Lamar Jackson or Tua Tagovailoa: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Lamar Jackson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 147th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 3.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Tua Tagovailoa: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 150th overall on the rest of his evidence.

What the player markets price

The market has Lamar Jackson at 1.8 PPR points a game off 1 market across 2 market sources. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Tua Tagovailoa at 0.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season so far

Through Week 4, Lamar Jackson has been on the field for 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 111 times and thrown 10.4 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 13 of 111 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.

In Week 2 against NO he completed 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 4 times for 34 yards.

In Week 3 against DAL he completed 15 of 20 passes for 186 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 6 times for 50 yards.

In Week 4 against TEN he completed 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 20 yards.

Through Week 5, Tua Tagovailoa has been on the field for 5 percent of ATL snaps, dropped back 3 times and thrown 9.7 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 0 of 3 dropbacks.

In Week 5 against BAL he completed 2 of 3 passes for 34 yards and threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Lamar Jackson played 13 games and scored 221.9 PPR points, 17.1 a game, finishing QB20.

He threw for 2549 yards on 302 attempts with 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns.

That came to 23.2 attempts a game at 8.4 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 92 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Tua Tagovailoa played 14 games and scored 175.7 PPR points, 12.5 a game, finishing QB25.

He threw for 2660 yards on 384 attempts with 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, and ran for 43 yards and 0 touchdowns.

That came to 27.4 attempts a game at 6.9 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 96 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Tua Tagovailoa was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Lamar Jackson scored 17.1 PPR points a game and Tua Tagovailoa 12.5, 4.5 a game between them.

Lamar Jackson finished QB20 that year and Tua Tagovailoa QB25.

Tua Tagovailoa had 82 more pass attempts than Lamar Jackson, 384 to 302.

Tua Tagovailoa had 111 more passing yards than Lamar Jackson, 2660 to 2549.

This season Lamar Jackson holds the bigger snap share, 88 percent against 5 percent.

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

Byes and availability

Lamar Jackson is off in Week 13 and Tua Tagovailoa in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

Lamar Jackson is listed as questionable on the injury report.