Last week was a good but not great week. I will grade it 3-2-1 and that means the last 3 weeks the record is 10-4-2 as I went 3-1-1 in week 5 and 4-1 in week 4! I’m looking to bounce back for another big week and I found so many good surprise candidates this week that I have 2 picks in each category.

Here are my picks for top QB (with reasoning), RB, WR and Defenses of the Week plus an Upset Special. I also give you reasoning on several Others to Watch. Keep in mind these are NOT the obvious picks. I do not take the nation’s leading passer facing a weak secondary and pick him as my QB of the Week. These are mostly SURPRISE projections and I tell you why.

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A special thanks to our friends at CFFinsider.com for providing us with their Week 6 Fantasy Rankings

Last week G.J. Kinne of Tulsa became our first top rated quarterback to let us down.  Two touchdowns is just not going to cut it when compared to performances churned out by the others we’ve had in the top slot this year.  This week we look to redeem ourselves with Toledo’s Aaron Opelt.  The Glass Bowl should be rocking with Opelt and Western Michigan’s Tim Hiller airing it out in a MAC affair.   There was a fight for the number one tailback spot this week between Marshall’s Darius Marshall and Fresno State’s Ryan Mathews. Fantasy owners should be happy going into the week with either in their starting lineup.  You’ll also notice some surprising running backs in the top 20 this week:  DeMaundray Woolridge, Ike Nduka, Seth Smith, Bernard Pierce and others.   Toledo wide receiver Stephen Williams hooks up with Opelt to take down the top wide receiver spot.  A number of familiar names head up our tight end list in Dennis Pitta, Cody Slate, George Bryan and Ed Dickson.  Looking for a defense?  Look no further than the team lucky enough to play Washington State each week.

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Last year on CBS College Sports I did a weekly segment every Thursday in which I picked a surprise QB, RB, WR and Defense of the Week plus gave them my Upset Pick of the Week. I will do the same thing this year for everyone here on PhilSteele.com every Thursday!

Here are my picks for top QB (with reasoning), RB, WR and Defenses of the Week plus an Upset Special. I also give you reasoning on several Others to Watch. Keep in mind these are NOT the obvious picks. I do not take the nation’s leading passer facing a weak secondary and pick him as my QB of the Week. These are mostly SURPRISE projections and I tell you why.
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I always say July is my fun month as I have no magazine deadlines, no weekly football deadlines and I mostly do radio shows (6 to 10 per day) and get to talk football with fans across the country. Check out my radio show list to see where I will be doing upcoming shows. Philsteele.com is making that a little more difficult as I am scrambling to get every bit of information onto the website to make Philsteele.com the ONE place for all of your football info. Read more…