Start C.J. Stroud or Jameis Winston? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start C.J. Stroud over Jameis Winston in Week 6.

Market-based projections have C.J. Stroud at 16.8 points and Jameis Winston at 15.9, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jameis Winston's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.8 fantasy points for C.J. Stroud, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has C.J. Stroud at 255.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 9.5 rushing yards, with a 10% chance to score a touchdown (12, 14, 8 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.9 fantasy points for Jameis Winston, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jameis Winston at 222.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (9, 10 and 11 market sources).

That puts C.J. Stroud 0.9 points ahead of Jameis Winston on the market projections.

Injury status

C.J. Stroud is not on the injury report.

Jameis Winston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 202 times and threw an average of 9.8 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 2 against CIN: 80 of 80 snaps, 30 of 53 passes for 353 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 29 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 3 against IND: 54 of 54 snaps, 16 of 27 passes for 167 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 10 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 4 against DAL: 55 of 55 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 347 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 5 against TEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 26 of 34 passes for 261 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

Through Week 5, Jameis Winston played 96 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 148 times and threw an average of 9.6 air yards per attempt.

Jameis Winston, Week 2 against LAR: 51 of 58 snaps, 11 of 27 passes for 111 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 1 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 3 against TEN: 64 of 64 snaps, 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 15 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 4 against ARI: 67 of 67 snaps, 18 of 29 passes for 250 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Jameis Winston, Week 5 against WAS: 84 of 89 snaps, 33 of 54 passes for 326 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 28 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, C.J. Stroud played 14 games for HOU and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.

He completed 273 of 423 passes for 3041 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 48 times for 209 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 93 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jameis Winston played 3 games for NYG and scored 45.3 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing QB46.

He completed 37 of 66 passes for 567 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and ran 7 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start C.J. Stroud over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over C.J. Stroud.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Caleb Williams.
• Start Jameis Winston over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jameis Winston.
• Start Dak Prescott over Jameis Winston.