Start Nico Collins or Carnell Tate? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Nico Collins over Carnell Tate in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Nico Collins at 15.6 points and Carnell Tate at 11.4, a gap of 4.2.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.4 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 52 receiving yards and 4-5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (9, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for Nico Collins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Nico Collins is 73 receiving yards and 5-6 receptions, with a 36% chance to score a touchdown (13, 9 and 13 market sources).

That puts Nico Collins 4.2 points ahead of Carnell Tate on the market projections.

Injury status

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Nico Collins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Carnell Tate played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 46 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 2 against PHI: 40 of 53 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 3 against NYG: 53 of 60 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Through Week 5, Nico Collins played 71 percent of HOU snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Nico Collins, Week 1 against BUF: 57 of 79 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 10 targets and 7 catches for 75 yards, 1 touchdown.

Nico Collins, Week 4 against DAL: 38 of 55 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 118 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Nico Collins, Week 5 against TEN: 47 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Nico Collins played 15 games for HOU and scored 226.2 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing WR8.

He caught 71 of 120 targets for 1117 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 793 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Chris Olave over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Carnell Tate.
• Start Carnell Tate over Courtland Sutton.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Nico Collins.
• Start Chris Olave over Nico Collins.
• Start Nico Collins over Christian Watson.