ARI
It’s been a weird year for DeAndre Hopkins who simply isn’t getting the volume we’re used to seeing him get. He scored twice which made his day stand out, but only had four targets overall. Christian Kirk paced the team with eight while AJ Green saw six. Green, up to this point, has been more consistent than Kirk in terms of fantasy production.
Chase Edmonds continues to be a very reliable volume hog out of the backfield. He’s failed to see less than four targets in any game this year. Everything could change for Arizona, however, as they’ve acquired Zach Ertz. Ertz looked very sharp in his final game in Philadelphia and could garner many more looks than Maxx Williams was getting before his injury.
ATL
Week 6 bye week.
BAL
Why hello, Rashon Bateman. Nice to see you. Bateman, in his professional debut, saw six targets, which led all receivers. Marquise Brown saw five, but Bateman outpaced him. Brown’s been a WR1 all year so I’m not all that worried here. Also worth noting, Baltimore didn’t need to throw all that much considering the lead they had throughout the game.
Lamar Jackson is not someone who checks down all that often, so it’s hard for the running backs to be heavily involved in the passing game. You know who is heavily involved? Mark Andrews. Andrews is currently the TE2 on the year heading into Week 7.
BUF
Everyone was seemingly panicked about Stefon Diggs, but one thing never changed. The volume. He had five targets in Week 5, sure, but he had no less than eight in any other week and now has four games with double-figures. Emmanuel Sanders continues to consistently be there for Josh Allen as he’s been targeted 39 times across six games. He’s actually been out targeted by Cole Beasley, but Beasley’s floor has been horrible this year. He’s had three games with four targets or less and two with two. Sanders is second on the pecking order while Beasley is third, despite the latter having more targets to this point.
Week 6 was a good one for both running backs in terms of volume. Devin Singletary saw five looks while Zach Moss saw four. It was the second time both of them saw that number of targets, which is a season high for both players.
Dawson Knox has not had a great time recently, at least in terms of volume. The Bills still get creative with Knox in the red zone, so the threat of a touchdown is seemingly always there inside the 20. They tried a jet sweep with him in Week 6 and he scored, but a holding penalty brought it back. He also threw for a two-point conversion, so just getting Knox the ball inside the red zone is seemingly the Bills’ plan no matter how they have to do it.
CAR
You would never know that Robby Anderson has completely closed the gap on DJ Moore in terms of targets simply based on production.
Anderson’s targets the last three weeks; 11 - 7 - 11
Moore’s targets the last three weeks; 12 - 7 - 13
Moore is still very much the alpha here, but it’s interesting that Anderson’s volume hasn’t translated into production. At all. Now, if that turns around and Anderson does find a way to turn it into production, maybe we can get last year's version because the target share is still there.
Chuba Hubbard is no Christian McCaffrey in the pass game, that’s for sure. He’s had five, two, six and three targets. Very inconsistent in the passing game.
CHI
Another week with Justin Fields under center and another week in which Darnell Mooney sees more targets than Allen Robinson. Robinson was more productive with his volume, but Mooney seemingly has Fields’ eye more. Both guys work perfectly as Week 7 bye week fill-ins.
Part of me is surprised Khalil Herbert saw three targets because he did absolutely nothing in the passing game in college, but the other part of me isn’t. It isn’t because Justin Fields has been captain checkdown thus far and always knows where his running back is at all times.
Yay! Cole Kmet saw five targets in a game! It was the first time he’s done so since Week 1 and the first time he’s caught more than two passes since then as well. He’s not on our radar in fantasy football right now.
CIN
How good has this Bengals offense looked when at full strength? Really good, right? So good that they are blowing teams out and don’t need to throw all that much good. Burrow only had to hoist the pigskin 29 times in this game and that led to subpar volume for in parties involved. Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins both saw six looks, but they were both drafted as top-24 receivers and we need more! It was really tough sledding for Tyler Boyd as he saw a season low three targets in Week 6.
We FINALLY saw Joe Mixon play a sizable role in the Bengals passing attack, notching six targets including one big long pass play that he scored on. That’s the type of volume people were hoping for when the Bengals moved on from Gio Bernard, but it just hadn’t happened until Week 6 came around.
CLE
For the four games Odell Beckham Jr. has been active for, he’s notched six or more targets in three of them, while also leaving three of them due to injury. He’s the clear cut number one option in this passing attack, but it remains to be seen how effective they can be with Baker Mayfield out and Case Keenum in. Donovan Peoples-Jones has had a couple good weeks as the number two option, so let’s see if he can keep it up in the upcoming week. He could be a solid bye week fill-in considering there are six teams on bye.
It’s nothing major, but you could be desperate in Week 7. Demetric Felton has played a role in the Browns passing game this year and even saw two targets with Nick Chubb out of the mix in Week 6. Well, not only is Chubb out, but Kareem Hunt is too. D’Ernest Johnson is slated to see a bulk of the snaps at running back, but Felton is the superior pass catching option of the two.
The tight end situation is a stay away right now. Nobody is emerging and they’re too hard to trust.
DAL
We finally got another game in which Dak Prescott needed to throw and we saw big volume from the pass catchers. CeeDee Lamb saw 11 looks, Amari Cooper saw eight and even Cedrick Wilson saw seven. That’s a Michael Gallup tweet inside of a CeeDee Lamb tweet. Lamb is proving to be the alpha and Prescott’s leading receiver, but when Michael Gallup returns, there’s enough volume in this aerial attack for all three guys.
I always thought there was an outside chance we’d see Ezekiel Elliott push for 90-100 targets, especially when another game was added to the season. That’s the type of volume he was getting before the Prescott injury last year. Well, he’s not on that type of pace this year, but the nine targets he saw in Week 6 was a great sign. When Dallas is forced to throw and playing close games, Prescott is not afraid to check the ball down to Elliott, who happens to be an elite pass catcher out of the backfield.
I get it. Michael Gallup isn’t back and things could change when he is. Well, why would they? Dalton Schultz has been tremendous. He’s been a security blanket that nobody saw coming. He was peppered with another solid workload, notching six targets, something he’s done in five of his six games this year. Schultz is a legit TE1 for the remainder of the season.
DEN
Teddy Bridgewater has come to the realization that getting the ball in Courtland Sutton’s hand is an ideal situation for his teams’ offense. Look at the three games Sutton has seen double-digit targets. He’s produced MONSTER results, including Week 6 where he caught eight of his 14 targets for 92 yards and a score. While Jerry Jeudy is out, there is no doubt that Bridgewater will continue to feed the beast that is Courtland Sutton. After Sutton, it’s Tim Patrick, who has seen four or more targets in every game this year and has six or more over the last three games. Patrick is an excellent bye week fill-in and is someone I'm comfortable with using in Week 7. Kendall Hinton, former QB great for the Broncos, deserves a little love as he saw five looks in Week 6.
We know Teddy Bridgewater isn’t afraid to check the ball down, but the problem is that he’s checking it down to two running backs each week. They’re both involved in the passing game and they’re simply taking away from each other’s fantasy value. You know who doesn’t have anyone taking away from their fantasy value? Noah Fant. Fant has taken on a much bigger role in this Broncos’ passing game recently topping double-digit targets in two of his last three outings, including Week 6. He’s moved himself into the TE1 discussion.
DET
With all the injuries plaguing the Lions wide receiver group and on top of that, bad quarterback play, we need to keep the exposure to a minimum. The only receiver worth a damn right now is Amon-Ra St. Brown, who saw seven targets in Week 6 and has 23 over his last three games. After St. Brown, T.J. Hockenson and D’Andre Swift are the two most targeted in the offense and the two the Lions should rely upon the heaviest.
GB
Davante Adams, Aaron Jones and move on. Nothing else to see here. AJ Dillon is a distant third and someone we can stash incase of injury to Jones.
HOU
This one is the easiest in the league. Brandin Cooks is the ONLY relevant pass catcher in Houston UNLESS they make a trade for a quarterback, which has been circulating around the news cycle for a few days now.
IND
Indianapolis has become one of the more interesting spots in terms of volume and what should we expect because T.Y. Hilton returned. But then he left due to injury and we’re not sure if he’s going to play in Week 7. Parris Campbell, who’s oft injured, was placed on IR and the Colts could be without Hilton as well, which would then bring Michael Pittman (three targets in Week 6) back into the limelight and Zach Pascal (one target in Week 6). The problem with being down on Pittman or Pascal just because Hilton is back is that Indianapolis threw the ball just 20 times, which is not going to happen often.
Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines both are lacking in the volume department through the air, which is a surprise for the latter. The tight end situation is a mess because Jack Doyle is playing more snaps, but Mo-Alie Cox is getting the production.
JAX
It was great to see the Jaguars get Laviska Shenault and Marvin Jones Jr. more involved in Week 6 as both guys saw 10 targets. There is no D.J. Chark and with the Jaguars seemingly trailing in most games moving forward, there’s no reason both guys shouldn’t be the focal point of the passing offense. Something that we should monitor is that Jamal Agnew has now had 14 targets over the last two weeks. We were drafting three Jaguars receivers this year, including Chark, so we obviously thought three could play a role. Something to consider and monitor.
James Robinson saw four targets in Week 6, which is the third time this year he’s seen at least four looks through the air. We saw how good he can be in the passing game last year, so it’s just an added bonus for Robinson who has RB1 appeal each and every week.
The Jaguars and Urban Meyer love using it’s tight end and that’s why we’ve seen Dan Arnold see 13 targets the last two weeks, including five in Week 6. This is seemingly going to be the norm for Urban Meyer led offenses. Arnold is someone we could stream moving forward.
KC
Tyreek Hill is so good at getting open. Even if he’s not, Patrick Mahomes throws him the ball anyway. He has 12 or more targets in three straight games and has notched 12 or more in four of the six games. Outside of Hill at the wide receiver position, Mecole Hardman has been a little better of late, notching five or more targets in two straight games. He’s still nothing more than a bench stash unless Hill or Travis Kelce were to miss time.
Speaking of Travis Kelce, he’s still the overall TE1 until further notice. Further notice might be years down the line, for the record.
LAR
Although Robert Woods had his day in the sun in Week 5, it was back to being the Cooper Kupp show in Week 6 as Kupp saw 12 targets, which was more than Robert Woods, DeSean Jackson and Van Jefferson combined. Kupp is still the overall WR1 and there have been no signs of him slowing down at all. Woods is the only other weekly fantasy relevant receiver LA has.
Although Darrell Henderson had just three targets in Week 6, he flashed brilliance as a receiver going one-on-one on the outside and beating his man for a touchdown. He’s now had three or more targets on three separate occasions and as long as he stays healthy, he could continue to make an impact in the receiving game. Tyler Higbee is what he is. He’s not a guy that commands a ton of volume, but is a guy that is always on the field and is a red zone threat.
LAC
Let’s just throw Week 6 completely out of the window and pretend like it didn’t happen, yeah? The Chargers offense was a dumpster fire and it was completely unlike them.
LV
It’s been the Hunter Renfrow show through five weeks with a splash of Henry Ruggs and that evened out in Week 6 as Renfrow only saw one more look than Ruggs and Bryan Edwards too. Ruggs has been a fantastic deep threat this year while Renfrow is eating up all of the looks in the intermediate and shallow parts of the field. Edwards is droppable at this point if you were still holding out hope he’d be a bigtime option this season.
It was a super disappointing week for Josh Jacobs in the passing game. He had two straight games in which he saw five targets, but in Week 6 he saw just one. One stinkin’ target and was out targeted by Kenyan Drake. The most disappointing part of this Raiders offense of all has been Darren Waller’s production. The volume has been great as he’s seen as many targets as Travis Kelce this year, but volume simply hasn’t turned into the production he had last year and what led him to being taken in the second round of drafts this season.
MIA
It was the Jaylen Waddle show in Miami with Will Fuller, DeVante Parker and Preston Williams all out for Week 6. Waddle tied his previous career-high 13 targets in Week 6 while also scoring two touchdowns. The Dolphins can only get healthier as the season moves along and Waddle’s value will take a slight hit because of it.
It wasn’t 10 targets, but Myles Gaskin, for the fourth time this season, saw six targets in this game. His quarterbacks loveeee checking the ball down. He’ll never have another week like Week 5, but at least we know that he’s generally involved in the team’s plans through the air. Someone who has been at the center of the Dolphins’ plans via the pass has been Mike Gesicki. Gesicki has six or more targets in five straight games including nine in Week 6. The nine came with Tua Tagovialoa under center, which was a question we all had heading into the game. The chemistry seems like it’s there.
MIN
When we talk about concentrated passing offenses, the Vikings are at the forefront. Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen saw a combined 27 targets in Week 6. Jefferson has had seven or more targets in all six games this year while Thielen’s failed to hit that mark just once. They’re the two alpha’s and although Jefferson is the top dog, Thielen’s a weekly WR2 himself.
It was a slow week through the air for all other parties. Dalvin Cook had just two targets and Tyler Conklin had five, but Chris Herndon was the one who scored the touchdown on his one target. Hard to trust anyone other than Jefferson, Thielen and Cook in this Minnesota offense.
NE
It seems as if all receivers not named Jakobi Meyers are falling out of favor in New England. Meyers continues to be peppered with targets while Kendrick Bourne’s two targets and Nelson Agholor’s three were season low’s. Right now, Meyers is the only one we can even think about playing despite his inability to score, which means we’re really only playing him in full-point PPR formats.
Some of the receivers attention has been lost upon Mac Jones because of his reliance on the running backs and tight end. Rhamondre Stevenson saw three looks through the air in Week 6 and Jonnu Smith and Hunter Henry combined for four targets. It’s been more evident in the weeks prior but he only threw 21 passes in Week 6.
NO
Week 6 bye week.
NYG
There was no Kenny Golladay or Darius Slayton here and Kadarius Toney left early and that paved the way for Sterling Shepard to dominate in every facet of the word. 14 targets? Sheesh. Shepard’s only played in four of the six games this year and in three of them he’s seen at least nine targets. The Giants are expected to be without these guys again in Week 7.
The Giants running backs have always been involved in the passing attack and going from Saquon Barkley to Devontae Booker is no different. He’s seen four targets in each of the last two games and while Barkley remains out, the expectation should be no different. Evan Engram plays a lot of snaps and sees decent volume but the production has been the bare minimum.
NYJ
Week 6 bye week.
PHI
The Eagles receivers did nothing in this one. Nothing at all. Brightside is that Zach Ertz has been traded since their Week 6 contest and Ertz had been heavily involved in the Eagles offense this season and in Week 6 especially. DeVonta Smith is the only one of the group I’d trust starting, but Jalen Reagor and Quez Watkins are two names I would keep my eyes on.
After his Week 4 eight target game, Kenneth Gainwell has taken a very clear backset to Miles Sanders in all facets of the game, including the passing work. Sanders has nine targets to Gainwell’s five over the past two weeks. With Zach Ertz out of the mix, is it FINALLY Dallas Goedert’s time? It should be and if it is, Goedert is a TE1 for the remainder of the year.
PIT
There is a clear number one in Pittsburgh and then there’s everyone else. Diontae Johnson is a target hog. He’s had double-digit targets in four of the five games he’s played in, twice hitting 13 looks. Chase Claypool did see seven targets, but he and Ben Roethlisberger look like they’re on two completely different pages and even with JuJu Smith-Schuster out for the year, Claypool’s a risky WR3 play until the two build more chemistry.
It’s hard to beat the volume Najee Harris is getting this year and that’s on the ground and through the air. He had another seven targets in Week 6 and is the clear cut top option amongst all running backs in terms of targets. An interesting development for Pittsburgh was Pat Freiermuth seeing a robust seven targets in Week 6. We know Roethlisberger loves targeting the tight end and Freiermuth is developing a nice rapport with his QB. Not the worst streamer if you’re being hit by the Week 7 bye week of death.
SEA
Life after Russell Wilson. Well, life while Russell Wilson is sidelined that is. It didn’t go great in terms of production but DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett both saw seven targets in Week 6. Metcalf is clearly the one more in tune for Lockett and he’s going to be a WR3 while Wilson is out.
DeeJay Dallas played a role in the passing game when Alex Collins left with an injury and if Collins can’t go in Week 7, Dallas could once again see a lot of third down and two-minute work. Dallas is a bye week pickup only at this point.
SF
Week 6 bye week.
TB
I mean…...Antonio Brown WR1 SZN is back? He had 13 targets in Week 6, which was eight more than Chris Godwin and seven more than Mike Evans. He trails Godwin by four targets this year and Evans by seven. The kicker? Brown has missed a game.
Water is wet and Leonard Fournette saw a healthy number of targets. Six in Week 6 and it’s the fourth time this year in which he’s had at least five while he’s had four or more in five of the six games. For a second straight week, OJ Howard out targeted Cameron Brate. Tight ends have always played a big role for Tom Brady so if Howard is healthy enough to go while Rob Gronkowski is out, he could be someone to take a flier on.
TEN
Even with a stomach bug thanks to Chipotle -- which I don’t believe for a second -- and a condensed snap count, AJ Brown was THE guy through the air for the Titans. He saw nine targets, basically all coming in the second half. Julio Jones also left this game with an injury, in case anyone was surprised.
WFT
It was an awful day for all the receivers in Washington, but Terry McLaurin saw eight looks. He didn’t do anything with them, but the volume was there. With Curtis Samuel out, McLaurin remains the only viable receiver in this corps that is fantasy relevant.
It’s clear that Antonio Gibson is not 100% and he’s still being taken out on passing downs in favor of J.D. McKissic. McKissic saw 10 targets in Week 6. 10! He led the team! With Gibson’s leg injury impacting him, expect this to continue moving forward. With Logan Thomas out, Ricky Seals-Jones has been a big time fantasy asset. One week after having eight targets in a game, Seals-Jones had six in Week 6. He’s someone you want to own if you’re having trouble at the position or have been streaming weekly.