Start Geno Smith or Cam Ward? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Geno Smith over Cam Ward in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Geno Smith at 16.1 points and Cam Ward at 11.2, a gap of 4.9. Geno Smith's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Geno Smith is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.1 fantasy points for Geno Smith, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Geno Smith at 220.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 8% chance to score a touchdown (9, 10 and 6 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.2 fantasy points for Cam Ward, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Cam Ward at 204.5 passing yards, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (3 and 5 market sources).

That puts Geno Smith 4.9 points ahead of Cam Ward on the market projections.

Injury status

Geno Smith is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Geno Smith played 100 percent of NYJ snaps, dropped back 171 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Geno Smith, Week 2 against GB: 74 of 74 snaps, 27 of 40 passes for 247 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 17 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 3 against DET: 66 of 66 snaps, 31 of 37 passes for 321 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 4 against CHI: 32 of 32 snaps, 8 of 15 passes for 119 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

Geno Smith, Week 5 against CLE: 70 of 70 snaps, 17 of 30 passes for 182 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 9 yards.

Through Week 5, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 176 times and threw an average of 7.0 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 2 against PHI: 53 of 53 snaps, 13 of 20 passes for 183 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 3 against NYG: 60 of 60 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 181 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 4 against BAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 27 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Geno Smith played 15 games for LV and scored 190.9 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing QB23.

He completed 302 of 448 passes for 3025 yards, 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, and ran 41 times for 109 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 97 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Geno Smith over Bo Nix.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Geno Smith.
• Start Dak Prescott over Geno Smith.
• Start Bo Nix over Cam Ward.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Cam Ward.
• Start Daniel Jones over Cam Ward.