Start Darren Waller or Kenyon Sadiq? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Darren Waller over Kenyon Sadiq in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Darren Waller at 7.0 points and Kenyon Sadiq at 5.8, a gap of 1.2. 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 7.1 fantasy points for Darren Waller, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Darren Waller is 30 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.8 fantasy points for Kenyon Sadiq, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kenyon Sadiq is 21 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (11, 11 and 11 market sources).

That puts Darren Waller 1.2 points ahead of Kenyon Sadiq 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

Darren Waller is not on the injury report.

Kenyon Sadiq is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Darren Waller played 46 percent of CAR snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Darren Waller, Week 1 against CHI: 24 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 28 yards.

Darren Waller, Week 2 against ATL: 29 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Darren Waller, Week 3 against CLE: 39 of 77 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards.

Darren Waller, Week 4 against DET: 40 of 75 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Darren Waller played 9 games for MIA and scored 88.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing TE33.

He caught 24 of 34 targets for 283 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 210 air yards.

He was on the field for 45 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Darren Waller over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Darren Waller.
• Start Cade Otton over Darren Waller.
• Start Brenton Strange over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Cade Otton over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Charlie Kolar over Kenyon Sadiq.