Waiver Wire Pickups: Wide Receivers to Stash Ahead of Week 7 (2022 Fantasy Football)

Week 6 is here, and the bye weeks are making managing fantasy rosters even trickier than the usual glut of injuries and under-performers does. Week 7 is just around the corner, and the bye weeks only worsen. These are the players you should be picking up now to get ahead of your league mates.

Waiver Wire Pickups: Wide Receivers to Stash Ahead of Week 7

Michael Gallup (WR – DAL) – 50% Rostered

Since his return from injury, Michael Gallup has steadily seen more involvement and, in Week 5, was responsible for 40% of Cooper Rush‘s completions. With Dak Prescott nearing a return and now training in a limited way, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Gallup’s usage and returns increase even more. After this week’s tough matchup against the Eagles, the Cowboys take on the Detroit Lions, who have allowed the seventh-most passing yards.

Michael Gallup, that dude pic.twitter.com/D7R7d3mdJ5

— Joey Hayden (@_joeyhayden) October 9, 2022

Isaiah McKenzie (WR – BUF) – 50% Rostered

In Week 5, Khalil Shakier took 89% of his snaps from the slot, filling in for McKenzie, who missed with a concussion. As well as Shakir played, it’s unlikely that he will stop McKenzie from returning to the majority role of a slot receiver, where he has played well so far this season. In three of McKenzie’s four starts this season, he has scored a touchdown, and the team continues to design plays for him. This Bills offense hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down, and the third receiver on a great offense is better than the second receiver on a bad team quite often.

Alec Pierce (WR – IND) – 36% Rostered

Alec Pierce went over 80 yards for the second week running in Week 5 and has now had 15 targets and 12 receptions in two games. With such a thin group of wide receivers, the Colts need players such as Pierce to step up and help Matt Ryan, and so far, Pierce has done so. For deeper redraft leagues, or teams facing a multitude of bye week issues, Pierce is worth a look ahead of friendly-looking games against the Jaguars and Titans.

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