Start Braelon Allen or Bucky Irving? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Bucky Irving over Braelon Allen in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 11.8 points and Braelon Allen at 14.2, a gap of 2.4. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 45 and Braelon Allen at 180.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.2 fantasy points for Braelon Allen, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Braelon Allen is 67 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (12, 13, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.8 fantasy points for Bucky Irving, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 65 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (8, 12, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Braelon Allen 2.4 points ahead of Bucky Irving on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Braelon Allen and NYJ visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NE allowed 21.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 40 more yards.

Bucky Irving and TB host PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 22.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT and caught passes for 40 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Braelon Allen played 56 percent of NYJ snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 2 against GB: 23 of 74 snaps, 5 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 3 against DET: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 3 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 14 carries for 59 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Bucky Irving played 61 percent of TB snaps, took 58 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 2 against CLE: 51 of 65 snaps, 17 carries for 89 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 1 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 3 against MIN: 36 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Braelon Allen over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Braelon Allen.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Braelon Allen.
• Start Bucky Irving over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Bucky Irving.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Bucky Irving.