Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups: Sleepers Who May Still Be Available

Finding sleepers in fantasy football is the true sign of a league champion. Anyone can draft a player or set a lineup, but studying the waiver-wire and analyzing player matchups take a unique set of skills each week. 

Heading into Week 6 of the 2016 NFL season, the talent pool of available free agents is pretty dry. But don't be too discouraged if you're priority on the waiver wire is too low to snatch Sammie Coates after his monster Week 5 game against the New York Jets.

There are other players still out there who can make a big impact in your lineup as we approach the halfway point of the season.

Sleepers Who May Still Be Available

Quincy Enunwa, WR, New York Jets

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If Enunwa is still available in your league, snatch him up immediately. 

With Eric Decker out injured for what could be an extensive period of time (per Brian Costello of the New York Post) with a torn rotator cuff, Enunwa's value has skyrocketed.

That's not to say that Enunwa was irrelevant before Decker's injury, however. In Week 5, Enunwa saw seven targets and hauled in four of them for 51 yards. In Yahoo leagues with standard scoring, 5.1 points isn't anything to get overly excited about, but seven targets are. 

Enunwa has pushed himself into the No. 2 receiver role for the Jets behind Brandon Marshall and could, theoretically, pick up the slack for Decker while he's out. Enunwa has flashed the ability to be a game-changer for the Jets, particularly in Week 1 when he caught seven passes for 54 yards and a score, followed by a 92 yard performance in Week 2. 

Owned in 50 percent of Yahoo leagues as of Tuesday night, it's hard to say if he's available in your league or not. But if he is, he's sure to give you some quality production week in and week out. 

Jamison Crowder, WR, Washington Redskins

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Crowder is one of the most exciting players in the league at this point, and if you haven't seen him play this season, make sure to tune into the Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles game this weekend.

He isn't the most polished of receivers and certainly isn't taking many touches away from the likes of DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon or Jordan Reed in the Redskins offense, but Crowder just has a knack for making plays.

Similar to the way Tavon Austin was utilized at West Virginia in his collegiate days, Crowder was an offensive weapon for Duke University, lining up all over the field for the Blue Devils offense. In Washington, he's settling into his role as a playmaking No. 3 receiver who returns punts. His best receiving game came back in Week 3 when he hauled in 78 yards and a score on four catches, but he is what we call in fantasy a "home run" type of player.

If Crowder doesn't find the end zone, whether receiving or on special teams, his value is minimal. He doesn't see that much volume to become a legitimate threat, but he has scored more than 5.80 points on four out of five games for the Redskins this year.

Coming off a solid 9.50 game in Week 5 and owned in just 32 percent of Yahoo leagues, have faith that Crowder will continue to produce against the Eagles this weekend and for the rest of the season.

Jalen Richard, RB, Oakland Raiders 

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Speaking of home run type of players, Richard put his home run ability on display in Week 1 when he ran for an 81-yard touchdown against the New Orleans Saints.

Lately, his production has fallen off since that Week 1 breakout game, but he has stolen carries from Latavius Murray each week. Murray was out injured in Week 5, and it was projected by NFL Network's Michael Fabiano that DeAndre Washington and Richard would split the ball carrying duties against the San Diego Chargers. 

However, Richard had the better day on the ground.

Rushing for 31 yards with 66 yards on six receptions, Richard put together a nice day scoring 9.70 points in Yahoo leagues compared to Washington's 5.20 point outing. Murray should be back for Week 6, but his production has dipped each week of the season. 

Murray hasn't had more than 14 rushing attempts in a game and has only been handed the ball off in the backfield 26 times in the last three games he's played in—an average of 8.6 carries per game. Those are not bell-cow running back numbers.

Richard is a talented runner who has no problem picking up the slack in the passing game. In fact, being a multi-dimensional RB should help his numbers increase as the season goes on if Oakland continues to use Richard as a third-down back. 

Owned in just 21 percent of Yahoo leagues, Richard is a well-calculated risk.

Position	Player	Team	Percent Owned
QB	Marcus Mariota	Tennessee Titans	48 percent
RB	Matt Asiata	Minnesota Vikings	16 percent
WR	Chris Hogan	New England Patriots	26 percent
WR	Torrey Smith	San Francisco 49ers	27 percent
TE	Jesse James	Pittsburgh Steelers	24 percent

All stats and points are courtesy of Yahoo Sports.