Start Calvin Ridley or Laquon Treadwell? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Laquon Treadwell over Calvin Ridley in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Laquon Treadwell at 5.0 points and Calvin Ridley at 3.6, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Laquon Treadwell this week yet, so his 5.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (5.4, 5.5 and 4.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.6 fantasy points for Calvin Ridley, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Calvin Ridley is 14 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 12 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Laquon Treadwell yet. His market-based projections were 5.4, 5.5 and 4.0 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 5.0, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Laquon Treadwell a 16% chance to score a touchdown (12 market sources).

That puts Laquon Treadwell 1.3 points ahead of Calvin Ridley on these projections.

Injury status

Calvin Ridley is not on the injury report.

Laquon Treadwell 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, Laquon Treadwell played 72 percent of IND snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 2 against KC: 48 of 65 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 61 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 3 against HOU: 56 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 20 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 42 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 5 against PIT: 57 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 2 catches for 34 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, Laquon Treadwell played 10 games for IND.

He caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 0 air yards.

He was on the field for 5 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 Laquon Treadwell over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Laquon Treadwell over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Laquon Treadwell.