Start Bryce Young or Cam Ward? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Bryce Young over Cam Ward in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 16.2 points and Cam Ward at 11.1, a gap of 5.1.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.2 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 238 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 11 rushing yards, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (11, 13, 12 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Cam Ward, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cam Ward is 201 passing yards, 0-1 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing yards, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (9, 9, 13 and 12 market sources).

That puts Bryce Young 5.1 points ahead of Cam Ward on the market projections.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Bryce Young played 96 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 175 times and threw an average of 9.1 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 1 against CHI: 61 of 68 snaps, 23 of 37 passes for 361 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 10 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 2 against ATL: 62 of 66 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 287 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 3 against CLE: 77 of 77 snaps, 26 of 47 passes for 291 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Bryce Young, Week 4 against DET: 75 of 75 snaps, 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 7 yards.

Through Week 5, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 176 times and threw an average of 7.0 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 2 against PHI: 53 of 53 snaps, 13 of 20 passes for 183 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 3 against NYG: 60 of 60 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 181 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 4 against BAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 27 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Bryce Young over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Bryce Young over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over Bryce Young.
• Start Aaron Rodgers over Cam Ward.
• Start Bo Nix over Cam Ward.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Cam Ward.