Start Malik Nabers or DJ Moore? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Malik Nabers over DJ Moore in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Malik Nabers at 15.5 points and DJ Moore at 10.9, a gap of 4.5. Drafters take Malik Nabers at ADP 13 and DJ Moore at 17.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for DJ Moore, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DJ Moore is 50 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 33% chance to score a touchdown (11, 9 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.5 fantasy points for Malik Nabers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Malik Nabers is 72 receiving yards and 5-6 receptions, with a 36% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Malik Nabers 4.5 points ahead of DJ Moore on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

DJ Moore and BUF visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 32.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 167 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

Malik Nabers and NYG host NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 130 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, DJ Moore has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DJ Moore is listed as questionable with a shoulder - ac joint injury.

Malik Nabers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, DJ Moore played 51 percent of BUF snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DJ Moore, Week 1 against HOU: 44 of 58 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 100 yards, 1 touchdown.

DJ Moore, Week 2 against DET: 23 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

DJ Moore, Week 3 against LAC: 42 of 66 snaps, 10 targets and 6 catches for 67 yards.

DJ Moore, Week 4 against NE: 23 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Through Week 5, Malik Nabers played 75 percent of NYG snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Malik Nabers, Week 2 against LAR: 43 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Malik Nabers, Week 3 against TEN: 50 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 26 yards.

Malik Nabers, Week 4 against ARI: 51 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 112 yards, 1 touchdown.

Malik Nabers, Week 5 against WAS: 80 of 89 snaps, 20 targets and 11 catches for 121 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, DJ Moore played 17 games for CHI and scored 170.2 PPR points, 10.0 a game, finishing WR35.

He caught 50 of 85 targets for 682 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 460 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Malik Nabers played 4 games for NYG and scored 57.1 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR101.

He caught 18 of 35 targets for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 219 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

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• Start Carnell Tate over DJ Moore.
• Start DJ Moore over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Malik Nabers over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Malik Nabers.
• Start Chris Olave over Malik Nabers.