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Early Week 6 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Tyreek Hill, Taysom Hill, Kyle Pitts, Tee Higgins, Travis Etienne, James Conner

Travis Etienne Jr. - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Early Week 6 fantasy football rankings for half-PPR scoring, as of October 12th. Set winning lineups with our Week 6 ranks for fantasy football and the 2022 NFL season.

And just like that we're moving onto Week 6 of the NFL and fantasy football seasons. As always we're going to help you set winning lineups, and it starts today with our early Week 6 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of October 12th. Our goal as always is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key players like Tyreek Hill, Taysom Hill, Kyle Pitts, Tee Higgins, Travis Etienne, and James Conner rank, among others.

Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.

You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these half-PPR rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 6 Fantasy Football News and Injuries

 

Early Week 6 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings

You can also check out our Week 6 PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!

Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, K mixed in).

Last updated Wednesday 10/12 at 12:00 pm ET:

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Cooper Kupp WR
1 2 Saquon Barkley RB
1 3 Nick Chubb RB
1 4 Justin Jefferson WR
1 5 Stefon Diggs WR
1 6 Austin Ekeler RB
1 7 Jonathan Taylor RB
1 8 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 9 Ja'Marr Chase WR
2 10 Leonard Fournette RB
2 11 Dalvin Cook RB
2 12 Alvin Kamara RB
2 13 Aaron Jones RB
2 14 A.J. Brown WR
2 15 Travis Kelce TE
2 16 Joe Mixon RB
2 17 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
3 18 Mark Andrews TE
3 19 Miles Sanders RB
3 20 Mike Evans WR
3 21 Deebo Samuel WR
3 22 CeeDee Lamb WR
3 23 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
3 24 Marquise Brown WR
3 25 Melvin Gordon III RB
3 26 Jaylen Waddle WR
3 27 Mike Williams WR
3 28 Kenneth Walker III RB
3 29 DK Metcalf WR
3 30 Tyreek Hill WR
3 31 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
3 32 Breece Hall RB
3 33 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
3 34 J.K. Dobbins RB
3 35 Gabe Davis WR
3 36 David Montgomery RB
3 37 Raheem Mostert RB
4 38 Tyler Lockett WR
4 39 Courtland Sutton WR
4 40 Christian Kirk WR
4 41 Chris Godwin WR
4 42 Amari Cooper WR
4 43 James Robinson RB
4 44 Diontae Johnson WR
4 45 Terry McLaurin WR
4 46 DeVonta Smith WR
4 47 Kareem Hunt RB
4 48 Drake London WR
4 49 Tee Higgins WR
4 50 Najee Harris RB
4 51 Devin Singletary RB
5 52 Chris Olave WR
5 53 Ezekiel Elliott RB
5 54 Curtis Samuel WR
5 55 AJ Dillon RB
5 56 Allen Lazard WR
5 57 Dallas Goedert TE
5 58 Rashod Bateman WR
5 59 Eno Benjamin RB
5 60 Tony Pollard RB
5 61 Zach Ertz TE
5 62 Jakobi Meyers WR
5 63 Adam Thielen WR
5 64 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 65 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
5 66 Michael Thomas WR
5 67 George Pickens WR
5 68 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
5 69 James Conner RB
5 70 George Kittle TE
5 71 Garrett Wilson WR
5 72 DJ Moore WR
5 73 Tyler Higbee TE
5 74 Brandon Aiyuk WR
6 75 Romeo Doubs WR
6 76 Isaiah McKenzie WR
6 77 Cam Akers RB
6 78 Rondale Moore WR
6 79 Tyler Boyd WR
6 80 Tyler Allgeier RB
6 81 Darnell Mooney WR
6 82 Elijah Moore WR
6 83 Khalil Herbert RB
6 84 Alec Pierce WR
6 85 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
6 86 Michael Carter RB
6 87 Joshua Palmer WR
6 88 Devin Duvernay WR
7 89 David Njoku TE
7 90 Michael Gallup WR
7 91 Jarvis Landry WR
7 92 Mike Boone RB
7 93 Corey Davis WR
7 94 Allen Robinson II WR
7 95 Zay Jones WR
7 96 Hayden Hurst TE
7 97 Chase Claypool WR
7 98 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB
7 99 Darius Slayton WR
7 100 Rachaad White RB
7 101 Russell Gage WR
7 102 Taysom Hill TE
7 103 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
7 104 Robbie Anderson WR
7 105 Gerald Everett TE
7 106 Evan Engram TE
7 107 Antonio Gibson RB
7 108 Randall Cobb WR
7 109 Nyheim Hines RB
7 110 DeVante Parker WR
7 111 K.J. Osborn WR
8 112 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
8 113 Alexander Mattison RB
8 114 J.D. McKissic RB
8 115 Dalton Schultz TE
8 116 Tyler Conklin TE
8 117 Robert Tonyan TE
8 118 Mecole Hardman WR
8 119 Jerick McKinnon RB
8 120 Isiah Pacheco RB
8 121 Irv Smith Jr. TE
8 122 Richie James Jr. WR
8 123 Khalil Shakir WR
8 124 Ben Skowronek WR
8 125 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
8 126 Hunter Henry TE
8 127 Chase Edmonds RB
8 128 Cade Otton TE
8 129 Cole Kmet TE
8 130 Noah Brown WR
8 131 Jauan Jennings WR
8 132 Jaylen Warren RB
9 133 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
9 134 Skyy Moore WR
9 135 Will Dissly TE
9 136 Mo Alie-Cox TE
9 137 Samaje Perine RB
9 138 Nelson Agholor WR
9 139 Noah Fant TE
9 140 Juwan Johnson WR
9 141 Christian Watson WR
9 142 Daniel Bellinger TE
9 143 Equanimeous St. Brown WR
9 144 James Cook RB
9 145 Quez Watkins WR
9 146 Joshua Kelley RB
9 147 Mark Ingram II RB
9 148 Caleb Huntley RB
9 149 DeeJay Dallas RB
9 150 Kenneth Gainwell RB
9 151 Deon Jackson RB
9 152 A.J. Green WR
9 153 Avery Williams RB
10 154 Kendrick Bourne WR
10 155 Mike Gesicki TE
10 156 DeAndre Carter WR
10 157 Zack Moss RB
10 158 Marquez Callaway WR
10 159 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR
10 160 Harrison Bryant TE
10 161 K.J. Hamler WR
10 162 Parris Campbell WR
10 163 Braxton Berrios WR
10 164 Myles Gaskin RB
10 165 Isaiah Likely TE
10 166 Marcus Johnson WR
10 167 Dyami Brown WR
10 168 Demarcus Robinson WR
10 169 Velus Jones Jr. WR
10 170 David Sills V WR
11 171 John Bates TE
11 172 Tevin Coleman RB
11 173 Jamal Agnew WR
11 174 Tre'Quan Smith WR
11 175 Quintin Morris TE
11 176 Trent Sherfield WR
11 177 Greg Dortch WR
11 178 David Bell WR
11 179 Adam Trautman TE
11 180 Latavius Murray RB
11 181 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
11 182 Noah Gray TE
11 183 Ashton Dulin WR
11 184 Justin Watson WR
11 185 Ian Thomas TE
11 186 Shi Smith WR
11 187 Tommy Tremble TE
11 188 Mike Davis RB
11 189 Tyquan Thornton WR
11 190 KhaDarel Hodge WR
11 191 Matt Breida RB
11 192 Dante Pettis WR
11 193 Dee Eskridge WR
11 194 Anthony Firkser TE
11 195 Scotty Miller WR
12 196 Sony Michel RB
12 197 Eric Saubert TE
12 198 Phillip Lindsay RB
12 199 Zach Pascal WR
12 200 Cam Sims WR
12 201 James Proche II WR
12 202 Kylen Granson TE
12 203 Mike Strachan RB
12 204 Kyle Juszczyk RB
12 205 D'Onta Foreman RB
12 206 Greg Dulcich TE
12 207 Jordan Mason RB
12 208 Tre' McKitty TE
12 209 Durham Smythe TE
12 210 Jalen Reagor WR
12 211 Ray-Ray McCloud WR
12 212 Zach Gentry TE
12 213 Tylan Wallace WR
12 214 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
12 215 Colby Parkinson TE
12 216 Dan Arnold TE
13 217 Chuba Hubbard RB
13 218 Anthony Schwartz WR
13 219 Brandon Powell WR
13 220 Donald Parham Jr. TE
13 221 Chris Evans RB
13 222 Kenyan Drake RB
13 223 Tanner Hudson TE
13 224 Deonte Harty WR
13 225 Jody Fortson TE
13 226 Jalen Tolbert WR
13 227 Darrel Williams RB
13 228 Kyle Rudolph TE
13 229 Zander Horvath RB
13 230 Trestan Ebner RB
13 231 Gary Brightwell RB
13 232 Mitchell Wilcox TE
13 233 Marcedes Lewis TE
13 234 Trey McBride TE
13 235 Jonathan Williams RB
13 236 Parker Hesse TE
13 237 Boston Scott RB
13 238 Trey Sermon RB
13 239 C.J. Ham RB
13 240 Alec Ingold RB
13 241 Dwayne Washington RB
13 242 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB
13 243 Marlon Mack RB
13 244 Patrick Ricard RB
13 245 Ty Johnson RB
13 246 JaMycal Hasty RB
13 247 D'Ernest Johnson RB
13 248 Benny Snell Jr. RB
14 249 Reggie Gilliam RB/TE
14 250 Malcolm Brown RB
14 251 Kene Nwangwu RB
14 252 Devine Ozigbo RB
14 253 Rico Dowdle RB
14 254 Khari Blasingame RB
14 255 Michael Burton RB
14 256 Darrynton Evans RB
14 257 Keith Smith RB
14 258 Pierre Strong Jr. RB
14 259 Keaontay Ingram RB
14 260 Josh Allen QB
14 261 Patrick Mahomes II QB
14 262 Lamar Jackson QB
14 263 Jalen Hurts QB
14 264 Kyler Murray QB
14 265 Justin Herbert QB
14 266 Tom Brady QB
14 267 Joe Burrow QB
14 268 Kirk Cousins QB
15 269 Geno Smith QB
15 270 Aaron Rodgers QB
15 271 Matthew Stafford QB
15 272 Trevor Lawrence QB
15 273 Russell Wilson QB
15 274 Jameis Winston QB
15 275 Jimmy Garoppolo QB
15 276 Carson Wentz QB
15 277 Zach Wilson QB
15 278 Jacoby Brissett QB
15 279 Daniel Jones QB
15 280 Teddy Bridgewater QB
15 281 Justin Fields QB
15 282 Matt Ryan QB
15 283 Marcus Mariota QB
15 284 Kenny Pickett QB
15 285 Cooper Rush QB
15 286 Bailey Zappe QB
15 287 PJ Walker QB
15 288 Andy Dalton QB
15 289 Skylar Thompson QB
15 290 Mac Jones QB
15 291 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
15 292 Los Angeles Rams DST
15 293 San Francisco 49ers DST
15 294 Green Bay Packers DST
15 295 Philadelphia Eagles DST
15 296 Baltimore Ravens DST
15 297 Dallas Cowboys DST
15 298 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
15 299 Minnesota Vikings DST
15 300 Los Angeles Chargers DST
15 301 New England Patriots DST
15 302 Cleveland Browns DST
15 303 Indianapolis Colts DST
15 304 Chicago Bears DST
15 305 Washington Commanders DST
15 306 New Orleans Saints DST
15 307 Cincinnati Bengals DST
15 308 Denver Broncos DST
15 309 Carolina Panthers DST
15 310 Buffalo Bills DST
15 311 Miami Dolphins DST
15 312 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
16 313 Seattle Seahawks DST
16 314 Kansas City Chiefs DST
16 315 Arizona Cardinals DST
16 316 Atlanta Falcons DST
16 317 New York Giants DST
16 318 New York Jets DST
16 319 Justin Tucker K
16 320 Evan McPherson K
16 321 Ryan Succop K
16 322 Tyler Bass K
16 323 Matt Gay K
16 324 Greg Joseph K
16 325 Wil Lutz K
16 326 Robbie Gould K
16 327 Nick Folk K
16 328 Mason Crosby K
16 329 Brett Maher K
16 330 Jason Myers K
16 331 Matthew Wright K
16 332 Brandon McManus K
16 333 Jason Sanders K
16 334 Cade York K
16 335 Graham Gano K
16 336 Riley Patterson K
16 337 Cameron Dicker K
16 338 Chase McLaughlin K
16 339 Taylor Bertolet K
16 340 Younghoe Koo K
16 341 Greg Zuerlein K
16 342 Chris Boswell K
16 343 Matt Ammendola K
16 344 Cairo Santos K
16 345 Joey Slye K
17 346 Eddy Pineiro K


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