Fantasy Football Week 6: 3 WR/CB Matchups to Target and 3 to Avoid

• WR Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders vs. CB Brandon Stephens, Baltimore Ravens: Stephens is willing to surrender some profits to McLaren on a regular basis.

• WR Allen Lazard, New York Jets vs. CB Christian Benford, Buffalo Bills: The drop-prone veteran faces one of the NFL's best secondaries in Week 6.

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Identifying favorable and unfavorable cornerback matchups is an important aspect of fantasy football's lineup-setting process.

This article details three wide receivers who can be started with confidence and three wide receivers who should be avoided, thanks to their primary defensive opponents in Week 6..

WR/CB matchup on target

WR Terry McLaurin, Washington Commander vs. CB Brandon Stephens, Baltimore Ravens

McLaurin There's a matchup to watch out for the crow cornerback Brandon Stephens. McLaurin (77.8% wide-left pre-snap alignment rate) and Stephens (90.7% defensive-right pre-snap alignment rate) should face each other on roughly 75% of snaps, giving McLaurin ample opportunity to exploit Stephens' weaknesses.

McClarin is a back-end WR1 for the program, and his 77.9 PFF grade ranks seventh in receiving. Among 35 NFL wide receivers to take at least 150 snaps.. Stephens' 66.6 PFF perimeter coverage grade ranks 26th Among the 64 cornerbacks with at least 75 perimeter coverage snaps.