Week 6 Free-agent Pickups for Fantasy Football

It's about that time to submit your waiver-wire claims or bids in your league. The players that find their way on to our list are players who are owned in less than fifty percent of Yahoo! leagues and weren't mentioned in the previous week.

As an example, some players that are still owned in less than half of leagues and were on our list last week (Seattle's Marshawn Lynch, Buffalo's Fred Jackson, St. Louis' Danny Amendola, etc.) are viewed as worthy of consideration still. Amendola, in particular, should get even more targets (and, in turn, receptions and yards) with the season-ending injury to Mark Clayton. In fact, he caught 12 passes on 19 targets in Week 5.

Based on the depth of your league and the strengths and weaknesses of your particular team, here are some players worth consideration:

QB - Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bills (Nine-percent owned): Although the Bills are on a bye in Week 6, Fitzpatrick has been solid as a bye-week replacement over the past couple of weeks. Named the team's starter in Week 3, Fitzpatrick has thrown seven touchdowns and only two interceptions in that three-game span. In addition, he's rushed for 96 yards on 12 carries. And one thing's for sure: the Bills are bad and will likely be playing from behind in most games. Or is that two things?

RB - Ladell Betts, Saints (10%): With Pierre Thomas missing his second game in a row, Betts and Chris Ivory split carries again. In that past two games, Betts (23) has had one more carry than Ivory (22). In those two games, however, Betts has nine receptions for 49 yards in addition to his 91 rushing yards. Even if Thomas returns in Week 6, Betts is worth consideration in deeper leagues.

RB - Mike Hart, Colts (2%): In their win over the Chiefs, Hart scored the team's only touchdown and had fifty yards on 11 carries. Depending on the status of running backs Joseph Addai (shoulder) and Donald Brown (hamstring), Hart is worth a look. He would be a solid play against the Redskins if neither Addai or Brown goes this week.

RB - Deji Karim, Jaguars (0%): Karim, who had 15 carries for 70 yards against the Bills, is worth a look in deeper leagues. Stud running back Maurice Jones-Drew hurt his wrist in the game (although he continued to play) and backup running back Rashard Jennings was out this week so don't expect 70-yard games with those two backs healthy.

WR - Mike Williams, Bucs (48%): In Week 5, Williams had the best game of his rookie season -- seven receptions for 99 yards and a touchdown. On the season, Williams has 19 receptions for 238 yards and three touchdowns. In three of his four games, Williams has five-plus receptions. While he may not finish with his 16-game pace of 76 receptions for 952 yards and 12 touchdowns, he clearly is the preferred target of quarterback Josh Freeman.

WR - Kenny Britt, Titans (38%): Dubbed the "Question Mark" by his teammates for showing up to off-season workouts out of shape and for dropping too many balls, Britt has had a solid four weeks after catching no passes Week 1. Britt has 14 receptions for 176 yards during the four-game span while scoring a touchdown in each of his past three games. In Week 6, the Titans face the Jaguars, who have allowed the most fantasy points to opposing receivers.

(Note: Our free Fantasy Football Contest involving the Monday Night Football matchups features Kenny Britt -- and four other players -- this week. New entries welcome and encouraged.)

WR - Steve Johnson, Bills (16%): Johnson takes a three-game scoring streak with him into the team's bye week. He has had three-plus receptions in all five of the team's games, which is no small feat as a Bills receiver. On the season, he has 17 receptions for 214 yards and four touchdowns -- all team highs. While no Bills receiver will be spectacular, they will likely find themselves in passing mode as they will trail often.

WR - Nate Burleson, Lions (6%): Last year, Burleson was on pace for a 1,000-yard season before suffering a season-ending injury with three weeks to go. This year, Burleson caught only two passes in two games before missing two games. He returned in Week 5 and caught four passes on six targets for 56 yards and a touchdown. Before today, Calvin Johnson was the only wide receiver to rank in the top four on the team in targets. That could change when Matthew Stafford returns from injury.

WR - James Jones, Packers (4%): Through five games, Jones has 24 targets and 15 receptions for 177 yards and touchdown. Jones is fourth on the team in targets behind receivers Donald Driver, Greg Jennings and tight end Jermichael Finley, who will miss three weeks (maybe more) after getting his knee scoped. With Finley out, Jones could be in line for a decent amount of targets.

WR - Anthony Armstrong, Redskins (1%): In his past two games, Armstrong only has four receptions (or one more than he had in the team's first three games). That said, he had a 57-yard reception last week and a 48-yard reception this week. His Week 6 performance -- three receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown on seven targets -- was clearly his best. At a minimum, he's worth keeping an eye on in deeper leagues.

TE - Tony Moeaki, Chiefs (24%): Moeaki has 16 receptions for 173 yards and two touchdowns through four games. He leads the team in all three categories and he's tied with Dwayne Bowe for the team lead in targets (23). Moeaki has been consistent with at least three receptions in all four of his games.

Later this week, we release our Week 6 rankings by position at TheTipDrill.com. Feel free to submit your specific questions to us via our Fantasy Football Forum or Twitter @EDSFootball.