Calvin Ridley or David Montgomery: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Calvin Ridley: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 109th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on David Montgomery: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 111th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 33.

What the player markets price

The player markets price Calvin Ridley at 3.9 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 9 market sources. That is the 106th highest figure of the 145 players the market prices.

The market has David Montgomery at 2.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

David Montgomery's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 5

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.

Through Week 5, David Montgomery has been on the field for 46 percent of HOU snaps, taken 45 percent of the carries, drawn 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 39 third down targets, had 3 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 7 targets have averaged 3.6 air yards.

In Week 3 against IND he carried 11 times for 33 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against DAL he carried 10 times for 24 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against TEN he carried 5 times for 11 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025 David Montgomery played 17 games and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He carried 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 more yards.

That came to 9.3 carries a game at 4.5 yards a carry and 1.4 catches a game.

He was on the field for 37 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

David Montgomery was available for 10 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 David Montgomery scored 9.8 PPR points a game and Calvin Ridley 6.8, 3.1 a game between them.

Calvin Ridley finished WR116 and David Montgomery RB27, which are two different ladders.

Calvin Ridley is a wide receiver and David Montgomery a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Calvin Ridley is off in Week 9 and David Montgomery in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.

David Montgomery is listed as doubtful on the injury report.

What would change the answer

David Montgomery is only part priced, so the market half of this page is whole for only one of them.