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Should I start Trey McBride or Juwan Johnson in Week 6?

Updated Oct 19, 9:21 PM ET.

Week 6 verdict

Start Trey McBride over Juwan Johnson

Right: 12.3 to 0.0
Start

TE · ARI · at LAR · final

Market projected
16.5
pre-game
LAR D vs TE
6.4
fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
54 of 100 at TE
Target share
26%
Week 6
Scored
12.3
PPR pts
Sit

TE · NO · at NYG · final

Market projected
10.3
pre-game
NYG D vs TE
14.2
15th most to TEs (2026)
Upside
Rising
75 of 100 at TE
Target share
7%
Week 6
Scored
0.0
PPR pts
Start McBride or Johnson? The full Week 6 breakdown

Start Trey McBride: 92 percent of the snaps and 25 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Juwan Johnson's 69 percent of the snaps and 19 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 Juwan Johnson for Trey McBride?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Trey McBride projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 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.

TE2 · ARI · bye 14

2026 vs anytime td line 3-3

Market-based projection
16.6 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank
13

TE9 · NO · bye 8

2026 vs anytime td line 2-4

Market-based projection
10.3 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank
67

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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 Trey McBride, and the board ranks him 13th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 31.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Juwan Johnson, and the board ranks him 67th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

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

No season market is posted for Juwan Johnson, 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, Trey McBride has been on the field for 89 percent of ARI snaps, drawn 29 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 18 of the offence's 63 third down targets, had 4 of its 19 chances inside the five and seen 13 of its 40 two minute targets.

His 65 targets have averaged 5.5 air yards.

In Week 4 against NYG he caught 7 of 12 targets for 31 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against DET he caught 9 of 10 targets for 66 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 6 against LAR he caught 7 of 9 targets for 53 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, Juwan Johnson has been on the field for 70 percent of NO snaps, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 12 of the offence's 59 third down targets, had 2 of its 19 chances inside the five and seen 11 of its 37 two minute targets.

His 34 targets have averaged 5.1 air yards.

In Week 4 against ATL he caught 6 of 8 targets for 59 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against MIN he caught 4 of 5 targets for 16 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against NYG he caught 0 of 2 targets for 0 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Trey McBride played 17 games and scored 315.9 PPR points, 18.6 a game, finishing TE1.

He caught 126 of 169 targets for 1239 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 32 red zone targets.

That came to 9.9 targets a game, a 75 percent catch rate and 9.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Juwan Johnson played 17 games and scored 179.9 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing TE8.

He caught 77 of 102 targets for 889 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 6.0 targets a game, a 75 percent catch rate and 12 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 17 games that season.

Head to head

In 2025 Trey McBride scored 18.6 PPR points a game and Juwan Johnson 10.6, 8.0 a game between them.

Trey McBride finished TE1 that year and Juwan Johnson TE8.

Trey McBride had 67 more targets than Juwan Johnson, 169 to 102.

Trey McBride had 350 more receiving yards than Juwan Johnson, 1239 to 889.

This season Trey McBride holds the bigger snap share, 89 percent against 70 percent.

This season Trey McBride holds the bigger target share, 29 percent against 15 percent.

Byes and availability

Trey McBride is off in Week 14 and Juwan Johnson in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Juwan Johnson for Trey McBride?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Trey McBride projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games).

  • Should I drop Trey McBride for Juwan Johnson?

    No. Keep Trey McBride: he projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games).

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