Start Brock Purdy or Jayden Daniels? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Brock Purdy over Jayden Daniels in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 22.2 points and Jayden Daniels at 18.7, a gap of 3.5.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 22.2 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Brock Purdy at 246.5 passing yards, 2.5 passing touchdowns and 16.5 rushing yards, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (10, 11, 10 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.7 fantasy points for Jayden Daniels, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jayden Daniels at 205.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 34.5 rushing yards, with a 28% chance to score a touchdown (9, 11, 10 and 10 market sources).

That puts Brock Purdy 3.5 points ahead of Jayden Daniels on the market projections.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Brock Purdy played 97 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 156 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Brock Purdy, Week 2 against MIA: 44 of 52 snaps, 20 of 22 passes for 287 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 3 against ARI: 54 of 54 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 297 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 35 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 4 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 218 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 31 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 5 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Through Week 5, Jayden Daniels played 84 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 98 times and threw an average of 8.9 air yards per attempt.

Jayden Daniels, Week 1 against PHI: 70 of 70 snaps, 18 of 34 passes for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 31 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 2 against DAL: 39 of 71 snaps, 11 of 17 passes for 96 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 69 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 5 against NYG: 62 of 62 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 104 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Purdy played 9 games for SF and scored 187.4 PPR points, 20.8 a game, finishing QB24.

He completed 197 of 284 passes for 2167 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 33 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jayden Daniels played 7 games for WAS and scored 117.3 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB34.

He completed 114 of 188 passes for 1262 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 58 times for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brock Purdy over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over Caleb Williams.
• Start Brock Purdy over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Jayden Daniels over Bo Nix.
• Start Jayden Daniels over Caleb Williams.
• Start Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud.