Fantasy Football Player Notes

CeeDee Lamb has only topped five receptions once this year and enters Week 6 as the overall WR13 in Half-PPR formats. The good news is this is not unlike last season for the Cowboys' star wide receiver. Lamb was the overall WR20 heading into Week 6 last year. He then proceeded to post 12 consecutive top-20 weekly finishes. One of those games came at the hands of the Detroit Lions when Lamb went for career-highs in receptions (13) and receiving yards (227). Expecting that level of production out of Lamb this week is not realistic. However, he is still among the safest and most reliable options at the wide receiver position. The Lions have played better pass defense than they are generally given credit for, but Lamb is always a threat to post huge yardage totals, especially in a game that should feature plenty of scoring.

Tolbert has shown growth this year as he's been forced to step up as the team's WR2. Tolbert is the WR42 in fantasy points per game with three outings of weekly WR3 or better fantasy production (WR24, WR34, WR12). Tolbert has a 14.4% target share, a 24% air-yard share, 1.52 YPRR, and a 16.4% first-read share. He leads the team with five red-zone targets. This week's matchup with the Lions should boost his fantasy outlook. Since Week 3, Detroit has the sixth-highest two-high rate (55.6%). Against two high, Tolbert has seen bumps across the board with an 18.4% target share, a 29.8% air-yard share, 1.82 YPRR, and a massive 27.9% first-read share. Tolbert will run about 70% of his routes against Carlton Davis (70.6% catch rate and 118.9 passer rating) and Terrion Arnold (64% catch rate and 98.4 passer rating). Detroit has allowed the third-most receiving yards per game to perimeter wide receivers.