Kendall's Key Questions Week 6: Start/Sit Dilemmas, QB Choices, and More
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Kendall's Key Questions Week 6: Start/Sit Dilemmas, QB Choices, and More

Kendall Valenzuela dives into your mailbag questions for Week 6, including start/sit decisions, QB streamer options, and more fantasy football dilemmas.

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Kendall's Key Questions for Week 6

Meghan - NC: Should I sit George Pickens or Michael Wilson to play Isaiah Likely in flex? My starting 2 WRs are Garrett Wilson and Parker Washington. Bowers in TE. 10 team PPR. Playing my husband this week and HAVE TO WIN!

Oh you know when it's time to get a win against a family member, we have to go all out! It sounds like your team is absolutely loaded so this is a great problem to have. I would say you are definitely starting George Pickens going up against the Packers. If it was between Isaiah Likely and Michael Wilson, it's really close, but I have a slight lean towards Likely this weekend against the Saints. In the last two games, Likely has scored 13.6 and 32.4 points! According to the Utilization Report, he leads all tight ends in the NFL with a 30% target share.

Jameis Winston is a solid quarterback streamer this weekend too. According to The Athletic, the Saints rank 24th in tight end points per game allowed.

Michael Wilson is in a tougher matchup this weekend against the Rams, and while volume alone could give him a solid outing, I'd want to start Likely in a better matchup. 

Brian - TN: Carnell Tate or Germie Bernard. Full point PPR with bonus points for big plays and First Down catches. 

Germie Bernard has been a big riser across the board going into the weekend with Michael Pittman and Roman Wilson out. Still (and it kills me every time), I am slightly leaning toward Carnell Tate here. Tate and the Titans are facing the Colts, who are allowing 8.7 air yards per target to pass-catchers this year (7th-worst), and his Xfinity-best projection from Fantasy Life sits at 14.5 fantasy points. It's tough going back to Tate after a dud in Week 5, but he has a great 26% target share.

Bernard in other situations will be a great play, though. In Week 5, he led the team with a 29% target share and scored 14.4 fantasy points. Aaron Rodgers has shown trust in the rookie as well, which could go a long way for Bernard.

Jake - WI: If Lamar Jackson misses do I roll with Brissett or grab Kirk Cousins, Aaron Rodgers or Jameis Winston? 

It looks like Lamar Jackson is going to be unavailable for the Ravens for another week, but thankfully you have great streamer options for Week 6! Out of the names above, I think Kirk Cousins is my favorite (and also ranked the highest). Going up against this Bills' defense is a treat for many fantasy managers—the Bills are now allowing the league’s fifth-highest explosive pass play rate and fifth-highest EPA/dropback. 

They have also allowed three 25-plus-point fantasy scores to opposing quarterbacks this season. I'd roll with Cousins and believe he can bounce back on Sunday, and maybe we can even get a Tre Tucker touchdown!

Jeff - CA: What's the outlook for Woody Marks now? This isn't an easy week matchup.

It's definitely not an easy game for Woody Marks, but fantasy managers should expect that he'll still get the volume to be fantasy-relevant. After David Montgomery left the game last week, Marks played 98% of the snaps and handled every single RB touch for the Texans.

The Jaguars aren't a walk in the park for opposing running backs. They have been the sixth-toughest matchup (-1.8 PPG), but the good news for Marks is that they do give up a little in the receiving game. The way that Marks can win this weekend is through the air. Our Fantasy Life projected Xfinity-best score is sitting at 21 fantasy points.

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