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Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or CJ Donaldson? Week 6

Updated Oct 15, 8:26 PM ET.

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over CJ Donaldson

Market projects
4.4
fantasy pts
Market projects
4.0
fantasy pts
Snap share
27%
Through Week 5
Target share
3%
Through Week 5

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Our Week 6 call

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over CJ Donaldson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 4.4 points and CJ Donaldson at 4.0, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Chris Rodriguez Jr. is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.4 fantasy points for Chris Rodriguez Jr., with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Rodriguez Jr. is 17 rushing yards, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for CJ Donaldson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for CJ Donaldson is 14 rushing yards, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Chris Rodriguez Jr. 0.4 points ahead of CJ Donaldson on the market projections.

Injury status

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is not on the injury report.

CJ Donaldson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, CJ Donaldson played 27 percent of NO snaps, took 10 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

CJ Donaldson, Week 2 against BAL: 20 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

CJ Donaldson, Week 3 against LV: 12 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for 5 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

CJ Donaldson, Week 4 against ATL: 28 of 74 snaps, 3 carries for 18 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

CJ Donaldson, Week 5 against MIN: 19 of 45 snaps, 4 carries for 13 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Their other Week 6 calls

On the draft board

Ranked ahead

RB44 · JAX · bye 7

2026 vs carries line 2-3

Overall rank
139
Draft pick
no consensus
Tier
11

Ranked behind

RB47 · NO · bye unlisted

2026 vs anytime td line 0-5

Overall rank
142
Draft pick
no consensus
Tier
11

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 board3
  • Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
  • Tiersboth in tier 11
  • Board size222 draftable players

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Week 6 on the board

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