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With Week 5 of the NFL and Fantasy Football season behind us, players, fanbases, and fantasy managers are already looking ahead to Week 6. We saw major upsets as the Broncos came back to beat the Eagles, the Patriots handed the Bills their first loss, and the Jacksonville Jaguars advance to 4-1 after beating Kansas City on MNF. We also saw an interesting week in terms of Fantasy Football with new names emerging, depth charts changing, and a constant climb to the top of the fantasy rankings.
Before getting into our “drop list” ahead of Week 6, we’ll get obvious injury news out of the way. New England Patriots’ running back Antonio Gibson will be out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, limiting their current RB room to Rhamondre Stevenson and rookie TreVeyon Henderson. Indianapolis Colts’ kicker Spencer Shrader, who came into the week as the No. 1 overall kicker in fantasy football, sustained an ACL and MCL tears in his knee and will also be done for the season.
Other notable injuries include Los Angeles Chargers’ RB Omarion Hampton, who’s heading to IR with an ankle injury. Cardinals’ QB Kyler Murray, Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy, and Jaguars’ Travis Hunter all dealt with injuries during their games, but were able to continue playing. Their ‘questionable’ statuses will be worth monitoring over the next week.
Travis Hunter, WR/CB (JAX) – Rostered in 76.8% of ESPN leagues
We’ll start this list with an extremely polarizing pick in Jacksonville’s Travis Hunter. While the preseason hype and potential for star power was apparent during fantasy drafts, Hunter has most been a disappointment through his first five games of the season, failing to score more than 10.0 fantasy points on any occasion.
He continues to see playing time at corner, only digging into his usage as a receiver. We also saw Hunter exit the game at points against the Chiefs with minor injuries, so you have to wonder how much the snap count on both sides of the ball could make room for injuries or fatigue during the game. Until Hunter can break through in this offense, he’ll remain the third option behind WR Brian Thomas Jr. and TE Brenton Strange.
Jerome Ford, RB (CLE) – Rostered in 27.9% of ESPN leagues
Rookie running back Quinshon Judkins has burst onto the scene and is already looking like one of the best pure runners in the NFL. Each week he’s looked like a better version of himself, instantly making him the most explosive player on the Cleveland Browns offense. This, of course, lessens the value of RB’s Jerome Ford and Dylan Sampson as the Browns are doing everything int their power to get Judkins the ball.
Judkins saw 23 carries to Jerome Ford’s five totes for 18 yards, a clear discrepancy in the direction the Browns are planning to take with their backfield. Barring any setbacks or injuries to Judkins, both Cleveland running backs will be...
