If you're lucky enough to be playing in a league where Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III is still available, you'll need to set aside a sizable portion of your FAAB to put in a Week 6 Fantasy football waiver claim. Walker is in line to become the new No. 1 running back in Seattle after Rashaad Penny was placed on IR for the season with a broken fibula and tibia in his left leg. After Penny went down, Walker scored his first career touchdown on a 69-yard run and finished with 88 yards and a score on eight carries.
Walker is available in nearly 30% of CBS Sports Fantasy football leagues and may even be worth targeting in a trade if he's not available in your league. But if you're not fortunate enough to have him available, who else should you be targeting on the Week 6 Fantasy football waiver wire? Before determining who to target on the Week 6 Fantasy football waiver wire, be sure to see what SportsLine Fantasy football analyst Jacob Gibbs has to say.
Gibbs uses a data-driven approach that has helped him consistently provide accurate rankings at every position. He has proven to be one of the nation's most accurate Fantasy rankers in recent years -- posting the eighth-most accurate results over the past three seasons, according to Fantasy Pros.
Now, he's revealed his top waiver wire pick 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.
Top Fantasy football waiver wire picks for Week 6
One player Gibbs is advising Fantasy players to target on the Week 6 waiver wire: Saints tight end Taysom Hill. The 32-year-old BYU product started nine games for the Saints at quarterback in 2020 and 2021 but the franchise has ultimately decided to use Jameis Winston as its starter and try to get the most out of Hill's impressive athleticism in a variety of roles.
And he's looked most valuable as a runner taking snaps out of the wildcat. Hill has rushed for 228 yards and five touchdowns in 2022 and he's coming off a dominant performance in Week 5 against the Seahawks where he carried the ball nine times for 112 yards and three scores while also passing for a 22-yard touchdown. Hill appears to be in line to continue getting 8-10 touches per game but is only owned in 53% of CBS Sports Fantasy football leagues.
Gibbs is also strongly recommending Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce as a Week 6 waiver wire pickup. The Cincinnati product put up solid but not mind-blowing numbers in college, catching 106 passes for 1,851 yards and three touchdowns during his time with the Bearcats. However, impressive testing numbers (4.41-second 40-yard-dash and 40.5-inch vertical leap) helped rocket him up draft boards.
Pierce was ultimately selected in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft and has very quickly carved out an important role in the offense. After receiving just two targets in a Week 1 tie against the Texans, Pierce has been targeted 20 times in the last three weeks and hauled in 15 catches for 222 yards. He's hit the 80-yard mark in each of the last two weeks and received a career-high nine targets while playing a career-high 59% of the offensive snaps in Week 5. Pierce is currently owned in 14% of CBS Sports Fantasy football leagues and looks like a solid addition ahead of Week 6.
How to set your Week 6 waiver wire claims
Gibbs is also all-in on an overlooked running back who brings massive upside. 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 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 analyst, and find out.
