Which under-the-radar players might be able to give your fantasy team a lift? Which chalky players might not be as safe as they seem? Our featured analysts name some potential sleepers and underachievers along with start/sit advice for Week 6. Here are all of their picks, and below we dive into a few notable names.
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Fantasy Football Week 6 Start/Sit Advice
Breece Hall (RB – NYJ)
“Breece Hall is coming off a massive performance, totaling 177 rushing yards, a touchdown, and 26.9 half-point PPR fantasy points. While the second-year running back averaged eight yards per rushing attempt, he faced the worst run defense in the NFL in Week 5. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case this coming week. The Philadelphia Eagles have held running backs to only 10.5 fantasy points per game, the fewest in the NFL. They have surrendered fewer than seven fantasy points to running backs in 60% of their matchups this year, including last week. According to Fantasy Points Data, the Eagles have the second-highest stuff run rate in the NFL (54.4%). Expect a frustrating week from Hall.”
– Mike Fanelli (FantasyPros)
Chris Olave (WR – NO)
“Chris Olave has a total of 16 yards across the last two weeks and now faces the strong Houston secondary. He’s a very scary start in Week 6, especially with Alvin Kamara gaining a significant target share and Derek Carr struggling to get the ball downfield.”
– Ben Wasley (The Fantasy First Down)
Rhamondre Stevenson (RB – NE)
“Even a matchup with the Raiders can’t make me comfy with Rhamondre Stevenson as my RB2. The guy sits third-worst in the league in rush yards over expected per attempt, ahead of only Cam Akers and Dalvin Cook. His blockers aren’t helping, ranking 29th in adjusted line yards to date. And his QB can’t seem to make it through a game without getting pulled. Stevenson sits outside the top 24 RBs in the Week 6 DraftSharks.com rankings.”
– Matt Schauf (Draft Sharks)
“Rhamondre Stevenson is sinking like a lead balloon, and it isn’t due to talent. The New England Patriots were blanked last week by the Saints. Stevenson was held to 8 carries for 24 yards and 0 receptions. He hasn’t eclipsed 60 yards in a game yet this year! Couple a recently improved Raider defense with a non-existent passing game for New England and Stevenson will be in for another tough week.”
– Adam Dove (The Fantasy Couriers)
“Is it even a hot take to call Rhamondre Stevenson a bust at this point in the season? He’s finished as the RB45, RB42, and RB31 over his past three weeks, seemingly getting worse and less efficient in each consecutive outing. And the Patriots offense as a whole has shown us nothing outside of some comical Matt Jones pick-sixes. As bad as the Raiders’ run defense has looked at times this season, they’re actually ranked 9th in PFF run defense and 10th in ESPN’s run stop win rate metric. The Pats, on the other hand, rank just 21st in PFF run blocking. Last year, Stevenson’s saving grace was his involvement as a top option for dump-down passes, but he’s not getting those anymore this year, and he is already splitting way too much time with Ezekiel Elliott than makes us all comfortable. This all goes to say that you should TRY to find someone better to put in your flex or RB spot than Rhamondre this week. Consensus (ECR) has him at 41st overall. I’ve got him at a nice 69, and even then, I think I might be too high.”
– Christopher Dell (Betting Predators)
Derrick Henry (RB – TEN)
“I am seriously concerned with Derrick Henry, and a lot of it just isn’t his fault. The offense as a whole for the Titans absolutely stinks, the defense can’t stop a nosebleed in the downfield passing game, and he simply gets phased out when the Titans are down for the pass-catching back Tyjae Spears. Now the Titans face a trip to London this week against a Ravens team that hasn’t passed any eye tests at all, but they have not conceded a rushing touchdown to opposing running backs all year. If you (somehow) have better options, I would consider sitting King Henry in Week 6, sadly.”
– Ed Birdsall (Talking Points Sports)
“Hate to do it, but it’s Derrick Henry. The King teased us in Week 4 with a big effort that was bolstered by a jump pass. That effort has been bookended by two absolute duds, and Tyjae Spears keeps picking up shares of the snap count.”
– Mike Harmon (Swollen Dome)
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