Should I start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Mark Andrews in Week 6?

Updated Oct 19, 9:21 PM ET. Week 7 answers post Tuesday.

Start Mark Andrews: 61 percent of the snaps and 21 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Deebo Samuel Sr.'s 62 percent of the snaps and 11 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.

Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Mark Andrews?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.

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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.

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WR44 · SF · bye 8

2026 vs anytime td line 3-2

Market-based projection: 8.8 pts a game Wk 5 price
Overall rank: 107

Mark Andrews

TE15 · BAL · bye 13

2026 vs anytime td line 1-5

Market-based projection: 8.0 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 108

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The gap

Board size332 draftable players

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 Deebo Samuel Sr., and the board ranks him 107th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Mark Andrews, and the board ranks him 108th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

No season market is posted for Deebo Samuel Sr., so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

No season market is posted for Mark Andrews, 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 so far

Through Week 5, Deebo Samuel Sr. has been on the field for 57 percent of SF snaps, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 35 third down targets, had 2 of its 14 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 21 two minute targets.

His 20 targets have averaged 2.6 air yards.

In Week 3 against ARI he carried 2 times for 14 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against DEN he carried 3 times for 44 yards, caught 5 of 6 targets for 26 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against SEA he carried 2 times for 4 yards, caught 2 of 3 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, Mark Andrews has been on the field for 65 percent of BAL snaps, drawn 20 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 46 third down targets, had 2 of its 25 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 41 two minute targets.

His 33 targets have averaged 6.6 air yards.

In Week 4 against TEN he caught 5 of 6 targets for 27 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against ATL he caught 4 of 6 targets for 28 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against CLE he caught 1 of 3 targets for 4 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

The season feed carries no line for Deebo Samuel Sr. in the last completed season.

In 2025 Mark Andrews played 17 games and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets.

That came to 4.1 targets a game, a 69 percent catch rate and 8.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Side by side

Deebo Samuel Sr. is a wide receiver and Mark Andrews a tight end, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Deebo Samuel Sr. is off in Week 8 and Mark Andrews in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as out on the injury report.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Mark Andrews?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Mark Andrews projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.
Should I drop Mark Andrews for Deebo Samuel Sr.?
No. Keep Mark Andrews: he projects 100 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 10 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (2.6 a game over 10 games). Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.