Fantasy Football Week 6: Ryan Torain and 3 Surprise Players Worth Starting

Ryan Torain is the exact kind of player that can lead you to a fantasy championship. I am not talking about the kind of player you draft and ink in to your starting lineup; I am talking about the kind of player you get when the time is right and use them to help carry your team when you have players on bye.

Washington Redskins RB Ryan Torain

Torain is part of a crowded Redskins backfield. However, Mike Shanahan is not shy about riding the hot hand. He showed that when Torain got the majority of the Redskins carries in their last game.

Torain led the 'Skins with 19 carries. Torain gained 135 yards on those carries and added a touchdown.

Increasing his Week 6 value is the fact that the Redskins will be facing a terrible Philadelphia Eagles' rush defense.

New York Jets RB Shonn Greene

The Jets' run game has been nearly non-existent this season. They finally showed some signs of life last week against the Patriots.

Greene finished with 83 yards on 21 carries and added a touchdown.

This week the Jets will be playing a horrible Dolphins team. The Dolphins have not been able to stop anything. I expect the Jets to build up the lead and try further reestablish the run game when they do.

Browns QB Colt McCoy

Colt McCoy is turning in a decent year. In four games he has six touchdowns to three interceptions.

The Browns will be coming off of a bye week, and will have had plenty of time to institute a solid game plan to attack a weak Raiders' defense.

I expect the Raiders to open up a lead on the Browns, which will lead to plenty of passing opportunities for McCoy. This will lead to a much better stat line than result.