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Fantasy Football: Best Week 6 add/drops from waiver wire

By Alex Butler
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is unable to get rid of the ball and goes down for a sack against the Baltimore Ravens in the second half on October 7 at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is unable to get rid of the ball and goes down for a sack against the Baltimore Ravens in the second half on October 7 at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- We have already reached Week 6 of the 2018 fantasy football season.

If you are lucky enough to still have a winning record, you have a good shot at making the playoffs. If you sit in the middle of the pack, you still have work to do when it comes to improving your team.

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The waiver wire is a huge part of that and Week 6 is no exception. Several key injuries and bye weeks have opened up opportunities for off-the-radar players.

This week you also need to make sure that all of your New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions players are on the bench as those teams have Week 6 byes.

Here are my top players to add and top players to drop for Week 6.

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ALL-ADD TEAM

QB | Baker Mayfield; RB | Wendell Smallwood, LeGarrette Blount, Alfred Blue; WR | Taylor Gabriel, David Moore; TE | Ryan Griffin; D/ST | New York Jets; K | Cody Parkey

HONORABLE MENTIONS

QB | Sam Darnold; RB | D'Onta Foreman, Corey Clement, Wayne Gallman; WR | Christian Kirk, Josh Reynolds, Tre'Quan Smith; TE | Hayden Hurst, Geoff Swaim; D/ST | Houston Texans

TOP DROPS

QB | Derek Carr; RB | Jay Ajayi, Lamar Miller, Rashaad Penny; WR | Torrey Smith, Kelvin Benjamin, Kenny Stills; TE | Antonio Gates

QUARTERBACK

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield completed 25-of-43 passes for 342 yards, a touchdown and an interception in Week 5. He should be in for another decent start in Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers, a unit tied for allowing the third-most passing scores this season. If you are in need of a streamer, you could do worse than the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft in Week 6.

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RUNNING BACK

Jay Ajayi's season-ending injury opens the door for several players in the Philadelphia Eagles backfield. I see Wendell Smallwood as the biggest benefactor to Ajayi's departure. Smallwood could morph into a streamable RB2 or flex play down the road and is worth rostering as the Eagles' offense improves down the stretch.

Detroit Lions veteran LeGarrette Blount scored twice in Week 5 and is a solid bet to reach the end zone when the Lions get into the red zone. He is worth rostering in non-PPR formats if you are looking for a touchdown-or-bust play.

WIDE RECEIVER

Arizona Cardinals pass catcher Christian Kirk deserves a look if you are in need of a wide receiver. The rookie talent had three catches for 85 yards -- including a 75-yard touchdown grab -- in Week 5 against the San Francisco 49ers. He had seven grabs for 90 yards in Week 3. I see Kirk being worked in as a steady option for the Cardinals and rookie gunslinger Josh Rosen. He should be a matchup dependent streaming option at WR3 in deeper leagues.

TIGHT END

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Houston Texans tight end Ryan Griffin is a streaming TE1 option in good matchups this season. He had a season-high six catches for 65 yards in Week 5 and should see similar stats down the stretch as Texans quarterback DeShaun Watson returns to form. He is only worth rostering in leagues that require starting a tight end.

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