Start Kyren Williams or Bucky Irving? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Kyren Williams over Bucky Irving in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Kyren Williams at 18.9 points and Bucky Irving at 11.6, a gap of 7.3.

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).

Player markets imply 18.9 fantasy points for Kyren Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kyren Williams is 70 rushing yards, 23 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 65% chance to score a touchdown (11, 9, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Kyren Williams 7.3 points ahead of Bucky Irving on the market projections.

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Kyren Williams 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, Kyren Williams played 70 percent of LAR snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 42 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyren Williams, Week 2 against NYG: 34 of 62 snaps, 12 carries for 85 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 3 against DEN: 61 of 86 snaps, 15 carries for 88 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards.

Kyren Williams, Week 4 against PHI: 70 of 84 snaps, 16 carries for 80 yards, 13 targets and 10 catches for 67 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kyren Williams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 16 carries for 49 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Kyren Williams played 17 games for LAR and scored 263.3 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing RB9.

He ran 259 times for 1252 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 50 targets for 281 yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 Kyren Williams over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Kyren Williams over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Kyren Williams.