Start Jahan Dotson or Calvin Ridley? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jahan Dotson over Calvin Ridley in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jahan Dotson at 5.2 points and Calvin Ridley at 3.8, a gap of 1.4. 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 5.2 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jahan Dotson at 23.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (8, 8 and 11 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 Jahan Dotson 1.4 points ahead of Calvin Ridley on the market projections.

Injury status

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Calvin Ridley is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 2 against CAR: 52 of 69 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 3 against GB: 47 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 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, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Jahan Dotson over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Calvin Ridley.