Vernon Adams Jr. turned Week 5 into a fantasy explosion, and that is why he is the quarterback drawing the most attention for CFL Week 6 on DraftKings. He threw for 405 yards and seven total touchdowns, then finished with 51.4 DraftKings points in a performance that can only be described as dominant at the slate level.
That number matters now because Week 6 is a four-game slate that begins Thursday night with Redblacks-Elks and runs through Sunday’s Tiger-Cats-Roughriders finish. DFS players are not just buying last week’s box score; they are weighing salary, matchup and volume before the games lock. Adams is averaging 28.1 DraftKings points per game, and he has paired his recent efficiency with big-play production, including nine completions of 30 or more yards in 2026.
The reason Adams keeps landing near the top of the board is that his Week 5 line was not a one-off gadget score. He completed 80.0 percent of his passes, threw six passing touchdowns and added one rushing touchdown. His 11:0 touchdown-to-interception ratio and career highs of 69.7 percent completion rate and 10.3 yards per attempt explain why his ceiling feels so high. In DFS terms, that is the profile of a quarterback who can beat salary expectations with both volume and efficiency.
Montreal also gives him a case to stay aggressive. The defense has been quality overall, but it has still allowed 329.8 passing yards per game, a 71.1 percent completion rate and seven passing touchdowns. It has given up six completions of 30 or more yards, which is the kind of damage Adams specializes in when he is attacking downfield. That is the friction point for anyone trying to fade him: the matchup looks manageable on the surface, yet the pass defense numbers say there is room for another heavy fantasy result.
Chad Kelly is the other quarterback who belongs in the conversation, especially after he passed for 294 yards and three touchdowns in Week 4 against the Stampeders while still throwing two interceptions. He scored 31.5 DraftKings points in that game and is averaging 32 points per game, backed by a league-high 12 touchdown passes and 12 completions of 30 or more yards. He also posted 30.3 DraftKings points in Week 4 against the Roughriders, which keeps him in play even with the Blue Bombers allowing a league-low 258.3 passing yards per game.
Davis Alexander is the steadier volume play. He has a 7:0 touchdown-to-interception ratio, is averaging 369.5 passing yards per game over his first four games of 2026 and has topped 336 yards in each one. He is completing 69.5 percent of his passes and averaging 25.6 DraftKings points per game, which makes him the type of quarterback who can reward a salary-sensitive build even when the ceiling is not as loud as Adams’. Cody Fajardo and Brady Oliveira round out the larger pool of options for a slate that will be decided by how each quarterback performs against the defenses in front of him.
The projected 62.5-point total for Montreal’s Week 6 opponent reflects that same thinking: a game expected to produce scoring because both sides can push the ball through the air. Calgary’s 58-point Week 5 outburst only sharpens that view, since the Stampeders have allowed the second-most passing yards per game at 364.5, the third-most completions at 104 and 11 passing touchdowns surrendered. That is the shape of the slate for DraftKings players — one quarterback coming off an all-time fantasy line, another with elite season-long production, and a defense that looks sturdier on paper than it has been against the pass.
Adams does not need another seven-touchdown eruption to pay off in Week 6, but he does need the kind of game that keeps him in constant scoring range. If Montreal forces him to throw again, the path is there for another strong DFS result before the slate closes Sunday night.
