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Most common players on eliminated teams from Week 6 in Yahoo Fantasy Guillotine Leagues — plus FAB waiver wire advice

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14 October 2025

Six weeks are in the books, which means six managers in your Yahoo Fantasy Guillotine Leagues presented by Liquid Death are no longer around. It’s a wicked game, isn’t it? Of course, it’s wickedly fun when you’re on the good side of things.

Every week I’ll examine the most common NFL players on those cut teams and try to figure out where the puck is headed. I will also offer some FAB advice ($1,000 cap is the Yahoo default), but please remember this area is highly context-sensitive and manager-specific.

Waiver strategy in Guillotine Leagues

If you’re new to this format, it’s critical to understand that waiver strategy is significantly different in the world of Guillotine Leagues.

You can often win a traditional fantasy league with modest help from the waiver wire, maybe a timely pickup or two. Sure, it’s great if you crush the market and land the right guys, and the best managers will always aim to be smart on the wire, but if your drafted team stays healthy and runs pure, some years that might be enough.

Immediate needs vs. playing the long game

In Guillotine Leagues, the eventual winning manager will have assembled a MONSTER team at the end of the year, a juggernaut, a Pro Bowl-type of roster. And the way you build that beast is usually by having resources all season — by not blowing the majority of your FAB on one tantalizing star. It’s pivotal that you understand that the waiver wire gets stronger and stronger every week in Guillotine Leagues, because the eliminated manager is coming from a smaller and smaller league size every week.

Unless you have a draft touched by the fantasy angels, you are unlikely to win a Guillotine League without a successful and careful waiver-wire strategy.

[Eliminated or looking for more fun? There's still time to join or create another Yahoo Fantasy Guillotine League]

My Guillotine League strategy is centered on the concept that I like my squad early in the year and I am confident I can beat at least one team per week while the field of opponents is large. Therefore, while I will dip my toes into the FAB market in the early part of the season, my primary goal is to keep major reserves in play for later in the year, when bye weeks ramp up and injuries are more prevalent — and the pool of opponents is smaller (so advancing is harder, in theory). Again, I urge you to remember: the waiver wire in Guillotine Leagues gets stronger as the year gets deeper, a key reason to be judicious with your resources.

Not everyone will share my strategy, of course. If you want to chase major improvements and use the bulk of your FAB to load up quickly, then shoot your shot. Play the strategy you’re comfortable with. Just understand that my recommendations are predicated on being careful early, and if you prefer something more aggressive, you’ll have to jump the numbers up. You know your room better than an outsider does.

Understanding FAB recommendations

My weekly FAB recommendations will come in three buckets:

Proactive: This means you highly covet this player, perhaps might even need this player. I realize these bids might not win if someone in your league is lighting money on fire, but as described above, that's often a short-sighted mistake in this format. With the bye weeks kicking in — you'll notice multiple players coming off bye below — I might consider a proactive bid more than I did in September.

Reactive: This means you desire the player but the cost has to make sense for your short- or long-term strategy.

Keep Them Honest: This is a bid that is not designed to win, but might surprisingly land a player if your opponents are distracted by other talent available or unexpectedly passive that week. I often compare notes with other experienced Guillotine League players and we’re surprised at how often the Keep Them Honest bids actually win (this is also a portable strategy for regular season-long leagues; you never know when strange market behavior will come about).

When a first-round pick hits the waiver wire: Something in the $250-300 range is likely the target range for a no-doubt first-round player before we hit Halloween. While that won't necessarily be high enough to win, that's probably my theoretical max for a first-round talent this early in the year, but ultimately you have to make the call that's right for you.

Finally, understand that the FAB recommendations are with the assumption that you won’t be making offers for every available player.

Week 6's top-10 players on eliminated teams

1. Puka Nacua, WR, Rams (20%)

In-game injuries are a crusher in all fantasy formats and especially in Guillotine Leagues. Nacua might miss Week 7’s game in London, and then the Rams take a Week 8 bye. Wait-for-it players are always difficult to price in this format, but Nacua’s obvious upside has to be respected, too.

FAB Recommendation:

  • $200 proactive

  • $135 reactive

  • $50-70 keep them honest

2. Garrett Wilson, WR, Jets (14%)

Justin Fields lost his way against Denver’s nasty defense, and now Wilson is hurt to boot. The Jets have winnable games coming up, but getting the job done without their primary receiver will be a tall order. Wilson’s FAB situation is a smaller version of Nacua’s setup; we love the player, but it’s tricky to know how interested we should be in a wait-for-it commodity.

FAB Recommendation:

  • $100 proactive

  • $70 reactive

  • $20-30 keep them honest

3. Nico Collins, WR, Texans (14%)

It’s not Nico’s fault, the NFL scheduled the Texans for a Week 6 bye. The upcoming schedule is not particularly friendly — Collins doesn’t see a green-light matchup until Week 13 — and C.J. Stroud has been erratic, but there’s a too-big-to-fail vibe with Collins.

FAB Recommendation:

  • $135 proactive

  • $85 reactive

  • $35-45 keep them honest

4. Matthew Stafford, QB, Rams (14%)

He needs to squeeze every bit of his passing volume to get home in fantasy, given that Stafford offers nothing as a runner. Hitting his projection will be harder if Nacua misses any serious time; Stafford slides back into the streamer pile.

FAB Recommendation:

  • $40 proactive

  • $15 reactive

  • $3-5 keep them honest

5. Justin Jefferson, WR, Vikings (13%)

Although just two NFL teams rested in Week 6, our receiver rooms felt the pinch of Collins and Jefferson not playing. Jefferson hasn't scored a touchdown since Week 1, though he collected 22 targets in his last two starts. He’s still a very bankable piece, no matter what the Vikings are doing at quarterback. And now his bye is out of the way, a big key for Guillotine Leagues. 

FAB Recommendation:

  • $210 proactive

  • $150 reactive

  • $95 keep them honest

6. Kenneth Walker III, RB, Seahawks (13%)

Seattle continues to rotate Walker and Zach Charbonnet every week, capping the upside of both players. The only true fantasy star in this huddle is Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Walker will be tested by the nasty Houston defense this week; Seattle then rests in Week 8.

FAB Recommendation:

  • $70 proactive

  • $35 reactive

  • $8-10 keep them honest

7. Bucky Irving, RB, Bucs (13%)

It’s remarkable what Baker Mayfield has been able to do in Tampa Bay despite so many key teammates getting hurt. The Bucs are already talking about Irving not being available for Week 7, making him a tricky call for any format that prioritizes immediate production.

FAB Recommendation:

  • $70 proactive

  • $35 reactive

  • $10-15 keep them honest

8. Lamar Jackson, QB, Ravens (13%)

The Ravens were mostly losing high-scoring games with Jackson, but they’ve hit the iceberg since, with two blowout losses. Hopefully a Week 7 bye is enough rest and Jackson (hamstring) can return in Week 8. Juicy matchups against the Bears and Dolphins come after the break.

FAB Recommendation:

  • $175 proactive

  • $120 reactive

  • $45-60 keep them honest

9. Courtland Sutton, WR, Broncos (13%)

Sutton has given us four useful fantasy games and two washout games, which is par for the course given where he was drafted. The Giants and Cowboys are secondaries to attack the next two weeks.

FAB Recommendation:

  • $85 proactive

  • $45 reactive

  • $8-10 keep them honest

10. Dalton Kincaid, TE, Bills (13%)

Kincaid had a limited practice week but ultimately was held out Monday due to his oblique injury. The Bills are coming off two straight losses, so Kincaid should be a featured player after the Week 7 bye.

FAB Recommendation:

  • $50 proactive

  • $25 reactive

  • $5-10 keep them honest

Bonus

11. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Lions (13%)

St. Brown came in under projection at Kansas City but even in a down game, he still caught nine short passes. Look for a return to his usual stats Monday night against Tampa Bay. Detroit then takes a Week 8 bye, before opening a second-half schedule that has plenty of favorable passing matchups.

FAB Recommendation:

  • $170 proactive

  • $120 reactive

  • $70-75 keep them honest

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Chiefs are in third place, but are the betting favorites to win the AFC West

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14 October 2025

Despite a sluggish start to the season, the Chiefs now find themselves where they've almost always been for the last decade: Betting favorites to win the AFC West.

After losing their Week One game to the division rival Chargers and then falling in Week Two to the Eagles, the Chiefs briefly fell out of the favored spot in the betting odds. But at 3-3 after Sunday night's win over the Lions, the Chiefs appear to have righted the ship and are now favored over the two teams ahead of them in the standings, the 4-2 Chargers and 4-2 Broncos.

The current betting odds at DraftKings have the Chiefs at +160 to win the AFC West, the Chargers at +170 and the Broncos at +210. If you want to bet on an extreme long shot, the Raiders are at +10,000.

The Chiefs have won the AFC West each of the last nine years, and are trying to make it 10 in a row this year. They're not going to give up the division crown easily.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Players to drop for your Week 7 pickups

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14 October 2025

By Jennifer Eakins, 4for4

With the Bills and Ravens getting to watch from their respective couches this week and the insane amount of injuries around the NFL, this week’s Dead Weight Report was not the easiest to write. However, I found some expendable players we can exchange for waiver wire love because we should always be looking to improve our fantasy football rosters.

Jauan Jennings, WR - 49ers

The hope was for Jauan Jennings to see some legitimate volume upon his return in Week 6 due to both ankle and rib injuries, but instead he saw just three targets — of which he caught one for seven yards — and they didn’t come until the fourth quarter.

With George Kittle and Ricky Pearsall set to return, Kendrick Bourne emerging and a verbal scuffle with head coach Kyle Shanahan on the sidelines right before halftime, it’s tough to see a path to much fantasy relevance moving forward for Jennings.

Chris Godwin Jr., WR - Buccaneers

This one likely stings since most of the Chris Godwin Jr. managers probably drafted him expecting his perennial production upon return from the ankle and leg injuries he sustained in the middle of last season. However, the WR has posted 4.1 fantasy points in half-PPR scoring in each of the last two games and is now out again with another injury to his fibula.

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The Bucs should have Mike Evans back soon, though rookie WR Emeka Egbuka is dealing with a hamstring injury that will force him to miss some time. Several others have stepped up to combat the injured pass catchers, and with target competition plus injuries, Godwin will likely not return his draft capital in 2025. Chalk it up as a loss and move forward.

Keon Coleman, WR - Bills

It’s been an underwhelming season for Keon Coleman thus far, which has included a coach benching for the first series in Week 5 and a WR68 performance since Week 2 in half-PPR scoring per contest (6.1). Even on Monday night, with Dalton Kincaid and Curtis Samuel on the shelf and Josh Palmer sustaining an injury during the game, Coleman only had three catches for 11 yards against Atlanta.

Unless you’re in a deep league, Coleman is droppable for a high-floor WR like Bourne or Colts' Josh Downs.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., RB - Giants

I've been struggling with whether this is a full-on Wally Pipp situation or not, since it may have been a matter of time. Either way, Tyrone Tracy Jr. lost the starting RB gig to rookie Cam Skattebo while out for two weeks with a shoulder injury.

In Week 6 upon his return, Tracy was on the field for just 32% of the snaps to the rookie’s 74% and he carried the ball just four times for a measly six yards with zero pass work. The backfield is Skattebo’s, and Tracy is now relegated to fantasy backup land.

Hassan Haskins, RB - Chargers

The Chargers are down two RBs, and managers rushed to hit the waiver wire to pick up both Hassan Haskins and Kimani Vidal last week, with Haskins the perceived frontrunner for volume based on the opening depth chart. However, it was Vidal who out-touched Haskins 21-7 and outsnapped him 67% to 31%.

It also doesn't help that reports have surfaced of adding a veteran back before the trade deadline in November. At this point, Haskins is a backup to a backup to a backup. There are most likely better options out there for you, such as Vidal or possibly Cardinals' Bam Knight.

On Thin Ice:

  • TreVeyon Henderson, Patriots

  • RJ Harvey, Broncos

  • Darnell Mooney, Falcons

  • Tyquan Thornton, Chiefs

  • Juwan Johnson, Saints

This story originally appeared on 4for4.com

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