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Let’s take a look at a few polarizing players for Week 6 of fantasy football and what the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) advise.

*Based on Half-PPR Rankings as of Saturday

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Jared Goff: QB14 in Week 6

Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked higher than Jared Goff:

• Geno Smith
• Kirk Cousins
• Matthew Stafford

Quarterbacks the ECR has ranked lower than Jared Goff:

• C.J. Stroud
• Sam Howell
• Brock Purdy

Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:

• Jared Goff or Geno Smith: 64 percent of experts chose Geno Smith
• Jared Goff or Sam Howell: 74 percent of experts chose Jared Goff
• Jared Goff or Kirk Cousins: 98 percent of experts chose Kirk Cousins
• Jared Goff or C.J. Stroud: 74 percent of experts chose Jared Goff

Emari Demercado: RB27 in Week 6

Running Backs the ECR has ranked higher than Emari Demercado:

• Chuba Hubbard
• Jerome Ford
• Zack Moss

Running Backs the ECR has ranked lower than Emari Demercado:

• D’Onta Foreman
• Tyler Allgeier
• Gus Edwards

Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:

• Emari Demercado or Chuba Hubbard: 52 percent of experts chose Chuba Hubbard
• Emari Demercado or Jerome Ford: 85 percent of experts chose Jerome Ford
• Emari Demercado or Tyler Allgeier: 67 percent of experts chose Emari Demercado
• Emari Demercado or D’Onta Foreman: 59 percent of experts chose Emari Demercado

Jake Ferguson: TE11 in Week 6

Tight Ends the ECR has ranked higher than Jake Ferguson:

• Logan Thomas
• Cole Kmet
• Darren Waller

Tight Ends the ECR has ranked lower than Jake Ferguson:

• Zach Ertz
• Kyle Pitts
• Dalton Schultz

Some of the most popular Who Should I Start? searches of the week:

• Jake Ferguson or Logan Thomas: 57 percent of experts chose Logan Thomas
• Jake Ferguson or Zach Ertz: 50 percent of experts chose Jake Ferguson
• Jake Ferguson or Cole Kmet: 70 percent of experts chose Cole Kmet
• Jake Ferguson or Kyle Pitts: 80 percent of experts chose Jake Ferguson