Start Germie Bernard or Tre Tucker? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Germie Bernard over Tre Tucker in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Germie Bernard at 9.2 points and Tre Tucker at 9.0, a gap of 0.2. 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 9.2 fantasy points for Germie Bernard, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 41 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (12, 9 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.0 fantasy points for Tre Tucker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tre Tucker is 38 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (13, 9 and 13 market sources).

That puts Germie Bernard 0.2 points ahead of Tre Tucker on the market projections.

Injury status

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Germie Bernard played 48 percent of PIT snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Germie Bernard, Week 2 against NE: 55 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 35 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 3 against CIN: 17 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 14 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 4 against CLE: 29 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.

Through Week 5, Tre Tucker played 66 percent of LV snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 2 against LAC: 37 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 119 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tre Tucker, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 5 against NE: 45 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for -6 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Germie Bernard over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Germie Bernard over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Germie Bernard over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Tre Tucker over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Tre Tucker over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Carnell Tate over Tre Tucker.