Start Caleb Williams or Jacoby Brissett? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Caleb Williams in Week 6.

Caleb Williams is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Jacoby Brissett.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.6 fantasy points for Caleb Williams, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Caleb Williams at 219.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (9, 10 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.5 fantasy points for Jacoby Brissett, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jacoby Brissett at 244.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 11% chance to score a touchdown (5, 6 and 7 market sources).

That puts Caleb Williams 1.1 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on the market projections.

Injury status

Caleb Williams is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 2, Caleb Williams played 93 percent of CHI snaps, dropped back 70 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Caleb Williams, Week 1 against CAR: 75 of 75 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 269 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 10 carries for 65 yards.

Caleb Williams, Week 2 against MIN: 64 of 74 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 138 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 42 yards.

Through Week 5, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 214 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 2 against SEA: 50 of 50 snaps, 17 of 28 passes for 95 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 7 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 3 against SF: 87 of 87 snaps, 38 of 51 passes for 280 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 4 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 4 against NYG: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Caleb Williams played 17 games for CHI and scored 325.2 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing QB5.

He completed 330 of 568 passes for 3942 yards, 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 77 times for 383 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 99 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Caleb Williams, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 20 of 33 passes for 212 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards, 17.6 PPR points.

In 2025, Jacoby Brissett played 14 games for ARI and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.

He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brock Purdy over Caleb Williams.
• Start Bryce Young over Caleb Williams.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Caleb Williams.
• Start Jacoby Brissett over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jacoby Brissett.
• Start Bryce Young over Jacoby Brissett.