Start Christian McCaffrey or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Christian McCaffrey over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Christian McCaffrey at 21.7 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 12.2, a gap of 9.5.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 21.7 fantasy points for Christian McCaffrey, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Christian McCaffrey at 58.5 rushing yards, 39.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 70% chance to score a touchdown (9, 10, 8 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.2 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Bhayshul Tuten at 63.5 rushing yards, 7.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 45% chance to score a touchdown (12, 12, 12 and 12 market sources).

That puts Christian McCaffrey 9.5 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on the market projections.

Injury status

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Christian McCaffrey played 69 percent of SF snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 34 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 2 against MIA: 27 of 52 snaps, 10 carries for 23 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 3 against ARI: 45 of 54 snaps, 15 carries for 75 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 4 against DEN: 49 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 52 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 5 against SEA: 49 of 60 snaps, 11 carries for 68 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Bhayshul Tuten played 56 percent of JAX snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 2 against DEN: 30 of 59 snaps, 13 carries for 65 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 3 against NE: 30 of 62 snaps, 15 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 5 against PHI: 49 of 72 snaps, 22 carries for 72 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Christian McCaffrey over Bijan Robinson.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Emanuel Wilson.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Chris Rodriguez Jr..