Every week, I put together a Waiver Wire Cheat Sheet for my subscribers that recommends players to add either spending waiver priority or blind bidding dollars, or waiting until waivers clear and scooping them up for free.
The following players are rostered in around or less than 50% of Yahoo leagues who's recent usage—or injuries ahead of them—suggest they'll be fantasy relevant moving forward.
Obviously, keep your own league settings, rosters and needs in mind when choosing who to prioritize and whether or not you should spend priority on them, but these are common free agents that can provide a spark in week 7 or simply add depth to your roster.
RBs Jordan Mason (7%) and Elijah Mitchell (28%)
Christian McCaffrey might miss 1-2 games, theoretically freeing up 23+ touches that need to find a new home.
Jordan Mason—not Elijah Mitchell—operated as the team's lead back after CMC went down in week 6, handling 10 touches—all carries—for 69 nice yards and 1 TD.
Of course, Mitchell was making his return from an injury of his own after serving as San Francisco's RB2 for most of the season.
If CMC misses time, Mason and Mitchell will likely split work, with San Francisco riding the hot hand. Mason will likely get the first shot at it against Minnesota on Monday night.
RBs Zach Evans (1%) and Royce Freeman (0%)
Kyren Williams is likely to miss week 7, theoretically freeing up 18+ touches that need to find a new home against Pittsburgh.
Backup Ronnie Rivers is also out for a few weeks, thrusting 6th round rookie Zach Evans and journeyman RB Royce Freeman into key roles on the league's 12th highest scoring team.
Evans *seems* to have the edge on Freeman considering he's been active while Freeman is on the practice squad, but it's still possible that Sean McVay opts for experience over the rookie in week 6.
Both guys are on the week 7 radar as shaky flex options.
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