Keys to a fantasy football victory in Week 6

Fantasy football analyst Sal Vetri highlights his keys to a Week 6 victory.

Best spot of the week: DeAndre Hopkins vs. IND

Hopkins is coming out of his bye week, and this should only benefit him. He’s been dealing with a knee injury this season which has limited him to just 52% of the Titans’ routes run the past three games. But despite being limited, Hopkins has led the Titans in targets each of the past two games and now could see more playing time if he’s healthier coming out of the bye.

In Week 6, Hopkins has the perfect matchup against the Colts. They’ve allowed three straight 100-yard games to outside receivers. Last week, Brian Thomas caught five balls for over 120 yards and 1 touchdown. Overall, this season Indy has allowed 105 yards per game to No. 1 outside WRs and Hopkins fits this description for Week 6.

Bounce back of the week: Dontayvion Wicks

Wicks was a popular waiver wire add last week who many fantasy managers started. Christian Watson was out, and Romeo Doubs was suspended one game by the Packers. It was the perfect setup for Wicks to have a big day. But he didn’t.

Wicks posted just two catches for 20 yards on seven targets. Once again, he had two drops in this game and was just missed by Love deep on two more targets. The box score looks bad, but we were a few inches away from a big day here. Most importantly, Wicks was open often in this game.

In Week 6, Wicks will have another strong matchup against the Cardinals who are allowing the fifth-most receiving yards per play this season. Start Wicks again in Week 6.

Pick-up-and-play of the week: Jalen Tolbert vs. DET

Tolbert is a must-add in all fantasy leagues. Brandin Cooks is expected to miss at least three more games for the Cowboys. In Week 5, Dallas played their first game without Cooks this season. In this game, Tolbert led the Cowboys with 10 targets and turned that strong volume into seven catches for 87 yards and one touchdown.

Tolbert is a pick-up-and-play option this week against…

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Publish date : 2024-10-11 13:21:16

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