• Keep plugging in D’Andre Swift with confidence: The Bears’ offense is trying on the up-and-up with D’Andre Swift thriving. Swift has completed because the fantasy RB2 and RB3 over the previous two weeks and now will get to face the Jaguars, who’re one of many fantasy-friendliest defenses in opposition to working backs this season.
• Jalen Tolbert is a must-start in Week 6: Tolbert performed 90% of the Cowboys’ offensive snaps and led the crew with 10 targets in Week 5 with teammate Brandin Cooks on injured reserve. He took full benefit of his alternative, placing up 87 receiving yards and a landing within the sport. This week, he faces the Lions’ protection, which has allowed essentially the most receiving yards per sport to large receivers this season.
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Are you struggling to set your Week 6 fantasy soccer lineups?
Below, you will discover my high fireplace (increase) and ice (bust) gamers at every place for Week 6. I additionally embrace my sleeper of the week at every place, in case you might be in a deeper league or want a alternative for an ice participant.
Don’t miss my “Fire & Ice” chart on the backside of this web page. There, I’ve listed out my fireplace, good, sleeper and ice performs for Week 6 of the 2024 fantasy soccer season.
Quarterbacks
Fire QB Start of the Week: Dak Prescott (vs. DET)
Prescott has scored a minimum of two touchdowns in every of the previous three weeks and is averaging greater than 300 passing yards per sport since Week 2. Vegas is anticipating this to be the highest-scoring sport of the week, with an implied complete of 52.5 factors. In Week 4 earlier than their bye, the Lions let Geno Smith throw for a career-high 395 yards.
I count on CeeDee Lamb, Jalen Tolbert and Jake Ferguson to all eat on this matchup, making Prescott a top-five play in Week 6.
Sleeper QB of the Week: Daniel Jones (vs. CIN)
Dare I say that Daniel Jones is trying … good? After a disastrous Week 1 with zero touchdowns and two interceptions in opposition to the Vikings, which we all know now could be an excellent protection, Jones has six passing touchdowns and just one interception over the previous 4 weeks. He has completed as a top-12 fantasy quarterback in three of the previous 4 weeks, scoring a minimum of 18 fantasy factors in every of these video games.
Despite not having Malik Nabers final week, Jones nonetheless put up a season-high 22.1 fantasy factors in opposition to the Seahawks. He will get one other juicy matchup in Week 6 in opposition to the Bengals, who’ve allowed the third-most passing touchdowns and the fifth-most fantasy factors per sport to quarterbacks this season.
Ice QB Start of the Week: Josh Allen (at NYJ)
Josh Allen has averaged simply 10.6 fantasy factors per sport in his three street video games this season, scoring fewer than 15 factors in every of these weeks. The Jets haven’t allowed a quarterback to document double-digit fantasy factors in opposition to them at dwelling since Week 6 of the 2023 season … a full 12 months in the past. Home or away, the Jets haven’t allowed a quarterback to attain 12-plus fantasy factors in opposition to them in a sport this season.
Allen’s worst fantasy efficiency of his 2023 season got here in Week 1 on the Jets, when he scored simply 9.0 factors. At the tip of the day, it’s nonetheless Josh Allen and he may be Superman in any given week, so I perceive in case you can’t abdomen benching him. Just decrease your expectations this week when you have him in your beginning lineup.
Running Backs
Fire RB Start of the Week: D’Andre Swift (vs. JAX)
Over the previous two weeks, Swift has completed because the RB3 and RB2 with 29.5 and 20 fantasy factors. After averaging simply 38 scrimmage yards per sport and scoring zero touchdowns over the primary three weeks of the season, Swift has put up almost 300 scrimmage yards and has scored twice over his previous two video games. There isn’t any cause that his manufacturing ought to decelerate in opposition to a really smooth protection in Week 6.
The Jaguars have allowed the fourth-most fantasy factors per sport to the working again place in 2024. If Trey Sermon put up 18.7 fantasy factors in opposition to the Jaguars final week, then Swift can rating 20 factors with ease on this matchup.
Sleeper RB of the Week: Tyrone Tracy Jr. (vs. CIN)
Giants beginning working again Devin Singletary is “trending in the appropriate route” to play in Week 6, however I nonetheless suppose you’ll be able to plug Tracy into your fantasy lineups this week. The rookie seemed electrical in his first NFL begin, placing up 129 dashing yards on 18 carries in Week 5. Tracy has now averaged 5.3 yards per keep it up 30 dashing makes an attempt this season, whereas Singletary has averaged solely 3.9 yards on 56 makes an attempt. Tracy affords extra big-play capacity than Singletary and may nonetheless see loads of taking part in time in Week 6 with Singletary coming off a groin harm.
The Bengals have allowed a working again to attain a minimum of 13 fantasy factors in every week this season whereas letting each Chuba Hubbard and Rhamondre Stevenson put up greater than 21 fantasy factors in opposition to them.
Ice RB Start of the Week: Rico Dowdle (vs. DET)
Dowdle has put collectively back-to-back good fantasy performances, however a giant a part of that is because of him snagging a receiving landing in each video games. His precise dashing manufacturing has been lower than inspiring. He is averaging simply 2.5 yards after contact per try this season, which ranks fifth worst amongst working backs with 50-plus carries. He additionally has zero runs of 15-plus yards and nil dashing touchdowns on the season.
This is a brutal matchup for any working again, not to mention for one who shouldn’t be an environment friendly rusher and never closely focused within the passing sport. Since the beginning of the 2023 season, the Lions have surrendered by far the fewest scrimmage yards per sport and fantasy factors per sport to the working again place amongst all groups. They haven’t allowed a single working again to attain greater than 11 factors in a sport with out a dashing landing in that span. Dowdle might want to rating his first dashing landing of the season to offer any fantasy worth this week.
Wide Receivers
Fire WR Start of the Week: Jalen Tolbert (vs. DET)
With Brandin Cooks sidelined, Tolbert notched profession highs in taking part in time and targets in Week 5 — he was on the sector for almost 90% of the Cowboys’ snaps and led the crew with 10 targets in opposition to the Steelers. Tolbert completed because the week’s WR12 in a tricky matchup, with seven receptions for 87 yards and a landing. If he will get the same workload in opposition to the Lions’ secondary, his manufacturing ought to be by way of the roof.
The Lions are permitting essentially the most receptions per sport, essentially the most receiving yards per sport and the second-most fantasy factors per sport to the large receiver place in 2024. There is room for each CeeDee Lamb and Jalen Tolbert to have monster video games on this anticipated high-scoring affair.
Sleeper WR Start of the Week: Tank Dell (at NE)
It hasn’t been a enjoyable begin to Tank Dell’s fantasy season, as he has but to hit 12 fantasy factors in any sport and has scored fewer than 9 factors in three of 4 outings. However, there may be hope that issues can flip round rapidly for Dell this weekend. There will probably be many extra targets, particularly deep targets, to go round with Nico Collins now on injured reserve. In his 2023 rookie season, Dell scored 17-plus fantasy factors in any sport during which he had 5 or extra targets. There isn’t any cause that Dell should not see a minimum of 5 targets with Collins sidelined.
Ice WR Start of the Week: Christian Kirk (at CHI)
Multiple issues are working in opposition to Kirk’s fantasy outlook this weekend. Not solely did he see simply 4 targets final week, however tight finish Evan Engram is anticipated to be again on the sector in Week 6 and the Jaguars face the Bears, who’re permitting the seventh-fewest fantasy factors per sport to the large receiver place in 2024.
Kirk’s greatest fantasy performances over the previous two seasons have include Evan Engram on the sidelines. Kirk and Evans every play a big variety of snaps within the slot and damage one another’s high potential when they’re wholesome and on the sector collectively.
Tight Ends
Fire TE Start of the Week: Sam LaPorta (at DAL)
This choose is extra about going with my intestine than having any precise good stats to again it up. Simply put, the Lions have to get their stud tight finish extra concerned within the offense, particularly within the pink zone. Last season, LaPorta noticed the third-most red-zone targets and receptions amongst tight ends. This season, he has simply two targets and one reception within the pink zone by way of 4 video games.
I belief that Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and quarterback Jared Goff will determine a option to get the ball into the fingers of their huge play-maker this week in an enormous matchup in opposition to the Cowboys.
Sleeper TE of the Week: Theo Johnson (vs. CIN)
The fourth-round rookie tight finish recorded profession highs with 5 receptions and 48 receiving yards in Week 5. Johnson has persistently been on the sector and has run the eighth-most routes amongst tight ends this season. Johnson is a proficient receiving tight finish, and if his utilization continues to development up, he may very well be a sneaky play shifting ahead.
The Bengals allowed three receiving touchdowns to Ravens tight ends final week, with Isaiah Likely coming down with two and Charlie Kolar scoring the opposite. Both Kolar (64) and Mark Andrews (55) put up greater than 50 receiving yards in opposition to the Bengals in Week 5.
Ice TE Start of the Week: Dallas Goedert (vs. CLE)
Goedert is the TE2 in fantasy factors per sport this season, however that’s massively skewed by a 27-point efficiency in Week 3 in opposition to the Saints, a sport during which A.J. Brown didn’t play and DeVonta Smith left early with an harm. Ninety of his 170 receiving yards in Week 3 got here after Smith left the sport with a concussion. Then in Week 4, taking part in with out each high wideouts, he had a strong sport en path to 13.2 factors.
However, each Brown and Smith are anticipated again in Week 6, which places Goedert again to being a mediocre-at-best fantasy choice. In Week 1, with each large receivers on the sector, Goedert recorded simply 4 receptions for 31 yards. Plus, the Browns have completed properly to restrict fantasy tight ends this season, holding each Brock Bowers and Jake Ferguson to fewer than 20 receiving yards and nil touchdowns of their matchups.
Fire & Ice Fantasy Football Plays
Here, I categorize each related fantasy participant into 5 totally different buckets: 1) fireplace begins (greatest begins of the week); 2) thumbs up (good begins); 3) dangerous gamers with upside (sleepers); 4) ice begins (predicting a nasty efficiency from a great participant); 5) cease (should sits).
Note: If a participant or protection shouldn’t be listed, I’m not contemplating beginning them in Week 6. I didn’t embrace 49ers or Seahawks gamers, as they performed on Thursday night time.
Fire 🔥
- QB: Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels, Joe Burrow, Dak Prescott, Kyler Murray, Jordan Love
- RB: Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, D’Andre Swift, Jahmyr Gibbs, James Cook, David Montgomery, Alvin Kamara
- WR: Malik Nabers, CeeDee Lamb, Ja’Marr Chase, Amon-Ra St. Brown, DJ Moore, Jayden Reed, A.J. Brown, Jalen Tolbert
- TE: George Kittle, Trey McBride, Jake Ferguson, Sam LaPorta, Tucker Kraft
- DEF: Eagles, Bears, Texans, Broncos
Thumbs Up 👍
- QB: Jalen Hurts, C.J. Stroud, Baker Mayfield, Daniel Jones
- RB: Bijan Robinson, Breece Hall, Josh Jacobs, James Conner, Chuba Hubbard, Tony Pollard, Brian Robinson Jr., J.Okay. Dobbins, Joe Mixon (if he performs)
- WR: Drake London, Tee Higgins, Zay Flowers, Stefon Diggs, Chris Godwin, Mike Evans, Terry McLaurin, Marvin Harrison Jr., Diontae Johnson, DeVonta Smith, Jameson Williams, Brian Thomas Jr., Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, Tank Dell
- TE: Brock Bowers, Kyle Pitts, Cole Kmet, Pat Freiermuth, Mark Andrews
- DEF: Steelers, Chargers, Bills
Upside 📈
- QB: Caleb Williams, Jared Goff, Anthony Richardson/Joe Flacco, Justin Fields
- RB: Tyrone Tracy Jr., Zack Moss, Chase Brown, Najee Harris, Tank Bigsby, Bucky Irving, Jerome Ford, Trey Sermon (if Jonathan Taylor DNP), Braelon Allen, Austin Ekeler
- WR: Darnell Mooney, Josh Downs, George Pickens, Rashid Shaheed, Wan’Dale Robinson, Rome Odunze, Calvin Ridley, Darius Slayton (if Nabers DNP)
- TE: Dalton Schultz, Evan Engram, Theo Johnson, Cade Otton, Isaiah Likely
- DEF: Colts, Packers, Falcons, Buccaneers, Jaguars
Ice 🥶
- QB: Josh Allen, Kirk Cousins, Deshaun Watson, Aaron Rodgers
- RB: Travis Etienne Jr., Rachaad White, Rico Dowdle, Rhamondre Stevenson, Javonte Williams, Devin Singletary, Roschon Johnson
- WR: Amari Cooper, Khalil Shakir, Courtland Sutton, Christian Kirk
- TE: Dalton Kincaid, Dallas Goedert, Tyler Conklin, David Njoku
- DEF: Ravens, Cowboys, Jets
Stop 🚫
- QB: Andy Dalton, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Herbert, Drake Maye, Bo Nix
- RB: Zamir White
- WR: Quentin Johnston, Keenan Allen, Jerry Jeudy, Keon Coleman
- TE: Mike Gesicki, Zach Ertz
- DEF: Lions, Saints, Browns, Patriots