Start Kimani Vidal or Brian Robinson? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Brian Robinson over Kimani Vidal in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brian Robinson at 8.3 points and Kimani Vidal at 4.4, a gap of 3.9. Both numbers are 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 Brian Robinson 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 8.3 fantasy points for Brian Robinson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brian Robinson is 35 rushing yards, with a 28% chance to score a touchdown (9 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.4 fantasy points for Kimani Vidal, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kimani Vidal is 17 rushing yards, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (10 and 12 market sources).

That puts Brian Robinson 3.9 points ahead of Kimani Vidal on the market projections.

Injury status

Brian Robinson is not on the injury report.

Kimani Vidal is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Brian Robinson played 33 percent of ATL snaps, took 32 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Brian Robinson, Week 2 against CAR: 33 of 69 snaps, 11 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Brian Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 19 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brian Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 24 of 57 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Brian Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 14 of 64 snaps, 7 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 5, Kimani Vidal played 25 percent of LAC snaps, took 10 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kimani Vidal, Week 2 against LV: 7 of 68 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kimani Vidal, Week 3 against BUF: 17 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 14 yards.

Kimani Vidal, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 5 carries for 25 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kimani Vidal, Week 5 against DEN: 28 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 57 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brian Robinson played 17 games for SF and scored 62.5 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing RB63.

He ran 92 times for 400 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 12 targets for 25 yards.

He was on the field for 17 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Kimani Vidal played 13 games for LAC and scored 117.9 PPR points, 9.1 a game, finishing RB42.

He ran 155 times for 643 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 16 of 22 targets for 136 yards.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brian Robinson over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Blake Corum over Brian Robinson.
• Start Braelon Allen over Brian Robinson.
• Start Kimani Vidal over AJ Dillon.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Kimani Vidal.
• Start Kimani Vidal over CJ Donaldson.