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Week 6 Wide Receiver Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 6 wide receivers rankings, to help determine your WR starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Bill Dubiel (@Roto_Dubs), Nick Mariano (@NMariano53) and Ben Ruppert (@Ben_Ruppert_21).

Lead columnist Bill Dubiel also highlights some WR rankings and matchups analysis for Week 6, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly who he thinks you should be starting in Week 6.

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Week 6 Wide Receivers - Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Maybe I'm too high on Jordy Nelson, but I see a ton of factors adding up for fantasy goodness here. For one, the Packers are going to have to throw to move the ball in this game. The Cowboys run defense has been surprisingly good, and Eddie Lacy will likely not be at 100% for the game. Nelson is clearly Rodgers' go-to in the red zone, and he's poised to have a huge day in Week 6.

Kelvin Benjamin has a terrific matchup against the Saints this week, but the fact that he's been dealing with discomfort in his surgically-repaired knee gives me pause. Add that to the fact that the Saints' best cornerback, Delvin Breaux, should be back in the mix and it could be another surprisingly quiet one for Benjamin.

I'm sticking it out for one more week with DeAndre Hopkins. If Brock Osweiler can't somehow find a way to connect with one of the game's best receivers against the godawful Colts secondary, then there is truly no hope. If we get another dud out of Nuk, his value will be at...#BrockBottom.

Perhaps I'm missing something that my colleagues aren't, but I don't see a ton of upside for Jeremy Maclin. While it's true that the Chiefs have had the bye week to prepare and a cupcake matchup against the Raiders, I think Andy Reid will choose to unleash Jamaal Charles now that he is supposedly back to full health. Even if Ware does a lot of the pounding down low, Charles will definitely take some of the quick-hit targets that Alex Smith thrives on. Maclin doesn't have a great shot at the end zone, and the fact that he underwhelmed in matchups against the similarly beatable Jets and Steelers secondaries has me low on him in Week 6.

Never thought I'd see the day, but Alshon Jeffery simply isn't a WR1 anymore. One of the league's best deep-ball threats is now a boom-or-bust WR2 thanks to the ultra-conservative approach that Brian Hoyer has to the quarterback position. He's content to go down low to Jordan Howard and Zach Miller, and with Cameron Meredith now in the mix (in place of Eddie Royal) Jeffery might actually be the fourth option on this team. Sad but true, I probably don't even have him ranked low enough.

I'm holding out hope that the Giants offense is going to start figuring things out, and if they do then Sterling Shepard should return to fantasy relevance. The Ravens secondary is extremely beatable, and I trust that Eli will air it out versus leaning on the running game. They're going to have to get Shepard involved if they want to get things back on track, and Ben McAdoo should have that factored into his gameplan.

I'm way up on Jamison Crowder with Jordan Reed possibly dealing with what would be his sixth concussion. All of those targets in the end zone and over the middle of the field have to go to someone, and Crowder has proven he can be effective in both of those aspects of the passing game. He should be a WR3 with upside as long as Reed is out.

Rank Player Name Pos Nick Ben Bill AVG
1 Antonio Brown WR 1 1 1 1.00
2 Allen Robinson WR 2 2 4 2.67
5 Julio Jones WR 7 4 7 6.00
6 A.J. Green WR 6 7 6 6.33
8 Jordy Nelson WR 9 16 2 9.00
9 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 4 14 11 9.00
11 Kelvin Benjamin WR 11 9 18 12.67
12 T.Y. Hilton WR 18 11 16 13.33
14 DeAndre Hopkins WR 12 20 12 14.67
15 Brandin Cooks WR 16 6 9 15.00
16 Brandon Marshall WR 14 18 14 16.00
19 Demaryius Thomas WR 20 12 24 18.67
20 Larry Fitzgerald WR 23 24 23 20.33
22 Marvin Jones WR 24 25 20 23.00
24 Julian Edelman WR 29 29 25 27.67
25 Amari Cooper WR 26 28 29 27.67
26 Jeremy Maclin WR 25 23 35 27.67
29 Jarvis Landry WR 36 26 26 29.33
30 Michael Crabtree WR 28 32 32 30.67
33 Doug Baldwin WR 33 33 33 33.00
34 Jordan Matthews WR 32 35 34 33.67
35 Emmanuel Sanders WR 35 40 28 34.33
38 Alshon Jeffery WR 40 34 46 36.67
41 Willie Snead WR 34 46 39 39.67
43 Randall Cobb WR 43 36 42 40.33
45 Will Fuller WR 47 43 45 45.00
46 Sterling Shepard WR 50 47 36 47.67
47 John Brown WR 46 42 59 49.00
48 Terrelle Pryor WR 54 54 41 49.67
49 Sammie Coates WR 52 50 51 51.00
52 Cameron Meredith WR 42 71 53 55.33
54 Chris Hogan WR 56 60 55 57.00
58 Quincy Enunwa WR 74 52 49 58.33
65 Allen Hurns WR 64 56 79 66.33
66 DeSean Jackson WR 60 80 63 67.67
67 Cole Beasley WR 68 68 67 67.67
69 Travis Benjamin WR 71 74 62 69.00
70 Michael Thomas WR 63 63 84 70.00
72 Eddie Royal WR 80 64 70 71.33
75 Mike Wallace WR 65 83 90 79.33
77 Devante Parker WR 76 103 86 81.00
80 Robert Woods WR 82 82 64 83.33
83 Tyrell Williams WR 95 76 87 86.00
85 Jeremy Kerley WR 91 96 75 87.33
88 Golden Tate WR 88 88 95 90.33
89 Tavon Austin WR 87 97 94 92.67
91 Michael Floyd WR 85 91 103 93.00
95 Tyler Lockett WR 96 114 82 97.33
96 Terrance Williams WR 118 65 113 98.67
97 Jamison Crowder WR 112 112 73 99.00
98 Davante Adams WR 103 104 96 101.00
101 Tajae Sharpe WR 97 106 102 101.67
104 Dez Bryant WR 104 100 109 104.33
105 Kenny Britt WR 119 85 111 105.00
106 Phillip Dorsett WR 100 119 99 106.00
107 Victor Cruz WR 110 110 114 111.33
109 Anquan Boldin WR 124 95 118 112.33
113 Dorial Green-Beckham WR 106 115 121 114.00
117 Brice Butler WR 122 122 105 116.33
118 Brandon LaFell WR 115 118 117 116.67
123 Mohamed Sanu WR 125 125 125 125.00
124 Brian Quick WR 126 124 128 126.00
125 Kamar Aiken WR 149 149 81 126.33
129 Dontrelle Inman WR 114 154 123 130.33
130 Ted Ginn WR 130 130 133 131.00
131 Markus Wheaton WR 134 136 124 131.33
132 Marquise Goodwin WR 139 126 129 131.33
134 Pierre Garcon WR 136 129 135 133.33
136 Torrey Smith WR 135 135 134 134.67
141 Chris Conley WR 141 140 138 139.67
142 Rishard Matthews WR 140 134 148 140.67
145 Nelson Agholor WR 144 148 139 143.67

Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.




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