Start Jalen Coker or Denzel Boston? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jalen Coker over Denzel Boston in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jalen Coker at 11.9 points and Denzel Boston at 11.3, a gap of 0.6. 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 11.9 fantasy points for Jalen Coker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Coker is 56 receiving yards and 4-5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (4, 3 and 6 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.3 fantasy points for Denzel Boston, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 3-4 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (4 and 10 market sources).

That puts Jalen Coker 0.6 points ahead of Denzel Boston on the market projections.

Injury status

Jalen Coker is listed as questionable with a quadriceps injury.

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 3, Jalen Coker played 64 percent of CAR snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 1 against CHI: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Through Week 5, Denzel Boston played 92 percent of CLE snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 2 against TB: 54 of 58 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 95 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 3 against CAR: 62 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 41 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 4 against PIT: 61 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 89 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Jalen Coker over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Jalen Coker over Carnell Tate.
• Start Jalen Coker over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Denzel Boston over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Denzel Boston over Carnell Tate.
• Start Denzel Boston over Courtland Sutton.