Week 6 Fantasy PPR RB Rankings

Billy Heyen

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Austin Ekeler was a fantasy stud through four weeks without Melvin Gordon playing. We all figured that Gordon's return would knock him down a notch, and in a sense, it did. Ekeler only had three carries last week, and that would suggest his placement even in our Week 6 RB PPR rankings would fall. However, he caught 15 passes on 16 targets. Even though he didn't get much more than five yards per catch, that's a running back that PPR owners would love to have. Of course, there's still a bit of uncertainty. Maybe Gordon still steals a few more snaps, and maybe the Chargers won't be in comeback mkode every game. But man, it looks like when Ekeler is on the field, he'll be getting thrown to.

Because of that remarkable performance, Ekeler is the highest riser in our PPR RB rankings compared to standard. He's not alone, of course. Stalwarts like James White and surprise PPR weapon Leonard Fournette both figure higher into these rankings, too.

WEEK 6 NON-PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

Just as with standard league owners, PPR owners of Saquon Barkley will be eagerly awaiting his status for Thursday Night Football in New England. It's not a great matchup, but as I wrote in the standard rankings, if you have Barkley and he's playing, you're playing him. (Update 10/8: Barkley looks unlikely to play.)

WEEK 6 PPR RANKINGS: Wide receiverTight end

Damien Williams (vs. Texans) gets a favorable PPR matchup, as Houston has allowed the most receptions to running backs this season. They have faced some of the top-tier pass-catching backs, so maybe that's skewed, but they also have allowed nine receptions to RBs per game, so it's not all random, either. Williams should have a good game for PPR owners. Mark Ingram (vs. Bengals) gets a great matchup all around, but Cincinnati is especially poor against receiving backs, so Ingram might find some added success there in Week 6.

There is reason to assume Todd Gurley (vs. 49ers) will have a poorer PPR week, as the Niners have allowed the fewest catches and second-fewest yards to backs. (Update: Gurley is doubtful for this week.) The lowest yardage allowed via the air to RBs has been by the Falcons, so although you're not sitting David Johnson this week in any format, his PPR value may actually not live up to its usual standard.

WEEK 6 DFS LINEUPS:
Y! cash | Y! GPP | FD cash | FD GPPDK cash | DK GPP

Before we get to the rankings, Week 6 byes mean that the following players are off: David Montgomery and Tarik Cohen, Frank Gore and Devin Singletary, Josh Jacobs , and Marlon Mack and Nyheim Hines.

WEEK 6: Waiver pickups | FAAB planner | Trade valuesSnap counts

Reminder: Check back for frequent updates during the week. For individual analysis of key RBs, check out our standard RB rankings.

Week 6 Fantasy PPR Rankings: RBs

These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues.

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1 Christian McCaffrey, CAR vs. TB (in UK)
2 Ezekiel Elliott, DAL @ NYJ
3 Dalvin Cook, MIN vs. PHI
4 Alvin Kamara, NO @ JAX
5 David Johnson, ARI vs. ATL
6 Aaron Jones, GB vs. DET
7 Mark Ingram, BAL vs. CIN
8 Kerryon Johnson, DET @ GB
9 Joe Mixon, CIN @ BAL
10 Nick Chubb, CLE vs. SEA
11 Le'Veon Bell, NYJ vs. DAL
12 James Conner, PIT @ LAC
13 Austin Ekeler, LAC vs. PIT
14 Derrick Henry, TEN @ DEN
15 Leonard Fournette, JAX vs. NO
16 Chris Carson, SEA @ CLE
17 Kenyan Drake, MIA vs. WAS
18 Phillip Lindsay, DEN vs. TEN
19 Melvin Gordon, LAC vs. PIT
20 James White, NE vs. NYG
21 Damien Williams, KC vs. HOU
22 Carlos Hyde, HOU @ KC
23 Malcolm Brown, LAR vs. SF
24 Sony Michel, NE vs. NYG
25 Adrian Peterson, WAS @ MIA
26 Royce Freeman, DEN vs. TEN
27 Devonta Freeman, ATL @ ARZ
28 Matt Breida, SF @ LAR
29 Chris Thompson, WAS @ MIA
30 Miles Sanders, PHI @ MIN
31 Ronald Jones, TB vs. CAR (in UK)
32 Duke Johnson Jr., HOU @ KC
33 Tevin Coleman, SF @ LAR
34 Chase Edmonds, ARZ vs. ATL
35 Jon Hilliman, NYG @ NE
36 LeSean McCoy, KC vs. HOU
37 Jordan Howard, PHI @ MIN
38 Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. SF
39 Ito Smith, ATL @ ARZ
40 Peyton Barber, TB vs. CAR (in UK)
41 Mark Walton, MIA vs. WAS
42 Latavius Murray, NO @ JAX
43 Rashaad Penny, SEA @ CLE
44 Raheem Mostert, SF @ LAR
45 Alexander Mattison, MIN vs. PHI
46 Dion Lewis, TEN @ DEN
47 Giovani Bernard, CIN @ BAL
48 Gus Edwards, BAL vs. CIN
49 Tra Carson, Packers vs. Lions
50 Ty Montgomery, NYJ vs. DAL
51 Darrel Williams, KC vs. HOU
52 C.J. Prosise, SEA @ CLE
53 Dontrell Hilliard, CLE vs. SEA

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