Game Info
Kickoff: Sunday, October 18, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
Location: Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH
Network: FOX
Baltimore Ravens
Quarterback
Lamar Jackson: START, QB1
Lamar Jackson was reportedly close to being able to play in Week 5 and expected to suit up for an important divisional matchup in Week 6. The Cleveland defense has clamped down since Week 1 and Lamar likely runs a little less with the tweaked ankle, but his league leading 10.1 yards per attempt and top five completion percentage keep him in must-start territory.
Running Back
Derrick Henry: START, RB1
Derrick Henry is an easy auto-start every week. He’s Giancarlo Stanton of the gridiron. An enormous human being that can generate a ginormous amount of power. You don’t need Next-Gen Stats to know the guy going against him is about to have a bad day.
Wide Receiver
Zay Flowers: START, WR1
Rashod Bateman: FLEX, WR4
Devontez Walker: SIT
Even with a game of Tyler Huntley under center, Zay Flowers ranks among the top 10 receivers in target share, receptions, and receiving yards per game. Flowers is a league-high 4.6 yards per route run and gets a top-10 matchup against a Browns defense that’s allowed a 100-yard receiver in back-to-back weeks (DK Metcalf and Garrett Wilson). With an implied game total inching towards 40, it’s a dangerous game, friendo, but Rashod Bateman is always in consideration as a lottery-ticket FLEX play.
Tight End
Mark Andrews: START, TE1
Mark Andrews ranks top 10 at the position in both targets and catches, but 18th in receiving yards thanks to a grotesque 2 yards after the catch per reception. Andrews catches the ball; he just doesn’t go anywhere after. With four teams on bye and a solid matchup, he’s still a back-end TE1 for Week 6, though. Just… hold onto the ball if it’s thrown to you in the end zone, alright?
Defense/Special Teams
Baltimore Ravens: START
Cleveland is among the lowest-scoring teams in the league and takes the most sacks.
Cleveland Browns
Quarterback
Deshaun Watson: SIT, QB2 (Startable in Superflex)
I love this time of year when the weather starts to cool down a bit; I just hate how it brings an uptick in sickness with it. It’s apparent Deshaun Watson is feeling it too, as he’s had a bad case of fumble-itis in the past two weeks, losing the ball five times. Thankfully, for his sake, he’s only lost two of them. The Ravens aren’t allowing much through the air, only giving up five passing touchdowns on the season, and the Browns have the fourth-highest sack rate allowed. Watson is a back-end Superflex start.
Running Back
Quinshon Judkins: START, RB2 (If Active)
Jaleel McLaughlin: SIT
Dylan Sampson: SIT
Quinshon Judkins has lost the walking boot after tweaking his ankle in Week 5, but he’s not practicing as of the time of writing and appears to be a long shot to suit up in Week 6. His 87% carry share (third-highest) gives him enough volume to keep him an RB2 if he’s able to go. But in the likely chance he’s out, Jaleel McLaughlin is set to start unless Dylan Sampson is able to come off the IR. Either way, you’re not starting them.
Wide Receiver
Denzel Boston: START, WR2
KC Concepcion Jr: SIT
Jerry Jeudy: SIT
Denzel Boston is a risky but exciting play against the Ravens despite his starting quarterback. Boston ranks top 10 in both air yards share and yards after the catch per reception, living up to his reputation as a guy who can take it to the house on a single touch. Baltimore is a top-10 matchup for receivers, making Boston a volatile WR2. KC Concepcion Jr. is progressing quickly after suffering a concussion in Week 5. But even if he’s able to suit up, he’s not producing enough to even be considered a FLEX option despite the matchup.
Tight End
Harold Fannin Jr: STREAMER
Averaging just over 10 fantasy points per game, Harold Fannin Jr.‘s six targets per game over his last three is enough to give him streamer status despite a bottom-10 matchup with four teams on bye.
Defense/Special Teams
Cleveland Browns: SIT
The Browns defense is playing much better as of late, but the expected return of Lamar Jackson is enough to scare me away from a Cleveland defense averaging less than a turnover per game.