Updated Week 6 Fantasy WR Rankings PPR: Who to start, best sleepers, and top bye-week streamers for wide receivers

Tim Heaney

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Updated Week 6 Fantasy WR Rankings PPR: Who to start, best sleepers, and top bye-week streamers for wide receivers image

Another week, a few more star wide receivers on Week 6 bye.

Justin Jefferson, Nico Collins, and Jordan Addison will take off this week with the Minnesota Vikings and Houston Texans, depriving fantasy football managers of big, productive names.

While navigating these vacation weeks remains a tall task, we've lined up plenty of replacements for fantasy lineups.

Which players should you start this weekend? Any wideouts available as waiver pickups to help you?

Keep reading for our fantasy Week 6 wide receiver rankings.

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Week 6 WR Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)

These rankings for Week 6 fantasy wide receivers count players in point-per-reception (PPR) leagues.

Rk	Tr	Wide Receivers	TM	OPP	Week 6 Value	Chg ↕️
1	1	Puka Nacua	LAR	@BAL	Elite WR1
2	1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	@JAX	Elite WR1
3	1	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	@KC	INJ
4	2	Rome Odunze	CHI	@WAS	WR1
5	2	Emeka Egbuka	TB	SF	WR1
6	2	George Pickens	DAL	@CAR	WR1
7	3	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	DAL	WR1
8	3	Chris Olave	NO	NE	WR1
9	3	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	@GB	QUE
10	4	Keenan Allen	LAC	@MIA	WR1/WR2	⬆️ 3
11	4	Davante Adams	LAR	@BAL	WR1/WR2
12	4	Drake London	ATL	BUF	WR1/WR2
13	4	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	DEN	WR1/WR2
14	5	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	LAC	Strong WR2
15	5	Deebo Samuel	WAS	CHI	Strong WR2	⬇️ 6
16	5	DeVonta Smith	PHI	@NYG	Strong WR2
17	5	Marvin Harrison	ARI	@IND	Strong WR2
18	5	DJ Moore	CHI	@WAS	Strong WR2
19	5	Ladd McConkey	LAC	@MIA	WR2/WR3	⬆️ 15
20	5	Brian Thomas	JAX	SEA	Strong WR2	⬆️ 12
21	6	Stefon Diggs	NE	@NO	WR2
22	6	DK Metcalf	PIT	CLE	WR2
23	6	Michael Pittman	IND	ARI	WR2
24	6	Courtland Sutton	DEN	NYJ	WR2
25	7	Calvin Ridley	TEN	@LV	WR2/WR3	⬆️ 3
26	7	Kendrick Bourne	SF	@TB	WR2/WR3	⬆️ 7
27	7	Cooper Kupp	SEA	@JAX	WR2
28	7	A.J. Brown	PHI	@NYG	WR2/WR3
29	7	Xavier Worthy	KC	DET	WR2/WR3
30	7	Romeo Doubs	GB	CIN	Strong WR2	⬇️ 11
31	7	Jakobi Meyers	LV	TEN	WR2/WR3
32	7	Zay Flowers	BAL	LAR	WR2/WR3
33	7	Jauan Jennings	SF	@TB	QUE
34	7	Khalil Shakir	BUF	@ATL	WR2/WR3
35	8	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	@LV	WR3
36	8	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	@PIT	WR3
37	8	Tre Tucker	LV	TEN	WR3
38	8	Tyquan Thornton	KC	DET	WR3
39	8	Rashid Shaheed	NO	NE	WR3
40	8	Troy Franklin	DEN	NYJ	WR3
41	8	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	PHI	WR3
42	8	Hollywood Brown	KC	DET	WR3/Flex
43	8	Darnell Mooney	ATL	BUF	WR3/Flex
44	8	Jameson Williams	DET	@KC	WR3/Flex
45	8	Keon Coleman	BUF	@ATL	WR3/Flex
46	9	Tory Horton	SEA	@JAX	Flex
47	9	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	CHI	Flex
48	9	Tee Higgins	CIN	@GB	Flex
49	9	Marvin Mims	DEN	NYJ	Flex
50	9	Parker Washington	JAX	SEA	Flex
51	9	Travis Hunter	JAX	SEA	Flex
52	10	Xavier Legette	CAR	DAL	Flex/Bench
53	10	Isaiah Bond	CLE	@PIT	Flex/Bench
54	10	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	DET	Flex/Bench
55	10	Luther Burden	CHI	@WAS	Flex/Bench
56	11	Matthew Golden	GB	CIN	Flex/Bench
57	11	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	CIN	Flex/Bench
58	11	Josh Downs	IND	ARI	Flex/Bench
59	10	Dyami Brown	JAX	SEA	Flex/Bench
60	11	Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	BUF	Flex/Bench
61	11	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	@CAR	Flex/Bench
62	12	Jaylin Lane	WAS	CHI	Bench	⬆️ 47
63	12	Alec Pierce	IND	ARI	Bench	⬆️ NR
64	12	Jalen Coker	CAR	DAL	Bench	⬆️ NR
65	12	Malik Washington	MIA	LAC	Bench
66	12	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	@KC	Bench
67	15	Tre' Harris	LAC	@MIA	Bench	⬆️ 47
68	12	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	@WAS	Bench
69	12	Hunter Renfrow	CAR	DAL	Bench
70	12	Sterling Shepard	TB	SF	Bench
71	12	Rashod Bateman	BAL	LAR	Bench
72	12	DeMario Douglas	NE	@NO	Bench
73	12	Joshua Palmer	BUF	@ATL	Bench
74	12	Kayshon Boutte	NE	@NO	Bench
75	12	Brycen Tremayne	CAR	DAL	Bench
76	12	Jonathan Mingo-QUE	DAL	INJ	Bench	⬆️ NR
77	12	Mack Hollins	NE	@NO	Bench
78	12	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	LAR	Bench
79	12	Elijah Moore	BUF	@ATL	Bench
80	12	Tylan Wallace	BAL	LAR	Bench
81	12	Ashton Dulin	IND	ARI	Bench
82	12	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	LAC	Bench
83	13	Brandin Cooks	NO	NE	Bench
84	13	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	@CAR	Bench
85	13	Devaughn Vele	NO	NE	Bench
86	13	Casey Washington	ATL	BUF	Bench
87	13	Xavier Smith	LAR	@BAL	Bench
88	13	Ben Skowronek	PIT	CLE	Bench
89	13	Jahan Dotson	PHI	@NYG	Bench
90	13	Michael Wilson	ARI	@IND	Bench
91	13	Jordan Whittington	LAR	@BAL	Bench
92	13	Dont'e Thornton	LV	TEN	Bench
93	13	Greg Dortch	ARI	@IND	Bench
94	13	Tyler Johnson	NYJ	DEN	Bench
95	13	Mitchell Tinsley	CIN	@GB	Bench
96	14	Chris Moore	WAS	CHI	Bench
97	14	Malik Heath	GB	CIN	Bench
98	14	Savion Williams	GB	CIN	Bench
99	14	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	@GB	Bench
100	14	Zay Jones-QUE	ARI	@IND	Bench
101	14	Demarcus Robinson	SF	@TB	Bench
102	14	Ryan Miller	TB	SF	Bench
103	14	Tyler Lockett	TEN	@LV	Bench
104	14	Jack Bech	LV	TEN	Bench
105	14	Chimere Dike	TEN	@LV	Bench
106	14	Tay Martin	WAS	CHI	Bench
107	14	Tyrell Shavers	BUF	@ATL	Bench
108	15	Van Jefferson	TEN	@LV	QUE
109	15	Kyle Williams	NE	@NO	Bench
110	15	Josh Reynolds	NYJ	DEN	Bench
111	15	Curtis Samuel	BUF	@ATL	Bench
112	15	David Sills	ATL	BUF	Bench
113	15	Pat Bryant	DEN	NYJ	Bench
114	15	Jamari Thrash	CLE	@PIT	Bench
115	15	Dee Eskridge	MIA	LAC	Bench
116	15	Dareke Young	SEA	@JAX	Bench
117	15	Tim Patrick	JAX	SEA	Bench
118	15	Nikko Remigio	KC	DET	Bench
119	15	Jake Bobo	SEA	@JAX	Bench
120	16	John Metchie	PHI	@NYG	Bench
121	16	Roman Wilson	PIT	CLE	Bench
122	16	Arian Smith	NYJ	DEN	Bench
123	16	David Moore	CAR	DAL	Bench
124	16	Trent Sherfield	DEN	NYJ	Bench
125	16	Skyy Moore	SF	@TB	Bench
126	16	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	SF	@TB	Bench
127	16	Tez Johnson	TB	SF	Bench
128	16	Xavier Weaver	ARI	@IND	Bench
129	16	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	LAC	@MIA	Bench
130	16	KhaDarel Hodge	ATL	BUF	Bench
131	16	Scotty Miller	PIT	CLE	Bench
132	16	Kevin Austin	NO	NE	Bench
133	16	Alex Bachman	LV	TEN	Bench
134	16	Kalif Raymond	DET	@KC	Bench

INJ	--	Noah Brown	WAS	CHI	INJ
INACTIVE	--	Quentin Johnston	LAC	@MIA	INACTIVE
INACTIVE	--	Adonai Mitchell	IND	ARI	Bench
INACTIVe	--	Cedrick Wilson	MIA	INJ	INJ
OUT	--	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	@CAR	OUT
OUT	--	Mike Evans	TB	SF	OUT
OUT	--	Terry McLaurin	WAS	CHI	OUT
OUT	--	Ricky Pearsall	SF	@TB	OUT
OUT	--	Chris Godwin	TB	SF	OUT
OUT	--	Calvin Austin	PIT	CLE	OUT
OUT	--	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	@CAR	OUT
OUT	--	Darius Slayton	NYG	PHI	OUT
OUT	--	Allen Lazard	NYJ	DEN	OUT
OUT	--	Devontez Walker	BAL	LAR	OUT
OUT	--	Bryce Oliver	TEN	@LV	OUT
INACTIVE	--	Tutu Atwell	LAR	@BAL	INACTIVE

IR-R	--	Jayden Reed	GB	CIN	IR-R
IR-R	--	Cedric Tillman	CLE	@PIT	IR-R
PUP-R	--	Christian Watson	GB	CIN	PUP-R
IR	--	Malik Nabers	NYG	PHI	IR	--
IR	--	Tyreek Hill	MIA	LAC	IR

BYE		Jordan Addison	MIN	BYE
BYE		Justin Jefferson	MIN	BYE
BYE		Nico Collins	HOU	BYE
BYE		Jalen Nailor	MIN	BYE
BYE		Christian Kirk	HOU	BYE
BYE		Jayden Higgins	HOU	BYE
BYE		Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	BYE
BYE		Justin Watson	HOU	BYE
BYE		Adam Thielen	MIN	BYE
BYE		Tai Felton	MIN	BYE
BYE		Jaylin Noel	HOU	BYE

FANTASY LINEUP TIPS: Week 6 Start-Sit | Week 6 Sleepers | Week 6 Busts | Week 6 Waiver Wire

Which fantasy wide receivers have a Week 6 bye?

Vikings: Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Jalen Nailor, Adam Thielen
Texans: Nico Collins, Christian Kirk, Jayden Higgins, Xavier Hutchinson, Jaylin Noel

Which fantasy wide receivers are injured for Week 6?

IR (out for season): Malik Nabers (knee), Tyreek Hill (knee)
IR-R (Injured Reserve, designated for return): Cedric Tillman (hamstring)
Questionable: CeeDee Lamb (ankle), Mike Evans (hamstring), Terry McLaurin (quadriceps), Alec Pierce (concussion), KaVontae Turpin (foot)

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Which Week 6 fantasy sleeper wide receivers should I target?

Noteworthy WR Week 6 matchup boosts include:

Green Bay Packers wideouts Dontayvion Wicks and Matthew Golden play the Cincinnati Bengals coming off a bye, a cupcake secondary matchup if we've ever seen one this season.
OK, maybe the Dallas Cowboys are the best option. Upgrade the Carolina Panthers' Xavier Legette.
Wait a minute, the Baltimore Ravens are a doormat against wideouts, too. Roll with the Los Angeles Ranms' Tutu Atwell to pop a few big plays and fill in for bye-weekers or use as a general streamer.

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Tim Heaney

Tim Heaney joined The Sporting News in 2025 as Fantasy Football Editor. For nearly 20 years, the FSWA award winner has created fantasy NFL and MLB rankings, podcasts, and analysis for sites including ESPN, USA Today/Sports Weekly, KFFL, RotoWire, and RotoBaller. The Boston University alum hopes he’s helped a few followers win their leagues, even when he’s a year too early on breakout players.