Start Kalif Raymond or Calvin Ridley? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Kalif Raymond over Calvin Ridley in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Kalif Raymond at 6.3 points and Calvin Ridley at 3.8, a gap of 2.5.

What the market projects

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 16.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 10% chance to score a touchdown (6, 7 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for Kalif Raymond, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kalif Raymond at 22.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (11, 10 and 12 market sources).

That puts Kalif Raymond 2.5 points ahead of Calvin Ridley on the market projections.

Injury status

Calvin Ridley is not on the injury report.

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

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.

Through Week 5, Kalif Raymond played 62 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 2 against MIN: 46 of 74 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 40 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 3 against PHI: 54 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cody White over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Kalif Raymond over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Kalif Raymond over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Kalif Raymond.