Fantasy report

Week 6 Usage + Matchups

2025 season · games before week 6 · recent = last 4 weeks

This is matchup knowledge, not lineup instruction. Grades combine defense-vs-position, game environment, recent allowance, and pressure context.

<- Matchup board team-position grades, not player rankings Source JSON

Higher grades mean the surrounding matchup context has been more fantasy-friendly. Expected PPR estimates usage from targets, carries, air yards, red-zone opportunities, and end-zone targets.

Availability is informational. Out/Doubtful/Q/DNP/Limited/Full come from official injury rows; DC# comes from the cached depth chart.

Matchup context

Plus Contexts

Friendliest team-position setups this week.

Team	Opp	Pos	Grade	Env	DvP PPR/g	Recent	Pressure	Total	Implied
GB	CIN	RB	81 Plus	76	30.9	32.3	49	44.5	29.3
WAS	CHI	RB	79 Plus	69	30.8	33.1	45	49.5	27.5
CAR	DAL	WR	76 Plus	48	44.9	52.3	43	47.5	22.3
LA	BAL	RB	75 Plus	60	30.6	32.7	37	43.5	25.3
PHI	NYG	WR	74 Plus	54	41.2	41.9	49	40.5	23.8
LA	BAL	WR	73 Plus	60	42.9	40.9	37	43.5	25.3
LV	TEN	RB	72 Plus	49	30.5	31.5	53	41.5	22.5
GB	CIN	TE	71 Plus	76	18.6	18.1	49	44.5	29.3
DAL	CAR	TE	66 Plus	60	18.0	18.1	59	47.5	25.3
GB	CIN	WR	66 Plus	76	34.7	35.7	49	44.5	29.3

Matchup context

Difficult Contexts

Toughest team-position setups this week.

Team	Opp	Pos	Grade	Env	DvP PPR/g	Recent	Pressure	Total	Implied
PIT	CLE	RB	30 Difficult	45	11.8	14.8	56	37.5	21.5
DAL	CAR	WR	31 Difficult	60	21.4	20.0	59	47.5	25.3
BAL	LA	RB	32 Difficult	32	14.7	15.6	55	43.5	18.3
CLE	PIT	RB	32 Difficult	23	18.0	15.6	31	37.5	16.0
NYG	PHI	TE	33 Difficult	26	7.8	8.0	55	40.5	16.8
ATL	BUF	TE	33 Difficult	51	5.7	6.7	24	49.5	23.0
BUF	ATL	TE	33 Difficult	65	3.7	5.0	29	49.5	26.5
NYJ	DEN	TE	33 Difficult	31	7.5	7.6	53	43.5	18.0
CIN	GB	RB	35 Difficult	20	18.8	17.3	50	44.5	15.3
JAX	SEA	WR	35 Difficult	51	25.0	26.7	32	47.5	23.0

Matchup grades describe the team and position environment; they are not individual player projections.

Usage

Usage Risers

Players with positive snap-share trend and recent opportunity.

Player	Team	Opp	Pos	Avail	Matchup	Snap	Trend	Recent tgt/g	Recent car/g	WOPR
X.Worthy	KC	DET	WR	Full	62 Plus	47.0%	+21.0%	8.5	1.5	0.27
C.Skattebo	NYG	PHI	RB	DC1	50 Neutral	53.2%	+10.3%	5.0	15.5	0.20
A.Smith	NYJ	DEN	WR	DC4	36 Difficult	47.2%	+9.5%	1.7	0.3	0.07
C.Moore	WAS	CHI	WR	-	61 Plus	53.3%	+8.8%	2.0	0.3	0.14
J.Warren	PIT	CLE	RB	Full	30 Difficult	61.0%	+8.0%	5.0	16.0	0.15
B.Bowers	LV	TEN	TE	Out	45 Neutral	72.0%	+7.0%	6.7	0.0	0.36
J.Tolbert	DAL	CAR	WR	-	31 Difficult	71.0%	+6.8%	4.5	0.0	0.25
J.Tonges	SF	TB	TE	DC2	52 Neutral	65.6%	+6.7%	6.0	0.0	0.27
W.Marks	HOU	-	RB	DC2	-	36.2%	+6.3%	2.3	8.3	0.10
R.Flournoy	DAL	CAR	WR	DC3	31 Difficult	24.8%	+6.2%	4.7	1.0	0.16

Opportunity

Target And Air-Yards Leaders

High WOPR identifies players drawing both target volume and downfield opportunity.

Player	Team	Opp	Pos	Avail	Matchup	Targets	Tgt share	Air share	Air yards	WOPR
J.Smith-Njigba	SEA	JAX	WR	DC1	62 Plus	43	33.1%	49.7%	552	0.84
G.Wilson	NYJ	DEN	WR	DC1	36 Difficult	49	32.5%	45.6%	447	0.81
P.Nacua	LA	BAL	WR	DNP	73 Plus	62	34.6%	38.8%	590	0.79
J.Jefferson	MIN	-	WR	DC1	-	42	29.2%	45.7%	518	0.76
C.Olave	NO	NE	WR	DC1	47 Neutral	54	31.4%	34.3%	428	0.71
J.Chase	CIN	GB	WR	Q	44 Neutral	45	29.2%	37.4%	435	0.70
R.Odunze	CHI	WAS	WR	DC1	57 Neutral	36	27.3%	40.1%	430	0.69
T.McMillan	CAR	DAL	WR	DC1	76 Plus	43	25.3%	42.4%	490	0.68
D.London	ATL	BUF	WR	DC1	43 Neutral	37	28.5%	35.0%	355	0.67
Z.Flowers	BAL	LA	WR	Q	47 Neutral	37	29.4%	32.2%	335	0.67

Opportunity

Scoring Opportunity Leaders

Red-zone and end-zone chances are more stable than touchdown totals.

Player	Team	Opp	Pos	Avail	Matchup	RZ opp	RZ share	EZ targets	EZ share	xPPR
C.McCaffrey	SF	TB	RB	Full	41 Difficult	30	54.5%	3	25.0%	178.3
J.Gibbs	DET	KC	RB	DC1	52 Neutral	30	41.7%	0	0.0%	114.1
J.Taylor	IND	ARI	RB	DC1	52 Neutral	29	43.3%	0	0.0%	120.9
J.Jacobs	GB	CIN	RB	DC1	81 Plus	22	45.8%	0	0.0%	97.0
J.Cook	BUF	ATL	RB	-	39 Difficult	22	32.8%	0	0.0%	103.5
K.Williams	LA	BAL	RB	DC1	75 Plus	20	38.5%	0	0.0%	106.7
C.Skattebo	NYG	PHI	RB	DC1	50 Neutral	19	36.5%	0	0.0%	95.2
A.Jeanty	LV	TEN	RB	DC1	72 Plus	18	45.0%	0	0.0%	95.3
J.Williams	DAL	CAR	RB	DC1	55 Neutral	18	38.3%	0	0.0%	100.0
T.Etienne	JAX	SEA	RB	-	49 Neutral	18	34.6%	0	0.0%	90.1

Expected PPR regression watch

Running Above Usage

Actual PPR is ahead of the usage-based expectation.

Player	Team	Opp	Pos	Avail	Matchup	Actual PPR	Expected PPR	+/-	Targets	Carries
P.Nacua	LA	BAL	WR	DNP	73 Plus	134.0	109.1	+24.9	62	3
A.St. Brown	DET	KC	WR	Full	44 Neutral	112.4	88.2	+24.2	41	2
J.Smith-Njigba	SEA	JAX	WR	DC1	62 Plus	100.5	78.5	+22.0	43	3
E.Egbuka	TB	SF	WR	DC2	47 Neutral	100.4	79.9	+20.5	39	2
J.Croskey-Merritt	WAS	CHI	RB	DC1	79 Plus	62.7	45.5	+17.2	7	43
D.Hopkins	BAL	LA	WR	-	47 Neutral	34.8	17.8	+17.0	9	0
D.Metcalf	PIT	CLE	WR	DNP	57 Neutral	59.1	42.3	+16.8	22	0
A.Barner	SEA	JAX	TE	DC1	54 Neutral	51.8	35.3	+16.5	16	2
D.Samuel	WAS	CHI	WR	-	61 Plus	88.6	74.2	+14.4	38	7
T.Tucker	LV	TEN	WR	DC1	43 Neutral	74.5	61.6	+12.9	28	5

Expected PPR regression watch

Running Below Usage

Usage-based expectation is ahead of actual PPR.

Player	Team	Opp	Pos	Avail	Matchup	Actual PPR	Expected PPR	+/-	Targets	Carries
C.McCaffrey	SF	TB	RB	Full	41 Difficult	121.9	178.3	-56.4	52	91
C.Olave	NO	NE	WR	DC1	47 Neutral	63.4	103.5	-40.1	54	0
C.Brown	CIN	-	HB	DC1	-	49.5	85.0	-35.5	22	65
A.Kamara	NO	NE	RB	Q	40 Difficult	59.0	92.3	-33.3	21	73
D.Adams	LA	BAL	WR	DC2	73 Plus	75.7	108.0	-32.3	46	0
B.Thomas	JAX	SEA	WR	-	35 Difficult	48.0	76.6	-28.6	38	2
X.Legette	CAR	DAL	WR	DC3	76 Plus	15.9	44.1	-28.2	18	1
C.Dike	TEN	LV	WR	DC4	55 Neutral	10.5	37.4	-26.9	15	6
C.Skattebo	NYG	PHI	RB	DC1	50 Neutral	68.3	95.2	-26.9	22	64
J.Jeudy	CLE	PIT	WR	DC1	53 Neutral	34.7	60.6	-25.9	35	0