Start MarShawn Lloyd or Brian Robinson? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start MarShawn Lloyd over Brian Robinson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have MarShawn Lloyd at 11.9 points and Brian Robinson at 8.7, a gap of 3.3. Brian Robinson'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. Drafters take MarShawn Lloyd at ADP 125 and Brian Robinson at 210.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.7 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 and 0.4 touchdowns (13 and 13 market sources).

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

The market-based projection for MarShawn Lloyd is 43 rushing yards, 12 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (11, 9, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts MarShawn Lloyd 3.3 points ahead of Brian Robinson on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Brian Robinson and ATL host CHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 28 more yards.

MarShawn Lloyd and GB host DAL on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

DAL allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 8th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 118 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL and caught passes for 21 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, MarShawn Lloyd has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brian Robinson is not on the injury report.

MarShawn Lloyd 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, MarShawn Lloyd played 39 percent of GB snaps, took 43 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 2 against NYJ: 16 of 59 snaps, 6 carries for 20 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 3 against ATL: 15 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 11 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 4 against TB: 33 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 13 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 36 yards.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 5 against CHI: 27 of 61 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Alvin Kamara over Brian Robinson.
• Start Blake Corum over Brian Robinson.
• Start Braelon Allen over Brian Robinson.
• Start MarShawn Lloyd over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over MarShawn Lloyd.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over MarShawn Lloyd.