Week 6 Fantasy Football Rankings And Tiers. Raheem Mostert Is A Smash Play.
Dwain McFarland breaks down the Week 6 fantasy football positional rankings with player analysis, team totals and spreads for every game on the slate.
It is time to make those tough lineup decisions for Week 6 of the fantasy football season.
Below, you’ll find positional rankings, player analysis, team totals and spreads for every game on the slate.
Notes:
- Players are now tiered across all positions (RB, WR and TE) to help with flex decisions in larger formats. Because of this, TEs might not have a player deserving of Tier 1 compared to RBs and WRs.
- Defensive yards and TDs allowed exclude overtime play.
Last updated: 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12. Please refer to our Rankings page for updates!
Quarterback Rankings & Tiers - Week 6
| Rank | Tier | Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Team Total | Spread | PPG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cooper Kupp | Puka Nacua | Tutu Atwell | Stafford UPGRADES to low-end QB1 status and it just feels like a 300-plus yard and three-TD performance might be in the cards. | Underdog Fantasy this week and take advantage of a 100% deposit match of up to $500 (!!) when you sign up below with promo code LIFE | Rank | Tier | Team | Pos | Opp | Team Total | Spread | PPG | De’Von Achane | Jeff Wilson | Salvon Ahmed | Chris Brooks | 10-plus yard attempts: | Average yards after contact: | Missed tackles forced per attempt: | PFF Run Grade | Mostert is a SMASH PLAY as my RB2 and a top-5 play overall. | Williams is a SMASH play in Week 7 and is my No. 13 player overall. | Austin Ekeler | Aaron Jones | Tony Pollard | Cook is a top-30 option and has a chance to register a season-high in fantasy points. | Rank | Tier | Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Team Total | Spread | PPG | Michael Gallup | Brandin Cooks | Look for Lamb to bounce back in Week 6 with over 100 yards and a TD. He is a SMASH play as my WR9. | Justin Jefferson | K.J. Osborn | T.J. Hockenson | Addison UPGRADES to a mid-range WR3 and offers WR2 upside. | Gardner Minshew | Downs UPGRADES to high-end WR4 territory and offers WR2 upside. | D.J. Moore | Drake London | London offers legit WR2 potential if looking for upside with your flex decision this weekend. | Rank | Tier | Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Team Total | Spread | PPG |
| 2 | 4 | Mark Andrews | BAL | TE | TEN | 22.8 | -4.0 | 12.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | T.J. Hockenson | MIN | TE | CHI | 23.0 | -2.5 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Sam LaPorta | DET | TE | TB | 22.8 | -3.0 | 11.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | George Kittle | SF | TE | CLE | 22.3 | -7.0 | 9.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Evan Engram | JAC | TE | IND | 24.8 | 0.0 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | TE | NYJ | 24.0 | -7.0 | 7.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Darren Waller | NYG | TE | BUF | 15.3 | 14.0 | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Jake Ferguson | DAL | TE | LAC | 26.3 | -2.0 | 6.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Cole Kmet | CHI | TE | MIN | 20.5 | 2.5 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | Logan Thomas | WAS | TE | ATL | 20.0 | 2.5 | 9.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 7 | Kyle Pitts | ATL | TE | WAS | 22.5 | -2.5 | 5.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Zach Ertz | ARI | TE | LAR | 20.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 7 | Dalton Schultz | HOU | TE | NO | 20.8 | 1.0 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 7 | Jonnu Smith | ATL | TE | WAS | 22.5 | -2.5 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 7 | Dawson Knox | BUF | TE | NYG | 29.3 | -14.0 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 7 | David Njoku | CLE | TE | SF | 15.3 | 7.0 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 7 | Hunter Henry | NE | TE | LV | 19.3 | 3.0 | 7.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 7 | Tyler Higbee | LAR | TE | ARI | 27.8 | -7.0 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 8 | Gerald Everett | LAC | TE | DAL | 24.3 | 2.0 | 4.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 8 | Tyler Conklin | NYJ | TE | PHI | 17.0 | 7.0 | 5.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 8 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TEN | TE | BAL | 18.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 8 | Cade Otton | TB | TE | DET | 19.8 | 3.0 | 5.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | Taysom Hill | NO | TE | HOU | 21.8 | -1.0 | 3.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 8 | Hayden Hurst | CAR | TE | MIA | 17.5 | 13.5 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 8 | Greg Dulcich | DEN | TE | KC | 18.0 | 11.0 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 8 | Irv Smith Jr. | CIN | TE | SEA | 24.0 | -3.0 | 1.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 9 | Durham Smythe | MIA | TE | CAR | 31.0 | -13.5 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 9 | Kylen Granson | IND | TE | JAX | 20.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 9 | Mike Gesicki | NE | TE | LV | 19.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 9 | Donald Parham Jr. | LAC | TE | DAL | 24.3 | 2.0 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 9 | Noah Fant | SEA | TE | CIN | 21.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | 9 | Noah Gray | KC | TE | DEN | 29.0 | -11.0 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | 9 | Trey McBride | ARI | TE | LAR | 20.8 | 7.0 | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | 9 | Michael Mayer | LV | TE | NE | 22.3 | -3.0 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | 9 | Will Dissly | SEA | TE | CIN | 21.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | 9 | Adam Trautman | DEN | TE | KC | 18.0 | 11.0 | 3.3 |
Tier 5 – Cole Kmet
Reminder: I have leveled my tiers across RB, WR and TE to help with flex lineup decisions. Travis Kelce is my highest-rated TE in Week 6, and he is in Tier 2 due to the change in process based on feedback (thanks!).
Kmet is the TE4 in fantasy football after scoring 28 and 15 points over the last two games. While that will be a challenging pace to keep going, the Bears TE is in a nice spot this weekend.
The Vikings allow the 10th-most passing yards per game and utilize zone coverage the sixth-most, where TEs and RBs often see an increase in targets. Kmet trails D.J. Moore only by one percentage point in target share against zone coverage with a 25% share.
Kmet comes in as my TE10 this week and is a top 100 play.
