Start Jahan Dotson or DeMario Douglas? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start DeMario Douglas over Jahan Dotson in Week 6.

Market-based projections have DeMario Douglas at 6.2 points and Jahan Dotson at 5.3, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for DeMario Douglas this week yet, so his 6.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (6.1, 5.8 and 6.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for DeMario Douglas yet. His market-based projections were 6.1, 5.8 and 6.6 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 6.2, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives DeMario Douglas a 25% chance to score a touchdown (10 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.3 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 24 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (12, 10 and 12 market sources).

That puts DeMario Douglas 0.9 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on these projections.

Injury status

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, DeMario Douglas played 53 percent of NE snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 2 against PIT: 26 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 3 against JAX: 37 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 38 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 5 against LV: 37 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 5, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 37 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 2 against CAR: 52 of 69 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 3 against GB: 47 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

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

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start DeMario Douglas over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start DeMario Douglas over Cooper Kupp.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Isaiah Williams.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Jahan Dotson over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Cody White.