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NFL byes Week 6: Bengals, Lions, Dolphins and Vikings

Four teams are on bye in Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season: the Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. That takes 16 ranked fantasy players off the field, led by Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR1), Jahmyr Gibbs (RB1) and Ja'Marr Chase (WR5). Below is every player you lose, by position, and the best ranked replacements outside the usual starter range who do play that week.

Week 6 is this week

  • QB is hit hardest: Joe Burrow (QB10) and Jared Goff (QB11) are off, 2 of the top 12 at the position.
  • Four team defenses are off too, so a defense and a kicker may need streaming.

Fantasy players on bye in Week 6 (16)

Each name carries his rest of season rank at his position as of Week 6 and his role over his club's last three games.

Quarterbacks4 off, 2 in the top 12

  1. QB10
    Joe BurrowCIN

    QB1, 100% of snaps, 2 carries a game

    Is Joe Burrow playing?
  2. QB11
    Jared GoffDET

    QB1, 98% of snaps, 1 carry a game

    Is Jared Goff playing?
  3. QB14
    Kyler MurrayMIN

    QB1, 100% of snaps, 4 carries a game

    Is Kyler Murray playing?
  4. QB24
    Malik WillisMIA

    QB1, 100% of snaps, 6 carries a game

    Is Malik Willis playing?

Running backs3 off, 3 in the top 24

  1. RB1
    Jahmyr GibbsDET

    RB1, 76% of snaps, 20 carries and 7 targets a game

    Is Jahmyr Gibbs playing?
  2. RB6
    Aaron Jones Sr.MINQUESTIONABLE

    RB1, 81% of snaps, 21 carries and 6 targets a game

    Is Aaron Jones Sr. playing?
  3. RB8
    Chase BrownCIN

    RB1, 68% of snaps, 12 carries and 6 targets a game

    Is Chase Brown playing?

Wide receivers8 off, 4 in the top 29

  1. WR1
    Amon-Ra St. BrownDET

    WR2, 87% of snaps, 10 targets a game

    Is Amon-Ra St. Brown playing?
  2. WR5
    Ja'Marr ChaseCIN

    WR1, 68% of snaps, 8 targets a game

    Is Ja'Marr Chase playing?
  3. WR20
    Tee HigginsCIN

    WR2, 76% of snaps, 9 targets a game

    Is Tee Higgins playing?
  4. WR25
    Jameson WilliamsDET

    WR1, 91% of snaps, 5 targets a game

    Is Jameson Williams playing?
  5. WR38
    Malik WashingtonMIA

    WR1, 84% of snaps, 8 targets a game

    Is Malik Washington playing?
  6. WR39
    Jordan AddisonMINOUT

    WR4, 48% of snaps, 8 targets a game

    Is Jordan Addison playing?
  7. WR70
    Justin JeffersonMIN

    WR1, 46% of snaps, 5 targets a game

    Is Justin Jefferson playing?
  8. WR73
    Jauan JenningsMIN

    WR2, 79% of snaps, 1 target a game

    Is Jauan Jennings playing?

Tight ends1 off, 1 in the top 12

  1. TE7
    Sam LaPortaDET

    TE1, 86% of snaps, 7 targets a game

    Is Sam LaPorta playing?

Kickers and defenses off

  • Cincinnati Bengals D/STDST
  • Evan McPhersonK
  • Detroit Lions D/STDST
  • Jake BatesK
  • Miami Dolphins D/STDST
  • Riley PattersonK
  • Minnesota Vikings D/STDST
  • Will ReichardK

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Who to start instead in Week 6

The best ranked players past the usual starter range in a 12 team league who play in Week 6. Nobody here is on bye, and anyone listed out or doubtful is left off.

QB replacements, QB13 and down

Ranked on the Week 6 QB board.

  1. QB13
    Daniel JonesIND vs. TEN

    QB1, 100% of snaps, 3 carries a game

    16.5
    proj pts
  2. QB14
    Trevor LawrenceJAX vs. HOU

    QB1, 99% of snaps, 3 carries a game

    16.4
    proj pts
  3. QB15
    Bryce YoungCAR @ PHI

    QB1, 99% of snaps, 1 carry a game

    16.4
    proj pts
  4. QB16
    Kirk CousinsLV vs. BUF

    QB1, 92% of snaps

    15.6
    proj pts

RB replacements, RB25 and down

Ranked on the Week 6 RB board.

  1. RB25
    Kendre MillerNO @ NYG

    RB1, 27% of snaps, 7 carries and 2 targets a game

    9.4
    proj pts
  2. RB26
    Rachaad WhiteWAS @ SFQUESTIONABLE

    RB2, 37% of snaps, 8 carries and 1 target a game

    9.1
    proj pts
  3. RB27
    Brian RobinsonATL vs. CHI

    RB2, 29% of snaps, 10 carries and 1 target a game

    8.7
    proj pts
  4. RB28
    Alvin KamaraNO @ NYGQUESTIONABLE

    RB3, 31% of snaps, 6 carries and 3 targets a game

    8.1
    proj pts
  5. RB29
    Pierre StrongGB vs. DAL

    RB2, 21% of snaps, 5 carries and 4 targets a game

    7.5
    proj pts
  6. RB30
    Keaton MitchellLAC @ KC

    RB2, 36% of snaps, 8 carries and 4 targets a game

    7.1
    proj pts

WR replacements, WR30 and down

Ranked on the Week 6 WR board.

  1. WR30
    Rome OdunzeCHI @ ATL

    WR1, 93% of snaps, 7 targets a game

    9.4
    proj pts
  2. WR31
    Tre TuckerLV vs. BUF

    WR1, 69% of snaps, 6 targets a game

    9.1
    proj pts
  3. WR32
    Ladd McConkeyLAC @ KC

    WR5, 26% of snaps, 4 targets a game

    9.0
    proj pts
  4. WR33
    Emeka EgbukaTB vs. PIT

    WR1, 88% of snaps, 7 targets a game

    9.0
    proj pts
  5. WR34
    Jakobi MeyersJAX vs. HOU

    WR1, 83% of snaps, 5 targets a game

    8.3
    proj pts
  6. WR35
    Ryan FlournoyDAL @ GB

    WR3, 70% of snaps, 6 targets a game

    8.0
    proj pts

TE replacements, TE13 and down

Ranked on the Week 6 TE board.

  1. TE13
    Pat FreiermuthPIT @ TB

    TE1, 69% of snaps, 5 targets a game

    8.8
    proj pts
  2. TE14
    Hunter HenryNE vs. NYJ

    TE1, 65% of snaps, 4 targets a game

    8.7
    proj pts
  3. TE15
    Dallas GoedertPHI vs. CAR

    TE1, 35% of snaps, 9 targets a game

    8.6
    proj pts
  4. TE16
    Mark AndrewsBAL @ CLE

    TE1, 64% of snaps, 6 targets a game

    8.1
    proj pts

Week 6 defense board, top five

  1. 1Kansas City Defensevs. LAC9.7
  2. 2Carolina Defense@ PHI9.3
  3. 3New England Defensevs. NYJ9.2
  4. 4Baltimore Defense@ CLE9.0
  5. 5Pittsburgh Defense@ TB8.9

Week 6 kicker board, top five

  1. 1Blake Grupevs. ARI12.2
  2. 2Eddy Pineirovs. WAS11.4
  3. 3Tyler Bass@ LV11.1
  4. 4Trey Smackvs. DAL10.3
  5. 5Cairo Santos@ ATL10.0

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Common questions

  • Which NFL teams are on bye in Week 6?

    The Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. The fantasy names off include Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, Ja'Marr Chase and Aaron Jones Sr..

  • Who can I start instead in Week 6?

    The best ranked players outside the usual starter range who play in Week 6: Daniel Jones (QB13, vs. TEN), Kendre Miller (RB25, @ NYG), Rome Odunze (WR30, @ ATL) and Pat Freiermuth (TE13, @ TB). Each position's full list is on this page.

By the Parlae deskBye weeks updated Oct 17, 2026 at 10:54 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number