Week 6 Fantasy football projection risers and fallers: Jordan Love, Drake Maye surge as RJ Harvey slides

Jordan Love and Drake Maye climb the Week 6 Fantasy projections, while RJ Harvey and Rome Odunze lose ground amid shifting roles

Jordan Love rises in Week 6 Fantasy rankings thanks to his strong start and favorable matchup against the Cowboys While last week was our introduction to the byes, it was a soft launch with just two teams on a bye. This week, we won't have the Lions, Bengals, Vikings or Dolphins. Oh, my. It's even a little worse than that sounds. While the Lions' offense is arguably the best in football, their defense has been a free space for us to attack all season. The net result, unsurprisingly, is that projected scores are down for Week 6 and the bar is much lower to be a starting option, especially at running back.

If you are looking for a bright side, we are projecting Caleb Williams, Rashee Rice, and Jalen Coker to return from their injuries. Needless to say, they are all starting options this week. One thing to keep in mind for this week is that with all these good players hurt or on bye, there are going to be some very uncomfortable waivers decisions. Managers, maybe even you, are going to have to drop someone they don't want to just so they can fill out a starting lineup. If you aren't somebody scrambling for starters, keep your eye on the transactions report after waivers run. I expect to see