Garrett Wilson or Justin Herbert: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Garrett Wilson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 86th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Justin Herbert: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 87th overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 23; 2QB: ADP 12.

What the player markets price

The market has Garrett Wilson at 2.5 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 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 Justin Herbert at 12.2 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 10 market sources. That is 80 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season through Week 5

Through Week 5, Garrett Wilson has been on the field for 89 percent of NYJ snaps, drawn 30 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 14 of the offence's 39 third down targets, had 1 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 23 two minute targets.

His 42 targets have averaged 9.7 air yards.

In Week 3 against DET he caught 10 of 13 targets for 107 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against CHI he caught 3 of 4 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against CLE he caught 7 of 11 targets for 104 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Justin Herbert has been on the field for 100 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 175 times and thrown 8.5 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 36 of 175 dropbacks and scrambled 16 times.

In Week 3 against BUF he completed 20 of 34 passes for 226 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 4 times for 17 yards.

In Week 4 against SEA he completed 19 of 31 passes for 189 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions and ran 6 times for 40 yards.

In Week 5 against DEN he completed 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 6 times for 54 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Garrett Wilson played 7 games and scored 99.5 PPR points, 14.2 a game, finishing WR62.

He caught 36 of 59 targets for 395 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets.

That came to 8.4 targets a game, a 61 percent catch rate and 11.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 89 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Justin Herbert played 16 games and scored 299.9 PPR points, 18.7 a game, finishing QB10.

He threw for 3727 yards on 512 attempts with 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and ran for 498 yards and 2 touchdowns.

That came to 32.0 attempts a game at 7.3 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 97 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Justin Herbert was available for 9 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Justin Herbert scored 18.7 PPR points a game and Garrett Wilson 14.2, 4.5 a game between them.

Garrett Wilson finished WR62 and Justin Herbert QB10, which are two different ladders.

Garrett Wilson is a wide receiver and Justin Herbert a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Garrett Wilson is off in Week 13 and Justin Herbert in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.