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10 Fantasy Football sleepers from NFL Week 6

By Zachary Thompson

Oct 16, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi (23) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium. The Miami Dolphins defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-15. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 16, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi (23) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half at Hard Rock Stadium. The Miami Dolphins defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-15. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 16, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) under center Ben Jones (60) in the first half against the Cleveland Browns at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 16, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) under center Ben Jones (60) in the first half against the Cleveland Browns at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

Marcus Mariota-QB-Tennessee Titans

Last week, Marcus Mariota was the overall leader in fantasy points for the week, and he followed that up with another top-10 week this week. He and Tom Brady were the only two players in the top ten for both weeks.

It’s a huge turnaround for Mariota who looked bad in  Weeks 3 and 4 with only 12 total fantasy points (standard scoring). The last two weeks, though, he has been on fire with 30 and 27 fantasy points against the Dolphins and Browns respectively. He threw for three touchdowns this week for the second week in a row and totaled 284 yards passing to go with the 64 rushing yards he added on seven carries.

Mariota has looked the part of the dual-threat QB that he was expected to be coming out of Oregon, and he could be peaking at a great time of the 3-3 Titans. Mariota should be set up for success as he takes on the Colts and Jaguars the next two weeks making him my favorite QB from the fantasy football sleepers discussion.

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