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Marquise Brown had a monster first week of the season. While he hasn’t dominated like that since then, he has still seen a 23.6-percent (No. 23 among qualified wide receivers) Target Share. He saw 16 targets in the last two games in which he was healthy, before suffering a Week 5 ankle sprain. While he hasn’t put up a ton of yardage, the opportunity and skill are still there.

There is one sin when it comes to being a wide receiver in the NFL, and that’s dropping passes. Nelson Agholor dropped a potential game-winner against the Falcons in Week 3, and has been targeted sparsely in the three games since. He has some tough matchups coming up, and the return of DeSean Jackson is looming.

Mike Williams missed Week 4 with a back injury, but has been stealing Keenan Allen’s lunch money in terms of volume since returning. Williams has 11 more targets, 214 more Air Yards and three more red zone targets. Allen is drawing fewer targets, and the ones he’s seeing are less likely to generate big spikes in fantasy points.

The Dolphins have given up the third-most points to opposing receivers at 26.2 per game, and John Brown’s matchup is especially enticing. He’ll be covered by Xavien Howard (questionable) who is currently ranked as PlayerProfiler’s 117th best corner and runs a 4.58 40-yard dash. He’s bad against most receivers, but Brown should be a nightmare for him.

Even though the Rams are fourth in the league with 43.0 pass plays-per-game, Jared Goff only has one (No. 32 among qualified quarterbacks) Money Throw compared to 19 (No. 2) Danger Plays. Goff owns a -14.7 (No. 27) Production Premium and a 76.1 (No. 28) True Passer Rating, with an 18.8-percent (No. 33) Deep Ball Completion Percentage.

After scoring at least 16 points in each game, Gardner Minshew put up a Week 6 dud. However, based on his +17.7 (No. 8) Production Premium, 7.4 (No. 9) Adjusted Yards-Per-Attempt and 125 (No. 8) rushing yards, Minshew Mania will return.

Out since Week 1 with a tibial plateau fracture, Hunter Henry returned to game action with a bang in Week 6. His volume remained secure, evidenced by eight catches for 100 yards and a pair of scores. With efficiency metrics and usage stats working in his favor, he is an immediate TE1 going forward.

Scott Miller stepped up and played 69.1-percent of Tampa Bay’s snaps in Week 6. On these snaps, he saw seven targets and 147 air yards. His 42 routes run ranked just behind Mike Evans (57) and Chris Godwin (59). While Tampa heads to bye this week, potentially giving Breshad Perriman a chance to heal, Miller remains a name to keep an eye on going forward.

Stefon Diggs’ 167 yards matched his total from the last three weeks combined, and his three touchdowns were his first scores since Week 2. It may have taken public outcry from the receivers, but everybody should be happy after this performance. It was never a talent problem with anyone on this offense, it was always a volume problem.

Kyler Murray racked up 340 yards and three touchdowns, adding 32 yards on the ground in his best fantasy day yet. When combining Arizona’s defense with lightning quick pace of play, there is ample opportunity for Murray and company to produce. With the Cardinals offense still having red zone conversion issues, his numbers have even more room to grow.

Dropping Chase Edmonds after the first few weeks was understandable, though he now needs to be rostered in all formats given David Johnson’s back injury. Even if Johnson plays, there’s reason to believe he would split more work with Edmonds than usual, paving the way for the latter to improve on his season-high 11 touches from last week. 

Against the Cowboys in Week 5, Jake Kumerow played 48 snaps and ran 20 routes. He only drew two targets, but one was a deep target and he was tackled at the one-yard line on the other. The pride of UW-Whitewater makes for a fine desperation dart throw against the Lions on Monday Night Football. One with potential longer-term viability given Davante Adams’ injury .

Logging a top 24 finish in three of five games this season, Courtland Sutton now sits inside the top 10 WRs in fantasy. However, he has yet to log a top-five WR finish this season. Heading into Week 6, his matchup with Malcolm Butler has the perfect conditions to yield that monster finish that gamers want.

Terry McLaurin’s 114.6 (95th-percentile among qualified wide receivers) Speed Score has helped pave the way to his 308 (No. 31) receiving yards on only 19 (No. 39) receptions. Xavien Howard’s 18.9 (No. 74) Fantasy Points Allowed Per Game, coupled with his struggles in separation, make McLaurin another top WR play in Week 6.

Starting any Washington player not named Terry McLaurin is truly going to the bottom of the barrel. That said, when what we find at the bottom of the barrel is a future Hall of Fame running back facing a league-worst rushing defense, one can’t help but have their curiosity piqued. Considering that this may be the closest we see Adrian Peterson get to 100-plus yards all season, throw him into DFS lineups and enjoy the ride.

Name any advanced stat or metric for running backs on PlayerProfiler.com this season and you can probably find Derrick Henry’s name somewhere within the top 10. The Titans have thrived in the running game this season, averaging 27.8 (No. 11) team run plays per game while granting Henry 15 (No. 9) red zone touches. Those chasing high volume players at discounted prices would be doing it wrong by avoiding Henry this week.

Alvin Kamara is top-five among running backs in Weighted Opportunities, receptions and receiving yards. He leads in evaded tackles and is second in Juke Rate. With Christian McCaffrey not on the main slate, Kamara becomes the best running back play of the week. Take advantage of him being priced below Ezekiel Elliott and Dalvin Cook on both FanDuel and DraftKings.

Austin Hooper will have the opportunity to feast on a bad Arizona defense in Week 6. The Cardinals have allowed the most yards, touchdowns and fantasy points to tight ends. Hooper received a $500 bump in price on DraftKings, but is still $2,000 cheaper than Travis Kelce. Lock him in as the best tight end play two weeks in a row.

With a high draft pedigree and plus results in College Dominator Rating and Speed Score, there’s no reason to throw J.J. Arcega-Whiteside in the trash. If your leaguemates are souring on a late first round dynasty pick, or yearning for an instant producer instead of a player not quite ready to contribute, he is a premier buy low.

The Chris Herndon suspension buying window has transformed into a post-suspension buying window fueled by a hamstring pull. Herndon is expected to be out until Week 8, which still leaves a half-season of production on the table for an offense that is about to get their starting QB back and where playmakers are in short supply.