Week 6 of the 2022 fantasy football season was highlighted by big games by Rhamondre Stevenson and Brandon Aiyuk and more struggles for Aaron Rodgers. Which developments from the week are worth reading into? Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft offer their analysis.
Stevenson gets a heavy workload
With Damien Harris sidelined — remarkably, despite hints that he’d be out multiple weeks, he was ruled out on Sunday only at inactives list time — Rhamondre Stevenson stepped up with a huge amount of work, demonstrating his versatility and raw ability in the process. He played 85% of the offensive snaps, absorbed 19 of 23 rushing attempts that went to running backs and ran all 19 routes by Patriots running backs, things that look completely out of the ordinary considering Bill Belichick’s tendency to spread things around in his backfield. Stevenson had his moments in this game, struggling to find space at times, but his 31-yard touchdown underscored his potential as a runner, and his receiving chops had previously been well-known. He’s a potential RB1 — more so in deeper-than-standard leagues, however — anytime this backfield is his alone. — Cockcroft
Stevenson has the physical profile and make-up of an RB1. We know he can drop the hammer on contact and, as we saw on Sunday, Stevenson will hit the accelerator when he gets into the open field. The Patriots running back has also caught 14 passes over his last four games. There’s PPR upside here, too. — Bowen
Pitts finds the end zone
Kyle Pitts caught his first touchdown of the year on a red zone slant route in the Week 6 win over the 49ers. Play-action with the tight end aligned as the backside X receiver. That’s easy money. Given his traits as a receiver, however, why aren’t we seeing more target volume and matchup-based deployment for the tight end in Arthur Smith’s offense? Pitts’ 10.9 PPR points on Sunday were his most since the Week 3 game at Seattle (13.7), but he still sits at 13 total receptions on the season….
Source : espn
