Start Derrick Henry or Bijan Robinson? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Derrick Henry over Bijan Robinson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Derrick Henry at 23.4 points and Bijan Robinson at 22.1, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Derrick Henry's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Derrick Henry is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 23.4 fantasy points for Derrick Henry, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Derrick Henry is 90 rushing yards, with a 65% chance to score a touchdown (12 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 22.1 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 92 rushing yards, 27 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 68% chance to score a touchdown (13, 11, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Derrick Henry 1.3 points ahead of Bijan Robinson on the market projections.

Injury status

Derrick Henry is not on the injury report.

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Derrick Henry played 58 percent of BAL snaps, took 72 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 55 percent of the red zone chances.

Derrick Henry, Week 2 against NO: 31 of 58 snaps, 16 carries for 68 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Derrick Henry, Week 3 against DAL: 43 of 64 snaps, 26 carries for 89 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Derrick Henry, Week 4 against TEN: 40 of 64 snaps, 23 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Derrick Henry, Week 5 against ATL: 42 of 76 snaps, 24 carries for 102 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Bijan Robinson played 68 percent of ATL snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 20 percent of the targets and had 61 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 2 against CAR: 35 of 69 snaps, 16 carries for 72 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 51 of 71 snaps, 29 carries for 194 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 34 of 57 snaps, 19 carries for 145 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 52 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 86 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Derrick Henry played 17 games for BAL and scored 279.5 PPR points, 16.4 a game, finishing RB8.

He ran 307 times for 1595 yards and 16 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 21 targets for 150 yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Derrick Henry over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Derrick Henry over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Derrick Henry over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Cam Skattebo.