CeeDee Lamb or Christian Watson: who should I start in Week 6?

What the player markets price

The player markets price CeeDee Lamb at 17.6 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 6 market sources. That is the 8th highest figure of the 107 players the market prices.

The player markets price Christian Watson at 14.7 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 6 market sources. That is the 15th highest figure of the 107 players the market prices.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on CeeDee Lamb: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 7th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Christian Watson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 13th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 5

Through Week 5, CeeDee Lamb has been on the field for 77 percent of DAL snaps, drawn 27 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 14 of the offence's 46 third down targets, had 3 of its 22 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 31 two minute targets.

His 51 targets have averaged 10.3 air yards.

In Week 3 against BAL he caught 7 of 8 targets for 112 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against HOU he carried 1 time for -6 yards, caught 17 of 21 targets for 189 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against TB he caught 2 of 5 targets for 9 yards and did not score.

Through Week 5, Christian Watson has been on the field for 79 percent of GB snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 13 of the offence's 50 third down targets, had 3 of its 12 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 26 two minute targets.

His 40 targets have averaged 12.7 air yards.

In Week 3 against ATL he caught 7 of 10 targets for 96 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against TB he caught 3 of 3 targets for 47 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against CHI he caught 6 of 8 targets for 143 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 CeeDee Lamb played 14 games and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.

He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets.

That came to 8.4 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 14.4 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Christian Watson played 10 games and scored 132.4 PPR points, 13.2 a game, finishing WR46.

He caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets.

That came to 5.5 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 17.5 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

CeeDee Lamb was available for 4 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 CeeDee Lamb scored 14.4 PPR points a game and Christian Watson 13.2, 1.1 a game between them.

CeeDee Lamb finished WR22 that year and Christian Watson WR46.

CeeDee Lamb had 62 more targets than Christian Watson, 117 to 55.

CeeDee Lamb had 466 more receiving yards than Christian Watson, 1077 to 611.

This season Christian Watson holds the bigger snap share, 79 percent against 77 percent.

This season CeeDee Lamb holds the bigger target share, 27 percent against 22 percent.

Byes and availability

CeeDee Lamb is off in Week 14 and Christian Watson in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

CeeDee Lamb is listed as questionable on the injury report.

What would change the answer

2.9 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.