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Fantasy Football: Week six position by position rankings

By A.J. Fagerlin

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes directs the line on his first play of the game in the first quarter against the Houston Texans on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/TNS via Getty Images)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes directs the line on his first play of the game in the first quarter against the Houston Texans on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/TNS via Getty Images) /
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Wide Receivers

Will Fuller stole the show last week as the only player of the week to score over 50 PPR fantasy points. Michael Thomas and Chris Godwin were both outstanding plays as I predicted in my rankings last week. Amari Cooper took advantage of the game flow to score a ton of “garbage time” points late in his game while Dallas tried to mount a comeback against the Packers.

D.J. Chark really solidified himself as Gardner Minshew’s favorite target and a legitimate starting fantasy wide receiver, finishing as WR4 in week six. Adam Thielen’s prays were answered, as Cousins finally found him often and for two touchdowns on his way to 32 PPR fantasy points.

In addition to Michael Thomas being WR2 and Godwin being a top six option, I also nailed Allen Robinson being a top 10 play with Chase Daniel at quarterback, same with Julian Edelman against the Redskins.

Despite a high scoring affair against the Texans, Julio Jones laid an egg in week six after being my number one fantasy receiver last week. Although I expected Keenan Allen to regress a bit for his number one perch against Chris Harris and the Broncos, he was completely shut down.

Will these top receivers bounce back in week six? Here are the week six wide receiver rankings.

  1. Julio Jones ATL vs AZ
  2. Amari Cooper DAL vs NYJ
  3. Mike Evans TB vs CAR
  4. Tyreek Hill KC vs HOU
  5. DeAndre Hopkins HOU vs KC
  6. Cooper Kupp LAR vs SF
  7. Julian Edelman NE vs NYG
  8. D.J. Chark JAC vs NO
  9. Chris Godwin TB vs CAR
  10. Keenan Allen LAC vs PIT
  11. D.J. Moore CAR vs TB
  12. Adam Thielen MIN vs PHI
  13. Tyler Boyd CIN vs BAL
  14. Jarvis Landry CLE vs SEA
  15. Kenny Golladay DET vs GB
  16. Josh Gordon NE vs NYG
  17. Larry Fitzgerald AZ vs ATL
  18. Odell Beckham Jr. CLE vs SEA
  19. Tyler Lockett SEA vs CLE
  20. Will Fuller HOU vs KC
  21. Michael Gallup DAL vs NYJ
  22. Terry McLaurin WAS vs MIA
  23. Stefon Diggs MIN vs PHI
  24. Alshon Jeffery PHI vs MIN
  25. JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT vs LAC
  26. Curtis Samuel CAR vs TB
  27. Calvin Ridley ATL vs AZ
  28. Golden Tate NYG vs NE
  29. Robert Woods LAR vs SF
  30. Marvin Jones DET vs GB
  31. Christian Kirk AZ vs ATL
  32. Courtland Sutton DEN vs TEN
  33. Marquez Valdes-Scantling GB vs DET
  34. Brandin Cooks LAR vs SF
  35. Mike Williams LAC vs PIT
  36. Marquise Brown BAL vs CIN
  37. Jamison Crowder NYJ vs DAL
  38. Demarcus Robinson KC vs HOU
  39. Dede Westbrook JAC vs NO
  40. Darius Slayton NYG vs NE
  41. Robby Anderson NYJ vs DAL
  42. Emmanuel Sanders DEN vs TEN
  43. Auden Tate CIN vs BAL
  44. Preston Williams MIA vs WAS
  45. Diontae Johnson PIT vs LAC
  46. Mohamed Sanu ATL vs AZ
  47. D.K. Metcalf SEA vs CLE
  48. Mecole Hardman KC vs HOU
  49. Danny Amendola DET vs GB
  50. Nelson Agholor PHI vs MIN
  51. Kenny Stills HOU vs KC
  52. Albert Wilson MIA vs WAS
  53. Randall Cobb DAL vs NYJ
  54. Paul Richardson WAS vs MIA
  55. Byron Pringle KC vs HOU
  56. Marquise Goodwin SF vs LAR
  57. Corey Davis TEN v DEN
  58. Adam Humphries TEN vs DEN
  59. KeeSean Johnson AZ vs ATL
  60. Rashard Higgins CLE vs SEA

Julio Jones has been a bit bottled up in two straight games. I think this is the week he breaks back out and dominates. The Cardinals have been awful against opposing passing games, and Jones is one of the best receivers in the league. I’ve got him number one again this week.

Amari Cooper has been outstanding lately, and the Cowboys should be able to throw at will against the Jets. This game has a chance to turn into a blowout which would lend itself more to Zeke than Cooper, but with Darnold back the Jets should be a bit more competitive and could force the Cowboys to at least occasionally throw the ball towards the end of the game.

Other receivers that I like this week are Tyreek Hill (if healthy), Julian Edelman (if the weather is completely awful), D.J. Chark, D.J. Moore and Curtis Samuel, Larry Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk, Terry McLaurin, and Stefon Diggs.

Receivers with tougher matchups include Robert Woods and Brandin Cooks, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Alshon Jeffery, Courtland Sutton and Emmanuel Sanders, and Kenny Golladay. I wouldn’t necessarily sit all of these guys, but I would certainly temper expectations and consider leaving them on the bench if you have other options.

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