Start Jonathan Taylor or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 20.0 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 11.9, a gap of 8.0.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 64 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 42% chance to score a touchdown (9, 10, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 20.0 fantasy points for Jonathan Taylor, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jonathan Taylor is 90 rushing yards, 18 receiving yards and 2-3 receptions, with a 68% chance to score a touchdown (13, 9, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jonathan Taylor 8.0 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on the market projections.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

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.

Through Week 5, Jonathan Taylor played 82 percent of IND snaps, took 75 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 48 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 2 against KC: 61 of 65 snaps, 24 carries for 92 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 3 against HOU: 60 of 71 snaps, 23 carries for 68 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 4 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 4 against WAS: 47 of 66 snaps, 20 carries for 95 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 5 against PIT: 52 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 45 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Jonathan Taylor.
• Start Jonathan Taylor over Bucky Irving.