• Continue inserting D’Andre Swift with certainty: The Bears' offense is trending positively with D’Andre Swift excelling. Swift has achieved the fantasy RB2 and RB3 spots within the final two weeks and now faces the Jaguars, who're some of the fantasy-friendly defenses towards working backs this season.
• Jalen Tolbert is a needed begin in Week 6: Tolbert performed 90% of the Cowboys' offensive snaps and led the crew with 10 targets in Week 5 with Brandin Cooks on injured reserve. He capitalized on his likelihood, producing 87 receiving yards and a landing within the recreation. This week, he goes towards the Lions' protection, which has given up probably the most receiving yards per recreation to vast receivers this season.
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Struggling to set your Week 6 fantasy soccer lineups?
Below, find my high scorching (growth) and chilly (bust) gamers at every place for Week 6. I additionally function my under-the-radar play of the week at every place, for these in deeper leagues or needing an alternative choice to a bust participant.
Don’t overlook my “Fire & Ice” chart on the backside of this web page. There, I've detailed my hearth, good, under-the-radar, and bust performs for Week 6 of the 2024 fantasy soccer season.
Quarterbacks
Fire QB Start of the Week: Dak Prescott (vs. DET)
Prescott has put up two or extra touchdowns each week for the final three weeks and is averaging over 300 passing yards per recreation since Week 2. Vegas foresees this to be the highest-scoring recreation of the week, with an implied complete of 52.5 factors. In Week 4 earlier than their bye, the Lions allowed Geno Smith to throw for a career-best 395 yards.
I anticipate CeeDee Lamb, Jalen Tolbert and Jake Ferguson to all excel on this matchup, solidifying Prescott as a top-five play in Week 6.
Sleeper QB of the Week: Daniel Jones (vs. CIN)
Dare I counsel that Daniel Jones is wanting … good? After a calamitous Week 1 with zero touchdowns and two interceptions towards the Vikings, which we now know is a strong protection, Jones has thrown for six touchdowns and only one interception up to now 4 weeks. He's been a top-12 fantasy quarterback in three of the final 4 weeks, scoring a minimum of 18 fantasy factors in every of these video games.
Even with out Malik Nabers final week, Jones managed a season-high 22.1 fantasy factors towards the Seahawks. He encounters one other favorable matchup in Week 6 towards the Bengals, who've surrendered the third-most passing touchdowns and the fifth-most fantasy factors per recreation to quarterbacks this season.
Ice QB Start of the Week: Josh Allen (at NYJ)
Josh Allen has averaged simply 10.6 fantasy factors per recreation in his three highway video games this season, scoring under 15 factors every time. The Jets haven't allowed a quarterback to attain double-digit fantasy factors towards them at house since Week 6 of the 2023 season … a 12 months in the past. Home or away, the Jets haven't allowed a quarterback to rating 12 or extra fantasy factors towards them in a recreation this season.
Allen’s weakest fantasy efficiency within the 2023 season got here in Week 1 on the Jets, the place he scored solely 9.0 factors. Ultimately, it is nonetheless Josh Allen and he may be Superman in any given week, so it is comprehensible if you cannot carry your self to bench him. Just mood expectations this week if he is in your beginning lineup.
Running Backs
Fire RB Start of the Week: D’Andre Swift (vs. JAX)
In the final two weeks, Swift has secured the RB3 and RB2 spots with 29.5 and 20 fantasy factors. After averaging simply 38 scrimmage yards per recreation and zero touchdowns within the first three weeks, Swift has amassed almost 300 scrimmage yards and has scored twice in his final two video games. There's no purpose why his efficiency ought to decline towards a really weak protection in Week 6.
The Jaguars have yielded the fourth-most fantasy factors per recreation to the working again place in 2024. If Trey Sermon managed 18.7 fantasy factors towards the Jaguars final week, then Swift can simply rating 20 factors on this matchup.
Sleeper RB of the Week: Tyrone Tracy Jr. (vs. CIN)
Giants beginning working again Devin Singletary is “trending in the right direction” to play in Week 6, however I nonetheless assume you'll be able to slot Tracy into your fantasy lineups this week. The rookie confirmed potential in his NFL debut, amassing 129 speeding yards on 18 carries in Week 5. Tracy has averaged 5.3 yards per keep it up 30 rushes this season, whereas Singletary has averaged simply 3.9 yards on 56 carries. Tracy supplies extra potential for giant performs than Singletary and ought to see substantial enjoying time in Week 6 with Singletary getting back from a groin damage.
The Bengals have allowed a working again to rating a minimum of 13 fantasy factors every week this season, with Chuba Hubbard and Rhamondre Stevenson each surpassing 21 fantasy factors towards them.
Ice RB Start of the Week: Rico Dowdle (vs. DET)
Dowdle has strung collectively two first rate fantasy performances, however a lot of his success is attributed to catching a receiving landing in each video games. His precise speeding numbers have been lower than spectacular. He averages simply 2.5 yards after contact per try this season, rating fifth worst amongst working backs with over 50 carries. He additionally has no runs of 15 or extra yards and no speeding touchdowns this season.
This is a tricky matchup for any working again, particularly one who is just not an environment friendly runner and not closely concerned within the passing recreation. Since the beginning of the 2023 season, the Lions have given up the fewest scrimmage yards per recreation and fantasy factors per recreation to the working again place amongst all groups. They have not permitted a single working again to rating greater than 11 factors in a recreation and not using a speeding landing in that point. Dowdle will want to safe his first speeding landing of the season to present any fantasy worth this week.
Wide Receivers
Fire WR Start of the Week: Jalen Tolbert (vs. DET)
With Brandin Cooks out, Tolbert noticed his highest enjoying time and targets in Week 5 — he was on the sphere for almost 90% of the Cowboys' snaps and led the crew with 10 targets towards the Steelers. Tolbert completed because the week's WR12 in a tricky matchup, recording seven receptions for 87 yards and a landing. If he continues to obtain a sizeable workload towards the Lions' secondary, his output needs to be distinctive.
The Lions are permitting probably the most receptions per recreation, probably the most receiving yards per recreation, and the second-most fantasy factors per recreation to the vast receiver place in 2024. There is potential for each CeeDee Lamb and Jalen Tolbert to have excellent performances on this anticipated high-scoring conflict.
Sleeper WR Start of the Week: Tank Dell (at NE)
It hasn’t been an amazing begin to Tank Dell’s fantasy season, as he has but to surpass 12 fantasy factors in any recreation and has scored lower than 9 factors in three of 4 appearances. However, there's hope that Dell can flip issues round swiftly this weekend. There will probably be extra targets, notably deep targets, out there with Nico Collins on injured reserve. In his 2023 rookie season, Dell scored 17 or extra fantasy factors in any recreation the place he obtained 5 or extra targets. There is not any purpose Dell should not see a minimum of 5 targets with Collins sidelined.
Ice WR Start of the Week: Christian Kirk (at CHI)
Several components are working towards Kirk’s fantasy outlook this weekend. Not solely did he see simply 4 targets final week, however tight finish Evan Engram is anticipated to return in Week 6 and the Jaguars face the Bears, who're permitting the seventh-fewest fantasy factors per recreation to the vast receiver place in 2024.
Kirk’s high fantasy performances over the previous two seasons have occurred with Evan Engram sidelined. Kirk and Evans each play a good portion of their snaps within the slot and impede one another's most potential when they're each wholesome and on the sphere collectively.
Tight Ends
Fire TE Start of the Week: Sam LaPorta (at DAL)
This alternative is extra about instinct than supported by robust statistics. The Lions want to contain their star tight finish extra within the offense, particularly within the pink zone. Last 12 months, LaPorta noticed the third-most red-zone targets and receptions amongst tight ends. This season, he has solely obtained two targets and caught one go within the pink zone via 4 video games.
I've religion that Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and quarterback Jared Goff will discover a means to get the ball to their standout playmaker this week in a crucial matchup towards the Cowboys.
Sleeper TE of the Week: Theo Johnson (vs. CIN)
The fourth-round rookie tight finish set profession highs with 5 receptions and 48 receiving yards in Week 5. Johnson has persistently been on the sphere and has run the eighth-most routes amongst tight ends this season. Johnson is a talented receiving tight finish, and if his utilization continues to rise, he might be a sneaky play going ahead.
The Bengals allowed three receiving touchdowns to Ravens tight ends final week, with Isaiah Likely scoring two and Charlie Kolar including one. Both Kolar (64) and Mark Andrews (55) posted over 50 receiving yards towards the Bengals in Week 5.
Ice TE Start of the Week: Dallas Goedert (vs. CLE)
Goedert ranks because the TE2 in fantasy factors per recreation this season, however that is closely skewed by a 27-point efficiency in Week 3 towards the Saints, a recreation the place A.J. Brown was absent and DeVonta Smith exited early with an damage. Ninety of his 170 receiving yards in Week 3 got here after Smith left the sport with a concussion. In Week 4, with out each high wideouts, he had a good recreation, accumulating 13.2 factors.
However, each Brown and Smith are seemingly returning in Week 6, reverting Goedert again to being a mediocre fantasy choice at greatest. In Week 1, with each vast receivers on the sphere, Goedert solely had 4 receptions for 31 yards. Additionally, the Browns have completed effectively to stifle fantasy tight ends this season, protecting each Brock Bowers and Jake Ferguson to beneath 20 receiving yards and no touchdowns of their matchups.
Fire & Ice
