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The 2025 NFL season is now a third of the way through, giving fantasy football managers everything they can handle ahead of Week 7. With the waiver wire becoming an increasingly important element of fantasy football, identifying the right players to drop is just as crucial.
A lot has transpired through six games, changing many players’ roles from what they were in Week 1. Injuries have been a part of the game, as per usual, along with the annual surprises.
With six weeks now in the books, fantasy football managers have a good idea of what to expect moving forward. While frustratingly inconsistent players like A.J. Brown still have hope to turn their seasons around, it can be safe to assume that 2025 will not be the year for players like Calvin Ridley or Tyrone Tracy Jr.
There is always a risk to dropping notable players, but knowing when to cut losses is an often underrated element of fantasy football. There is enough data at this point to confidently close the door on more than a few players’ fantasy values.
Tyquan Thornton was arguably a drop candidate after Week 5, but his time might officially be up. Fantasy football managers need to cut their losses with Thornton, who failed to record a catch against the Detroit Lions in Week 6 while playing just 17 total offensive snaps.
Week 7 proved that Thornton has already been phased out of the game plan, but his role is about to decrease even further. Leading receiver Rashee Rice‘s suspension is finally up, and he will make his season debut in Week 7 against the Las Vegas Raiders.
With Rice back in the lineup, Thornton will become the fifth option in Kansas City’s passing game. His brief resurgence will be remembered by those who rostered him, but Thornton is back to being a depth piece in a suddenly crowded receiving room.
Few players’ roles have changed more through six weeks than that of Tyrone Tracy Jr. The second-year back began the season in control of the New York Giants’ backfield, but found himself as a full-time backup after six games.
A shoulder injury contributed to the role change, but Cam Skattebo just brings a different type of energy that this team has desperately needed for years. Any hope that Tracy could split snaps with Skattebo went up in flames in Week 6, when the former returned from a two-game absence to play just 30.4 percent of the offensive snaps.
Tracy still has starting-level talent, but the Giants’ offense is not good enough to pull off two fantasy-relevant running backs like the Detroit Lions do. New York has reverted to being a run-heavy offense without Malik Nabers, but Tracy has become a distant No. 2 behind Skattebo. He would return to prominence should Skattebo get hurt — something that is always a possibility with his play style — but there are...
