Fantasy โคFootball Week 6 2025: Waiver Wire Gems and Must-Start Players Emerge
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Seattle, WA – October 15, 2025 – As the NFL โseason hits its midpoint, fantasy football managers are navigating a landscape of injuries and bye weeks, demanding shrewd waiver wire pickups โขand strategic starting lineup decisions. week 6 presents opportunities โto capitalize on emerging talent and favorable matchups, possibly turning the tide in league โstandings. Several players are poised for breakout โperformances, offering meaningful value for fantasyโค owners.
Thisโ week’s start/sit adviceโค focuses on identifying players with advantageous situations and recentโ production, notably at the running back position where โขinjuries have created openings for previously overlooked options. Beyondโค immediate โreplacements, identifyingโฃ players with long-termโ potential, like a rising tight end,โข is crucial for sustained fantasy success.โ
NFLโฃ Week 6: Quarterbacks Toโ Start
STREAMING Geno Smith: the Seahawks quarterback continues to be a solid streaming option,particularly in favorable โขmatchups. Let’s not forget the breakout tight end, AJ โBarner, either, as he is covered in this article. don’t let him sit on the free agent list any longer.
NFL Week 6:โ Running Backs Toโ Start
START โขRico Dowdle: โขChuba Hubbard is โคout for Carolina again this week, andโค Dowdle stepped in โฃas a terrific replacement last week. The former cowboy blazed โคfor a career-best โ206โค yards and a TD in a win over the โฃMiami Dolphins. Dowdle proved to be a winningโข pickup off the waiver wireโฃ last week, and in NFL Week 6, he willโ face his former team as Dallasโค visits Carolina. The Cowboys rank 28th in Fantasy โPoints Perโฃ Game allowed to RBs.
START Tony Pollard: The Tennessee โoffense should start improving at some point soon, and it could be this week against the Raiders. Las Vegas has allowed the second-mostโ rushing TDsโ to RBs (seven).The Titans have actually allowed the most rushing โTDs to rbs (eight) so weโค should seeโ goodโ play from both Ashton Jeantyโค and Pollard in this game. Pollard has rushed for twoโ TDsโข in his โlast three games.
START Rhamondre stevenson: The Patriots lost Antonio โฃGibson for the season and rookie TreVeyon Henderson should start to make his presence known more soon. โคStevenson will still have a role in the New Englandโ offense, though, especially as the ideal guyโฃ to get the tough yards. Stevensonโค rushed for two TDs last week, and the Patriots should move the ball into scoring position at least โaโข few times โvs.โฃ New Orleans. He’s a viable plug-in playโค for โคWeek 6.
START Kareem Hunt: The RBs listed here this week are mostly replacement types and streamers. That’s as many fantasy players need injury or bye week replacementsโฃ in their RB2 or flex โspots, even with just twoโข teams โขon aโ bye. โขYou’re โขnot going toโฃ sitโฃ RBsโ who get regular work,suchโ as Javonte williamsโ orโ Breece Hall,or quality temporary starters suchโ as Dowdle or Rachaad White. Hunt, though, is a good lineup fill-inโข for TD potential.
Last week, Hunt โrushed for two TDs and he has rushed for three TDs in hisโค last three.Theโ Chiefs areโ actually at 2-3 โฃheading into Week 6 and will likely get involved in a shootout with the โLions inโ a strong effort to get back to.500.Hunt should get some chances to punch in TDs from close scoring range.