Getty Chase Claypool #11 of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Welcome to our Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for Week 6 of the 2020 NFL regular season. In this week’s column, we discuss the breakout performances by Chase Claypool and Travis Fulgham. Is Claypool the NFL’s next mismatch nightmare? Is Fulgham Carson Wentz’s new No. 1 target? Let’s take a look.
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Wide Receiver Outlook Week 6
Chase Claypool (WR19) is a freak. Nearly 240-pounds with 4.42-forty speed, the Notre Dame product toyed with Eagles defenders in Week 5 on his way to a Steelers rookie record four touchdowns. With Diontae Johnson once again injured, Claypool likely cemented himself as the team’s No. 2 target behind JuJu Smith Schuster, and could very well become option 1B.
Don’t expect 42-plus points out of Claypool. With that said, he’s a quality start against a Browns defense that allows the second-most fantasy points to WRs.
Don’t take Travis Fulgham‘s (WR30) ranking as a reason to sell the Eagles wideout moving forward. While his upside may not be to the level of Claypool’s, he’s still very intriguing. With that said, the fact of the matter is, he’s a question mark. With no more than three targets in any game this year prior to this past Sunday, and the returns of Alshon Jeffery, DeSean Jackson and Dallas Goedert looming, Fulgham’s volume (13 targets, 10 receptions in Week 5) is bound to take a hit.
This coming week doesn’t help Fulgham’s case, as the Baltimore Ravens allow the ninth-fewest points to widouts. Only two WRs have hauled in more than five receptions against them this year.
Apparently when Brian O’Brien was shown the door, so was the philosophy of underutilizing Brandin Cooks (WR31). After being targeted five times or fewer in all but one game leading up this past Sunday, Cooks exploded in Week 5, hauling in eight of his team-high 12 targets for 161 yards and a touchdown.
While this type of volume may be a little too steep to ask for on a weekly basis, expect Cooks to remain highly involved in the Texans offense. He’ll have a great chance of building on his stellar play against a Titans defense, who allowed a total of 204 receiving yards and two touchdowns to their opponent’s top-two receivers last time they took the field.
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Week 6 Fantasy Rankings: Wide Receiver
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# Wide Receivers TEAM Opp. 1
DeAndre Hopkins ARI @ DAL
2
Davante Adams GB INJ @ TB
3
Calvin Ridley ATL @ MIN
4
Adam Thielen MIN vs. ATL
5
Tyreek Hill KC @ BUF
6
Chris Godwin TB vs. GB
7
Julio Jones ATL @ MIN
8
Amari Cooper DAL vs. ARI
9
Mike Evans TB vs. GB
10
Kenny Golladay DET INJ @ JAC
11
Robert Woods LAR @ SF
12
Stefon Diggs BUF vs. KC
13
J. Smith-Schuster PIT vs. CLE
14
Odell Beckham Jr. CLE @ PIT
15
A.J. Brown TEN INJ vs. HOU
16
Julian Edelman NE vs. DEN
17
D.J. Chark JAC INJ vs. DET
18
Allen Robinson CHI @ CAR
19
Tyler Boyd CIN @ IND
20
Chase Claypool PIT vs. CLE
21
Cooper Kupp LAR @ SF
22
Justin Jefferson MIN vs. ATL
23
Jamison Crowder NYJ @ MIA
24
Marquise Brown BAL @ PHI
25
Laviska Shenault Jr. JAC vs. DET
26
DeVante Parker MIA vs. NYJ
27
Terry McLaurin WAS @ NYG
28
Robby Anderson CAR vs. CHI
29
CeeDee Lamb DAL vs. ARI
30
Jerry Jeudy DEN @ NE
31
Travis Fulgham PHI vs. BAL
32
Brandin Cooks HOU @ TEN
33
Michael Gallup DAL vs. ARI
34
Will Fuller HOU @ TEN
35
Russell Gage ATL INJ @ MIN
36
D.J. Moore CAR vs. CHI
37
Deebo Samuel SF vs. LAR
38
Jarvis Landry CLE @ PIT
39
Christian Kirk ARI @ DAL
40
T.Y. Hilton IND vs. CIN
41
Damiere Byrd NE vs. DEN
42
Diontae Johnson PIT INJ vs. CLE
43
Sterling Shepard NYG INJ vs. WAS
44
Corey Davis TEN vs. HOU
45
Marvin Jones DET @ JAC
46
John Brown BUF vs. KC
47
Tim Patrick DEN @ NE
48
Darius Slayton NYG vs. WAS
49
Tee Higgins CIN @ IND
50
N’Keal Harry NE vs. DEN
51
Sammy Watkins KC INJ @ BUF
52
Keelan Cole JAC vs. DET
53
Cole Beasley BUF vs. KC
54
Cordarrelle Patterson CHI @ CAR
55
M. Valdes-Scantling GB @ TB
56
Brandon Aiyuk SF vs. LAR
57
Alshon Jeffery PHI INJ vs. BAL
58
Danny Amendola DET @ JAC
59
A.J. Green CIN INJ @ IND
60
Tyler Johnson TB vs. GB
61
Greg Ward PHI vs. BAL
62
Mecole Hardman KC @ BUF
63
Preston Williams MIA vs. NYJ
64
Golden Tate NYG vs. WAS
65
Collin Johnson JAC vs. DET
66
Scotty Miller TB vs. GB
67
Kendrick Bourne SF vs. LAR
68
Randall Cobb HOU @ TEN
69
Curtis Samuel CAR vs. CHI
70
Quintez Cephus DET @ JAC
71
Adam Humphries TEN vs. HOU
72
DeSean Jackson PHI INJ vs. BAL
73
Larry Fitzgerald ARI @ DAL
74
Jeff Smith NYJ @ MIA
75
Anthony Miller CHI @ CAR
76
KJ Hamler DEN @ NE
77
James Washington PIT vs. CLE
78
Ray-Ray McLoud PIT vs. CLE
79
Justin Watson TB INJ vs. GB
80
John Hightower PHI vs. BAL
81
Chris Hogan NYJ @ MIA
82
DaeSean Hamilton DEN @ NE
83
Willie Snead IV BAL @ PHI
87
Van Jefferson LAR @ SF
88
Gabriel Davis BUF vs. KC
84
Zach Pascal IND vs. CIN
89
Andy Isabella ARI @ DAL
90
Braxton Berrios NYJ @ MIA
85
Kalif Raymond TEN vs. HOU
91
Dontrelle Inman WAS INJ @ NYG
86
Cedrick Wilson DAL vs. ARI
92
Demarcus Robinson KC @ BUF
93
Darnell Mooney CHI @ CAR
94
Denzel Mims NYJ INJ @ MIA
95
CJ Board NYG vs. WAS
96
Olabisi Johnson MIN vs. ATL
97
Breshad Perriman NYJ INJ @ MIA
98
Isaiah Ford MIA vs. NYJ
99
Steven Sims Jr. WAS @ NYG
100
Jakeem Grant MIA vs. NYJ
101
Mike Thomas CIN @ IND
102
Miles Boykin BAL @ PHI
103
Javon Wims CHI @ CAR
104
Isaiah McKenzie BUF vs. KC
105
A. Gandy-Golden WAS @ NYG
106
Josh Reynolds LAR @ SF
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