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10 WR sleepers to target for fantasy football Week 6

By Dustin Baker

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - DECEMBER 08: Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones #11 warms up prior to the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - DECEMBER 08: Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones #11 warms up prior to the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 11: Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings reacts before their game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on October 11, 2020, in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 11: Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings reacts before their game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on October 11, 2020, in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

3. Justin Jefferson (MIN)

Game: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings (Sunday, 10/18, 1:00 pm EST) 

Jefferson did not have a humongous game on Sunday Night Football vs. the Seahawks, and that enables us to wiggle him under the sleeper category once again. Adam Thielen is the team’s bonafide WR1, but Jefferson, as Stefon Diggs’ replacement, is rapidly rising to stardom.

This week, the Viking host the lowly Falcons. Atlanta ranks 31st in the NFL in passing yards per game allowed. Kirk Cousins, Thielen, and Jefferson should theoretically feast.

4. Marvin Jones (DET)

Game: Detroit Lions at Jacksonville Jaguars (Sunday, 10/18, 1:00 pm EST) 

Jones is a very steady wide receiver and has been for about eight years. He’s only accrued 138 receiving yards through four games in 2020, so he is due to post a big outing and find the endzone.

The Jaguars are owners of the NFL’s fourth-worst passing defense via yards allowed. Lions signal-caller Matthew Stafford has plenty of worthy pass-catching options, and Jones is one of them. Jones typically snags four to nine touchdowns per season. He is therefore due to bust out any week. We think that happens in Week 6.

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