Start Terry McLaurin or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Terry McLaurin over Chris Godwin Jr. in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Terry McLaurin at 10.2 points and Chris Godwin Jr. at 7.2, a gap of 3.1. Drafters take Terry McLaurin at ADP 47 and Chris Godwin Jr. at 82.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.2 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 27 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 12 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.2 fantasy points for Terry McLaurin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Terry McLaurin is 45 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Terry McLaurin 3.1 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr. 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.

Terry McLaurin and WAS visit SF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SF allowed 27.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 127 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against SF.

By points allowed to the position, Terry McLaurin has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Terry McLaurin is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Terry McLaurin played 73 percent of WAS snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Terry McLaurin, Week 1 against PHI: 61 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 2 against DAL: 50 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 2 catches for 50 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 3 against SEA: 52 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 77 yards, 1 touchdown.

Terry McLaurin, Week 5 against NYG: 36 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 62 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, Terry McLaurin played 10 games for WAS and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.

He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 489 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Courtland Sutton over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over DeMario Douglas.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Terry McLaurin over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Carnell Tate.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Courtland Sutton.