Let’s take a look at players that had strong1 performances, but our analysts aren’t buying it as they look ahead to Week 6 and beyond. So here are a few players to avoid when making your Week 6 fantasy football waiver wire pickups.
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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Players to Avoid
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Randall Cobb had 7-99-0 on a season-high 13 targets Sunday in the Packers’ 27-22 loss to the Giants in London. He hadn’t drawn more than four targets in any of the Packers’ previous four games, and he entered Week 5 as the WR72 in half-PPR fantasy scoring.
Josh Reynolds has had 22-307-2 on 31 targets in his last four games. So, what’s not to like? Well, D’Andre Swift played sparingly during that stretch due to injury. In addition, Amon-Ra St. Brown missed one of those games and was limited in another, D.J. Chark missed two of those games, and rookie first-rounder Jameson Williams will probably return from a knee injury within the next 4-6 weeks. So we can’t count on Reynolds continuing to see a steady diet of targets as other Detroit pass catchers get healthier.
Nico Collins has 147 receiving yards over his last two contests, but he hasn’t had more than four catches in a game this season and is still looking for his first touchdown. The bigger issue is that he’s the No. 2 receiver in a low-octane passing attack.
Marvin Jones had 11-104-1 in his first four games before erupting for 7-104-0 in Week 5. The 32-year-old Jones will be a dicey fantasy play from week to week while sharing targets with Christian Kirk, Zay Jones and Evan Engram.
Joshua Kelley seems to have pulled away from Sony Michel in the battle to be the Chargers’ RB2 behind Austin Ekeler. Kelly had 10-49-1 rushing and 2-33-0 receiving Sunday against the Browns, while Michel had just one carry for no gain. We need to see more from an RB who’s averaged 3.3 yards per carry during his career before buying in.
Dyami Brown had a 75-yard TD catch and a 30-yard TD catch vs. the Titans in Week 5. Those were Brown’s only two catches and only two targets. He’ll likely fade back into the woodwork as soon as first-round rookie Jahan Dotson returns from a hamstring injury.
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