Start Keenan Allen or Courtland Sutton? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Keenan Allen over Courtland Sutton in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Keenan Allen at 8.8 points and Courtland Sutton at 8.4, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Keenan Allen, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Keenan Allen at 38.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (6, 5 and 6 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Courtland Sutton at 31.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Keenan Allen 0.4 points ahead of Courtland Sutton on the market projections.

Injury status

Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Keenan Allen played 59 percent of IND snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Keenan Allen, Week 1 against BAL: 36 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 32 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 2 against KC: 33 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Keenan Allen, Week 3 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keenan Allen, Week 5 against PIT: 32 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Through Week 5, Courtland Sutton played 78 percent of DEN snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Courtland Sutton, Week 2 against JAX: 45 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 3 against LAR: 58 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 4 against SF: 48 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 5 against LAC: 50 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Courtland Sutton played 17 games for DEN and scored 219.7 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR13.

He caught 74 of 124 targets for 1017 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 795 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Keenan Allen.
• Start Keenan Allen over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Keenan Allen.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Carnell Tate over Courtland Sutton.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Courtland Sutton.