Should I start Luther Burden III or Jordan Addison in Week 6?

Updated Oct 19, 10:26 PM ET. Week 7 answers post Tuesday.

Start Jordan Addison: 95 percent of the snaps and 26 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Luther Burden III's 64 percent of the snaps and 22 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 Jordan Addison for Luther Burden III?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Luther Burden III projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). Jordan Addison 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.

Luther Burden III

WR18 · CHI · bye 10

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Market-based projection: 12.7 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 46

Jordan Addison

WR · MIN · on bye this week

2026 vs anytime td line 1-3

Market-based projection: 9.3 pts a game Wk 5 price
Overall rank: 284

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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 Luther Burden III, and the board ranks him 46th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 39.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jordan Addison, and the board ranks him 284th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

No season market is posted for Luther Burden III, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

No season market is posted for Jordan Addison, 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 6, Luther Burden III has been on the field for 64 percent of CHI snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 6 of the offence's 51 third down targets, had 2 of its 31 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 32 two minute targets.

His 43 targets have averaged 8.4 air yards.

In Week 4 against NYJ he carried 1 time for 11 yards, caught 4 of 6 targets for 63 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against GB he carried 4 times for 2 yards, caught 4 of 6 targets for 47 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against ATL he caught 8 of 8 targets for 95 yards and did not score.

Through Week 4, Jordan Addison has been on the field for 92 percent of MIN snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 42 third down targets, had 0 of its 2 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 9 two minute targets.

His 22 targets have averaged 12.4 air yards.

In Week 2 against CHI he caught 2 of 5 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against TB he caught 5 of 9 targets for 90 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against MIA he carried 1 time for -1 yards, caught 4 of 6 targets for 52 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Luther Burden III played 15 games and scored 127.9 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing WR48.

He caught 47 of 60 targets for 652 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets.

That came to 4.0 targets a game, a 78 percent catch rate and 13.9 yards a catch.

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

In 2025 Jordan Addison played 14 games and scored 135.1 PPR points, 9.7 a game, finishing WR45.

He caught 42 of 79 targets for 610 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets.

That came to 5.6 targets a game, a 53 percent catch rate and 15 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Luther Burden III was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Jordan Addison scored 9.7 PPR points a game and Luther Burden III 8.5, 1.1 a game between them.

Luther Burden III finished WR48 that year and Jordan Addison WR45.

Jordan Addison had 19 more targets than Luther Burden III, 79 to 60.

Luther Burden III had 42 more receiving yards than Jordan Addison, 652 to 610.

This season Jordan Addison holds the bigger snap share, 92 percent against 64 percent.

Their target share this season is the same, 22 percent each.

Byes and availability

Luther Burden III is off in Week 10 and Jordan Addison in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

Jordan Addison is listed as out on the injury report.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jordan Addison for Luther Burden III?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Luther Burden III projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). Jordan Addison is listed out.
Should I drop Luther Burden III for Jordan Addison?
No. Keep Luther Burden III: he projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Jordan Addison 98 (8.9 a game over 11 games). Jordan Addison is listed out.