Fantasy Football 2018: Best flex players not to miss in Week 6

When your ‘best’ players keep proving unreliable, you need your Flex to come up big. These are your best flex plays for fantasy football in Week 6.

Thus far in Fantasy Football for 2018, the top running backs are outscoring the top quarterbacks. The top defenses and kickers are scoring at the same pace as Rob Gronkowski. Odell Beckham Jr. and Julio Jones have combined for one single touchdown. The only thing we can continually rely on is the flex appeal of Austin Ekeler. Everything else is unknown.

That means risking a bust for the potential boom is a weekly necessity, and one you cannot afford to get wrong. We’ve scoured the rankings for the hidden gems. These are your best flex players not to miss in Fantasy Football 2018 for Week 6. Two running backs and two wide receivers you can’t miss. Check out the current flex rankings on Fantasy Pros for the dirt on every player.

Two brothers from New York, Dan Salem and Todd Salem, debate Fantasy Football 2018 in today’s NFL Sports Debate.

Todd Salem’s Top Flex Plays:

Dede Westbrook, WR

Last week was not a great outing for anyone on Jacksonville. Westbrook finished with just three catches and 55 yards. It continues a pattern for him as an every-other-game guy. He still leads the team in catches, receiving yards, yards after catch, and big plays, but two main performances have helped buoy those stats.

This speaks to his inexperience and the fluidity of the Jaguars offense. With no running game to rely on, Blake Bortles has been and will be forced to challenge teams through the air. Sometimes he will come through; sometimes he won’t. Week 6 at least offers a good opponent. Dallas is just 24th in the league against the pass according to Football Outsiders’ DVOA. And depending on where Westbrook lines up, the Cowboys are second-to-last defending slot and inside receivers.

Javorius Allen, RB

Buck Allen has scored a rushing touchdown in three straight games. He added a fourth touchdown through the air during that same time frame. And this past week, he garnered nearly twice as many snaps as “starter” Alex Collins. Allen has been a bigger factor than Collins in the passing game all season. After Coach Harbaugh cut back on Collins’ workload and inferred that he wanted to give the RB position more of a committee approach, Allen may see equal time on the ground now as well.

Baltimore’s Week 6 opponent, Tennessee, is in the bottom half of the league against the run. Allen, even before a hint at a sharing of carries, had out-snapped Collins for the season. An increase in chances on the ground will be just what is needed to boost his usability in fantasy.

Dan Salem’s Top Flex Plays:

Tarik Cohen, RB

Cohen is likely a boom or bust player this week, but I particularly like him against Miami. The Bears exit their bye week after a dominating victory, one that featured a steady dose of Cohen to the tune of 174 total yards from scrimmage and a touchdown. Those 20 touches were not a fluke, and neither are the Bears. Its the Dolphins who look like pretenders, after another disappointing loss.

With Chicago at home and riding high, expect Cohen to remain a key part of the Bears offense. There’s a risk he resorts back to his earlier light workload, but the reward is too great to pass up. I’m predicting Chicago sticks with his hot hand against Miami.

Robby Anderson, WR

Anderson was a key part of the Jets offense last season and finally got in sync with rookie quarterback Sam Darnold last week. New York threw the deep ball effectively and Anderson‘s speed was on full display in two long touchdowns. If the Jets can simply run, run, run against the Colts, then Anderson may not rack up the yards like last week. But watch for New York to throw it deep from play one and let Anderson give them an early lead.

Indianapolis is not playing great defense, so the Jets are going to put up good numbers offensively. Darnold likes to keep going with what works. That is Anderson right now, as he fully proved himself against Denver. One week does not make a great fantasy player, but Anderson’s performance was no fluke.