Start Darnell Washington or Tommy Tremble? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Darnell Washington over Tommy Tremble in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Darnell Washington at 5.9 points and Tommy Tremble at 4.8, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Tommy Tremble this week yet, so his 4.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 4 (5.5 and 4.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.9 fantasy points for Darnell Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Darnell Washington is 21 receiving yards and 2-3 receptions, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (10, 10 and 13 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Tommy Tremble yet. His market-based projections were 5.5 and 4.2 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 4.8, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Tommy Tremble a 12% chance to score a touchdown (8 market sources).

That puts Darnell Washington 1.1 points ahead of Tommy Tremble on these projections.

Injury status

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Tommy Tremble is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.

Usage before Week 6

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.

Through Week 4, Tommy Tremble played 52 percent of CAR snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tommy Tremble, Week 1 against CHI: 38 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Tommy Tremble, Week 2 against ATL: 37 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Tommy Tremble, Week 3 against CLE: 37 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 41 yards.

Tommy Tremble, Week 4 against DET: 38 of 75 snaps, 4 targets and 4 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.

In 2025, Tommy Tremble played 17 games for CAR and scored 63.9 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing TE42.

He caught 27 of 37 targets for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 85 air yards.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Darnell Washington.
• Start Cade Otton over Darnell Washington.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Darnell Washington.
• Start AJ Barner over Tommy Tremble.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Tommy Tremble.
• Start Tommy Tremble over Colby Parkinson.