Start Cooper Kupp or DeMario Douglas? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start DeMario Douglas over Cooper Kupp in Week 6.

Market-based projections have DeMario Douglas at 6.2 points and Cooper Kupp at 6.0, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 6.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (6.1, 5.8 and 6.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 6.1, 5.8 and 6.6 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 6.2, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives DeMario Douglas a 25% chance to score a touchdown (10 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Cooper Kupp, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cooper Kupp is 22 receiving yards and 2-3 receptions, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 12 market sources).

That puts DeMario Douglas 0.2 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on these projections.

Injury status

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, DeMario Douglas played 53 percent of NE snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 2 against PIT: 26 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 3 against JAX: 37 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 38 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 5, Cooper Kupp played 64 percent of SEA snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 2 against ARI: 30 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 3 against WAS: 45 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 5 against SF: 51 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start DeMario Douglas over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start DeMario Douglas over Isaiah Williams.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Christian Watson over Cooper Kupp.