CFF G6 Deep Cuts: Week 5 G6 Sicko List

Welcome to CFF G6 Deep Cuts: Week 5 G6 Sicko List — fair warning, this week isn’t for the faint of heart. These aren’t league-winners, and they’re barely on the radar. They’re streaming plays for the degenerates who read matchup data over morning coffee and know a juicy target share when they see one. If you’ve followed me the last two seasons, you know the drill: Thursday is sicko day. Grab your shovel, because we’re digging deep this week.

Note: All advanced stats I provide throughout the article are pulled from g5hive.com.

CFF G6 Deep Cuts: Week 5 G6 Sicko List

Quarterbacks

John Alan Richter, Toledo

Fantrax Rostership: 28%
Total Fantasy Points: 114.6
Fantasy Points Per Game: 28.7 (6-point passing TDs)

Richter followed up a 41.16-point performance against Temple with a 29.36-point outing against San Diego State, throwing for 284 yards and 3 TDs. Toledo hits the road in Week 5 against conference foe Ball State, one of the most forgiving defenses in the country against opposing quarterbacks — they’re allowing 34.33 PPG to the position. For context, Ball State’s defense just allowed 33.16 points to Dru DeShields last week, a mere 0.16 points off his season high. If that’s what they allow to DeShields, imagine what they could do for Richter.

"The whole world is starting to see how daggum good of a QB he is right now…He's a big reason we sit here at 3-1 rolling into MAC play." @toledofb HC Mike Jacobs on QB John Alan Ritcher pic.twitter.com/73ZQbIlExu

— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) September 26, 2026

JC Evans / Camden Coleman, JMU

Fantrax Rostership: 2%/6%
Total Fantasy Points: 13.3/67.6
Fantasy Points Per Game: 13.3/16.9 (4-point passing TDs)

I’m highlighting whoever ends up under center for JMU in Week 5. Why? Because Marshall’s defense is that bad. They’re allowing 32.31 PPG to opposing quarterbacks, and it’s not just a case of a typical G6 team getting run over by Power 4 competition — Marshall has faced Penn State, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, and Gardner-Webb this year. Locklear posted his season-best 25.66 points against them. Roman Gagliano turned in his second-best outing (0.98 points off his season high) with 23.52. Albeit against Penn State, Rocco Becht posted his best fantasy output of the year in Week 1 versus Marshall with 26.34 points. And I’m not sure where Cole Pennington’s 26.42-point outing ranks among his other games at Gardner-Webb, but I’ll take it.

Early reports have JC Evans returning in Week 5 against Marshall. Either way, both quarterbacks carry value against this defense, so keep an eye on who starts under center for JMU.

GREAT SCOTT 🕺#GoDukes pic.twitter.com/XlCjAsq9If

— JMU Football (@JMUFootball) September 5, 2026

Camden Coleman opens up the scoring for @JMUFootball! pic.twitter.com/0J4zAzvb31

— The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) September 20, 2026

Running Backs

James Jones, New Mexico State

Fantrax Rostership: 24%
Total Fantasy Points: 61.6
Fantasy Points Per Game: 15.4

Stop what you’re doing — he plays tonight at 8 PM ET. Western Kentucky is allowing 38.78 PPG to opposing running backs. Keep in mind WKU has faced Georgia and Indiana, but against Nevada we saw Dominic Kelley post his best outing of the season, running for 152 yards and 2 TDs on his way to 27.2 points in Week 1. New Mexico State runs a balanced offense at a 49% run rate, and it’s clearly James Jones’s backfield — he’s averaging 15.5 opportunities per game and coming off three straight double-digit performances. All the ingredients are here for a huge game from James Jones.

AJ Newberry, Oregon State

Fantrax Rostership: 5%
Total Fantasy Points: 61.6
Fantasy Points Per Game: 15.4

AJ Newberry is the back handling most of the work in this backfield, but the real value is in the receptions. Newberry has seen at least 4 targets in 3 of 4 games this year, and on a team where the quarterback is throwing the ball 41 times per game, that usage matters. His last four performances read 12.6, 16.26, 14, and a season-high 18.7 in Week 4. Newberry is a solid floor play with real upside against Colorado State in Week 5 — Colorado State is Swiss cheese against the run, allowing opposing backs to average 38.35 PPG, which ranks 136th out of 138 teams in the FBS.

Oregon State knifed through UTEP’s defense with a seven-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that lasted 2:37.

RB AJ Newberry scored on a 12-yard rushing TD.

Oregon State 7 – UTEP 0 | 12:23 1st pic.twitter.com/lZx6II7sxr

— Adrian Broaddus (@AdrianBroaddus) September 27, 2026

Wide Receivers

Aeryn Hampton, Oregon State

Fantrax Rostership: 8%
Total Fantasy Points: 40.8
Fantasy Points Per Game: 10.2

Let’s stay in this Oregon State offense and shift to the receiving room. Hampton’s fantasy points don’t jump off the page — 6.8, 9, 21.4, 3.6 — and that 21.4-point game came against Montana. So why highlight him this week? First, look at the 62.5-point over/under, the highest in the G6 in Week 5. Second, he’s the slot receiver on a team running a play every 28.6 seconds at a 61% pass rate, which works out to 41 pass attempts per game. Third, Colorado State ranks 135th out of 138 teams in defending the slot receiver — they’re allowing 0.70 fantasy points per snap there, five times what they allow to outside receivers. Jesse Legree will get his on the outside, but look for Hampton to have a spike week in Week 5.

Bryson Hammer, Toledo

Fantrax Rostership: 2%
Total Fantasy Points: 55.6
Fantasy Points Per Game: 13.9

This one is way off the beaten path, but I believe Bryson Hammer has a real chance to shine in Week 5. As mentioned in the quarterback section, Toledo travels to Ball State this week. Toledo already exposed San Diego State’s weakness in Week 4 — SDSU allows 0.524 fantasy points per snap to the slot — and Ball State has that same soft spot, allowing 22.2 PPG to slot receivers through four games.

The catch is that Toledo rolls out two guys in the slot, Rico Bond and Bryson Hammer, so the target pie could get split, as evidenced by target share. He’s currently earning a 17.7% target share to Bond’s 16.7%. Still, I trust Hammer. Why? Look no further than efficiency. Hammer has an 88% catch rate compared to Bond’s 56%. He also leads the team in receiving yards with 286 and is second on the team in touchdowns with 2, both scored last week against SDSU. For all those reasons, I believe Bryson Hammer is a name to pop in Week 5.

Toledo ends up beating San Diego State 41-13. The Rockets are 3-1 overall.

John Alan Richter was 16/22 for 284 yards and 3 TDs. Bryson Hammer caught 6 passes for 133 yards and 2 TDs. pic.twitter.com/bidTLnNb3O

— Colton Pool (@CPoolReporter) September 26, 2026

Tight End

Eli Finley, Louisiana Tech

Fantrax Rostership: 38%
Total Fantasy Points: 37.2
Fantasy Points Per Game: 12.4

The fact that Eli Finley is still available in at least 62% of Fantrax leagues is wild to me. His 25.3% target share coming into Week 4 ranked third in the G6 among tight ends. Louisiana Tech had a bye in Week 4, so you may have forgotten what he did in Week 3 against Baylor — let me refresh your memory. He hauled in 8 balls on 13 targets for 65 yards and a touchdown. Blake Baker has a broken hand, but it doesn’t seem to matter whether it’s Baker or Trey Kukuk under center, as Finley is averaging 7 targets and 43 yards per game on the season.

Eli Finley recorded his 2nd touchdown catch of the season at Baylor.

Finley is 21 receptions away from 100 for his Tech career & 100 receiving yards shy of 1,000.#HBTD pic.twitter.com/u5vto392Gh

— Kyle Schass (@KyleSchass) September 24, 2026

CFF G6 Deep Cuts: Week 5 G6 Sicko List

That’s the CFF G6 Deep Cuts: Week 5 G6 Sicko List — a Toledo quarterback about to feast on a defense that just got torched by Dru DeShields, a JMU quarterback controversy that’s a win either way against Marshall, two Oregon State names built around volume and matchup, a Toledo slot receiver flying under his own teammate’s shadow, and a tight end still criminally available for reasons nobody can explain. Good luck in your Week 5 matchups, and I’ll see you next Monday for Week 6.

Still hungry for more names? Don’t stop here — swing back through Monday’s piece, CFF G6: The Week 5 Names Headed for a Bump, for the names already knocking on that rostership door. And if you’d rather listen to your G6 Waiver Wire content than read it, Justice and I break down the waiver wire every week on YouTube — catch me this week as I give you G6 College Fantasy Football 2026 Week 4 Waiver Wire Honey for even more names to stash before your league mates catch on.

Note: The Waiver Wire Honey starts at the 56:08 mark