Favorable Wide Receiver Matchups for Week 6 (2021)

October 14, 2021 Bill Mustafa

Tough Week 5 for us, but we did again give you our customary heavy hitter as Marquez Callaway balled out against the Washington Football Team. Hopefully, we can give you more than one game-winner in Week 6 though and here are my favourite WR3/FLEX options for your FF teams. 

Jaylen Waddle – Miami Dolphins

The Miami speedster has had a mixed bag of a start to his NFL career but could be in line for WR1 duty for the Dolphins in London this week. With longtime Dolphin DeVante Parker questionable for Week 6 and off-season acquisition Will Fuller on IR, Waddle is expected to be the focal point of a pass-first Miami offense. If Miami can utilize Waddle’s elite speed he could be in for a huge day up against a Jaguar secondary who has been below average all year, grading inside the bottom 5 in defensive coverage vs receivers according to PFF. Make sure to set your alarm clock early on Sunday morning and watch Waddle get your FF teams off to a strong start in Week 6. 

Chris Conley – Houston Texans

Chris Conley had his breakout game as a Texan last week against a fancied Belichick defense and should be someone we’re looking at to start in those pesky bye-week hit WR3 & FLEX spots on our FF teams. Conley’s 3/84/1 stat line came against a Patriots secondary that although isn’t one of the league’s best, is a whole lot better than what the Colts will have to offer Jacksonville in Week 6. Indy’s secondary is currently the 31st ranked in coverage vs receivers and is fresh off allowing Lamar Jackson to throw for over 440 yards and 4TDs without an interception on MNF. Whilst the Texans aren’t the Ravens and Davis Mills isn’t Lamar Jackson I don’t expect to see the Texans struggle to move the ball through the air and with Brandin Cooks taking most of the attention we could see Conley have another strong outing. 

Van Jefferson – Los Angeles Rams 

We all know who the big dogs in the Rams passing game are but let’s remember that Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods aren’t the only pass-catchers on this football team. Van Jefferson came into the NFL as a talented route-runner and that has translated to the pro game, he can put corners in a blender and has the luxury of coming up against most teams 3rd or 4th cornerback and against the New York Giants he should be licking his lips at the prospect. The New York Giant’s secondary grades inside the bottom-10 in defensive coverage vs receivers according to PFF and they’ll already have their hands full with the aforementioned pair, which should leave plenty of opportunities for Van Jefferson to score FF points for our teams in Week 6. 

Cole Beasley – Buffalo Bills

As hot as this Buffalo Bills offense has been in recent weeks there has been a vital member of it left out in the cold. Cole Beasley may be a divisive figure off the field, but his ability in the slot on it should be beyond reproach. Beasley went from 11 receptions for 98 yards in the Week 3 win over the Washington Football Team to only 2 targets apiece in Week 4 & 5. There’s been some speculation as to why his target share and snap count has dropped in the last two games but when Sean McDermott was asked about his usage he said things like “Game plan related” and “Team has a lot of confidence in Beasley.” I expect Brian Daboll to get “Bease” back involved in the offense and eliminate any questions that may linger heading into the Bills bye-week.