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Should I start A.J. Brown or Rome Odunze in Week 6?

Updated Oct 19, 3:46 PM ET.

Week 6 verdict

Start A.J. Brown over Rome Odunze

Wrong: 5.7 to 6.9
Start

WR · NE · vs NYJ · final

Market projected
11.8
pre-game
NYJ D vs WR
28.5
10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
54 of 100 at WR
Target share
33%
Week 6
Scored
5.7
PPR pts
Sit

WR · CHI · at ATL · final

Market projected
10.4
pre-game
ATL D vs WR
37.7
6th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
High
93 of 100 at WR
Target share
12%
Week 6
Scored
6.9
PPR pts
Start Brown or Odunze? The full Week 6 breakdown

Week 6 result: the call to start A.J. Brown over Rome Odunze was wrong. Brown scored 5.7 PPR points to 6.9 for Odunze. Projected 11.8 to 10.4 before kickoff.

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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.

WR23 · NE · bye 11

2025 vs rec yds line 6-9

Market-based projection
11.8 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank
58

WR35 · CHI · bye 10

2026 vs anytime td line 0-6

Market-based projection
10.4 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank
81

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The gap

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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on A.J. Brown, and the board ranks him 58th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 23.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Rome Odunze, and the board ranks him 81st overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

No season market is posted for A.J. Brown, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

No season market is posted for Rome Odunze, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

Neither carries a posted market, so this page rests on the draft room and on what the two have already done.

This season through Week 6

Through Week 6, A.J. Brown has been on the field for 44 percent of NE snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 6 of the offence's 21 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 4 of its 15 two minute targets.

His 14 targets have averaged 8.4 air yards.

In Week 1 against SEA he caught 3 of 4 targets for 26 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against NYJ he caught 3 of 10 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, Rome Odunze has been on the field for 81 percent of CHI snaps, drawn 17 percent of the targets and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 51 third down targets, had 2 of its 31 chances inside the five and seen 8 of its 32 two minute targets.

His 33 targets have averaged 13.5 air yards.

In Week 4 against NYJ he caught 6 of 7 targets for 94 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against GB he caught 3 of 9 targets for 40 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against ATL he caught 3 of 4 targets for 39 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 A.J. Brown played 15 games and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.

He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 8.1 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Rome Odunze played 12 games and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 7-8 targets a game, a 49 percent catch rate and 15.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

A.J. Brown was available for 3 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 A.J. Brown scored 14.7 PPR points a game and Rome Odunze 12.2, 2.5 a game between them.

A.J. Brown finished WR11 that year and Rome Odunze WR41.

A.J. Brown had 31 more targets than Rome Odunze, 121 to 90.

A.J. Brown had 342 more receiving yards than Rome Odunze, 1003 to 661.

This season Rome Odunze holds the bigger snap share, 81 percent against 44 percent.

This season A.J. Brown holds the bigger target share, 23 percent against 17 percent.

Byes and availability

A.J. Brown is off in Week 11 and Rome Odunze in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

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