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FanDuel NFL Snake Draft Rankings: Week 6

Fantasy sports have come a long way since their inception.

Gathering with friends and drafting the perfect team was -- and still is -- a big part of fantasy sports. But FanDuel has done its part in changing how we play and think about a particular slate of sports games.

And guess what? They’re going back to the classics and bringing snake drafts to the forefront of the daily fantasy scene.

Each week, you can hop into a live fantasy football draft and pick your six-player team against the rest of your league. No salary cap involved. Just draft.

You can read more about the strategy behind daily fantasy NFL snake drafts, but here’s a jumpstart for the upcoming slate.

Daily Fantasy Football Snake Draft Rankings

Here’s how numberFire’s projections rank the field in a head-to-head, three-entry, and six-entry draft. (Be sure to check the projections throughout the week for updates.)

These rankings compare each player’s projection to the replacement level of his position. In a head-to-head draft, no more than two quarterbacks can be drafted, so every passer is compared to the QB2 in terms of weekly projections. For running backs, up to six running backs can be drafted in a two-entry draft, so they're all compared to the RB6 in projections to see the biggest gaps in value.

Here's how the Week 6 rankings look across various draft sizes. (Snake draft position rank refers to a player's raw projection rank, so the RB3 is expected for the third-most FanDuel points among running backs.)

Player Snake Draft
Position Rank
Head-to-Head
Rank
3-Entry
Rank
6-Entry
Rank
Derrick HenryRB1111
Davante AdamsWR/TE1226
Calvin RidleyWR/TE23310
Kareem HuntRB2542
Aaron JonesRB3653
Alexander MattisonRB4864
Adam ThielenWR/TE37712
Jonathan TaylorRB5985
Lamar JacksonQB14924
Mike DavisRB612107
Kenny GolladayWR/TE4101118
Terry McLaurinWR/TE5111220
Allen Robinson IIWR/TE6121322
Mike EvansWR/TE7151423
Miles SandersRB719158
James RobinsonRB820169
A.J. BrownWR/TE8171725
Matthew StaffordQB2121832
Deshaun WatsonQB3161934
Joe MixonRB9241911
Jamison CrowderWR/TE9211926
Cam NewtonQB4182236
James ConnerRB10282313
Marquise BrownWR/TE10252427
Odell Beckham Jr.WR/TE11262528
Gardner Minshew IIQB5222639
Todd Gurley IIRB11322714
DJ MooreWR/TE12272830
Myles GaskinRB12342915
Ryan TannehillQB6233040
Robby AndersonWR/TE13293131
Tyler BoydWR/TE14323233
David JohnsonRB13373316
Ronald Jones IIRB14383417
Mark AndrewsWR/TE15353535
Ryan FitzpatrickQB7303650
Kirk CousinsQB8313752
David MontgomeryRB15433819
Antonio GibsonRB16453921
Zach ErtzWR/TE16404037
Will Fuller VWR/TE17414138
Ben RoethlisbergerQB9364255
Justin JeffersonWR/TE18424340
Tee HigginsWR/TE19444443
Julian EdelmanWR/TE20464544
DJ Chark Jr.WR/TE21474645
Jonnu SmithWR/TE22484746
T.Y. HiltonWR/TE23514847
Aaron RodgersQB10394959
Darius SlaytonWR/TE24525048
DeVante ParkerWR/TE25545149
JuJu Smith-SchusterWR/TE26555251
Matt RyanQB11495365
Tom BradyQB12505466
Chase ClaypoolWR/TE27565553
Jerry JeudyWR/TE28575654
Daniel JonesQB13535771
Melvin Gordon IIIRB17635829
Evan EngramWR/TE29585956
Marvin Jones Jr.WR/TE30596058
Brandin CooksWR/TE31616160
Jarvis LandryWR/TE32626261
Golden TateWR/TE33646362
N'Keal HarryWR/TE34656463
Teddy BridgewaterQB14606583
Laviska Shenault Jr.WR/TE35686667
Curtis SamuelWR/TE36696769
T.J. HockensonWR/TE37716870
Joe BurrowQB15666989
Adrian PetersonRB18827040
Carson WentzQB16677191
Danny AmendolaWR/TE38737273
Breshad PerrimanWR/TE39747374
Tim PatrickWR/TE40767475
Preston WilliamsWR/TE41777576
Philip RiversQB17707696
Austin HooperWR/TE42787777
Mike GesickiWR/TE43797878
Randall CobbWR/TE44807979
James WashingtonWR/TE45818080