Start Bucky Irving or Jaylen Warren? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jaylen Warren over Bucky Irving in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jaylen Warren at 17.9 points and Bucky Irving at 11.6, a gap of 6.2. No player market is posted for Jaylen Warren this week yet, so his 17.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (15.9, 19.9 and 17.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.6 fantasy points for Bucky Irving, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bucky Irving is 65 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 35% chance to score a touchdown (11, 7, 7 and 13 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Jaylen Warren yet. His market-based projections were 15.9, 19.9 and 17.8 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 17.9, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Jaylen Warren a 49% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

That puts Jaylen Warren 6.2 points ahead of Bucky Irving on these projections.

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Jaylen Warren is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Bucky Irving played 61 percent of TB snaps, took 58 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 2 against CLE: 51 of 65 snaps, 17 carries for 89 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 1 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 3 against MIN: 36 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 5, Jaylen Warren played 76 percent of PIT snaps, took 69 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 25 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Warren, Week 2 against NE: 50 of 70 snaps, 11 carries for 43 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 3 against CIN: 56 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 127 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 4 against CLE: 70 of 72 snaps, 17 carries for 93 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 5 against IND: 52 of 60 snaps, 15 carries for 101 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 87 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jaylen Warren played 16 games for PIT and scored 217.1 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing RB17.

He ran 211 times for 958 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 333 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Bucky Irving over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Bucky Irving over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Bucky Irving.
• Start Jaylen Warren over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Jaylen Warren.
• Start Jaylen Warren over Cam Skattebo.