Week 6 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Javonte Williams Moves Up

The fifth week of the NFL season has come and gone, and we’ve already entered the bye weeks. The good news is that only two teams, the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings, are off the board. There is also another international game, as the Denver Broncos face the New York Jets in London (9:30 a.m. ET).
The Week 6 RB rankings will be without high-end running backs like Bucky Irving and Omarion Hampton, who are both injured. We’re also seeing former studs like Derrick Henry and Alvin Kamara fall on hard times, while rookies Quinshon Judkins and Jacory Croskey-Merritt are on the rise. In fact, Judkins is now on the low-end, RB1 radar at the position.
With that said, here are my complete fantasy football running back rankings for the sixth week of the NFL season.
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Week 5 Fantasy RB Rankings
RK | Player | TM | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bijan Robinson | ATL | at WAS |
2 | Christian McCaffrey | SF | at TB |
3 | Jahmyr Gibbs | DET | at KC |
4 | Jonathan Taylor | IND | vs. ARI |
5 | Josh Jacobs | GB | vs. CIN |
6 | De'Von Achane | MIA | vs. LAC |
7 | James Cook | BUF | at ATL |
8 | Saquon Barkley | PHI | at NYG |
9 | Kyren Williams | LAR | at BAL |
10 | Javonte Williams | DAL | at CAR |
11 | Ashton Jeanty | LV | vs. TEN |
12 | Quinshon Judkins | CLE | at PIT |
13 | Rico Dowdle | CAR | vs. DAL |
14 | Rachaad White | TB | vs. SF |
15 | Breece Hall | NYJ | vs. DEN |
16 | Travis Etienne Jr. | JAC | vs. SEA |
17 | J.K. Dobbins | DEN | at NYJ |
18 | Derrick Henry | BAL | vs. LAR |
19 | TreVeyon Henderson | NE | at NO |
20 | Tony Pollard | TEN | at LV |
21 | Kenneth Walker III | SEA | at JAC |
22 | D'Andre Swift | CHI | at WAS |
23 | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | WAS | vs. CHI |
24 | Cam Skattebo | NYG | vs. PHI |
25 | Jaylen Warren | PIT | vs. CLE |
26 | Chase Brown | CIN | at GB |
27 | Alvin Kamara | NO | vs. NE |
28 | Rhamondre Stevenson | NE | at NO |
29 | David Montgomery | DET | at KC |
30 | Michael Carter | ARI | at IND |
31 | Hassan Haskins | LAC | at MIA |
32 | Zach Charbonnet | SEA | at JAC |
33 | Kimani Vidal | LAC | at MIA |
34 | Isiah Pacheco | KC | vs. DET |
35 | Kareem Hunt | KC | vs. DET |
36 | Kenneth Gainwell | PIT | vs. CLE |
37 | Tyler Allgeier | ATL | vs. BUF |
38 | RJ Harvey | DEN | at NYJ |
39 | Kendre Miller | NO | vs. NE |
40 | Justice Hill | BAL | vs. LAR |
41 | Bhayshul Tuten | JAC | vs. SEA |
42 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | NYG | vs. PHI |
43 | Sean Tucker | TB | vs. SF |
44 | Emanuel Wilson | GB | vs. CIN |
45 | Ollie Gordon II | MIA | vs. LAC |
46 | Bam Knight | ARI | at IND |
47 | Tyjae Spears | TEN | at LV |
48 | Brashard Smith | DAL | at CAR |
49 | Isaiah Davis | NYJ | vs. DEN |
50 | Chris Rodriguez | WAS | vs. CHI |
51 | Blake Corum | LAR | at BAL |
52 | Trevor Etienne | CAR | vs. DAL |
53 | Ty Johnson | BUF | at ATL |
54 | Brian Robinson Jr. | SF | at TB |
55 | Jerome Ford | CLE | at PIT |
56 | Kyle Monangai | CHI | at WAS |
57 | Raheem Mostert | LV | vs. TEN |
58 | Dylan Sampson | CLE | at PIT |
59 | Ray Davis | BUF | at ATL |
60 | Samaje Perine | CIN | at GB |

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.
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