Fridays are for Five lists of Five, baby. Let’s get you set for Week 6 with stashes and sleepers.
Because, honestly—all I want is for you to be better than your friends. You’re going to be surrounded by them on Sunday, probably. How sweet would it be if you could be sure you’ve checked every box possible that might guarantee you a resounding victory this week? Some kick-your-feet-up insights? I’ve got some.
I know my audience. The smoke-break audience. The quick-scan-of-the-phone-on-the-way-to-the-fridge audience. The give-me-as-much-info-as-possible-as-fast-as-possible audience. I’m a man of the people.
And so: the Five Lists of Five series. Think of these as byte-sized, two-minutes-to-yourself lists to scan during your weekend as you foam at the mouth for any competitive fantasy edge. As much relevant analysis as I can fit into, like, 250 words per player.
Keeping it rolling this week with my five best stashes for Week 6.
Also available from my Week 6 Five Lists of Five:
- Top five fantasy football streamers for NFL Week 6
- Top five wide receivers due for fantasy football breakouts in NFL Week 6
- Top five fantasy football fades for NFL Week 6
- Top five fantasy football must-starters for NFL Week 6
Follow along at my handle @dansby_edits for stat threads with minimal emojis all week long. The minimal emojis thing is how I differentiate myself in the market, you see.
And, if you’re interested in more/different stashes than I name here, check out my full Fantasy Football Week 6 Stash List. Therein, and all below, constitute some relatively-deep-but-definitely-not-too-deep fantasy football sleepers.
Ray Davis, RB, Buffalo Bills (7.0% rostered)
Directly from my Fantasy Football Week 6 Stash List:
James Cook is banged up, and I plugged Ray Davis as one of the more valuable handcuffs/fantasy football sleepers in the league back in August. At the time, we were dealing with a Buffalo offense that had allowed James Cook to carry the ball inside the five-yard line four times. We thought Buffalo might be looking for a new back in the goal line package.
Enter 220lb Ray Davis, whose floor should be that of a touchdown vulture. His ceiling is absolutely unknown. He led all of college football in touchdown receptions last season, so we know he has the ability to shine in the passing game.
He’s the clear-cut backup to Cook in a Buffalo offense that looks different—sure. But maybe it’s different in a way that’ll benefit Davis and give him an immediate role.
Ty Johnson always gets buzz in this Buffalo offense, but if I’m stashing someone, I’m stashing Davis. Seems to be a higher ceiling, here.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, Kansas City Chiefs (6.4% rostered)
What do you have to lose? There are so many competing voices evaluating this Chiefs backfield—especially with regards to how it might look when it eventually heals up later in the season—that I don’t see the value in wasting much time on Edwards-Helaire analysis, here.
To be honest, I’m not even sure I believe in him too much, myself. But I do believe that Kareem Hunt is not the season-long answer, that Carson Steele has a lot of growing to do, and that Samaje Perine remains a fantastic change-of-pace/receiving-back option in the backfield.
When CEH gets healthy, it might be him at the goal line, not Kareem Hunt or Xavier Worthy.
Blake Corum, RB, Los Angeles Rams (18.2% rostered)
The Rams season is in flux. This entire era of the Rams—the 2021 Super Bowl-winning, Cooper-Kupp-triple-crown-rostering era—might be on its way out. And that might mean increased usage for Corum, such as what we saw this past week against the packers: five carries for 25 yards and one reception for eight yards.
Really, I break down the entire Rams financial conundrum as it relates to their backfield in this column about stashing Corum. An excerpt, however:
The Rams, then, might be inclined to get Corum a solid battery of regulation reps as the season goes along, even if it is behind Kyren Williams. If the Rams have any intent to move on from Williams—imagine what they might get if they traded him!—they’ll likely see it as a sound solution to keep him as healthy as possible.
He’s more owned than your typical deep stash, simply because he’s the handcuff to Kyren Williams.
Kimani Vidal, RB, Los Angeles Chargers (0.8% rostered)
Aha! The 2024 Isaiah Spiller! The Chargers drafted Vidal in the sixth-round out of Troy, and he impressed in OTAs and training camp. He even, from some front office executives, was drawing comparisons to Alvin Kamara. Impressive, no?
Too impressive to ride the pine the whole season. J.K. Dobbins and/or Gus Edwards will erode to the point of material consequence at some point in this smash mouth Chargers offense. Vidal is going to get his opportunities. Behind this offensive line, with Herbert as his quarterback—there are worse backfield options deep down a depth chart.
Taysom Hill, TE, New Orleans Saints (25.5% rostered)
Derek Carr is going to be out multiple weeks. Dennis Allen is pinching his nose and starting Spencer Rattler at quarterback. The NFC South is competitive, and the once-destined-for-the-stars 2024 New Orleans Saints are going to be clawing their way to relevance the rest of the season.
Taysom Hill is currently nursing a rib injury, so this is indeed a straight stash play.
Say Rattler’s not the answer. Remember when Hill replaced Drew Brees in 2020? During that time, he completed 72.7% of his passes for 834 yards, four touchdowns, and two picks. Most impressive, though, was his hybrid production: he still managed 450 yards and eight rushing touchdowns that year.
The Saints are aging on defense, and a lot of their vets on offense are getting older and expensive. This feels like a win-now year without the forced media stakes. All I’m saying is: if the Saints get desperate, and Taysom Hill gets healthy, we could be looking at a shift to a role not altogether unlike 2020.
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