Start Kenyon Sadiq or Darnell Washington? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Darnell Washington over Kenyon Sadiq in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Darnell Washington at 6.0 points and Kenyon Sadiq at 6.5, a gap of 0.5. 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 6.5 fantasy points for Kenyon Sadiq, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kenyon Sadiq is 25 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (8, 8 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Darnell Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Darnell Washington is 22 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 0.5 points ahead of Darnell Washington on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Kenyon Sadiq and NYJ visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NE allowed 9.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against NE.

Injury status

Kenyon Sadiq is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Kenyon Sadiq played 41 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 2 against GB: 27 of 74 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 3 against DET: 38 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 105 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 4 against CHI: 22 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 5 against CLE: 13 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Through Week 5, Darnell Washington played 65 percent of PIT snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Darnell Washington, Week 2 against NE: 37 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Darnell Washington, Week 3 against CIN: 47 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 67 yards.

Darnell Washington, Week 4 against CLE: 51 of 72 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darnell Washington, Week 5 against IND: 38 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Darnell Washington played 16 games for PIT and scored 73.4 PPR points, 4.6 a game, finishing TE39.

He caught 31 of 43 targets for 364 yards and 1 touchdown, with 8 red zone targets and 135 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brenton Strange over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Cade Otton over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Charlie Kolar over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start AJ Barner over Darnell Washington.
• Start Cade Otton over Darnell Washington.
• Start Charlie Kolar over Darnell Washington.