Start CeeDee Lamb or Jaylen Waddle? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start CeeDee Lamb over Jaylen Waddle in Week 6.

Market-based projections have CeeDee Lamb at 17.7 points and Jaylen Waddle at 11.3, a gap of 6.4.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.7 fantasy points for CeeDee Lamb, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has CeeDee Lamb at 78.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 45% chance to score a touchdown (7, 7 and 7 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.3 fantasy points for Jaylen Waddle, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jaylen Waddle at 49.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts CeeDee Lamb 6.4 points ahead of Jaylen Waddle on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Jaylen Waddle and DEN host SEA on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 24.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 109 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against SEA.

Injury status

CeeDee Lamb is listed as questionable with a quadriceps injury.

Jaylen Waddle is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, CeeDee Lamb played 77 percent of DAL snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 2 against WAS: 41 of 55 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 3 against BAL: 61 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 112 yards.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -6 yards, 21 targets and 17 catches for 189 yards, 1 touchdown.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 5 against TB: 34 of 60 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Through Week 5, Jaylen Waddle played 68 percent of DEN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 2 against JAX: 38 of 62 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 3 against LAR: 49 of 67 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 7 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 4 against SF: 45 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jaylen Waddle, Week 5 against LAC: 40 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 9 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, CeeDee Lamb played 14 games for DAL and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.

He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 754 air yards.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jaylen Waddle played 16 games for MIA and scored 194.1 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing WR24.

He caught 64 of 100 targets for 910 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 682 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Drake London over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Christian Watson over Jaylen Waddle.
• Start Jaylen Waddle over Cooper Kupp.