Start Jalen Nailor or Cody White? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jalen Nailor over Cody White in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jalen Nailor at 6.1 points and Cody White at 4.0, a gap of 2.1. No player market is posted for Cody White this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (3.0 and 5.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Cody White yet. His market-based projections were 3.0 and 5.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cody White is 0.1 touchdowns (13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.1 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, 5 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jalen Nailor 2.1 points ahead of Cody White on these projections.

Week 6 matchups

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.

Injury status

Cody White is not on the injury report.

Jalen Nailor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Cody White played 35 percent of LV snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Cody White, Week 2 against LAC: 7 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Cody White, Week 3 against NO: 15 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cody White, Week 4 against KC: 52 of 84 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 36 yards.

Cody White, Week 5 against NE: 37 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 44 yards.

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, Cody White played 10 games for SEA and scored 18.0 PPR points, 1.8 a game.

He caught 3 of 4 targets for 90 yards and 1 touchdown, with 0 red zone targets and 32 air yards.

He was on the field for 27 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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

• Start Bo Melton over Cody White.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cody White.
• Start Cody White over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Jalen Nailor over Bo Melton.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Jalen Nailor.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jalen Nailor.