Fantasy Football: PPR Week 6 rest of season rankings

COVID can’t ruin my fantasy season. Injuries? Maybe.

A lot has changed since my Week 3 Rest of Season Rankings. Back then, no team had a single COVID case, Nick Chubb and Austin Ekeler had fully functional legs, and Tyler Higbee was a top-5 tight end. As we enter another week of football during a very uncertain season, it’s important to remember how quickly things can change. Jonathan Taylor was seen as a low-end RB2, then a mid-RB1 briefly, and now he’s seen as a higher-end RB2. Perceptions about anyone can change drastically within a few weeks.

It’s why you have to notice something like Chase Claypool‘s four-touchdown performance and recognize his full range of outcomes. He could be a WR2 ROS, or he could just remain the third best receiver on his team. Look for a trend before fully making a decision about a player’s value, but look at range of outcomes when evaluating a player’s potential.

Along with my rest of season rankings, I’ve identified players with the most potential to rise or fall in value. It’s basically a buy-sell list. Remember that these rankings consider a PPR format, and my rankings consider my current valuation of each player based on their range of outcomes. Enjoy!

Running Backs

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Potential Risers

Chase Edmonds

League winners come from ambiguous backfields, and the Cardinals have become one of the weirdest, most ambiguous backfields in the league. Drake has dominated the carries every week, but Edmonds has stolen almost all of the backfield receiving work and has a knack for finding the end zone. Edmonds has also looked flat out more explosive than Drake, who is averaging 3.7 yards per carry in 2020. I doubt this backfield will remain in its current weird split, where Drake leads in carries and snaps but not fantasy points. If the Cardinals treat Drake as they did David Johnson last year, Edmonds could steal this backfield for himself and become a low-end RB2 or better. If your team is lacking at running back, Edmonds is a great target right now.

Nick Chubb and Austin Ekeler

If you’re sitting near the top of the standings and have some extra depth, it’s a great time to trade for an injured stud running back. If you can easily stay in the playoff race during the next few weeks in which everyone is dealing with bye weeks, why not strengthen your playoff roster? This will work especially well if you trade a healthy running back, as the Chubb or Ekeler owner likely needs someone to fill in. If you have someone like Antonio Gibson on your bench or as a flex option, it can be mutually beneficial to trade him for someone like Chubb, who will improve your playoff roster at little expense to your current roster.

Potential Fallers

Todd Gurley

Gurley looked pretty mediocre until he faced back-to-back bottom-3 teams against the run. Don’t let the touchdowns fool you; he’s not going to finish as an RB1 this year. He could play the part for a few more weeks, but the matchups get tough after Week 8, where 5 out his remaining 7 relevant games are bottom-half matchups. Week 8 might be the ideal time to sell, but his value is certainly higher now than it will be at the end of the year, so go nuts.

Melvin Gordon III

Gordon was going to be on this list even before the news of his DUI came out. With a potential 2-3 week suspension and Phillip Lindsay’s return, Gordon’s value is trending downward. Unless someone in your league doesn’t notice the DUI news, now is not a good time to sell Gordon. Even if he isn’t suspended, Lindsay could cut into his workload. You’ll just have to hold him as his value sinks into low-end RB2 territory. Like Chubb/Ekeler, Gordon could be a good trade target right now, as he has potential to replicate his current production come playoff time.