Top fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 6

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Giants fans are happy that Toney has emerged at a top target on the fantasy football radar. Giants fans aren't happy that Booker has also done so. That's because he's become a fantasy football asset due to yet another injury to Saquon Barkley, who hopefully won't be sidelined for all that long but who will also miss enough time to warrant Booker's addition to needy rosters.

Booker scored twice on 19 total touches Sunday and though the Giants offense won't be all that high-powered if Daniel Jones and others miss time, he's still a starting running back with a large workload. That's enough for me, especially if you're dealing with injuries at the running back position.

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Another running back injury, another waiver wire emergence. Williams was someone who had already carved out a little bit of a role prior to Week 5, with 12 touches in Week 4, but an injury to Clyde Edwards-Helaire should vault him into a larger and more consistent role for the time being. The latest is that Edwards-Helaire's MCL sprain will keep him out for a few weeks.

If you're really in trouble, you could look in the direction of Jerick McKinnon as well, as he hauled in a pair of receptions Sunday. But again, that's only if you're scraping for help.

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Damien Williams was the priority add following David Montgomery's injury, and it made sense why that was the case. He also played well Sunday, going for 84 total yards and a touchdown. However, it was Herbert who got more carries on the ground, picking up 75 yards on 18 attempts.

Any running back with an 18-carry game is a good option to pick up for a team with injury troubles at the position, though it's worth remembering that Williams will likely still be just as (if not more) involved in the running game than Herbert during Montgomery's absence, which is expected to be three more weeks or so. Again, don't break the bank, but Herbert looked good all game long Sunday and earned his touches as a result.

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Another running back injury, another waiver wire emergence ... possibly. Damien Harris reportedly avoided a serious injury, and his status is really the determining factor. Tests "ruled out anything significant" and he's day-to-day, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported, but his colleague Mike Giardi added some context that made the injury seem a little scarier.

You can't know what Harris' status will be before you need to make a decision on the waivers, of course, so I wouldn't recommend breaking the FAAB bank on Stevenson. However, he'd be a starting-caliber running back next week if Harris is out.

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I'm glad that I'm finally writing this. I chose St. Brown as my stealthy late-round draft pick right before the season got underway, largely based off of preseason hype and the lack of other exciting receivers out in Detroit. And though there wasn't much to write home about out of the gate, it really didn't take him all that long to find his niche with the Lions.

In Week 4, St. Brown had six catches on eight targets for 70 yards, and he followed that effort up with a similar seven-catch, 65-yard day on another eight targets Sunday. With more injuries to receivers, St. Brown could become Lions quarterback Jared Goff's top threat on the outside — if he hasn't become that already.