2025 NFL fantasy football waiver wire, Week 6: Add Michael Carter, Rico Dowdle, Mason Taylor ASAP

In the latest example of football’s unpredictability, the Week 5 QB1 (C.J. Stroud), RB1 (Rico Dowdle) and TE1 (AJ Barner) in fantasy points are all widely available on waivers. If only we could see all these breakouts and late-week injury developments coming in advance. The big news from Sunday, for fantasy purposes, was the ankle injury suffered by Chargers RB Omarion Hampton. He’s headed to injured reserve, which creates a huge opening in the Bolts’ backfield. And don’t forget, the Texans and Vikings are on bye this week.

Here are my suggestions for Week 6, starting with my top 15 players to prioritize on the waiver wire, regardless of position.