Start Keaton Mitchell or Rachaad White? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Rachaad White over Keaton Mitchell in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Rachaad White at 6.9 points and Keaton Mitchell at 7.1, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Rachaad White at ADP 127 and Keaton Mitchell at 190.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.1 fantasy points for Keaton Mitchell, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Keaton Mitchell is 19 rushing yards, 16 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 10, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.9 fantasy points for Rachaad White, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rachaad White is 21 rushing yards, 12 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 10, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Keaton Mitchell 0.2 points ahead of Rachaad White on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Keaton Mitchell 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.

Rachaad White and WAS visit SF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SF allowed 23.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 87 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 45 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Rachaad White has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Keaton Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Rachaad White is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Keaton Mitchell played 33 percent of LAC snaps, took 22 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 2 against LV: 17 of 68 snaps, 5 carries for 24 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 3 against BUF: 26 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 52 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for -5 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 4 against SEA: 26 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 39 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 24 yards.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 5 against DEN: 23 of 67 snaps, 6 carries for 11 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.

Through Week 5, Rachaad White played 49 percent of WAS snaps, took 24 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Rachaad White, Week 1 against PHI: 29 of 70 snaps, 7 carries for 22 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 2 against DAL: 37 of 71 snaps, 7 carries for 43 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 3 against SEA: 30 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 35 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rachaad White, Week 5 against NYG: 37 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keaton Mitchell played 13 games for BAL and scored 55.4 PPR points, 4.3 a game, finishing RB67.

He ran 59 times for 341 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 9 of 12 targets for 63 yards.

He was on the field for 17 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Rachaad White played 17 games for TB and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.

He ran 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 yards.

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

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Keaton Mitchell over AJ Dillon.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Keaton Mitchell.
• Start Blake Corum over Keaton Mitchell.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Rachaad White.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Rachaad White.
• Start Blake Corum over Rachaad White.