George Kittle (illness) active vs. Seahawks

Initial reports have Waller playing on 36 of the team’s 79 snaps and running a route on 21 of their 46 dropbacks. Tommy Tremble, the other tight end, ran a route on 14 dropbacks, so Waller is technically the primary option in the passing game of the two. However, Tremble scored two touchdowns this week. We don’t recommend chasing either guy in fantasy right now.

The Panthers seemed a little concerned about the Eagles’ pass rush since Tremble played on 54 of the team’s 79 snaps. He also was on the field for more than half of their dropbacks, but a large chunk of those were in pass-blocking situations. Still, he was schemed wide open on both touchdown passes, which led to a great fantasy day. It’s just not something we would recommend chasing next week.

McMillan saw a lot of Quinyon Mitchell in tight coverage on Sunday, but he had a solid day that could have been much better after a fourth-quarter pass went off his hands in the end zone. It would have been a difficult catch with Mitchell draped all over him, but it was a catchable pass. More importantly, it shows that McMillan remains a key piece of this passing game, and he did run the most routes of any receiver on the team.

Williams was all the way back in this one, returning to action after three weeks on the sideline recovering from a hamstring injury. His only real miss of the day came on a ten yard throw to Colston Loveland that should have been an easy touchdown. Williams tormented the pass-funnel Atlanta defense with middle-of-the-field throws, along with typical out-of-structure passes to the sideline. It was an impressive outing against a Falcons defense giving up the league’s fifth lowest drop back success rate. Williams should remain in lineups in Week 7 against the Patriots.

Cuevas scored his first opening touchdown on the Ravens’ opening drive when he hauled in a two-yard pass from Tyler Huntley to give his team the early lead. On the second drive of the game, Cuevas would pop up for a 29-yard reception that helped position the Ravens for an eventual field goal, as the rookie tight end was instrumental on both scoring drives. Cuevas only ran 14 routes in this one compared to the 25 Mark Andrews ran, but he was easily the more reliable tight end on the field for Baltimore. This is likely a one-off performance for the rookie fifth-rounder, so we don’t advise chasing these points heading into Week 7 against the Bengals.

The Saints had their usual slow start on offense, going scoreless in the first quarter. Shough then did what he does best and led an effective offensive effort the rest of the way. He is dealing with broken bones in his non-throwing hand and it arguably impacted some of his throws, missing open receivers and struggling to push the ball downfield. Though he averaged 4.8 yards per attempt, he totaled three touchdowns on the day. Shough was also impactful as a runner, totaling 32 yards and a tush push touchdown on the day while also getting tackled inside the five-yard line on another rush. Two straight games have been impacted by Shough’s hand injury but the post-first quarter volume continues to elevate his fantasy floor. Shough is a high-end QB2 for Week 7 against the Steelers.

Coker missed Week 4 with a quad injury but was able to heal up over the bye week and play a full complement of snaps in Week 6. Initial reports had him playing 59 of the team’s 79 snaps and running a route on 39 of 46 dropbacks, which was second most on the team. He also led the team in targets, catches, and receiving yards. He’s a rock-solid WR2 against the Bucs next week.