Start Calvin Ridley or Elic Ayomanor? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Elic Ayomanor over Calvin Ridley in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Elic Ayomanor at 4.2 points and Calvin Ridley at 3.8, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.2 fantasy points for Elic Ayomanor, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Elic Ayomanor at 16.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (4, 5 and 6 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.8 fantasy points for Calvin Ridley, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Calvin Ridley at 15.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (4, 5 and 6 market sources).

That puts Elic Ayomanor 0.3 points ahead of Calvin Ridley on the market projections.

Injury status

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Calvin Ridley is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Elic Ayomanor played 60 percent of TEN snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 2 against PHI: 28 of 53 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 69 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 3 against NYG: 48 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 4 against BAL: 40 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 5 against HOU: 33 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Through Week 5, Calvin Ridley played 52 percent of TEN snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Calvin Ridley, Week 2 against PHI: 33 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 3 against NYG: 20 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 4 against BAL: 30 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 5 against HOU: 35 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Elic Ayomanor played 16 games for TEN and scored 116.5 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR55.

He caught 41 of 89 targets for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 400 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Calvin Ridley played 7 games for TEN and scored 47.3 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing WR116.

He caught 17 of 36 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 219 air yards.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Calvin Ridley.