It’s on to Week 6 weekend action in the NFL, and the fantasy season trudges on. Hopefully you managed to avoid all of the minefields with injuries in the first month of the season, although it’s inevitable that you’ve been touched by at least one player with a long-term issue. If not, congrats!
In Week 6 we will have the Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears kicking off at 9:30 a.m. ET at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, so make sure you get those fantasy lineups done early.
In addition, we have some big-time positions taking a hit with the bye weeks, as the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings are off. That means fantasy managers will be scrambling around to find replacements for QB Patrick Mahomes, TE Travis Kelce, RB Kyren Williams, WR Tyreek Hill and WR Justin Jefferson, among others.
The waiver wire was probably hit pretty hard this past week with some notable risers like New York Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr., as well as Jacksonville Jaguars RB Tank Bigsby.
We’ll focus on helping you navigate these tricky Week 6 waters as best as possible.
Doing start/sit articles can be a little challenging. The players featured on the list below should not be taken as “must starts” or “must sits.” Instead, these are more suggestions on what we believe managers should do with fringe players heading into the weekend. The choice is ultimately up to the manager.
Just because a player is listed as a “start” doesn’t mean he should be put in the lineup over the secure, bona fide studs. Vice versa for the “sits.” If there’s no better option on the waiver wire or the bench, a manager shouldn’t automatically sit the player. That’s why these can be tricky waters to navigate.
Feel free to ask any specific start/sit questions via X, formerly Twitter, (@danieledobish), or check out our start/bench list for Week 6: