DeMario Douglas or Brian Thomas Jr.: Week 6 result

Our Week 6 call

Start Brian Thomas Jr. over DeMario Douglas in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brian Thomas Jr. at 4.4 points and DeMario Douglas at 4.8, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.8 fantasy points for DeMario Douglas, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DeMario Douglas is 22 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 14 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.4 fantasy points for Brian Thomas Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brian Thomas Jr. is 18 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 14 and 13 market sources).

That puts DeMario Douglas 0.4 points ahead of Brian Thomas Jr. on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Brian Thomas Jr. and JAX host HOU on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

HOU allowed 41.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 193 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against HOU.

Injury status

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Brian Thomas Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, DeMario Douglas played 53 percent of NE snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 2 against PIT: 26 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 3 against JAX: 37 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 38 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Brian Thomas Jr. played 14 games for JAX and scored 138.8 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing WR42.

He caught 48 of 91 targets for 707 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 548 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards, 7.9 PPR points.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against IND: 54 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 39 yards, 7.9 PPR points.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against DEN: 51 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 3.8 PPR points.

How Week 6 went

Brian Thomas Jr. scored 0.0 PPR points and DeMario Douglas scored 19.6.

The call was wrong: DeMario Douglas outscored Brian Thomas Jr. by 19.6.

Brian Thomas Jr. finished 4.4 points below the 4.4 the market projected.

Brian Thomas Jr., Week 6 against HOU: 15 of 71 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

DeMario Douglas finished 14.9 points above the 4.8 the market projected.

DeMario Douglas, Week 6 against NYJ: 40 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.6 PPR points.

DeMario Douglas finished as the week's WR10 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start DeMario Douglas over Bo Melton.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Cody White.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Bo Melton.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cody White.