Start Darren Waller or Charlie Kolar? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Darren Waller over Charlie Kolar in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Darren Waller at 7.1 points and Charlie Kolar at 6.0, a gap of 1.2. 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 7.1 fantasy points for Darren Waller, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Darren Waller is 30 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 11 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 24 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Darren Waller 1.2 points ahead of Charlie Kolar on the market projections.

Injury status

Darren Waller is not on the injury report.

Charlie Kolar is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Darren Waller played 46 percent of CAR snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Darren Waller, Week 1 against CHI: 24 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 28 yards.

Darren Waller, Week 2 against ATL: 29 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Darren Waller, Week 3 against CLE: 39 of 77 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards.

Darren Waller, Week 4 against DET: 40 of 75 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 36 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, Darren Waller played 9 games for MIA and scored 88.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing TE33.

He caught 24 of 34 targets for 283 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 210 air yards.

He was on the field for 45 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 Darren Waller over AJ Barner.
• Start Darren Waller over Brenton Strange.
• Start Cade Otton over Darren Waller.
• Start Cade Otton over Charlie Kolar.
• Start Charlie Kolar over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Darnell Washington over Charlie Kolar.