Brian Thomas Jr. or Calvin Ridley: who should I start in Week 6?

What the player markets price

The player markets price Brian Thomas Jr. at 4.3 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 12 market sources. That is the 98th highest figure of the 143 players the market prices.

The player markets price Calvin Ridley at 3.8 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 6 market sources. That is the 104th highest figure of the 143 players the market prices.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Brian Thomas Jr.: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 89th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Calvin Ridley: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 96th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 5

Through Week 5, Brian Thomas Jr. has been on the field for 48 percent of JAX snaps, drawn 12 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 35 third down targets, had 1 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 18 two minute targets.

His 17 targets have averaged 10.9 air yards.

In Week 3 against NE he caught 1 of 1 target for 8 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against CIN he caught 2 of 2 targets for 17 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against PHI he caught 0 of 3 targets for 0 yards and did not score.

Through Week 5, Calvin Ridley has been on the field for 52 percent of TEN snaps, drawn 6 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 40 third down targets, had 0 of its 12 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 29 two minute targets.

His 8 targets have averaged 9.8 air yards.

In Week 3 against NYG he caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against BAL he caught 1 of 2 targets for 13 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against HOU he caught 2 of 3 targets for 33 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Brian Thomas Jr. played 14 games and scored 138.8 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing WR42.

He caught 48 of 91 targets for 707 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets.

That came to 6.5 targets a game, a 53 percent catch rate and 14.7 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Calvin Ridley played 7 games and scored 47.3 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing WR116.

He caught 17 of 36 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target.

That came to 5.1 targets a game, a 47 percent catch rate and 17.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Brian Thomas Jr. was available for 7 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Brian Thomas Jr. scored 9.9 PPR points a game and Calvin Ridley 6.8, 3.2 a game between them.

Brian Thomas Jr. finished WR42 that year and Calvin Ridley WR116.

Brian Thomas Jr. had 55 more targets than Calvin Ridley, 91 to 36.

Brian Thomas Jr. had 404 more receiving yards than Calvin Ridley, 707 to 303.

This season Calvin Ridley holds the bigger snap share, 52 percent against 48 percent.

This season Brian Thomas Jr. holds the bigger target share, 12 percent against 6 percent.

Byes and availability

Brian Thomas Jr. is off in Week 7 and Calvin Ridley in Week 9, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

0.5 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the market price when it does.