Who to start in fantasy football: Week 6 rankings, start-sit advice, sleepers for PPR leagues

Michael OHara

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Bye weeks and injuries are starting to take their toll on on fantasy rosters. Managers are being forced to hit the waiver wire and explore the depths of their bench in order to put together a lineup this week. Even if your team is missing some starters, a strong set of rankings will set you up for success on the fantasy gridiron.

As you prepare for the 6th full Sunday of NFL football, we've got you covered with everything you need to set your fantasy football lineups. We have everything from positional rankings to sleepers and busts. Be sure to check back in often as our rankings will be updated regularly until kickoff on Sunday.

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Week 6 Fantasy QB Rankings

These rankings are for four-point passing TD leagues, and players who have already played are in italics.

RANKPLAYER NAMETEAMOPPONENTCHANGE
1Lamar JacksonBALvs. WAS 
2Jayden DanielsWASat BAL 
3Joe BurrowCINat NYG 
4Jalen HurtsPHIvs. CLE 
5Jordan LoveGBvs. ARI 
6Josh AllenBUFat NYJ 
7Kyler MurrayARIat GB 
8C.J. StroudHOUat NE 
9Baker MayfieldTBat NO 
10Dak PrescottDALvs. DET 
11Jared GoffDETat DAL 
12Brock PurdySFat SEA 
13Geno SmithSEAvs. SF 
14Kirk CousinsATLat CAR 
15Justin FieldsPITat LV 
16Caleb WilliamsCHIvs. JAC 
17Joe FlaccoINDat TEN 
18Daniel JonesNYGvs. CIN 
19Will LevisTENvs. IND 
20Trevor LawrenceJACat CHI 
21Justin HerbertLACat DEN 
22Andy DaltonCARvs. ATL 
23Aaron RodgersNYJvs. BUF 
24Spencer RattlerNOvs. TB 
25Drake MayeNEvs. HOU 
26Bo NixDENvs. LAC 
27Deshaun WatsonCLEat PHI 
28Aidan O'ConnellLVvs PIT 

Week 6 Fantasy RB Rankings (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANKPLAYER NAMETEAMOPPONENT
1Saquon BarkleyPHIvs. CLE
2Bijan RobinsonATLat CAR
3Derrick HenryBALvs. WAS
4Jahmyr GibbsDETat DAL
5Breece HallNYJvs. BUF
6Kenneth Walker Jr.SEAvs. SF
7Jordan MasonSFat SEA
8Alvin KamaraNOvs. TB
9Tony PollardTENvs. IND
10J.K. DobbinsLACat DEN
11Josh JacobsGBvs. ARI
12James ConnerARIat GB
13Joe MixonHOUat NE
14David MontgomeryDETat DAL
15Bucky IrvingTBat NO
16James CookBUFat NYJ
17Chuba HubbardCARvs. ATL
18D'Andre SwiftCHIvs. JAC
19Tyrone Tracy Jr.NYGvs. CIN
20Najee HarrisPITat LV
21Trey SermonINDat TEN
22Tank BigsbyJACat CHI
23Chase BrownCINat NYG
24Austin EkelerWASat BAL
25Rico DowdleDALvs. DET
26Travis Etienne Jr.JACat CHI
27Jeremy McNicholsWASat BAL
28Zack MossCINat NYG
29Javonte WilliamsDENvs. LAC
30Antonio GibsonNEvs. HOU
31Jerome FordCLEat PHI
32Braelon AllenNYJvs. BUF
33Jaylen WarrenPITat LV
34Justice HillBALvs. WAS
35Tyjae SpearsTENvs. IND
36Zach CharbonnetSEAvs. SF
37Zamir WhiteLVvs PIT
38Tyler AllgeierATLat CAR
39Ray DavisBUFat NYJ
40Cam AkersHOUat NE
41Jaleel McLaughlinDENvs. LAC
42Roschon JohnsonCHIvs. JAC
43Alexander MattisonLVvs PIT
44Miles SandersCARvs. ATL
45Ezekiel ElliottDALvs. DET
46Emanuel WilsonGBvs. ARI
47Tyler GoodsonINDat TEN
48D'Onta ForemanCLEat PHI
49Jamaal WilliamsNOvs. TB
50Hunter LeupkeDALvs. DET
51Trey BensonARIat GB
52Pierre Strong Jr.CLEat PHI
53Khalil HerbertCHIvs. JAC
54Ty JohnsonBUFat NYJ
55Kimani VidalLACat DEN
56Isaac GuerendoSFat SEA
57Emari DemercadoARIat GB
58Kenneth GainwellPHIvs. CLE
59Audric EstimeDENvs. LAC

Week 6 Fantasy WR Rankings (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANKPLAYER NAMETEAMOPPONENT
1CeeDee LambDALvs. DET
2Ja'Marr ChaseCINat NYG
3Amon-Ra St. BrownDETat DAL
4A.J. BrownPHIvs. CLE
5DK MetcalfSEAvs. SF
6Deebo Samuel Sr.SFat SEA
7Jayden ReedGBvs. ARI
8Drake LondonATLat CAR
9Marvin Harrison Jr.ARIat GB
10Mike EvansTBat NO
11DJ MooreCHIvs. JAC
12Zay FlowersBALvs. WAS
13Chris GodwinTBat NO
14Terry McLaurinWASat BAL
15Garrett WilsonNYJvs. BUF
16Chris OlaveNOvs. TB
17Tee HigginsCINat NYG
18DeVonta SmithPHIvs. CLE
19Brandon AiyukSFat SEA
20Diontae JohnsonCARvs. ATL
21Wan'Dale RobinsonNYGvs. CIN
22Josh DownsINDat TEN
23Stefon DiggsHOUat NE
24Amari CooperCLEat PHI
25George PickensPITat LV
26Jameson WilliamsDETat DAL
27Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAvs. SF
28Christian KirkJACat CHI
29Tank DellHOUvs. BUF
30Calvin RidleyTENvs. IND
31Brian Thomas Jr.JACat CHI
32Michael PittmanINDat TEN
33Darnell MooneyATLat CAR
34Jalen TolbertDALvs. DET
35Rome OdunzeCHIvs. JAC
36DeAndre HopkinsTENvs. IND
37Rashid ShaheedNOvs. TB
38Dontayvion WicksGBvs. ARI
39Jerry JeudyCLEat PHI
40Courtland SuttonDENvs. LAC
41Tre TuckerLVvs PIT
42Xavier LegetteCARvs. ATL
43Darius SlaytonNYGvs. CIN
44Keenan AllenCHIvs. JAC
45Christian WatsonGBvs. ARI
46Michael WilsonARIat GB
47Quentin JohnstonLACat DEN
48Tyler LockettSEAvs. SF
49Ray-Ray McCloudATLat CAR
50Ja'Lynn PolkNEvs. HOU
51Ladd McConkeyLACat DEN
52Alec PierceINDat TEN
53Greg DortchARIat GB
54DJ TurnerLVvs PIT
55Luke McCaffreyWASat BAL
56Gabe DavisJACat CHI
57Jauan JenningsSFat SEA
58Adonai MitchellINDat TEN
59Jalen McMillanTBat NO
60Keon ColemanBUFat NYJ
61Romeo DoubsGBvs. ARI
62Joshua PalmerLACat DEN
63Curtis SamuelBUFat NYJ
64Andrei IosivasCINat NYG
65Olamide ZaccheausWASvs. CLE
66Rashod BatemanBALvs. WAS
67Mike WilliamsNYJvs. BUF
68Kristian WilkersonLVvs PIT
69DeMario DouglasNEvs. HOU
70Allen LazardNYJvs. BUF
71Van JeffersonPITat LV
72Elijah MooreCLEat PHI
73Jahan DotsonPHIvs. CLE
74Calvin AustinPITat LV
75Tyler BoydTENvs. IND
76Dyami BrownWASat BAL
77Nelson AgholorBALvs. WAS
78Lil'Jordan HumphreyDENvs. LAC
79Mack HollinsBUFat NYJ
80Tyquan ThorntonNEvs. HOU
81Trey PalmerTBat NO
82Kendrick BourneNEvs. HOU
83Olamide ZaccheausWASat BAL
84Jonathan MingoCARvs. ATL
85Troy FranklinDENvs. LAC
86Cedric TillmanCLEat PHI
87Johnny WilsonPHIvs. CLE
88Roman WilsonPITat LV
89Marvin Mims Jr.DENvs. LAC
90Ainias SmithPHIvs. CLE

Week 6 Fantasy Rankings TE (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANKPLAYER NAMETEAMOPPONENTCHANGE
1George KittleSFat SEA 
2Trey McBrideARIat GB 
3Brock BowersLVvs PITUp 1
4Sam LaPortaDETat DALDown 1
5Jake FergusonDALvs. DET 
6Dalton KincaidBUFat NYJ 
7Evan EngramJACat CHI 
8Kyle PittsATLat CAR 
9Cole KmetCHIvs. JAC 
10Dallas GoedertPHIvs. CLE 
11Tucker KraftGBvs. ARIUp 10
12Pat FreiermuthPITat LVDown 1
13Dalton SchultzHOUat NEUp 4
14David NjokuCLEat PHIDown 2
15Hunter HenryNEvs. HOUDown 2
16Isaiah LikelyBALvs. WASDown 2
17Tyler ConklinNYJvs. BUFUp 2
18Cade OttonTBat NO 
19Zach ErtzWASat BALDown 3
20Mike GesickiCINat NYGDown 5
21Juwan JohnsonNOvs. TBUp 2
22Mark AndrewsBALvs. WASDown 2
23Noah FantSEAvs. SFDown 1
24Chigoziem OkonkwoTENvs. INDUp 1
25Theo JohnsonNYGvs. CINUp 5
26Darnell WashingtonPITvs. DAL 
27Austin HooperNEvs. HOU 
28Foster MoreauNOvs. TBUp 1
29Greg DulcichDENvs. LACDown 5
30Ja'Tavion SandersCARvs. ATLDown 2
31Will DisslyLACat DEN 
32Tommy TrembleCARat CHI 
33Luke MusgraveGBvs. ARI 
34Gerald EverettCHIvs. JAC 
35Dawson KnoxBUFat NYJ 
36Kylen GransonINDat TEN 
37Hayden HurstLACat DEN 
38Elijah HigginsARIat GB 

Week 6 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Italicized teams have already played this week.

RANKTEAMOPPONENTCHANGE
1Pittsburgh Steelersat LV 
2Chicago Bearsvs. JAC 
3Los Angeles Chargersat DEN 
4Houston Texansat NE 
5Denver Broncosvs. LAC 
6Buffalo Billsat NYJ 
7Atlanta Falconsat CAR 
8New York Jetsvs. BUF 
9Las Vegas Raidersvs PIT 
10San Francisco 49ersat SEA 
11Philadelphia Eaglesvs. CLE 
12Tampa Bay Buccaneersat NO 
13Seattle Seahawksvs. SF 
14Tennessee Titansvs. IND 
15Jacksonville Jaguarsat CHI 
16Cincinnati Bengalsat NYG 
17Cleveland Brownsat PHI 
18Detroit Lionsat DAL 
19Baltimore Ravensvs. WAS 
20New Orleans Saintsvs. TB 
21Indianapolis Coltsat TEN 
22Green Bay Packersvs. ARI 
23Dallas Cowboysvs. DET 
24New York Giantsvs. CIN 
25Washington Commandersat BAL 
26Arizona Cardinalsat GB 
27Carolina Panthersvs. ATL 
28New England Patriotsvs. HOU 

Week 6 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Italicized teams have already played this week.

RANKPLAYERTEAMOPPONENT
1Brandon AubreyDALvs. DET
2Ka'imi FairbairnHOUat NE
3Jake BatesDETat DAL
4Younghoe KooATLat CAR
5Evan McPhersonCINat NYG
6Tyler BassBUFat NYJ
7Chris BoswellPITat LV
8Justin TuckerBALvs. WAS
9Jason MyersSEAvs. SF
10Blake GrupeNOvs. TB
11Jake ElliottPHIvs. CLE
12Cameron DickerLACat DEN
13Cairo SantosCHIvs. JAC
14Chase McLaughlinTBat NO
15Daniel CarlsonLVvs PIT
16Matthew WrightSFat SEA
17Dustin HopkinsCLEat PHI
18Austin SeibertWASat BAL
19Chad RylandARIat GB
20Brayden NarvesonGBvs. ARI
21Cam LittleJACat CHI
22Nick FolkTENvs. IND
23Joey SlyeNEvs. HOU
24Greg JosephNYGvs. CIN
25Matt GayINDat TEN
26Greg ZuerleinNYJvs. BUF
27Wil LutzDENvs. LAC
28Eddy PineiroCARvs. ATL

Michael OHara

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Michael O'Hara is a Fantasy Sports Intern at The Sporting News, with a focus on fantasy football. Michael has been a fan of the NFL since childhood and began writing for fantasy football websites as a student at Ohio State University, including the Roto Street Journal and Fantasy Football Today.