Fantasy football free agent pickups for Week 6 - ESPN

Each Monday, before the current NFL week ends, we will identify players worthy of your attention who are available in at least 50% of ESPN standard leagues. Things change quickly for player valuation and roles each week in the NFL, and free agency is a critical way to acquire players. We are here to help!

Looking for the top recommendation at each skill position? Look no further! Here are the players to target heading into Week 6, along with their current roster percentages and a recommendation of how much of your free agent budget (FAB) you should consider using for your bid.

Love entered Week 5 with precisely two touchdown passes in each of the first four games, but he surpassed 13 fantasy points in only two of those contests. On Sunday, Love torched the Chicago Bears for 367 passing yards — and the requisite two TD passes, again — without a turnover, scoring 25.28 points. Love tends to be inconsistent, which is partly why he remains available in so many leagues, but a Week 6 Sunday night matchup with the awful defense of the Dallas Cowboys looks like an obvious winner. The Cincinnati Bengals (Joe Burrow), Detroit Lions (Jared Goff), Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings are on bye in Week 6.

While the Packers wait for resolution on NFL's internal review on Josh Jacobs (commissioner exempt list), the team has struggled to run the ball during the season's first month. Lloyd failed to score double-digit fantasy points in any of the first four games, but he (and those who activated him for Sunday's Bears contest) enjoyed 16.7 points — the bulk of which came on two TD runs. In fact, Lloyd rushed for only 31 yards on 10 carries, and he caught only one pass. It remains difficult to recommend Lloyd — or any Packers RB — but