Bye weeks for Buffalo, Jacksonville, the Chargers and Washington leave managers combing the wire for replacements.
Week 6 did what this season has done all along: it broke fantasy rosters. Jalen Hurts carried a calf injury into recent weeks, and he was joined by other notable names, including Mike Evans and Davante Adams, on injury reports that have fantasy managers bracing for lineup trouble heading into Week 7.
The timing is rough. Buffalo, Jacksonville, the Chargers and Washington all sit on byes this week, which means anyone leaning on those rosters is short-handed twice over, once from injury and once from scheduling.
Running back remains the position getting hit hardest. Najee Harris and Jaleel McLaughlin left managers disappointed in Week 6 spot starts, while backups Dameon Pierce and Roschon Johnson scored touchdowns and bailed out whoever rostered them, proof that backfield production is still mostly a coin flip. At receiver, a handful of rookies and young breakout performers, including Jaylin Noel, are drawing attention as addable pieces, and Isaiah Likely and Chuba Hubbard are being floated as trade targets for managers trying to stabilize a roster for the rest of the season.
Expect the waiver wire to stay crowded as teams sort out who is playing and who is not.