Start J.K. Dobbins or Omarion Hampton? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start J.K. Dobbins over Omarion Hampton in Week 6.

Market-based projections have J.K. Dobbins at 9.1 points and Omarion Hampton at 7.5, a gap of 1.5. Omarion Hampton's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 49 rushing yards, 4 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 33% chance to score a touchdown (13, 9, 10 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.6 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Omarion Hampton is 32 rushing yards, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (8 and 13 market sources).

That puts J.K. Dobbins 1.5 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Omarion Hampton and LAC visit KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 69 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 38 more yards.

Injury status

J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, J.K. Dobbins played 42 percent of DEN snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 2 against JAX: 21 of 62 snaps, 10 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 3 against LAR: 33 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 49 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 4 against SF: 21 of 65 snaps, 11 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Omarion Hampton played 45 percent of LAC snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 2 against LV: 43 of 68 snaps, 23 carries for 94 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omarion Hampton, Week 3 against BUF: 29 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 9 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omarion Hampton, Week 5 against DEN: 20 of 67 snaps, 14 carries for 33 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.

He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start J.K. Dobbins over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over J.K. Dobbins.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Blake Corum over Omarion Hampton.