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8 Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 6
With Tom Brady under center, James White becomes a much more attractive play. Which other under-the-radar players could put up good numbers in Week 6?

James White, RB, New England Patriots

Taking a look at game script-adjusted pass-to-run ratio, New England Patriots started out the year being uncharacteristically run-heavy, but reverted to their usual pass-heavy approach with the return of Tom Brady in Week 5. Taking a look at their 2015 playcalling, he also points out that they were more pass-heavy than expectation in all but two games last season.

This numbers are a decent indication that we can expect to see more James White and less LeGarrette Blount moving forward, especially when you consider that White out-snapped Blount 38 to 31 in Week 5.

White is one of the league's most efficient receiving backs, putting up 0.47 Reception NEP per target, which ranks 9th among the 32 backs with at least 15 targets on the year. Playing with Brady in 2015, his 0.70 Reception NEP per target ranked 2nd among the 22 backs with at least 50 targets.

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