Start Cooper Kupp or Quentin Johnston? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Quentin Johnston over Cooper Kupp in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Quentin Johnston at 7.7 points and Cooper Kupp at 6.0, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Quentin Johnston this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 4 (8.3 and 7.1); 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 Quentin Johnston yet. His market-based projections were 8.3 and 7.1 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Quentin Johnston a 22% chance to score a touchdown (6 market sources).

That puts Quentin Johnston 1.7 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on these projections.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Quentin Johnston is listed as questionable with a chest 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, Quentin Johnston played 80 percent of LAC snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Quentin Johnston, Week 1 against ARI: 43 of 55 snaps, 6 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 2 against LV: 55 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 5 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 3 against BUF: 60 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 4 against SEA: 53 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 44 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, Quentin Johnston played 14 games for LAC and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.

He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 514 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 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 Quentin Johnston over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston.
• Start Quentin Johnston over DeMario Douglas.