John's favorite rookie waiver wire pickups, fantasy football breakout candidates heading into Week 7 of 2025. Which NFL rookies have league-winning fantasy upside?

Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season is now in the books, and it's long been a good strategy to try to lean into the unknown to try to get an edge.

First-year NFL players are very commonly big question marks early on in their careers -- especially the ones you can sometimes find on waivers.

So it makes sense to spend much of the year hunting the waiver wire for rookies. You never know when you'll find the next breakout freshman NFL player. So let's dive into the best rookie waiver wire pickups for Week 7 of 2025! Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

2025 fantasy football rankings

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