Best Week 6 Moves From Our Experts: Don’t Forget About Jordan Mason
Best Week 6 Moves
Whether you're playing redraft or dynasty, knowing what moves to make is crucial to success.
That's why we're having each of our fantasy football experts give you one move to take advantage of this week.
Target Jordan Mason Before He’s Back
Mason’s expected to return in Week 7 following the Vikings’ bye. In his lone appearance this year, Mason led Aaron Jones 15-12 in carries and 3.9 to 3.3 in yards per attempt.
Since then, Minnesota’s offense has looked capable of supporting a productive rushing attack. The Vikings rank 10th in situation-neutral run rate, 12th in adjusted line yards, and 15th in yards before contact per attempt. Jones has taken advantage with games of 94, 113, and 105 yards over the past month, handling 20+ touches in each contest without Mason.
But Jones has already appeared on the injury report with a knee issue, and the Vikings have little reason to keep leaning so heavily on a nearly 32-year-old back. HC Kevin O’Connell said Mason will be a “big part” of the offense after the bye.
Add in the fifth-best adjusted strength of schedule for Vikings RBs, and Mason looks like an RB2 trade target if you can afford to wait through the bye.
Stream Kirk Cousins
Joe Burrow, Jared Goff, and Kyler Murray are on bye this week. Lamar Jackson remains iffy with his ankle injury. And now Jalen Hurts is out..
If you need a QB spot starter this week, grab Kirk Cousins.
He’s coming off his worst fantasy finish of the season, a QB21 showing in a tough road spot against the Patriots last week. But Cousins had finished as a top-10 fantasy QB in each of his previous three outings.
Week 6 presents an excellent bounce-back spot at home for the Bills. This game has a week-high 53.5-point over/under, and the Raiders’ 24-point implied total is tied for 11th.
Buffalo has been a sieve against the pass so far, sitting 27th in our pass-defense power rankings and 29th in adjusted fantasy points allowed to QBs. Four of the five passers to face the Bills so far have finished top-12 in fantasy points on the week.
Cousins has a fair chance to make it five of six.
Grab Trey Hendrickson
Yep, you’ve reached the IDP portion of the show. Time to change the channel.
For those of you still paying attention, this isn’t a move that crossed my mind early in the week. But then I found Trey Hendrickson available in one of my own IDP leagues, and I guess I can understand why.
The veteran edge player missed the past two weeks following finger surgery. Before that, he logged just 1 sack across the first three games. That’s enough to make the 31-year-old seem expendable in plenty of leagues, especially where you don’t have much stash space on your bench.
But Hendrickson returned to full practice Wednesday and appears on track to face the Browns this Sunday. And that’s what makes him a must-grab.
The first game back for Baltimore’s top pass rusher would come against a Browns squad that yielded EIGHT sacks to the Jets last week. Rookie Edge David Bailey tallied three, while five other Jets each got Deshaun Watson once. Cleveland’s now allowing a league-high 11.3% sack rate for the season.
And if you don’t believe Hendrickson’s the top rusher in Baltimore because of the 1 sack … you’re wrong. His 14 total pressures tie Tavius Robinson for the team lead, despite Hendrickson missing two games and playing another with the jacked-up finger before his surgery.
Hendrickson carries week-winning potential into this matchup and sits available in 75% of Sleeper IDP leagues. Just be aware that less-friendly sack matchups with Cincinnati and Buffalo follow this week.
This is Your Last Chance to Get Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard was a hot redraft pickup this week after his 6 catches for 80 yards (on 8 targets). He even had a 4-yard carry in the game.
Bernard played as a replacement for Michael Pittman Jr., who landed on IR, with Roman Wilson staying as the third WR (before he got injured). Wilson actually played LESS in two-WR sets than he did when Pittman was healthy, paving the way for Bernard to be a full-time starter.
He looked extremely sharp on film with explosiveness off the line and smooth routes that create separation. It was obvious that Aaron Rodgers trusted the rookie to make plays.
Another stellar game by Bernard could put him out of reach in dynasty leagues, so now is the time to throw a second-round 2027 pick plus a bench player to try and get Bernard. Even a late 2027 first can be worthwhile (even though I love the 2027 class).
The passing game for the Steelers is really working with HC Mike McCarthy helming the offense and Bernard could even pass Pittman (who looked like a shell of his younger self early in the season).
The off-field buzz on Bernard also showed his high football character and IQ (that helped turn him into a top-50 NFL Draft pick). Bernard revealed on the Christian Kuntz podcast that Rodgers put him through play and pass-defense pop quizzes and confirmed that Bernard passed with flying colors.
It showed up on Sunday, and I expect Bernard’s dynasty stock to continue improving.
Last Call To Shed Your Marvin Harrison Jr. Stock
Marvin Harrison Jr. being traded from the Cardinals has brought discourse over who was more at fault for his underachievements -- the franchise or the player. That has boosted both his market value and liquidity, giving us one last chance to sell him for a reasonable return.
Last season, he netted an 18.0% target share and 1.33 yards per team pass attempt on his way to producing 10.7 PPR points per game, finishing as the WR38. Harrison presumably even benefited from being a part of a Cardinals offense that held a higher pass rate over expected than any other team. That turned his 50th-ranked target share into the 37th-most targets per game.
But now, he joins a Texans offense -- albeit with his former college QB C.J. Stroud -- that ranks ninth in pass rate over expected while playing alongside WR Nico Collins and his 26.0% target share (14th among WRs).
Even if Harrison wound up in the most perfect offensive environment, his profile still carries an alarming amount of risk. He became the 33rd former first-round WR to fall short of 12 PPR points per game and 1.80 yards per team pass attempt in each of their first two seasons. Just one (3.1%) went on to accomplish a WR1 season over the remainder of his career; five (15.6%) accomplished a WR2 season.
Veteran WRs such as Davante Adams and Mike Evans, unproven rookie WRs in KC Concepcion and Makai Lemon, and future first-round picks leave too many more attractive alternatives for you to keep Harrison’s risk on board.
