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10/11/23
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2023 NFL Week 6 Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings
We’re five weeks into the season, so we’re in the thick of it. The true contenders of your fantasy leagues are separating themselves, while those teams tanking for Caleb Williams are standing out.
That means it’s a fantastic time to make some trades to push you further in either direction. Follow our updated dynasty rankings weekly for the best insight into possible moves.
Week 6 Dynasty Rankings
Quarterback Rankings
Tier One
Value Estimation: 3+ Premium First-Round Picks
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2 | Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills |
| 3 | Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles |
Tier Two
Value Estimation: 3+ First-Round Picks
| 4 | Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens |
| 5 | Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 6 | Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals |
Tier Three
Value Estimation: 2+ First-Round Picks
| 7 | C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans |
| 8 | Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins |
| 9 | Anthony Richardson | Indianapolis Colts |
| 10 | Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 11 | Kyler Murray | Arizona Cardinals |
Tier Four
Value Estimation: 2 First-Round Picks
| 12 | Deshaun Watson | Cleveland Browns |
| 13 | Justin Fields | Chicago Bears |
Tier Five
Value Estimation: Early First-Round Pick
| 14 | Bryce Young | Carolina Panthers |
Tier Six
Value Estimation: First-Round Pick
| 15 | Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers |
| 16 | Jared Goff | Detroit Lions |
| 17 | Kirk Cousins | Minnesota Vikings |
| 18 | Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys |
| 19 | Russell Wilson | Denver Broncos |
Tier Seven
Value Estimation: Late First-Round Pick
| 20 | Geno Smith | Seattle Seahawks |
Tier Eight
Value Estimation: Early Second-Round Pick
| 21 | Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers |
| 22 | Daniel Jones | New York Giants |
| 23 | Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Tier Nine
Value Estimation: Second-Round Pick
| 24 | Sam Howell | Washington Commanders |
| 25 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 26 | Mac Jones | New England Patriots |
Tier 10
Value Estimation: Third-Round Pick
| 27 | Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams |
| 28 | Jimmy Garoppolo | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 29 | Derek Carr | New Orleans Saints |
| 30 | Ryan Tannehill | Tennessee Titans |
| 31 | Zach Wilson | New York Jets |
| 32 | Desmond Ridder | Atlanta Falcons |
Tier 11
Value Estimation: Late Third-Round Pick
| 33 | Joshua Dobbs | Arizona Cardinals |
| 34 | Aaron Rodgers | New York Jets |
| 35 | Trey Lance | Dallas Cowboys |
| 36 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | Cleveland Browns |
| 37 | Tyler Huntley | Baltimore Ravens |
| 38 | Will Levis | Tennessee Titans |
| 39 | Aidan O’Connell | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 40 | Tyler Huntley | Baltimore Ravens |
| 41 | Gardner Minshew | Indianapolis Colts |
| 42 | Jameis Winston | New Orleans Saints |
| 43 | Taylor Heinicke | Atlanta Falcons |
| 44 | Bailey Zappe | New England Patriots |
| 45 | Sam Darnold | San Francisco 49ers |
| 46 | Malik Willis | Tennessee Titans |
Big QB Movers
Brock Purdy – 15th (Previously 18th)
Brock Purdy is putting up 23 points per game on an offense that is deploying the lowest passing volume in the league. It’s not as if those points are thanks to his 2.9 rushing points per game.
Purdy has simply been one of the league’s most efficient quarterbacks. His 10.7 adjusted yards per attempt ranks first among all quarterbacks, with a 6.6 percent touchdown rate and 9.3 yards per attempt.
Purdy isn’t a top-12 dynasty quarterback, but the passing peripherals he’s put up signal toward him being one of the league’s better passers.
Jared Goff – 16th (Previously 19th)
Jared Goff’s tremendous start might be going under the radar, but we are noticing. His 22.4 points per game currently place him as the 10th highest-scoring quarterback, and his peripherals back up his strong start.
He has an 8.2 adjusted yards per attempt, which ranks sixth among all quarterbacks, and an 8.0 yards per attempt, which ranks fourth. While he lacks the rushing production to be a high-end option, his strong passing production points to him being an undervalued option.
Running Back Rankings
Tier One
Value Estimation: 3 First-Round Picks
| 1 | 21.6 Years Old | Bijan Robinson | Atlanta Falcons |
Tier Two
Value Estimation: 2+ First-Round Picks
| 2 | 27.3 Years Old | Christian McCaffrey | San Francisco 49ers |
Tier Three
Value Estimation: 2 First-Round Picks
| 3 | 22.3 Years Old | Breece Hall | New York Jets |
| 4 | 21.9 Years Old | De’Von Achane | Miami Dolphins |
| 5 | 24.6 Years Old | Jonathan Taylor | Indianapolis Colts |
Tier Four
Value Estimation: Early First-Round Pick
| 6 | 26.6 Years Old | Saquon Barkley | New York Giants |
| 7 | 21.5 Years Old | Jahmyr Gibbs | Detroit Lions |
| 8 | 28.3 Years Old | Austin Ekeler | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 9 | 24.6 Years Old | Travis Etienne | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 10 | 26.4 Years Old | Tony Pollard | Dallas Cowboys |
| 11 | 25.6 Years Old | Josh Jacobs | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 12 | 22.9 Years Old | Kenneth Walker III | Seattle Seahawks |
Tier Five
Value Estimation: First-Round Pick
| 13 | 24.7 Years Old | D’Andre Swift | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 14 | 24.0 Years Old | James Cook | Buffalo Bills |
Tier Six
Value Estimation: Late First-Round Pick
| 15 | 28.1 Years Old | Alvin Kamara | New Orleans Saints |
| 16 | 27.1 Years Old | Joe Mixon | Cincinnati Bengals |
Tier Seven
Value Estimation: Early Second-Round Pick
| 17 | 29.7 Years Old | Derrick Henry | Tennessee Titans |
| 18 | 25.5 Years Old | Rhamondre Stevenson | New England Patriots |
| 19 | 23.4 Years Old | Javonte Williams | Denver Broncos |
| 20 | 24.5 Years Old | Brian Robinson | Washington Commanders |
| 21 | 26.3 Years Old | David Montgomery | Detroit Lions |
| 22 | 28.8 Years Old | Aaron Jones | Green Bay Packers |
Tier Eight
Value Estimation: Second-Round Pick
| 23 | 24.5 Years Old | Isiah Pacheco | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 24 | 22.7 Years Old | Zach Charbonnet | Seattle Seahawks |
| 25 | 31.4 Years Old | Raheem Mostert | Miami Dolphins |
| 26 | 28.3 Years Old | James Conner | Arizona Cardinals |
| 27 | 23.0 Years Old | Kyren Williams | Los Angeles Rams |
Tier Nine
Value Estimation: Late Second-Round Pick
| 28 | 25.2 Years Old | Alexander Mattison | Minnesota Vikings |
| 29 | 24.7 Years Old | Rachaad White | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 30 | 26.4 Years Old | Miles Sanders | Carolina Panthers |
| 31 | 23.6 Years Old | Dameon Pierce | Houston Texans |
| 32 | 25.5 Years Old | Najee Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Tier 10
Value Estimation: Third-Round Pick
| 33 | 27.7 Years Old | Nick Chubb | Cleveland Browns |
| 34 | 24.0 Years Old | Jerome Ford | Cleveland Browns |
| 35 | 22.2 Years Old | Tyjae Spears | Tennessee Titans |
| 36 | 24.8 Years Old | Jaylen Warren | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 37 | 25.4 Years Old | Khalil Herbert | Chicago Bears |
| 38 | 21.3 Years Old | Kendre Miller | New Orleans Saints |
| 39 | 22.9 Years Old | Jaleel McLaughlin | Denver Broncos |
| 40 | 24.5 Years Old | Kenneth Gainwell | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 41 | 22.6 Years Old | Roschon Johnson | Chicago Bears |
| 42 | 22.0 Years Old | Tank Bigsby | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 43 | 25.7 Years Old | Zack Moss | Indianapolis Colts |
| 44 | 23.4 Years Old | Tyler Allgeier | Atlanta Falcons |
| 45 | 28.0 Years Old | Samaje Perine | Denver Broncos |
| 46 | 28.4 Years Old | Jamaal Williams | New Orleans Saints |
| 47 | 25.4 Years Old | AJ Dillon | Green Bay Packers |
| 48 | 25.4 Years Old | Elijah Mitchell | San Francisco 49ers |
| 49 | 25.2 Years Old | Antonio Gibson | Washington Commanders |
| 50 | 28.4 Years Old | Gus Edwards | Baltimore Ravens |
| 51 | 24.2 Years Old | Chuba Hubbard | Carolina Panthers |
| 52 | 24.2 Years Old | Cam Akers | Minnesota Vikings |
| 53 | 24.6 Years Old | Emari Demercado | Arizona Cardinals |
Big RB Movers
De’Von Achane – 4th (Previously 7th)
It’s another week of De’Von Achane moving up the rankings. Despite his recent injury, his production and peripherals are too good to leave him out of the premier running backs. After four games, he has 25.4 points per game with a whopping 4.26 yards per team rush attempt.
For reference on how insane that is, it’s the highest yards per team rush attempt of all running backs while coming off just the 39th-highest carry percentage. With him being a rookie, there is tons of value insulation, even if he misses a significant amount of time. This makes him a safe bet, with one of the highest upsides at the position.
David Montgomery – 21st (Previously 24th)
David Montgomery’s production on the ground is helping get him to more than 20 points per game through the first five weeks. He’s holding the sixth-highest carry percentage and the eighth-highest yards per team rush attempt.
But his receiving profile and sub-10 percent target share aren’t quite as strong as his rushing profile. While he is an unlikely candidate to be a 20-point-per-game scorer across a full season, he doesn’t need to be the primary receiver out of the backfield to be productive.
Tyjae Spears – 35th (Previously 40th)
While Derrick Henry is still in Tennessee, Tyjae Spears has shown enough for us to get excited about his profile. He’s coming off a week where we scored 16.9 points while handling 31.8 percent of the carries for 1.55 yards per team rush attempt.
Even more exciting is he put up a 14.3 percent target share in Week 5 to give him a 13.2 percent target share on the season. That’s the ninth-highest share among all running backs. He might not have an immediate projection to high-end production, but we’ve seen enough to excite us about rostering Spears.
Wide Receiver Rankings
Tier One
Value Estimation: 3 First-Round Picks
| 1 | Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2 | Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings |
Tier Two
Value Estimation: 2 First-Round Picks
| 3 | AJ Brown | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 4 | Chris Olave | New Orleans Saints |
| 5 | Garrett Wilson | New York Jets |
| 6 | CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys |
| 7 | Amon-Ra St Brown | Detroit Lions |
| 8 | Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams |
Tier Four
Value Estimation: Early First-Round Pick
| 9 | Tyreek Hill | Miami Dolphins |
| 10 | Stefon Diggs | Buffalo Bills |
| 11 | Davante Adams | Las Vegas Raiders |
Tier Five
Value Estimation: First-Round Pick
| 12 | Brandon Aiyuk | San Francisco 49ers |
| 13 | DeVonta Smith | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 14 | Keenan Allen | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 15 | Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams |
| 16 | Jaylen Waddle | Miami Dolphins |
| 17 | DK Metcalf | Seattle Seahawks |
| 18 | Drake London | Atlanta Falcons |
| 19 | Tee Higgins | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 20 | Jordan Addison | Minnesota Vikings |
| 21 | Zay Flowers | Baltimore Ravens |
| 22 | Nico Collins | Houston Texans |
| 23 | DJ Moore | Chicago Bears |
Tier Six
Value Estimation: Late First-Round Pick
| 24 | George Pickens | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 25 | Michael Pittman Jr | Indianapolis Colts |
| 26 | Deebo Samuel | San Francisco 49ers |
| 27 | Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 28 | Diontae Johnson | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 29 | Quentin Johnston | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 30 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks |
| 31 | Christian Watson | Green Bay Packers |
| 32 | Marquise Brown | Arizona Cardinals |
| 33 | Chris Godwin | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 34 | Calvin Ridley | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 35 | Christian Kirk | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 36 | Amari Cooper | Cleveland Browns |
| 37 | Jakobi Meyers | Las Vegas Raiders |
Tier Seven
Value Estimation: Second-Round Pick
| 38 | Rashee Rice | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 39 | Marvin Mims | Denver Broncos |
| 40 | Romeo Doubs | Green Bay Packers |
| 41 | Jameson Williams | Detroit Lions |
| 42 | Tank Dell | Houston Texans |
| 43 | Michael Thomas | New Orleans Saints |
| 44 | Terry McLaurin | Washington Commanders |
| 45 | DeAndre Hopkins | Tennessee Titans |
| 46 | Treylon Burks | Tennessee Titans |
| 47 | Jayden Reed | Green Bay Packers |
| 48 | Tyler Lockett | Seattle Seahawks |
| 49 | Courtland Sutton | Denver Broncos |
| 50 | Jerry Jeudy | Denver Broncos |
| 51 | Jahan Dotson | Washington Commanders |
Tier Eight
Value Estimation: Third-Round Pick
| 52 | Josh Downs | Indianapolis Colts |
| 53 | Adam Thielen | Carolina Panthers |
| 54 | Gabriel Davis | Buffalo Bills |
| 55 | Michael Wilson | Arizona Cardinals |
| 56 | Wan’Dale Robinson | New York Giants |
| 57 | Demario Douglas | New England Patriots |
| 58 | Rashid Shaheed | New Orleans Saints |
| 59 | Curtis Samuel | Washington Commanders |
| 60 | Kendrick Bourne | New England Patriots |
| 61 | Tutu Atwell | Los Angeles Rams |
| 62 | Elijah Moore | Cleveland Browns |
| 63 | Tyler Boyd | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 64 | Jonathan Mingo | Carolina Panthers |
| 65 | Kadarius Toney | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 66 | Rashod Bateman | Baltimore Ravens |
| 67 | Skyy Moore | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 68 | Jalin Hyatt | New York Giants |
Big WR Movers
Puka Nacua – 8th (Previously 12th)
Puka Nacua continues climbing the rankings and stacking solid performances. He is now the all-time rookie leader for the most targets through the first five games. More importantly, we saw him post a 29.7 percent target share alongside a now-healthy Cooper Kupp.
As long as consensus refuses to treat Nacua as a top-12 dynasty wide receiver, we will continue buying a rookie with the second-highest target share in the league. This has helped him produce the fourth-highest points per game with 22.7, and there aren’t any signs of his production stalling.
DJ Moore – 23rd (Previously 29th)
DJ Moore is coming off a week where he just put up 49 points, thanks to a 34.5 percent target share and a whopping 7.93 yards per team pass attempt. Coming into the season, Moore’s ability to be a strong peripheral producer wasn’t in question.
However, whether Justin Fields could support a high-end fantasy wide receiver was. We still can’t say with certainty whether he can, but Moore’s production from Thursday points to it being more plausible than initially believed.
George Pickens – 24th (Previously 33rd)
George Pickens can be a near-alpha target earner with Diontae Johnson sidelined. He’s posting a 24.4 percent target share and 2.4 yards per team pass attempt in his second season. Those are the 19th and 15th highest marks among all wide receivers.
Despite being in a poor Kenny Pickett–led offense, these peripherals have helped land Pickens as the 19th-highest-scoring wide receiver. The real question is whether these peripherals continue to be as strong with Johnson ready to return. There is doubt this offense can support multiple productive wide receivers.
Tight End Rankings
Tier One
Value Estimation: 2 First-Round Picks
| 1 | 28.0 Years Old | Mark Andrews | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2 | 33.9 Years Old | Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs |
Tier Two
Value Estimation: First-Round Pick
| 3 | 22.9 Years Old | Kyle Pitts | Atlanta Falcons |
| 4 | 22.7 Years Old | Sam LaPorta | Detroit Lions |
| 5 | 26.2 Years Old | T.J. Hockenson | Minnesota Vikings |
Tier Three
Value Estimation: Second-Round Pick
| 6 | 22.9 Years Old | Luke Musgrave | Green Bay Packers |
| 7 | 30.0 Years Old | George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers |
| 8 | 24.5 Years Old | Cole Kmet | Chicago Bears |
| 9 | 23.9 Years Old | Dalton Kincaid | Buffalo Bills |
| 10 | 31.0 Years Old | Darren Waller | New York Giants |
| 11 | 29.1 Years Old | Evan Engram | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 12 | 28.7 Years Old | Dallas Goedert | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 13 | 24.9 Years Old | Pat Freiermuth | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 14 | 27.2 Years Old | David Njoku | Cleveland Browns |
| 15 | 23.5 Years Old | Greg Dulcich | Denver Broncos |
Tier Four
Value Estimation: Third-Round Pick
| 16 | 25.0 Years Old | Jelani Woods | Indianapolis Colts |
| 17 | 25.0 Years Old | Luke Schoonmaker | Dallas Cowboys |
| 18 | 23.8 Years Old | Trey McBride | Arizona Cardinals |
| 19 | 21.2 Years Old | Michael Mayer | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 20 | 28.0 Years Old | Jonnu Smith | Atlanta Falcons |
| 21 | 32.2 Years Old | Logan Thomas | Washington Commanders |
| 22 | 32.9 Years Old | Zach Ertz | Arizona Cardinals |
| 23 | 24.6 Years Old | Jake Ferguson | Dallas Cowboys |
| 24 | 27.2 Years Old | Dalton Schultz | Houston Texans |
| 25 | 28.8 Years Old | Hunter Henry | New England Patriots |
| 26 | 25.8 Years Old | Noah Fant | Seattle Seahawks |
| 27 | 29.2 Years Old | Gerald Everett | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 28 | 22.1 Years Old | Darnell Washington | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 29 | 28.1 Years Old | Tyler Conklin | New York Jets |
| 30 | 30.7 Years Old | Tyler Higbee | Los Angeles Rams |
| 31 | 26.8 Years Old | Dawson Knox | Buffalo Bills |
Big TE Movers
Cole Kmet – 8th (Previously 15th)
Cole Kmet has been far better than projected in his first five games, posting the fifth-highest fantasy output for a tight end with 14.7 points per game, coming off a 21.7 percent target rate and 1.72 yards per route run on a modest 6.9 average depth of target.
This is similar to T.J. Hockenson’s peripherals, except Kmet’s performance is coming on an eight percent lower route participation. But the critical piece is that Kmet’s peripherals are strong enough for this production to be sustainable for the rest of the season.
Dalton Kincaid – 9th (Previously 7th)
Dalton Kincaid has not been a strong producer in the first five games of his rookie year, and the underlying peripherals aren’t much better. While a 14.3 percent target rate is OK, 0.89 yard per route run, especially in a high-powered Josh Allen offense, is not.
The most frightening aspect of Kincaid’s profile is his average target depth of 4.2. There have been 27 rookie tight ends to post a sub-5.0 average depth of target, and none has ever posted at least a 17-point per-game season. It’s a problematic start for Kincaid.
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