Tue Oct 20th 2026

Week Six Review

Jalon Daniels

• I’m not saying Daniels has played awesome in his last three starts, but he looks like he could become the Buccaneers’ future starter after Baker Mayfield’s three-year contract expires. Mayfield gets hurt often, too, so Daniel could see more playing time in the coming years. Sunday was his worst day against the strong Pittsburgh defense, but in his previous two starts, he played well, completing 73% of his passes in conservative game plans. I added Daniel off waivers in many of my leagues after he played well in the preseason and after he won the backup job. In two of those leagues I have Baker Mayfield, so he’s more valuable to me there, but even in the leagues where I don't have Mayfield, I am happy to have him on my roster.

Travis Kelce

• Kelce will never die! That’s why I am so glad that I have him on three of my dynasty rosters and in the Scott Fish Bowl. I drafted him late in two of my most recent startup drafts over the last few years, and I traded for him during last year's playoff run, and I won the Super Bowl. This could be his last season, but he’ll go out in style and keep my dynasty teams contending. Admittedly, his production this week was mediocre in traditional leagues, but in a league with hyper-tight end scoring like the Scott Fish Bowl, he scored 35.8 points.

Michael Mayer

• Better late than never, but Mayer is finally living up to the hype I gave him when I had him ranked way higher than other dynasty managers in his class. I drafted him in most of my leagues that year. Sadly, I rightly dropped him in most of those leagues after he didn't break out, especially after the Raiders drafted Brock Bowers. Part of me still believed, because I drafted him very late in my most recent startup tight-end premium league. I was confident that coach Kubiak would find a way to use his talents alongside Bowers’s, especially after they signed him to a new contract this offseason, and I was right. He’s been hit-and-miss this season, but he's had seven or more targets in three of the first six games and scored over 20 points in this league twice and 13 or more points four times. If only he had had a better coach in the first years of his career.

Isaiah Likely

• I cannot believe how well Likely is playing for the Giants. He was the second-highest-scoring tight end going into this week and will be the highest-scoring after this week since he scored another 20 points on Sunday. He’s been absolutely amazing this season. I didn’t believe that Harbaugh, who never used Likely in Baltimore, would suddenly make him the focus of the passing game in New York. Plus, I thought Theo Johnson was the better player and already had a connection with Jaxson Dart. I was certainly wrong about that. I remember rejecting a trade that included Likely before the season started. I’d like to have that back. I traded Likely to a rebuilding team last year for Jakobi Meyers and Wan’Dale Robinson, who were breaking out. I finished third in that league, so the trade didn't result in a championship. I’d like that trade back now, especially since I included Matthew Golden in it.

Matthew Golden

• Even though Golden was a fellow Longhorn, I ranked him much lower in his rookie class than other dynasty analysts. I was right for a season, but now I'm terribly wrong. Golden is Green Bay's top target, and he’s balling out this season. Watson is scoring more fantasy points because of his touchdowns, but Golden has more targets and catches than Watson and has found the end zone himself in three of his last four weeks. His game on Sunday was the best of the season, and it could have been even better if he'd caught two difficult-to-catch deep balls he couldn't bring down.  He’s the WR-1 in Green Bay’s pass-heavy offense, and I do not have a single share of him. I even rejected an offseason trade for him in one league, and now there’s no getting him cheap!

Makai Lemon

• Unlike Golden, I ranked Lemon extremely high in his class.  He was my top-ranked wide receiver in this year’s class, but he’ll need a Golden-like second-year breakout to meet my expectations. I drafted too far back in the first round of all my leagues to draft him, so I only have one share of Lemon, but I traded a 2027 first-round pick to select him. That looks like a really bad decision this far into year one. He’s had opportunities in recent weeks, but he’s not taken advantage of them. He’s averaged almost seven targets per game over the last three weeks, but his eleven catches in those weeks have only amounted to  89 yards. I am not ruling out a late-season breakout, but it will be much harder with Tanner McKee. He’ll need a Golden-like redemptive year two to make me a believer again.

CJ Stroud

• The Texans are the biggest enigma of the season for me. I expected them to have a top-tier defense and win games with it and a conservative, run-first offense. Instead, their defense has been terrible, and they’ve become very pass-heavy. I did not think Stroud could carry the team that way, but he’s been on fire this season.  He’s averaging 36.5 attempts per game for 286 yards. He’s scoring more than 23 fantasy points per game and is now a viable weekly starter in dynasty lineups for the first time since his excellent rookie season. His stock is quickly rising this season.

Deshaun Watson

• I’m not saying that Watson has played great, and he’s not been producing many fantasy points, but with each Cleveland win, he secures his starting job and will make it more difficult for the Browns to draft a quarterback in the first round, though they do have plenty of draft picks to trade up if they want to. His dynasty stock keeps creeping up as he leads the team to wins atop the AFC North. He played with poise and heart on the game-winning drive and, of all things, won over the fan base. It’s quite the resurrection of dynasty value, even if he’s just a depth piece on dynasty rosters.

DeMario Douglas

• Douglas has put together two great games in a row, and this week it was with AJ Brown back in action. I added him off waivers in one league last week and see that he’s still on the waiver wire in a few of my ten-team leagues.  Two touchdowns last week and one this week make him the top add this week, if he can stay in the flames. He gets just over 50% of the snaps most weeks, but he is getting five targets per game. He could be a flex-worthy player during bye weeks and should be rostered in all dynasty leagues.

Cam Skattebo

• I wrote about Skattebo last week in the Walk of Shame portion, so I will not elaborate this week, but things got way worse when Skattebo was punished for his fumbles and didn't touch the ball once. That’s as bad as it gets. He and his dynasty managers are fortunate the Giants’ running game looked even worse without him, so no one stole his job this week. Hopefully it’s just a one-week punishment, but even so, his dynasty stock is falling.

George Pickens

• It’s impossible to keep Pickens out of dynasty lineups because he can blow up like he did last week, but he’s clearly second fiddle to CeeDee Lamb this season, and the Cowboys are far less effective at getting him the ball. He’s still averaging more than eight targets per game, but he’s only scored one touchdown.  He has a safe floor, but the ceiling is not there this year so far. I know he’s not helped me like he did last year in the two leagues where I start him every week.

JJ McCarthy

• McCarthy came in for Jameis Winston on Sunday and promptly threw an interception, but after that led the team in a furious comeback attempt by throwing for 243 yards and a touchdown. I expect the Giants to start him next week. They know what they have in Jamies but need to see what they have in McCarthy. His dynasty stock was almost dead, but this is his chance to resurrect it. Jaxson Dart’s managers sure hope he fails because they’d hate to see a competition next year. I doubt McCarthy could create that controversy, but if he can, the Giants would welcome it.

Germie Bernard

• I said last week that Rodgers loves Bernard. He proved it this week by throwing Bernard 12 targets after he had 9 last week. He also scored the game-winning touchdown. I don’t think Roman Wilson will get his job back once he’s healthy. Bernard has taken it from him. I ranked Bernard much lower in this year’s class. I saw him as average at everything and more of a check-down player than a difference maker.  At his age, Rodgers is a check-down master, so this is a perfect marriage for this season as it was for Kenny Gainwell last season. Dynasty managers should stay in the flames, but it could also be a good time to sell Bernard.

D.K. Metcalf

• Opposite the young guns is Metcalf and his old-man strength. Even Bernard couldn't out-target Metcalf, since Rodgers peppered him with 15 targets. Unlike Bernard, Metcalf is a playmaker, and I did not think his low ADOT role was in his bag of tricks, but he proved he could do it on Sunday. He has eleven catches but for only 93 yards. I assumed that Michael Pittman was fit for that kind of role for the Steelers, but with Pittman out, Metcalf has adjusted to a new style of play and he’s making it work. With that kind of volume, he could become a more reliable starter in dynasty lineups. Still, I’d like to see one or two more games to determine whether this was game-plan specific or a true role change for Metcalf.

Kenneth Walker

• What can be said about Walker, who is on pace to break the single-season rushing record? He and Jahmyr Gibbs are carrying dynasty teams into the playoffs this season. He’s scored over 20 fantasy points in every game and more than 30 points in four of the six games. I didn't think he would make this kind of impact in Kansas City. I’ve always questioned his playstyle and criticized him for always trying to his the big play rather than taking what was given. He’s proven me wrong this season. He’s kept making those big plays and is tied for the lead with seven 20-yard runs. He’s an absolute monster!

Tommy Tremble

• Tremble had a two-touchdown day on Sunday, which could be fluky. What’s more noticeable, and less fluky, is that he got 68% of the snaps after averaging just over 50% so far this season. If he’s becoming Carolina's leading tight end, he’s a must-add this week. I’ll make him a priority this week to see if his snap counts hold in future weeks.

Jawhar Jordon

• Jordan had a few very productive games last year when he got the call. He’s being called upon again while David Montgomery is injured, and he outproduced Woody Marks in fantasy points this week thanks to a long touchdown run. His involvement will be short-lived, but he can produce in the games that Montgomery misses, and maybe even more than Marks.

Bam Knight

• Knight came out of nowhere to challenge Tyler Allgeier for touches since Jeremiyah Love was out with an injury. He looked a lot fresher and more explosive than Allgeier, too. I wouldn't add him in every league since we know his use is temporary, but if I were desperate for a running back in deep leagues with large starting lineups, I’d consider adding Knight.

Jaylen Warren <=======> Omarion Hampton

• I made this trade after a rebuilding team put Warren on the trading block. I’d prefer to have Warren on my contending team and would like to have him more on any of my teams. Hampton’s poor play has more to do with than his terrible environment in LA. I think he could end up being an actual bust compared to where he was drafted. I know Hampton’s value is at its lowest, but I want to get rid of him while there are still dynasty managers more hopeful than I am. Some are, and some are not. I know because I made the exact same offer in another league, and they rejected it. I know I’m in the minority, but Hampton is now my 20^th-ranked running back while Warren is my 11^th.

Christian Watson <=======> 2027 1^st round pick

• A rebuilding team gave away Watson for a single first-round pick. I think that is a steal for the competitive team! Watson is the real deal, and he’s just now hitting his peak in performance and dynasty value. He’s worth at least a first and second-round pick, if not two firsts. I gave the same manager two first-round picks last year for Drake London, and Christian Watson is getting closer and closer to London in my dynasty rankings, with London at 11^th and Watson at 15^th.

Tony Pollard <=======> 2029 2^nd round pick

• A contending manager desperate for a running back made this trade while on a mission trip in Vietnam! Maybe he didn’t get enough sleep! Seriously though, this is a fair trade for a contending team that can afford not to worry about a second-round pick three years out. The rebuilding team was willing to take whatever he could get for Pollard, so that’s what they agreed to. I think it’s the furthest out I’ve ever seen a dynasty trade made.  Three years is a long time to wait!

JK Dobbins <=======> 2027 2^nd roud pick

• A running back-needy team was willing to give up a second-round pick to get Dobbins’s help. I think it was too risky a move given Dobbins’s uncertain role this season, let alone in the future. It worked for this week since Dobbins and RJ Harvey scored touchdowns, but most weeks it will be one or the other, and who knows what will happen when Jonah Coleman returns.  I would have kept the second-round pick instead of hoping in Dobbins.

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