Start Jalen Royals or Jalen Nailor? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jalen Royals over Jalen Nailor in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jalen Royals at 6.3 points and Jalen Nailor at 6.0, a gap of 0.3. 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 6.3 fantasy points for Jalen Royals, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Royals is 25 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (12, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Jalen Nailor, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Nailor is 23 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jalen Royals 0.3 points ahead of Jalen Nailor on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Jalen Nailor and LV host BUF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

BUF allowed 45.1 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against BUF.

Injury status

Jalen Royals is not on the injury report.

Jalen Nailor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Jalen Royals played 31 percent of KC snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 4 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Royals, Week 2 against IND: 12 of 80 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jalen Royals, Week 3 against MIA: 10 of 52 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jalen Royals, Week 4 against LV: 38 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 4, Jalen Nailor played 48 percent of LV snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Nailor, Week 1 against MIA: 41 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 2 against LAC: 38 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Jalen Nailor, Week 4 against KC: 19 of 84 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Royals played 7 games for KC and scored 2.4 PPR points, 0.3 a game.

He caught 2 of 3 targets for 4 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 0 air yards.

He was on the field for 9 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jalen Nailor played 17 games for MIN and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.

He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 332 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Jalen Royals over Bo Melton.
• Start Jalen Royals over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jalen Royals.
• Start Jalen Nailor over Bo Melton.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Jalen Nailor.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jalen Nailor.