Watkins and A.J. Green leave due to hamstring injuries alongside Diontae Johnson's back injury. Also, Dalvin Cook left SNF with a groin injury. For now, Week 6 byes are the Seahawks, Chargers, Saints, and Raiders. Now here's the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 6.
This column is published early every week and then updated on a daily basis. Each day of the week will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions.
Waiver pickups are listed in priority order (in a vacuum) and broken down by position. Players must be rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and therefore will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.
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Running Backs (Priority Order):
Alexander Mattison
Damien Harris
Phillip Lindsay
Frank Gore
Justin Jackson
Adrian Peterson
La'Mical Perine
Brian Hill
D'Ernest Johnson
Jamaal Williams
J.D. McKissic
Gus Edwards
Anthony McFarland Jr.
Darrynton Evans
Wide Receivers (Priority Order):
Brandin Cooks
Chase Claypool
Henry Ruggs III
Tee Higgins
Mecole Hardman
Preston Williams
Cole Beasley
Travis Fulgham
Laviska Shenault Jr.
Scotty Miller
Christian Kirk
Mike Williams
Keelan Cole
Greg Ward
Russell Gage
Zach Pascal
Olamide Zaccheaus
Tim Patrick
Isaiah Ford
Gabriel Davis
Jalen Guyton
Tight Ends (Priority Order):
Austin Hooper
Eric Ebron
Jimmy Graham
Rob Gronkowski
Logan Thomas
Irv Smith Jr.
Trey Burton
Darren Fells
Cameron Brate
Quarterbacks (Priority Order):
Ryan Tannehill
Kirk Cousins
Justin Herbert
Gardner Minshew II
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Andy Dalton
Philip Rivers
Teddy Bridgewater