Fantasy Soccer: DeVonta Smith’s goal share with Tanner McKee at QB, plus extra key stats which will go missed from Week 6

In fantasy soccer, it’s important to look again to maneuver ahead. Fantasy factors are the purpose, however how a participant will get there may be the important thing. Analyst Joel Smyth breaks down 8 numbers to know from Week 6 to be able to win your matchup in Week 7 and past.

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Targets in Germie Bernard’s three video games enjoying with the beginning unit. Eight targets in Week 2 with out Michael Pittman Jr., as much as 9 final week with three vast receiver accidents and 12 on Sunday because the workforce’s WR2 (solely 27% of routes run within the different three video games). With so many accidents in Pittsburgh, the rookie stepped up, working 78% of routes and bringing in 11 receptions. Aaron Rodgers, who’s identified for an absence of belief with younger receivers, has been loving Bernard up to now, praising him off the sector and focusing on him on the sector. As the short-area slot receiver, Bernard’s common depth of goal was a particularly low 1.83 yards. He meshes with Rodgers’ veteran play fashion and has an elevated flooring in PPR leagues. I might count on this function to stay as soon as the opposite Steelers receivers return. ​

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Red-zone targets for Colston Loveland upon Caleb Williams’ return. A terrific fantasy day that might have gone method higher (to be pessimistic) if he was in a position to get into the top zone on his alternatives deep within the purple space. Entering the day, Loveland had an oddly excessive 2.7 “anticipated touchdowns” primarily based on his quantity, the place and the way a lot. As you in all probability know, he scored zero till this Sunday.

Yet, as soon as once more he was out on the one yard line on one catch, and didn’t cool down on one other path to convert a straightforward end-zone goal. The quantity is there, the skillset is there and the touchdowns ought to preserve coming on this offense. The Bears’ offense leads the NFL with 101 performs within the purple zone and I consider Loveland may have a couple of landing over the following 101.

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Routes run for Luther Burden III in Week 6. Rome Odunze completed at 40, Loveland at 33, Kalif Raymond proper above at 25 and even Cole Kmet at 23. Burden and Raymond have been fluctuating all year long because the third receiver on a workforce that performs a whole lot of two-tight finish units. Burden managed to complete with eight receptions on eight targets, however the long-term consistency is just not as safe. Williams is not all the time going to go 30 for 36 and Burden’s lack of red-zone snaps and routes generally might preserve him as a extra unstable fantasy participant. Although Chicago performed 18 red-zone snaps as talked about above, Burden was solely out on the sector for 3 of these performs, working one route. It’s a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty state of affairs: he is managed to provide (for essentially the most half) in a restricted function up to now; it could restrict him going ahead, and on the identical time a rise can flip him right into a fantasy star.

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Target share in DeVonta Smith’s first full recreation with Tanner McKee. Off the harm report, Smith was focused 14 instances by the Eagles’ backup quarterback. McKee beforehand solely had 11 move performs in his profession with Smith on the sector, focusing on him on six of these performs for 86 receiving yards and a TD. They continued constructing on that small pattern dimension towards a Panthers protection that was with out two of its prime corners within the lineup.

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The distinction in effectivity from Jalen Hurts to McKee is barely made up for within the passing quantity. It was McKee’s third profession begin, and his third profession recreation with over 40 passing makes an attempt as this offense transforms with out Hurts below middle, and for this season, with out a run recreation to lean on. McKee is wanting like one of many extra constructive backup QB conditions primarily based on his goal share, though he could also be extra matchup-dependent with out Hurts below middle.

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Fantasy factors per route for Puka Nacua when Davante Adams is off the sector since 2025. For comparability, Nacua’s 0.78 pts/route led the NFL final season, in a 12 months the place his routes had been restricted as a result of Adams being the vast receiver in on three-TE units. Basically, he will go nuclear if Adams had been to overlook any time. Nacua’s reference to Matthew Stafford has been flawed at instances this season, along with his catchable goal fee dropping from 85.9% to 76.9%, and but, he is nonetheless averaged 23.0 PPR PPG with solely one receiving landing! He might very properly be a part of the tier of Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson if Adams had been to overlook time.

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The red-zone snaps for the Rams working backs the final two weeks, barely favoring Kyren Williams over Blake Corum. Williams’ bellcow function we noticed from the primary month appeared to have decreased, however after going by way of the numbers, it was laborious to see a lot of a distinction. Corum’s snap share stayed the very same and his rush share was up by simply 1%. The red-zone work, nevertheless, flipped again to how the second half of 2025 performed out. After Williams had 30 of 32 red-zone snaps, Corum has had practically 50% the final two weeks, equaling two touchdowns. It does not wreck Williams’ fantasy worth, however he’s sadly trending in direction of a lower-end RB1 profile relatively than top-five after beginning the primary month because the fantasy RB5.

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Targets per route this season for Ja’Kobi Lane… Okay, when you rely his nullified TD through penalty goal. After being the Ravens’ coaching camp star, Lane appeared like he was on his solution to a giant day in Week 1 earlier than happening with an harm. Week 6 was his first day again from a wrist harm and he was instantly relied on after WR Rashod Bateman aggravated a shoulder harm Sunday.

Three of these targets (actually 4) had been red-zone targets, making Lane’s utilization that rather more fascinating. In video games with Lamar Jackson, the Ravens’ offense ranks contained in the top-10 with practically 4 red-zone drives per recreation, and in contrast to previous seasons, does not have a big share of the manufacturing going to the tight finish place. Zay Flowers will get a whole lot of the designed and beneath work, however Lane may be the highest contested-catch choice within the purple zone going ahead. ​

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Route share in Omar Cooper Jr.’s return. Safe to say he is handed Isaiah Williams (6% routes). The rookie first-rounder entered the day with one route on the season after which barely got here off the sector in Week 6. He had a number of screens, led the workforce in targets and performed 68% of passing performs because the Jets’ slot receiver. He did not let it go to waste both, bringing in a 48-yard TD in addition to a close to second rating that was known as again by penalty. Cooper is a straightforward add on waivers this week, but additionally is one other risk to Garrett Wilson’s quantity together with an injured Adonai Mitchell in addition to Kenyon Sadiq, who was restricted on Sunday. With New York nonetheless being a shaky offense as a complete, Wilson’s high-end fantasy worth is extra reliant on his quantity.