2026 Week 7 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Report

Availability on everything below will vary by league size and format — a 10-team league looks nothing like a 14-team dynasty — so check your own waiver wire before you act. With that said, there's real signal here this week: a TE eruption, a couple of legit buy-low WRs, and a QB2 market worth navigating. Let's get into it.

QB

Kirk Cousins

Cousins has played 97.2% of snaps on the season and his snap share jumped from 83% to 100% in Week 6, suggesting any early-down seat-sharing is done. Through six games he's totaled 116.1 PPR points — that's already more than his full 2025 season output of 108.5 in 17 games. The volume is real and the production has caught up. If you need a QB2, he's a priority add before the rest of your league catches on.

Aaron Rodgers

Rodgers is playing 98.7% of snaps and has 104.2 points through six games — roughly on pace with his 234.1-point 2025 season. No opportunity-delta signal here, just steady add volume (132,756 adds in 48 hours). Solid streaming QB2, but not an urgent must-add the way Cousins is.

Deshaun Watson

Watson has logged every snap through six games and put up 90.6 PPR points. His FantasyPros projection of 158 points lags behind the pace of his actual 2026 output, which is mildly encouraging. No Week 5-to-6 usage jump to report; this is a streaming QB2 option in deeper leagues, not a priority ahead of Cousins or Rodgers.

Geno Smith

Smith is at 100% snap share and 82.6 points through six games, but his production pace trails both Watson and Cousins. Only worth adding in two-QB or Superflex formats at this point.

RB

Zonovan Knight

This is the most interesting RB signal this week. Knight's snap share jumped from 8% to 44% Week 5 to Week 6, and his touches jumped from 1 to 17 — that's the kind of usage spike that wins waiver wars. The catch: his season-long averages (6.7 touches, 15.7% snap share across six games) tell you this was largely dormant role before Week 6, not a slow-building trend. His 2026 projection of just 9.2 PPR points reflects that skepticism. Still — a 17-touch game is a real thing that happened. Stash him now and see if Week 7 confirms the role before you start him. His 2025 full-season output was 92.9 points, so the upside exists if the job is real.

Najee Harris — do not add

Harris was released by the Giants on October 20. News reports confirm he had 31 attempts for roughly 9 yards per game in five games, expressed public frustration about the touch distribution, and was cut the same day. He's a free agent with no current team and no fantasy value until he lands somewhere. Do not add.

Samaje Perine

Perine is averaging 6.8 touches and 2 targets per game — a reasonable PPR floor — but his 37.2% snap share keeps him in committee-back territory. No Week 6 usage jump to report. His 30.1 points through five games is modest given the role. Stash in deeper leagues if you have the bench space; don't burn meaningful FAAB (free agent acquisition budget) here.

Kaelon Black

Black is at 26.9% snap share with 7.8 touches per game, producing 19.8 points through six games — functional but not exciting. Add volume (68,334) suggests others see something, but the usage hasn't earned a roster spot in most leagues yet. Deep leagues only.

WR

Keenan Allen

Allen is the clearest buy-low case at receiver this week. His snap share jumped from 45% to 71% Week 5 to Week 6, and his season-long target average of 8 per game is genuinely excellent. The problem: he's converted just 5.2 receptions per game on those 8 targets, and his season total of 54.7 PPR points across five games is nowhere near what that volume should produce. That gap between targets and points is exactly the positive-regression case — he's earning the looks, the scores just haven't come yet. FantasyPros projects him for 112.4 PPR points on the full season, which looks very reachable if the catches start converting. Priority add in PPR leagues.

Cooper Kupp

Kupp's targets jumped from 3 to 10 Week 5 to Week 6, and his touches went from 2 to 5. That's a massive single-week spike. The concern: his season-long averages (4.2 targets, 2.7 receptions, 68.4% snap share) are modest, and his 39.9 total points through six games are well below what his projection of 116.5 PPR points implies. That usage-production gap cuts both ways: the season-long role hasn't matched the one big game, but a 116.5-point projection from FantasyPros on a player with 39.9 points through six games is a loud regression signal. No add count to report, meaning he's likely still available in more leagues than you'd expect. Genuine buy-low — act before Week 6's box score makes him expensive.

Malik Washington

Washington is running 85% snap share with 7.2 targets per game — that's a featured role. Yet he's produced just 50.2 points through five games, a clear mismatch between volume and output. No Week 6 jump to report, but the season-long target share alone makes this a real buy-low case in PPR. His FantasyPros projection of 91.5 PPR points looks very reachable given those target numbers. Priority add in PPR leagues.

Ryan Flournoy

Flournoy has 6 targets and 73.9% snap share per game on the season — real usage — but only 52.4 points through six games. No Week 6 usage jump, but 329,616 adds in 48 hours means the platform is reacting to something (likely a big Week 6 game that the news snippets don't fully surface). The volume has been there all season; if the production is now following, add before your leaguemates do. PPR leagues especially.

Jalen Nailor

Nailor's snap share jumped from 0% to 64% and his targets went from 0 to 4 Week 5 to Week 6. That's a snap-share eruption, but his season-long averages (3.8 targets, 1.5 receptions, 52.8% snap share) reveal he was barely active before. His 12.1 total points through five games is almost nothing. This is a "one active week after a long absence" situation — stash in deeper leagues, but don't burn real FAAB without confirmation in Week 7. His 2025 full-season output of 100.7 points and FantasyPros projection of 98.2 hint at a real ceiling if the role is genuine.

Jahan Dotson

Dotson's snap share climbed from 66% to 85% Week 5 to Week 6. He's averaging 3.8 targets per game and has 46.6 points through six games — production that's roughly in line with the role, not a hidden gem. The snap-share trend is a positive signal, but there's no obvious undervalued angle here. Streaming option in PPR; don't overpay.

Also stashing

Olamide Zaccheaus had his snap share jump from 33% to 55% and targets jump from 0 to 4 in Week 6, but his season averages (2.2 targets, 1.3 receptions, 38.6% snap share, 5.7 total points) are nearly nonexistent. Deep leagues only. Joshua Palmer went from 0% to 25% snap share in Week 6 — likely a beneficiary of DJ Moore sitting out with a shoulder injury. Check Moore's Week 7 status before adding Palmer; if Moore plays, Palmer's role shrinks back. John Metchie went from 0% to 34% snap share with 3 targets in Week 6, but his season-long averages are thin and 4 games played in six weeks isn't a great sign for durability. Stash only in deep formats. Brandin Cooks has add volume (142,228) but only 26.1% snap share and 1.7 targets per game on the season — nearly invisible usage with 10.0 total points. Skip unless his role visibly changes. Jacob Cowing is rostered for a reason that isn't in the data supplied here — 1.7 targets per game, 32.1% snap share, and 0.1 total PPR points. Hard pass. Cyrus Allen has a 6% snap share on the season. Not worth a roster spot in any format.

TE

Michael Mayer

Mayer is the week's top add at any position. His targets jumped from 1 to 9 and his touches from 1 to 7 Week 5 to Week 6 — both signals firing at once, plus 579,150 adds in 48 hours on Sleeper. That's as loud as it gets. His season-long averages (5.7 targets, 4.7 receptions, 80.7% snap share) confirm this isn't a one-week fluke snap-share bump from nowhere; the underlying role was already real. He has 60.6 PPR points through six games, already near his full 2025 output of 73.8 in 13 games, and FantasyPros projects 66.8 points — a number that looks conservative given the Week 6 eruption. Drop whatever it takes to get him. Priority add in all formats.

Darren Waller

Waller's snap share jumped from 0% to 46% Week 5 to Week 6 — similar to Nailor's situation, a player returning from absence rather than a player whose role organically grew. His season-long averages (4.2 targets, 3.3 receptions, 45.7% snap share) across five games suggest he's been in and out, and his 39.8 total points reflect that inconsistency. FantasyPros projects him for 94.1 PPR points, which implies real ceiling if he's healthy and active. Speculative add — monitor Week 7 availability closely.

Tommy Tremble

Tremble went from 0% snap share and 0 targets to 68% and 4 targets in Week 6. His season averages (3.8 targets, 3.0 receptions, 55.8% snap share) suggest he had a real role before disappearing in Week 5, then snapped back hard. At 39.8 points through five games with a FantasyPros projection of just 43.6, the ceiling is limited — but he's worth stashing in two-TE leagues if Waller's health remains uncertain on your roster.