Start Justin Herbert or Cam Ward? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Justin Herbert over Cam Ward in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Justin Herbert at 12.0 points and Cam Ward at 11.1, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Justin Herbert'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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.0 fantasy points for Justin Herbert, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Justin Herbert is 192 passing yards, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Cam Ward, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cam Ward is 201 passing yards, 0-1 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing yards, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (9, 9, 13 and 12 market sources).

That puts Justin Herbert 0.9 points ahead of Cam Ward on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Justin Herbert and LAC visit KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 13.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 229 yards and a touchdown a game against KC, with an interception.

Injury status

Justin Herbert is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Justin Herbert played 100 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 175 times and threw an average of 8.5 air yards per attempt.

Justin Herbert, Week 2 against LV: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 192 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 2 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 3 against BUF: 69 of 69 snaps, 20 of 34 passes for 226 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 17 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 4 against SEA: 71 of 71 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 189 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 5 against DEN: 67 of 67 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 6 carries for 54 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, Justin Herbert played 16 games for LAC and scored 299.9 PPR points, 18.7 a game, finishing QB10.

He completed 340 of 512 passes for 3727 yards, 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and ran 83 times for 498 yards and 2 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 Aaron Rodgers over Justin Herbert.
• Start Justin Herbert over Bo Nix.
• Start Bryce Young over Justin Herbert.
• Start Aaron Rodgers over Cam Ward.
• Start Cam Ward over Bo Nix.
• Start Bryce Young over Cam Ward.