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Should I start Tyler Shough or Jameis Winston in Week 6?

Updated Oct 19, 2:31 PM ET.

Week 6 verdict

Start Tyler Shough over Jameis Winston

Right: 27.0 to 8.5
Start

QB · NO · at NYG · final

Market projected
16.6
pre-game
NYG D vs QB
19.9
9th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
39 of 100 at QB
Scored
27.0
PPR pts
Sit

QB · final

Market projected
14.5
pre-game
Upside
Moderate
61 of 100 at QB
Scored
8.5
PPR pts
Start Shough or Winston? The full Week 6 breakdown

Week 6 result: the call to start Tyler Shough over Jameis Winston was right. Shough scored 27.0 PPR points to 8.5 for Winston. Projected 16.6 to 14.5 before kickoff.

Should I drop Jameis Winston for Tyler Shough?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games).

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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.

QB13 · NO · bye 8

2026 vs pass yds line 4-2

Market-based projection
16.5 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank
92

QB22 · NYG · bye 8

2026 vs pass yds line 2-3

Market-based projection
14.6 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank
130

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The gap

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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 Tyler Shough, and the board ranks him 92nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 24.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jameis Winston, and the board ranks him 130th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

No season market is posted for Tyler Shough, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

No season market is posted for Jameis Winston, 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 through Week 6

Through Week 6, Tyler Shough has been on the field for 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 255 times and thrown 7.8 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 37 of 255 dropbacks and scrambled 8 times.

In Week 4 against ATL he completed 30 of 48 passes for 286 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 5 yards.

In Week 5 against MIN he completed 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards and threw 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

In Week 6 against NYG he completed 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 4 times for 33 yards.

Through Week 6, Jameis Winston has been on the field for 96 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 178 times and thrown 9.2 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 32 of 178 dropbacks and scrambled 5 times.

In Week 4 against ARI he completed 18 of 29 passes for 250 yards and threw 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

In Week 5 against WAS he completed 33 of 54 passes for 326 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 4 times for 28 yards.

In Week 6 against NO he completed 14 of 26 passes for 152 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions and ran 2 times for 5 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Tyler Shough played 11 games and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.

He threw for 2384 yards on 327 attempts with 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.

That came to 29.7 attempts a game at 7.3 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Jameis Winston played 3 games and scored 45.3 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing QB46.

He threw for 567 yards on 66 attempts with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and ran for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.

That came to 22.0 attempts a game at 8.6 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Tyler Shough was available for 8 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Jameis Winston scored 15.1 PPR points a game and Tyler Shough 14.9, 0.2 a game between them.

Tyler Shough finished QB26 that year and Jameis Winston QB46.

Tyler Shough had 261 more pass attempts than Jameis Winston, 327 to 66.

Tyler Shough had 1817 more passing yards than Jameis Winston, 2384 to 567.

This season Tyler Shough holds the bigger snap share, 100 percent against 96 percent.

Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.

Byes and availability

Both are off in Week 8, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Jameis Winston for Tyler Shough?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games).

  • Should I drop Tyler Shough for Jameis Winston?

    No. Keep Tyler Shough: he projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games).

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