Start Caleb Williams or Trevor Lawrence? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Trevor Lawrence over Caleb Williams in Week 6.

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

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 (8, 9 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.4 fantasy points for Trevor Lawrence, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Trevor Lawrence at 224.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 12.5 rushing yards, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (13, 14, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Caleb Williams 1.2 points ahead of Trevor Lawrence on the market projections.

Injury status

Caleb Williams is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Trevor Lawrence 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, Trevor Lawrence played 97 percent of JAX snaps, dropped back 157 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 2 against DEN: 59 of 59 snaps, 17 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 6 yards.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 3 against NE: 59 of 62 snaps, 19 of 28 passes for 182 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 25 yards.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 4 against CIN: 61 of 61 snaps, 18 of 23 passes for 227 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 5 against PHI: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 39 passes for 331 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 25 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, Trevor Lawrence played 17 games for JAX and scored 350.2 PPR points, 20.6 a game, finishing QB4.

He completed 341 of 560 passes for 4007 yards, 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, and ran 82 times for 359 yards and 9 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 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 Trevor Lawrence over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over Trevor Lawrence.
• Start Bryce Young over Trevor Lawrence.