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The Everything Report Week 6

Scott Barrett reviews all the fantasy football usage from 2025 NFL Week 5, with everything you need to know for Week 6

Could Rico Dowdle be a league winner? Rico Dowdle looks like a potential league-winner with his recent breakout performance and a clear path to a high-value role in Dave Canales’ offense. He’s shown far more versatility than Chuba Hubbard, who has struggled mightily as both a runner and receiver - including posting the worst yards-per-target mark in NFL history. This offensive system thrives with a bellcow RB, and given that Carolina RBs already rank top-5 in carries and expected fantasy points per game, this role could be one of the most valuable in fantasy football.

Dowdle’s elite usage was backed up by dominant production, racking up 206 rushing yards on 23 carries (9.0 YPC) plus 28 receiving yards. That makes him one of only seven RBs in the past five seasons to eclipse 200 rushing yards in a game. Even if Hubbard returns, Dowdle’s efficiency, versatility, and fit in this offense give him massive upside and legitimate league-winning potential.

Bill is real. Bill Croskey-Merritt finally delivered his breakout performance, exploding for 111 rushing yards, two touchdowns, and 28 fantasy points. He’s been one of the league’s most efficient runners all season, leading all RBs with 6.58 yards per carry and ranking top-three in both yards before and after contact per attempt. His explosive play rate trails only Breece Hall, confirming that Croskey-Merritt’s production isn’t a fluke.

Even better, his usage is trending upward following this performance, with season-high marks in carry share (70%), snap share (50.9%), and target involvement. While his current workload likely caps him as a low-end RB2 long term, continued efficiency could keep him fantasy-relevant even without a full bell-cow role. With a juicy Week 6 matchup against a Bears defense allowing the second-most schedule-adjusted FPG to RBs, Croskey-Merritt looks primed to stay hot.

Is Stefon Diggs back? Stefon Diggs has reestablished himself as an elite fantasy option in 2025, averaging over 3.00 yards per route run and posting consecutive 100-yard games while ramping up after ACL surgery. His route share has climbed to 67%, and his target share has exploded to nearly 40% thanks to Drake Maye’s MVP-caliber play and minimal target competition in New England. Given his elite efficiency, growing workload, and proven track record, Diggs should be viewed as a high-end WR2 with legitimate league-winning upside this season.

Find league winners & more in The Everything Report Week 6.

Week 6 Starts/Sits

Graham Barfield lists the stats you need to help make your toughest lineup decisions for Week 6.

Start Rico Dowdle. Fresh off crushing Miami for 234 scrimmage yards and a TD, Dowdle now gets a chance at revenge vs. Dallas. Last week was an ideal matchup, but Dallas has been sneakily playing the run alright (3.9 YPC allowed). Chuba Hubbard (calf) still isn’t practicing. This is headed towards a committee when Hubbard is back healthy, but for now, you’re loading up Dowdle into your lineups.

Start Mason Taylor. Over the last three weeks, Taylor has earned 23% of the Jets’ targets. This ranks TE3 and trails only Jake Ferguson (26%) and Trey McBride (24%) in this span. He’s leaped up from Streamer to weekly Start ‘Em status on this elite volume alone. Taylor just set a season-high in route share (82%), his third such game above 80% this season.

Start Stefon Diggs. Soon to be 32 (next month) and coming off an ACL tear, we didn’t think Diggs had this left in him, but we were dead wrong. Diggs is on fire right now after roasting the Panthers and Bills for 16/247 receiving on 19 targets. He leads all players in first-read targets (44%) over the last two weeks.

Sit RJ Harvey. After seeing an uptick in usage in Week 4, it didn’t stick vs. the Eagles in Week 5. Harvey ran fewer pass routes (13) than Tyler Badie (8). With no pathway to weekly touches, Harvey is just a contingent upside RB4 for the rest of the season.

Sit Jameson Williams. His involvement in this offense is so minimal. Williams is last on the Lions in targets per route run (0.09) vs. two-high coverages, which is a major concern this week. Kansas City plays the third-most 2-high safety looks at 62%.

Sit Kimani Vidal and Hasaan Haskins. The injury to Omarion Hampton (ankle) is a gut punch. If someone gets the “hot hand”, the Chargers will ride that. We just don’t know what will happen, but Graham slightly prefers Vidal to Haskins. He had the better role (by expected fantasy points) after Hampton got hurt last week.

Read the full article for advice on who to start & sit throughout the entire Week 6 slate.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9%) vs SF. The Tampa heat, Todd Bowles and his top-5 blitz rate defense and the beat-up SF offensive line is a bad recipe for the Niners. SF wants to run to set up the pass…the only problem is that Tampa Bay ranks sixth-lowest in rushing yards per attempt (3.8), per Drake’s Week 6 Streaming D/STs.

Is Travis Hunter emerging? Travis Hunter is a strong play this week thanks to his elite production against Cover 4 and Cover 6 defenses, schemes the Seahawks use at a top-4 rate. Hunter has led receptions and tripled any teammate’s yardage vs these shells. With injuries potentially sidelining key Seattle defensive backs and Hunter seeing a big uptick in route participation (up to 73.5%, and 88.2% in the second half last week), his opportunity is growing fast, per Heath’s Week 6 Advanced Matchups.

Shadow Alert! Broncos CB Patrick Surtain II vs Jets WR Garrett Wilson. Surtain just shadowed A.J. Brown on nearly 95% of his routes and held him to only 40 yards in primary coverage. Wilson’s strong stat line last week was inflated by garbage-time production against one of the league’s weakest defenses. With a much tougher matchup on deck, he profiles more as a low-end WR2 or high-end WR3 and a risky play, per Dolan’s Week 6 WR/CB Fantasy Matchups.

Trends & Trades

Players to trade/trade for, risers & fallers & more

Buy Josh Jacobs. They haven’t been able to run the ball, but they should get things moving out of the bye, and their schedule is loaded with very beatable run defenses. He should finish the year strong, so go get him cheaper than he should be, per Hansen’s Week 6 Players to Trade/Trade For.

Sell De’Von Achane. He’s hanging in there, but last week he rushed for 16 yards on 10 carries, and the week before he caught 1 ball for 2 yards…which doesn’t make sense. The head coach will likely be fired soon, the team is on implosion watch, and he’s got some very tough matchups coming, per Hansen’s Week 6 Players to Trade/Trade For.

Buy BTJ before it’s too late. Brian Thomas Jr is starting to pick up the pace a bit, and even though he doesn’t have TD yet…it’s coming. Seattle has a solid secondary, but they’re injured, and Emeka Egbuka ripped them for 7/163/1 receiving last week. The BTJ breakout party could come this weekend, per Brolley’s Week 6 Game Hub.

Go get Quinshon Judkins ASAP. Judkins continues to impress as the RB1 for the Browns, recording 23 rush attempts for 110.0 yards in Week 5. 13.8 fantasy points was a respectable level of production, but Judkins was one holding penalty away from a 20.0+ fantasy point outing. He will remain a solid RB2 the rest of the season, with weekly RB1 upside, per Menton’s Trading Guide: Week 6.

Outlook: Buy based on how dominant Judkins has looked so far this season (Example: D’Andre Swift + Zay Flowers)

💸 Best Bets

• Puka Nacua over 95.5 receiving yards (-114, FD). He has 112+ yards in 3 of 5 games, and he crushes man coverage - Baltimore deploys the third-highest rate of man coverage in the league, per Brolley’s Best Bets Week 6.

• Keenan Allen over 50.5 receiving yards (-110, Bet365). He’s earned at least 24% of the targets and 58 or more yards in 4 out of 5 games, and Miami mostly deploys two-high safeties - Allen leads the Chargers by targets per route run vs two high looks, per Barfield’s Best Bets Week 6.

• Week 6 TD Props per Kelley’s Paul’s Props and Touchdowns: Week 6:

  • Emeka Egbuka (+115, Bet365)

  • Rome Odunze (+145, FD)

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