It’s Week 6 and fantasy football team owners are getting a strong sense of how their teams rank in their respective leagues. For those fighting to stay on top of the standings, the Week 6 fantasy football rankings will help in setting your line-ups. Also, make sure to play the waiver wire and get the best talented players on your roster.
If you hadn’t noticed, rookie quarterbacks are making their mark too, and number one scoring offenses are trumping number one scoring defenses. Here are 32 things we learned in Week 5.
This Week 6, pay attention to the injury status of players like Evan Engram, Greg Olsen, and Geronimo Allison. If they are active, they would be rankable players in fantasy football. Most are ranked below as they seem to have a chance of playing.
QUARTERBACKS
1 M. Ryan, Falcons
2 T. Brady, Patriots
3 A. Rodgers, Packers
4 P. Mahomes, Chiefs
5 A. Luck, Colts
6 K. Cousins, Vikings
7 J. Winston, Buccaneers
8 B. Roethlisberger, Steelers
9 P. Rivers, Chargers
10 D. Watson, Texans
11 A. Dalton, Bengals
12 C. Newton, Panthers
13 J. Goff, Rams
14 C. Wentz, Eagles
15 R. Wilson, Seahawks
16 E. Manning, Giants
17 Derek Carr, Raiders
18 B. Bortles, Jaguars
19 J. Flacco, Ravens
20 M. Trubisky, Bears
21 A. Smith, Redskins
22 B. Mayfield, Browns
23 C. Keenum, Broncos
24 C. Beathard, 49ers
25 J. Rosen, Cardinals
RUNNING BACKS
1 T. Gurley, Rams
2 M. Gordon, Chargers
3 E. Elliott, Cowboys
4 C. McCaffrey, Panthers
5 S. Barkley, Giants
6 J. Mixon, Bengals
7 TJ Yeldon, Jaguars
8 J. Conner, Steelers
9 K. Hunt, Chiefs
10 S. Michel, Patriots
11 D. Johnson, Cardinals
12 C. Carson, Seahawks
13 J. White, Patriots
14 C. Hyde, Browns
15 J. Howard, Bears
16 M. Lynch, Raiders
17 A. Morris, 49ers
18 D. Freeman, Falcons
19 I. Crowell, Jets
20 W. Smallwood, Eagles
21 C. Thompson*, Redskins
22 P. Lindsay, Broncos
23 A. Ekeler, Chargers
24 B. Powell, Jets
25 A. Jones, Packers
26 L. McCoy, Bills
27 T. Cohen, Bears
28 L. Miller, Texans
29 L. Murray, Vikings
30 A. Peterson, Redskins
31 C. Clement, Eagles
32 R. Freeman, Broncos
33 N. Hines, Colts
34 T. Coleman, Falcons
35 D. Lewis, Titans
36 J. Allen, Ravens
37 A. Collins, Ravens
38 M. Davis, Seahawks
39 K. Drake, Dolphins
40 F. Gore, Dolphins
41 A. Blue, Texans
42 K. Juszczyk, 49ers
43 D. Henry, Titans
44 R. Jones, Buccaneers
45 T. Montgomery, Packers
46 J. Richard, Raiders
47 J. Williams, Packers
48 P. Barber, Buccaneers
49 J. Wilkins, Colts
50 J. Charles, Jaguars
WIDE RECEIVERS
1 A. Brown, Steelers
2 M. Evans, Buccaneers
3 J. Jones, Falcons
4 A. Thielen, Vikings
5 A. Green*, Bengals
6 O. Beckham, Giants
7 D. Hopkins, Texans
8 S. Diggs, Vikings
9 T. Hill, Chiefs
10 D. Adams, Packers
11 J. Smith-Schuster, Steelers
12 R. Woods, Rams
13 K. Allen, Chargers
14 E. Sanders, Broncos
15 T. Boyd, Bengals
16 C. Ridley, Falcons
17 W. Fuller*, Texans
18 J. Landry, Browns
19 S. Shepard, Giants
20 J. Brown, Ravens
21 M. Valdes-Scantling, Packers
22 J. Nelson, Raiders
23 S. Watkins, Chiefs
24 T. Lockett, Seahawks
25 D. Jackson, Buccaneers
26 A. Jeffery, Eagles
27 C. Godwin, Buccaneers
28 M. Sanu, Falcons
29 D. Westbrook, Jaguars
30 J. Edelman, Patriots
31 D. Thomas, Broncos
32 C. Davis, Titans
33 C. Rogers, Colts
34 J. Gordon, Patriots
35 A. Cooper, Raiders
36 A. Robinson, Bears
37 D. Funchess, Panthers
38 K. Coutee, Texans
39 T. Gabriel, Bears
40 K. Stills, Dolphins
41 R. Anderson, Jets
42 M. Williams, Chargers
43 J. Crowder, Redskins
44 K. Cole, Jaguars
45 M. Crabtree, Ravens
46 D. Moncrief, Jaguars
47 Q. Enunwa, Jets
48 R. Grant, Colts
49 D. Baldwin*, Seahawks
50 N. Agholor, Eagles
TIGHT ENDS
1 T. Kelce, Chiefs
2 Z. Ertz, Eagles
3 E. Ebron, Colts
4 R. Gronkowski, Patriots
5 G. Kittle, 49ers
6 J. Graham, Packers
7 J. Cook, Raiders
8 K. Rudolph, Vikings
9 C. Brate, Buccaneers
10 T. Burton, Bears
11 E. Engram*, Giants
12 J. Reed, Redskins
13 C. Uzomah, Bengals
14 D. Njoku, Browns
15 A. Hooper, Falcons
16 V. McDonald, Steelers
17 G. Olsen*, Panthers
18 G. Swaim, Cowboys
19 N. Paul, Jaguars
20 R. Seals-Jones, Cardinals
21 J. Heuerman, Broncos
22 H. Hurst, Ravens
23 N. Vannett, Seahawks
24 C. Clay, Bills
25 R. Griffin, Texans
DEFENSES
1 Jaguars (at Cowboys)
2 Bears (at Dolphins)
3 Texans (v. Bills)
4 Ravens (at Titans)
5 Packers (v. 49ers)
6 Vikings (v. Cardinals)
7 Eagles (at Giants)
8 Chargers (at Browns)
9 Titans (v. Ravens)
10 Rams (at Broncos)
11 Seahawks (at Raiders)
12 Panthers (at Redskins)
13 Cowboys (v. Jaguars)
14 Steelers (at Bengals)
15 Bengals (v. Steelers)
16 Browns (v. Chargers)
17 Dolphins (v. Bears)
18 Jets (v. Colts)
19 Redskins (v. Panthers)
20 Broncos (v. Rams)
21 Colts (at Jets)
22 Bills (at Texans)
23 Patriots (v. Colts)
24 Raiders (v. Seahawks)
25 Giants (v. Eagles)
KICKERS
1 J. Tucker, Ravens
2 S. Gostkowski, Patriots
3 M. Bryant, Falcons
4 D. Bailey, Vikings
5 H. Butker, Chiefs
6 R. Succop, Titans
7 K. Fairbain, Texans
8 J. Elliott, Eagles
9 A. Vinatieri, Colts
10 C. Santos, Rams
11 C. Parkey, Bears
12 G. Gano, Panthers
13 D. Hopkins, Redskins
14 J. Lambo, Jaguars
15 C. Sturgis, Chargers
16 B. McManus, Broncos
17 R. Bullock, Bengals
18 B. Maher, Cowboys
19 C. Catanzaro, Buccaneers
20 M. Crosby, Packers
21 C. Boswell, Steelers
22 S. Janikowski, Seahawks
23 A. Rosas, Giants
24 R. Gould, 49ers
25 G. Joseph, Browns
“ * “ Denotes an injury at the time of writing.
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