Start Darnell Washington or Charlie Kolar? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Darnell Washington over Charlie Kolar in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Darnell Washington at 6.0 points and Charlie Kolar at 6.0, a gap of 0.0. 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 6.0 fantasy points for Darnell Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Darnell Washington is 22 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Charlie Kolar, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Charlie Kolar is 26 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (4, 4 and 13 market sources).

That puts Darnell Washington 0.0 points ahead of Charlie Kolar on the market projections.

Injury status

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Charlie Kolar is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Darnell Washington played 65 percent of PIT snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Darnell Washington, Week 2 against NE: 37 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Darnell Washington, Week 3 against CIN: 47 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 67 yards.

Darnell Washington, Week 4 against CLE: 51 of 72 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darnell Washington, Week 5 against IND: 38 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Through Week 5, Charlie Kolar played 65 percent of LAC snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Charlie Kolar, Week 1 against ARI: 30 of 55 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Charlie Kolar, Week 2 against LV: 42 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards.

Charlie Kolar, Week 5 against DEN: 51 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Darnell Washington played 16 games for PIT and scored 73.4 PPR points, 4.6 a game, finishing TE39.

He caught 31 of 43 targets for 364 yards and 1 touchdown, with 8 red zone targets and 135 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Charlie Kolar played 17 games for BAL and scored 36.2 PPR points, 2.1 a game, finishing TE62.

He caught 10 of 15 targets for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 90 air yards.

He was on the field for 40 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Darnell Washington.
• Start Cade Otton over Darnell Washington.
• Start Darnell Washington over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Cade Otton over Charlie Kolar.
• Start Charlie Kolar over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Darren Waller over Charlie Kolar.