Kenyon Sadiq or Gunnar Helm: Week 6 result

Our Week 6 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Gunnar Helm in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Kenyon Sadiq at 5.8 points and Gunnar Helm at 4.9, a gap of 0.8. 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 5.8 fantasy points for Kenyon Sadiq, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kenyon Sadiq is 21 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 12 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for Gunnar Helm, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Gunnar Helm is 16 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 0.8 points ahead of Gunnar Helm on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Kenyon Sadiq and NYJ visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NE allowed 9.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against NE.

Injury status

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Gunnar Helm is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Kenyon Sadiq played 41 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 2 against GB: 27 of 74 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 3 against DET: 38 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 105 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 4 against CHI: 22 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 5 against CLE: 13 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Through Week 5, Gunnar Helm played 77 percent of TEN snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Gunnar Helm, Week 2 against PHI: 46 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 3 against NYG: 49 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 4 against BAL: 46 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 5 against HOU: 45 of 63 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Gunnar Helm played 16 games for TEN and scored 91.7 PPR points, 5.7 a game, finishing TE31.

He caught 44 of 55 targets for 357 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 198 air yards.

He was on the field for 53 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 6 went

Kenyon Sadiq scored 2.2 PPR points and Gunnar Helm scored 0.0.

The call was right: Kenyon Sadiq outscored Gunnar Helm by 2.2.

Kenyon Sadiq finished 3.6 points below the 5.8 the market projected.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 6 against NE: 22 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards, 2.2 PPR points.

Kenyon Sadiq finished as the week's TE38 in PPR scoring.

Gunnar Helm finished 4.9 points below the 4.9 the market projected.

Gunnar Helm, Week 6 against IND: 33 of 46 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brenton Strange over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Cade Otton over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Charlie Kolar over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start AJ Barner over Gunnar Helm.
• Start Brenton Strange over Gunnar Helm.
• Start Cade Otton over Gunnar Helm.