Who Should I Start? George Pickens or Puka Nacua

Sunday, October 12, 7:34 PM

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens caught nine of his 11 targets for 168 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's Week 6 loss to the Carolina Panthers. The interim No. 1 receiver certainly lived up to the hype, adequately filling for CeeDee Lamb (ankle) for the fourth week in a row. He has five consecutive games with a touchdown, totaling six trips to the end zone during that span. The former Steeler has quickly emerged as a top-six wide receiver in fantasy football thanks to his receiving skills, the great play of quarterback Dak Prescott, and the Cowboys' general ability to rack up yardage. Playing in a negative or even game script certainly doesn't hurt, either. Pickens should remain a viable WR1 option heading into Week 7 against the Washington Commanders.

Monday, October 13, 12:24 PM

Updating previous reports on Monday, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said that the team thinks wide receiver Puka Nacua (ankle) avoided a "long-term injury" in Sunday's Week 6 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, according to Sarah Barshop of ESPN. When deciding on when Nacua can return, McVay mentioned that the receiver's "style of play, the way and the nature at which he plays, that is something that does weigh into this." A report earlier on Monday suggested that Nacua was expected to miss some time, but McVay himself is calling him day-to-day and isn't ruling him out for Week 7 in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Rams have their bye in Week 8, so the most likely scenario is that L.A. will hold Nacua out in Week 7 and hope to have him back for a Week 9 contest against the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 2. Fantasy managers should prepare for Nacua to miss at least one game. If Nacua doesn't play in London, Jordan Whittington and Tutu Atwell (hamstring) would be the next men up behind Davante Adams in the Rams' passing game.