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Start Chris Godwin Jr. or Jalen Nailor? Week 6

Updated Oct 16, 7:31 PM ET.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jalen Nailor

Start

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · vs PIT

Market projects
7.3
fantasy pts
PIT D vs WR
27.3
6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Sit

Jalen Nailor

WR · LV · vs BUF

Market projects
6.2
fantasy pts
BUF D vs WR
45.1
most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
48%
Through Week 4
Target share
8%
Through Week 4

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Our Week 6 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jalen Nailor in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 7.3 points and Jalen Nailor at 6.2, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 82 and Jalen Nailor at 174.

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What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.3 fantasy points for Chris Godwin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Godwin Jr. is 28 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.2 fantasy points for Jalen Nailor, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Nailor is 25 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (4, 3 and 11 market sources).

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 1.1 points ahead of Jalen Nailor on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB host PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Jalen Nailor and LV host BUF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

BUF allowed 45.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against BUF.

By points allowed to the position, Jalen Nailor has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Jalen Nailor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Jalen Nailor played 48 percent of LV snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Nailor, Week 1 against MIA: 41 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 2 against LAC: 38 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 4 against KC: 19 of 84 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 41 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 8.0 PPR points.

In 2025, Jalen Nailor played 17 games for MIN and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.

He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 332 air yards.

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

Their other Week 6 calls

On the draft board

Ranked ahead

WR45 · TB · bye 10

2026 vs anytime td line 0-5

Overall rank
123
Draft pick
no consensus
Tier
14

Ranked behind

WR50 · LV · bye 13

2026 vs anytime td line 0-4

Overall rank
143
Draft pick
no consensus
Tier
16

The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 6, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

The gap between them

  • Spots apart on the board20
  • Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
  • Tierstier 14 and tier 16
  • Board size317 draftable players

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