Start Quentin Johnston or DeMario Douglas? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Quentin Johnston over DeMario Douglas in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Quentin Johnston at 7.7 points and DeMario Douglas at 6.2, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Quentin Johnston this week yet, so his 7.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 4 (8.3 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 Quentin Johnston yet. His market-based projections were 8.3 and 7.1 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 7.7, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Quentin Johnston a 22% chance to score a touchdown (6 market sources).

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 26% chance to score a touchdown (10 market sources).

That puts Quentin Johnston 1.5 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on these projections.

Injury status

Quentin Johnston is listed as questionable with a chest injury.

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Quentin Johnston played 80 percent of LAC snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Quentin Johnston, Week 1 against ARI: 43 of 55 snaps, 6 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 2 against LV: 55 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 5 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 3 against BUF: 60 of 69 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 4 against SEA: 53 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 44 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Quentin Johnston played 14 games for LAC and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.

He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 514 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Quentin Johnston over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Quentin Johnston over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Quentin Johnston.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start DeMario Douglas over Cooper Kupp.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Isaiah Williams.