Start DJ Moore or Adonai Mitchell? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Adonai Mitchell is now listed doubtful for Week 6, so do not start him. This call was made before that designation and is kept on the record as written.

Start Adonai Mitchell over DJ Moore in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Adonai Mitchell at 9.2 points and DJ Moore at 11.1, a gap of 1.8. No player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 5 (8.9 and 9.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for DJ Moore, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DJ Moore is 51 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (10, 8 and 12 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 8.9 and 9.6 points in Weeks 3 and 5, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Adonai Mitchell a 27% chance to score a touchdown (8 market sources).

That puts DJ Moore 1.8 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on these projections.

Week 6 matchups

DJ Moore and BUF visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 167 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

Injury status

DJ Moore is listed as questionable with a shoulder - ac joint injury.

Adonai Mitchell is listed as doubtful with a finger injury.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, DJ Moore played 51 percent of BUF snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DJ Moore, Week 1 against HOU: 44 of 58 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 100 yards, 1 touchdown.

DJ Moore, Week 2 against DET: 23 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

DJ Moore, Week 3 against LAC: 42 of 66 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 67 yards.

DJ Moore, Week 4 against NE: 23 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Through Week 2, Adonai Mitchell played 76 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 56 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, DJ Moore played 17 games for CHI and scored 170.2 PPR points, 10.0 a game, finishing WR35.

He caught 50 of 85 targets for 682 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 460 air yards.

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

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 18 of 2025 against BUF: 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over DJ Moore.
• Start DJ Moore over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Christian Watson over DJ Moore.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Denzel Boston over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Adonai Mitchell.