Fantasy Football Week 6 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, starts, sits, stashes, and more

The Indianapolis Colts insist there is no quarterback controversy. When healthy, Anthony Richardson is their starter. Fantasy managers who are rostering Josh Downs and Michael Pittman may wish that was not the case. Joe Flacco played 80% of the snaps in Week 4 and all last week, and the difference was stark. 

Flacco attempted 70 passes in those two games for 527 yards and five touchdowns. In three-plus games, Richardson attempted 77 passes for 654 yards and three scores. He does not have a game with more than 212 yards passing. The pie is much larger when Flacco is the quarterback.

At least part of the volume difference is the fact that Flacco's intended air yards per pass attempt is 8.7 while Richardson's is 12.7. That creates more PPR potential for the receivers and a higher completion percentage. It also benefits Pittman's style more; he's never had an aDOT above 10. 

This qualifier is needed because we're opening the week with Flacco projected as the starter. In the projections, that means both Pittman and Downs are going to show up in the top 20. I lowered them a bit in the rankings on the risk that Richardson is cleared. They're number three wide receivers if their starting quarterback is healthy.

Here is the rest of the Week 6 WR Preview:

Week 6 WR Preview

The following players are not being projected to play Week 6 at this time. Here's what it means:

• 24.6 -- Jayden Reed is averaging 24.6 PPR FPPG in three games with Jordan Love. That would make him WR1 overall.
• 2.78 -- Brian Thomas Jr. is averaging 2.78 yards per route run, fourth best amongst receivers with at least 25 targets this season.
• 28.1% -- Wan'Dale Robinson has a 28.1% target share this season, the fifth-best mark in the league.
• 59% -- George Pickens played a season-low 59% of the offensive snaps in Week 5. 
• 10 -- Chris Olave had 10 yards receiving in Week 5, his second game with 11 or fewer yards.
• 31.7% -- Jakobi Meyers has earned a 31.7% target share in two games without Davante Adams.
• 11.72 -- Marvin Harrison's average route depth of 11.7 is the highest in league amongst players with at least 25 targets. That profile is going to make him a boom-or-bust option. 
  
• 34.5% -- Dontayvion Wicks has a 34.5% catch rate, barely half of his 2023 rate. 

My full set of Week 6 Fantasy football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 6. Projected stats for all starting wide receivers are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections at SportsLine.