Week 6 Fantasy Football Sneaky Starts & Sleepers

Oct 12, 2022

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All but the luckiest fantasy owners at some point need to find the proverbial diamond in the rough—a waiver wire or bench player capable of putting up some points in a pinch. This weekly feature is dedicated to that part of fantasy football. It's not pretty, but it's part of the game.

Note: As of Week 4, all of our aFPA tools (i.e. Hot Spots/Strength of Schedule) are now using only 2022 data.

Quarterbacks

Geno Smith, Seahawks (vs. ARI, 20)

In the span of a month and a half, Smith has graduated from desperation QB3 in two-QB/Superflex leagues, to a QB2 streaming option in those formats, to a confident low-end QB1 play in a matchup like the one he has this week against the Cardinals. Smith has posted 325/2, 320/2, and 268/3 in the last three weeks and has rushed for 61 yards and a score in the same span. The Cardinals have yielded an average of 259/1.6 this season.

Daniel Jones, Giants (vs. BAL, 27)

Jones is quietly the QB14 on the year, which makes him worth a look in a tasty matchup like this week’s tilt with the Ravens. He has averaged 46 yards and 0.4 touchdowns as a runner and seems to have found something with Darius Slayton on their trip to London. The Ravens have given up an average of 305/1.8 this season.