Brian Thomas Jr. or Justin Jefferson: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Brian Thomas Jr.: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 72nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Justin Jefferson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 147th overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 4; 2QB: ADP 15.

What the player markets price

The player markets price Brian Thomas Jr. at 4.1 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 13 market sources. That is the 77th highest figure of the 132 players the market prices.

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

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, Justin Jefferson has been on the field for 74 percent of MIN snaps, drawn 25 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 39 third down targets, had 0 of its 2 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 10 two minute targets.

His 24 targets have averaged 11.0 air yards.

In Week 2 against CHI he caught 3 of 6 targets for 55 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against TB he caught 2 of 2 targets for 32 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against NO he carried 1 time for -11 yards, caught 6 of 7 targets for 79 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

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 Justin Jefferson played 17 games and scored 201.5 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR21.

He caught 84 of 141 targets for 1048 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets.

That came to 8.3 targets a game, a 60 percent catch rate and 12.5 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Justin Jefferson was available for 3 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Justin Jefferson scored 11.9 PPR points a game and Brian Thomas Jr. 9.9, 1.9 a game between them.

Brian Thomas Jr. finished WR42 that year and Justin Jefferson WR21.

Justin Jefferson had 50 more targets than Brian Thomas Jr., 141 to 91.

Justin Jefferson had 341 more receiving yards than Brian Thomas Jr., 1048 to 707.

This season Justin Jefferson holds the bigger snap share, 74 percent against 48 percent.

This season Justin Jefferson holds the bigger target share, 25 percent against 12 percent.

Byes and availability

Brian Thomas Jr. is off in Week 7 and Justin Jefferson in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

Justin Jefferson has no posted market, so one half of the evidence on this page exists for only one of them.