Start Cooper Kupp or Jalen Nailor? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Jalen Nailor in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.0 points and Jalen Nailor at 5.6, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jalen Nailor this week yet, so his 5.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 4 (6.9 and 4.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

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).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Jalen Nailor yet. His market-based projections were 6.9 and 4.3 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Jalen Nailor a 20% chance to score a touchdown (11 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 0.4 points ahead of Jalen Nailor on these projections.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Jalen Nailor is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

Usage before Week 6

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.

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, 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.

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 Cooper Kupp over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Christian Watson over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Jalen Nailor over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Jalen Nailor over Darnell Mooney.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Jalen Nailor.