Heath Cummings gives you everything you need to know about Week 6 including waiver priority and DFS plays.
Remember when the dreaded running back by committee was an exception we could bemoan? Increasingly it’s becoming the norm and there were several developments in Week 5 that we need to touch on before we get to the preview.
Melvin Gordon returned for the Chargers and received 12 carries toAustin Ekeler’sthree. Of course, Ekeler may have just been tired from the 16 targets he saw to Gordon’s six. The touches ended up very close to 50 – 50, which is what we expected. This week I have Gordon projected for 16 touches to Ekeler’s 14. You can still start both, with Gordon being the better option in non-PPR and Ekeler being the back to trust in PPR.
Tevin Colemanreturned for San Francisco as the 49 ers ran wild on Cleveland. Coleman ran (times for) yards, (Matt Breida) **************************** (ran) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ (times for) yards, andRaheem Mostertpitched in seven carries for 34 yards. A three-headed monster is no good for anyone’s upside, but if any offense can support it, it’s this one. The 49 ers are averaging 200 rushing yards per game. In Week 6 Coleman and Breida are both low-end No. 2 running backs who are better in non-PPR. For what it’s worth, Breida was used much more than Coleman in the passing game in Week 5.
Week 6 RB Preview
The following players are not being projected to play Week 6 at this time. Here’s what it means:
RB Preview
Numbers to know
- 27– Tackles broken by (Chris Carson) this season. For the time being it looks like he’s tightened his grip on the role in Seattle.
- (3) – Receptions forSony Michelin Week 5. That’s a career-high and a game-changer for his Fantasy value if it becomes a regular thing.
- 1.2– Yards after contact per attempt forDevonta Freeman. No running back with at least 20 carries owns a lower mark.
- 31 .3%– Broken-tackle rate forDuke Johnson
. OnlyAlvin Kamarahas been better in that regard. His teammate,Carlos Hyde, is at 11%.
- 40 .8%– ofDerrick Henry’srush attempts have come with eight defenders in the box. That only makes his production that much more impressive.
- (%) –Todd Gurley’sWeek 5 snap rate. The time share may be over.
RB Preview
Matchups that matter
RB Preview
Waiver Wire Targets
RB Preview
Heath’s Projections
Non -PPR Rank
PPR Rank
(RB)
FPTs
PPR FPTs
1
1
Christian McCaffrey
25. 04
31. 63
3
(2) Alvin Kamara
20. 46
26. 55
2
(3) Dalvin Cook
20. 50
24. 66
(4) (4)
Aaron Jones
18. 57
23. 74
(6) 5
Leonard Fournette
16. 51
20. 70
(7) 6
David Johnson
15. 89
20. 65
5
(7) Nick Chubb
17. 62
20. 05
10
8
Le’Veon Bell
14. 07
19. 45
16
9
James White
12. 15
18. 54
18
10
James Conner
11. 95
17. 66
(8) 11
Ezekiel Elliott
14. 65
16. 97
13
12
Phillip Lindsay
13. 63
16. 80
12
13
Chris Carson
13. 78
16. 60
11
14
Todd Gurley
13. 80
16. 50
15
Austin Ekeler
11. 69
16. 37
9
16
Mark Ingram
14. 60
16. 19
19
17
Melvin Gordon
11. 92
15. 13
14
18
Derrick Henry
13. 43
14. 51
28
19
Devonta Freeman
9. 80
13. 97
30
20
Chris Thompson
(9.)
13. 85
17
21
Kerryon Johnson
12 . 05
13. 69
15
22
Tevin Coleman
12. 38
13. 45
22
23
Matt Breida
11. 26
13. 18
26
24
Joe Mixon
10. 10
13. 17
27
25
Damien Williams
9. 81
12. 90
33
26
Jon Hilliman
(8.)
12. 89
21
28
Sony Michel
11. 67
12. 46
29
27
Royce Freeman
(9)
12.
32
29
(Kenyan Drake) (9) 12
11. 98
24
30
Lesean McCoy
10. 13
11 . 96
25
31
Jordan Howard
10. 11
11. 86
23
32
Carlos Hyde
29
11. 03
31
33
Ronald Jones
9.
10. 61
34
34
Duke Johnson
7. 46
9. 25
36
35
Miles Sanders
6 . 93
8. 38
35
36
Peyton Barber
7. 27
8. 32
So who should you sit and start this week? And which surprising quarterback could lead you to victory?Visit SportsLine now to get Week 6 Fantasy rankings for every position, plus see which QB is going to come out of nowhere to crack the top 10, all from the model that out-performed experts big time last season.
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Heath Cummings is a Senior Fantasy Writer that covers Daily Fantasy Sports of all types. Before coming to CBS Sports he was a staff writer for Footballguys and the host of The Fantasy Football Show on … Full Bio
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