Week 6 Fantasy Football: Bo Nix, Trevor Lawrence Among Sit Candidates — SkimNews
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- Bo Nix has posted an average depth of target above 5.4 yards in just one game this season (Week 2 vs. Jacksonville at 8.6 yards), and now faces a Seahawks defense leading the league in zone coverage rate at 89.8%, making him a sit candidate.
- Trevor Lawrence has been shaky under pressure, posting just a 61% catchable ball rate and 41.7% completion rate when pressured, with only one career game over 19 Fantasy points against the Texans defense.
- Woody Marks is expected to handle the majority of Texans touches but ranks bottom-10 in yards per rush (3.5), rush yards after contact (2.51), and runs gaining zero or negative yards (27.9%), placing him only as a low-end No. 2 PPR RB.
- Denzel Boston shapes up as a low-end No. 2 Fantasy WR for the Browns after coach Todd Monken said he wants Deshaun Watson to get the ball out quicker, though teammate Harold Fannin Jr. holds higher target share on pressured routes.
- Daniel Jones gets a get-right matchup against zone-heavy Tennessee, whose 26.8% pass rush pressure rate ranks second-lowest in the league, with Josh Downs targeted at roughly 25% of his routes for 1.94 yards per route against single-high safety looks.
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba is a must-start against Denver, while Seahawks teammates Jaylen Waddle, Sam Darnold, Courtland Sutton, and Cooper Kupp all land on the sit list due to Broncos zone coverage and pass-rush tendencies.
Why it matters: Four teams on bye plus mounting injuries force fantasy managers to bench name-brand players like Lawrence and Nix in favor of lesser-known options like Boston and Marks. The Week 6 slate rewards managers who analyze coverage schemes and pass-rush pressure rates rather than defaulting to preseason draft status.
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