Week 6 Fantasy Football Projections: Stat Predictions for Top 100 Players

With almost one-third of the NFL season already behind us, we are finally starting to get a better idea of which players to trust and which to avoid for fantasy football.

Of course, you still don’t want to give up on those who were taken early in drafts. Assuming they are still healthy and have the same role they had earlier in the year, it’s too soon to give up on top talents around the league.

This includes players such as Todd Gurley or DeAndre Hopkins, two players who are still capable of exploding any day now.

Combining the hope for better days along with what we know to this point creates the latest rankings for Week 6.

Quarterbacks

While it was against the Cleveland Browns, Tom Brady looked as good as ever in his first game back from suspension. The All-Pro passer threw for 406 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, showing that he is once again one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

The scary part was Brady’s self-assessment after the game.

“I think there was plenty of rust out there. I can do better in a lot of areas,” the quarterback said Sunday, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk.

The Cincinnati Bengals are a major step up in competition, but Brady should be able to keep up his high numbers throughout the year.

Andrew Luck and Matt Ryan also have tough matchups in Week 6, although their consistency to this point of the year makes them worth keeping in your lineup.

If you are looking for a potential streaming option or a fill-in, Marcus Mariota showed his upside in Week 5 with three passing touchdowns and a rushing score. He now gets a chance to rack up his numbers even more against a terrible Browns defense.

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Running Backs

We might have expected the first few names on the board coming into the season, but players such as DeMarco Murray and LeSean McCoy have made it clear they still have talent, while younger stars like Melvin Gordon and Jordan Howard have proved they can get it done at this level.

While Howard has shot up the rankings quickly after earning the starting job for the first time last week, Scott Barrett of Pro Football Focus notes how well he has played:

Jordan Howard currently leads all running backs in missed tackles forced per touch, forcing 19 missed tackles on 63 touches.

— Scott Barrett (@ScottBarrettDFB) October 10, 2016

With a full workload in the Chicago Bears’ …

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