Davante Adams or Luther Burden III: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 10:06 PM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Davante Adams over Luther Burden III

Wrong: 6.9 to 17.5

Start

Davante Adams

WR · LAR · vs ARI · final

Market projected: 14.4; pre-game
ARI D vs WR: 37.0; 7th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at WR
Target share: 13%; Week 6
Scored: 6.9; PPR pts

Sit

Luther Burden III

WR · CHI · at ATL · final

Market projected: 12.6; pre-game
ATL D vs WR: 37.7; 6th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 88 of 100 at WR
Scored: 17.5; PPR pts

Should I drop Luther Burden III for Davante Adams?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Davante Adams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Luther Burden III 114 (11.4 a game over 10 games). Davante Adams is listed out.

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Our Week 6 call

Start Davante Adams over Luther Burden III in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Davante Adams at 14.4 points and Luther Burden III at 12.6, a gap of 1.7. Drafters take Davante Adams at ADP 42 and Luther Burden III at 51.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.4 fantasy points for Davante Adams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Davante Adams is 58 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (12, 11 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.6 fantasy points for Luther Burden III, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Luther Burden III is 6 rushing yards, 52 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (6, 13, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Davante Adams 1.7 points ahead of Luther Burden III on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Davante Adams and LAR host ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 157 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Luther Burden III and CHI visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 37.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 181 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against ATL.

By points allowed to the position, Luther Burden III has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Davante Adams is listed as out with a knee injury.

Luther Burden III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Davante Adams played 76 percent of LAR snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 2 against NYG: 40 of 62 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Davante Adams, Week 3 against DEN: 71 of 86 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 137 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 4 against PHI: 80 of 84 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 51 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Luther Burden III played 15 games for CHI and scored 127.9 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing WR48.

He caught 47 of 60 targets for 652 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 318 air yards.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Luther Burden III, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 1 carry for 10 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards, 7.5 PPR points.

Luther Burden III, Week 17 of 2025 against SF: 38 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 1 touchdown, 27.8 PPR points.

Luther Burden III, Week 15 of 2025 against CLE: 26 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 84 yards, 14.4 PPR points.

How Week 6 went

Davante Adams scored 6.9 PPR points and Luther Burden III scored 17.5.

The call was wrong: Luther Burden III outscored Davante Adams by 10.6.

Davante Adams finished 7.5 points below the 14.4 the market projected.

Davante Adams, Week 6 against ARI: 43 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 6.9 PPR points.

Davante Adams finished as the week's WR49 in PPR scoring.

Luther Burden III finished 4.9 points above the 12.6 the market projected.

Luther Burden III, Week 6 against ATL: 30 of 77 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 95 yards, 17.5 PPR points.

Luther Burden III finished as the week's WR14 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

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Drop or keep

Should I drop Luther Burden III for Davante Adams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Davante Adams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Luther Burden III 114 (11.4 a game over 10 games). Davante Adams is listed out.
Should I drop Davante Adams for Luther Burden III?
No. Keep Davante Adams: he projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Luther Burden III 114 (11.4 a game over 10 games). Davante Adams is listed out.