Fantasy Football Mailbag Week 6: Marshawn Lynch, Andre Johnson Advice

Week 6 of the NFL season is here, and there is still plenty of uncertainty among fantasy football owners.

Many owners are watching Andrew Luck and Marshawn Lynch’s statuses for this weekend. Some are wondering if Andre Johnson is worth another start after his big Week 5 performance. We answered those concerns and more in this week’s mailbag. Check it out below.

Facebook Questions

This one all depends on whether or not Lynch plays this weekend, which it looks like he will. You will want to monitor his status up until kickoff, though.

Chris Johnson has been a pleasant surprise for the Arizona Cardinals this season. If you have room for him at FLEX or as your other running back, you might want to consider playing him, too.

Just as people were starting to give up on Johnson, he goes out and scores two touchdowns against the Houston Texans. If you kept him in your starting lineup last week, congrats, but chances are many of you didn’t.

If the Indianapolis Colts are to be competitive against the New England Patriots on Sunday, they likely will need to pass the ball well, which is good news for Johnson’s fantasy status. He certainly isn’t a WR-1, but you might want to consider playing him at WR-2 or as your FLEX.

This depends largely on Luck’s status Sunday against the Patriots. He has missed the last two games and is questionable to play. However, all signs point to him playing this week. Even if he does, though, Luck hasn’t exactly been lighting up the stats sheet this season. But if the Colts are to have any chance against the Patriots, Luck probably will need to have a pretty big game.

Bradford also got off to a slow start this season, but he appears to have turned things around along with the Philadelphia Eagles. The chance for a big game is higher for Luck this weekend, and since you likely used a first-round pick on him, you probably should start him.

Twitter Question

Many young running backs have impressed through five weeks, but Devonta Freeman probably leads the way. He has been a vital part of the Atlanta Falcons’ revived offense this season, and has seen increased touches to the tune of 19 targets and 71 rush attempts over the past three weeks.

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