Start Brock Purdy or Tyler Shough? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Brock Purdy over Tyler Shough in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 22.2 points and Tyler Shough at 17.4, a gap of 4.8. Tyler Shough'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.

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).

Player markets imply 17.4 fantasy points for Tyler Shough, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tyler Shough is 238 passing yards and 1-2 passing touchdowns, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (12, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Brock Purdy 4.8 points ahead of Tyler Shough on the market projections.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Tyler Shough 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, Tyler Shough played 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 223 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Shough, Week 2 against BAL: 68 of 68 snaps, 27 of 34 passes for 252 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 24 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 3 against LV: 74 of 74 snaps, 29 of 42 passes for 255 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 36 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 4 against ATL: 74 of 74 snaps, 30 of 48 passes for 286 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 5 against MIN: 45 of 45 snaps, 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

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, Tyler Shough played 11 games for NO and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.

He completed 221 of 327 passes for 2384 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 51 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 Tyler Shough over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Tyler Shough over Bo Nix.
• Start Tyler Shough over Bryce Young.