Luther Burden III or Jakobi Meyers: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 11:11 AM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Luther Burden III over Jakobi Meyers

Right: 17.5 to 13.3

Start

Luther Burden III

WR · CHI · at ATL · final

Market projected: 12.7; pre-game
ATL D vs WR: 37.7; 6th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 88 of 100 at WR
Scored: 17.5; PPR pts

Sit

Jakobi Meyers

WR · JAX · vs HOU · final

Market projected: 8.3; pre-game
HOU D vs WR: 41.0; 2nd most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 75%; Week 6
Target share: 24%; Week 6
Scored: 13.3; PPR pts

Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Luther Burden III?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Luther Burden III projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Jakobi Meyers 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).

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Our Week 6 call

Start Luther Burden III over Jakobi Meyers in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Luther Burden III at 12.7 points and Jakobi Meyers at 8.3, a gap of 4.4. Drafters take Luther Burden III at ADP 51 and Jakobi Meyers at 91.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.3 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jakobi Meyers is 35 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (13, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.7 fantasy points for Luther Burden III, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Luther Burden III is 6 rushing yards, 52 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (7, 11, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Luther Burden III 4.4 points ahead of Jakobi Meyers on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Jakobi Meyers and JAX host HOU on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

HOU allowed 41.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 193 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against HOU.

Luther Burden III and CHI visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 37.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 181 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against ATL.

By points allowed to the position, Jakobi Meyers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Luther Burden III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Jakobi Meyers played 81 percent of JAX snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 2 against DEN: 53 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 28 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 5 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 37 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

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

In 2025, Luther Burden III played 15 games for CHI and scored 127.9 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing WR48.

He caught 47 of 60 targets for 652 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 318 air yards.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Luther Burden III, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 1 carry for 10 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards, 7.5 PPR points.

Luther Burden III, Week 17 of 2025 against SF: 38 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 1 touchdown, 27.8 PPR points.

Luther Burden III, Week 15 of 2025 against CLE: 26 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 84 yards, 14.4 PPR points.

How Week 6 went

Luther Burden III scored 17.5 PPR points and Jakobi Meyers scored 13.3.

The call was right: Luther Burden III outscored Jakobi Meyers by 4.2.

Luther Burden III finished 4.9 points above the 12.7 the market projected.

Luther Burden III, Week 6 against ATL: 30 of 77 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 95 yards, 17.5 PPR points.

Luther Burden III finished as the week's WR14 in PPR scoring.

Jakobi Meyers finished 5.0 points above the 8.3 the market projected.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 6 against HOU: 53 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards, 13.3 PPR points.

Jakobi Meyers finished as the week's WR25 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

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Drop or keep

Should I drop Jakobi Meyers for Luther Burden III?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Luther Burden III projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Jakobi Meyers 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Luther Burden III for Jakobi Meyers?
No. Keep Luther Burden III: he projects 114 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 10 games), Jakobi Meyers 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games).