Start Brock Purdy or Lamar Jackson? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Brock Purdy over Lamar Jackson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 22.2 points and Lamar Jackson at 20.2, a gap of 2.0. No player market is posted for Lamar Jackson this week yet, so his 20.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 4 (21.4 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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-based projection for Brock Purdy is 247 passing yards, 2-3 passing touchdowns and 17 rushing yards, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (10, 12, 10 and 12 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Lamar Jackson yet. His market-based projections were 21.4 and 19.0 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 20.2, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

That puts Brock Purdy 2.0 points ahead of Lamar Jackson on these projections.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Lamar Jackson is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

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 4, Lamar Jackson played 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 111 times and threw an average of 10.4 air yards per attempt.

Lamar Jackson, Week 1 against IND: 68 of 68 snaps, 17 of 24 passes for 324 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 43 yards.

Lamar Jackson, Week 2 against NO: 58 of 58 snaps, 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 34 yards.

Lamar Jackson, Week 3 against DAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 15 of 20 passes for 186 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 50 yards.

Lamar Jackson, Week 4 against TEN: 33 of 64 snaps, 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 20 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, Lamar Jackson played 13 games for BAL and scored 221.9 PPR points, 17.1 a game, finishing QB20.

He completed 192 of 302 passes for 2549 yards, 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 67 times for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 92 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 Bryce Young.
• Start Brock Purdy over Caleb Williams.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Caleb Williams.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Dak Prescott.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Deshaun Watson.