Tetairoa McMillan or Denzel Boston: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Tetairoa McMillan: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 131st overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Denzel Boston: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 134th overall on the rest of his evidence.

What the player markets price

The market has Tetairoa McMillan at 2.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Denzel Boston at 1.8 PPR points a game off 1 market across 9 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season so far

Through Week 4, Tetairoa McMillan has been on the field for 87 percent of CAR snaps, drawn 27 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 7 of the offence's 32 third down targets, had 3 of its 9 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 25 two minute targets.

His 39 targets have averaged 11.5 air yards.

In Week 2 against ATL he caught 5 of 10 targets for 101 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against CLE he caught 2 of 5 targets for 17 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against DET he caught 14 of 16 targets for 192 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 5, Denzel Boston has been on the field for 92 percent of CLE snaps, drawn 20 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 35 third down targets, had 0 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 22 two minute targets.

His 29 targets have averaged 16.4 air yards.

In Week 3 against CAR he caught 2 of 4 targets for 41 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against PIT he caught 4 of 7 targets for 89 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against NYJ he caught 3 of 7 targets for 46 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Tetairoa McMillan played 17 games and scored 211.4 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR16.

He caught 70 of 122 targets for 1014 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 7.2 targets a game, a 57 percent catch rate and 14.5 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Denzel Boston is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

Head to head

This season Denzel Boston holds the bigger snap share, 92 percent against 87 percent.

This season Tetairoa McMillan holds the bigger target share, 27 percent against 20 percent.

Byes and availability

Tetairoa McMillan is off in Week 5 and Denzel Boston in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.