Start Mike Evans or CeeDee Lamb? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Mike Evans over CeeDee Lamb in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Mike Evans at 17.9 points and CeeDee Lamb at 17.7, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.9 fantasy points for Mike Evans, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Mike Evans at 76.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 54% chance to score a touchdown (7, 8 and 10 market sources).

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).

That puts Mike Evans 0.1 points ahead of CeeDee Lamb on the market projections.

Injury status

Mike Evans is not on the injury report.

CeeDee Lamb is listed as questionable with a quadriceps injury.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Mike Evans played 58 percent of SF snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 43 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Evans, Week 2 against MIA: 28 of 52 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 54 yards.

Mike Evans, Week 3 against ARI: 18 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Mike Evans, Week 4 against DEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 76 yards.

Mike Evans, Week 5 against SEA: 38 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 113 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Mike Evans played 8 games for TB and scored 84.8 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing WR76.

He caught 30 of 61 targets for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 331 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Mike Evans over Christian Watson.
• Start Mike Evans over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Drake London over Mike Evans.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Drake London over CeeDee Lamb.