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Fantasy football waiver wire: Should you keep or cut these 7 players ahead of Week 6?

You’re waking up on Tuesday reading all that you can about the players that you should be picking up off the waiver wire as you prepare for Week 6 of fantasy football in 2022.

But it’s likely there aren’t as many things written about who you should be dropping to grab those players. That’s what this weekly column — keep ’em or dump ’em! — will hopefully answer for you: Some help in the debate over who you should keep or drop in order to improve your team.

It’s a pretty good waiver wire week, so let’s dive in to help you with who to keep or drop:

1
RB Darrell Henderson, Los Angeles Rams

Dude got exactly ZERO carries against the Cowboys. He did catch four passes, but the point here is: Cam Akers is the RB1, which isn’t great either way because the line is struggling.

Point is, even if Henderson were to have a bigger role, he might not be great. I’m fine with dropping him.

VERDICT: Drop him

2
WR Treylon Burks, Tennessee Titans

This assumes that you don’t have him in an IR spot and need to debate whether to keep or drop him.

I’d say you keep him if you have the room. He’s the kind of rookie who could break out later in the season even in a run-first offense.

VERDICT: Keep him

3
WR Allen Robinson, Los Angeles Rams

He’s seen at least five targets in all of his past four games, but he’s done next to nothing with them. Matthew Stafford looks at Cooper Kupp first, second, third and then at Tyler Higbee.

VERDICT: Drop him

4
RB Chase Edmonds, Miami Dolphins

It’s the Raheem Mostert show now. But Edmonds is now the kind of RB you have to hold on to in case Mostert gets hurt.

VERDICT: Keep him

 

5
RB Antonio Gibson, Washington Commanders

Brian Robinson returned, and you saw exactly what you thought would happen: Gibson had three carries. He turned that into … six yards.

The other issue is the Commanders are throwing a ton, so I’m fine with dropping him. He wasn’t good before Robinson returned.

VERDICT: Drop him

6
RB Latavius Murray, Denver Broncos

I told you to go get him last week … and then he didn’t play, and Melvin Gordon and Mike Boone ran a bunch. They weren’t the most effective, but I’m guessing that means they’re the 1-2 punch for the Broncos’ rushing attack.

VERDICT: Drop him

7
TE Tyler Conklin, New York Jets

He put up a goose egg after four straight weeks of solid production. Normally, I’d worry, but the tight end position is in shambles.

VERDICT: Keep him

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