Start Keaton Mitchell or Tyler Badie? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Keaton Mitchell over Tyler Badie in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Keaton Mitchell at 4.7 points and Tyler Badie at 4.5, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Keaton Mitchell is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.7 fantasy points for Keaton Mitchell, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Keaton Mitchell is 20 rushing yards, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.5 fantasy points for Tyler Badie, with 40 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market gives Tyler Badie a 9% chance to score a touchdown (12 market sources).

That puts Keaton Mitchell 0.1 points ahead of Tyler Badie on the market projections.

Injury status

Keaton Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Tyler Badie is listed as questionable with a thumb injury.

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, Tyler Badie played 18 percent of DEN snaps, took 5 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Badie, Week 2 against JAX: 16 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 28 yards.

Tyler Badie, Week 3 against LAR: 12 of 67 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 12 yards.

Tyler Badie, Week 4 against SF: 12 of 65 snaps, 2 carries for 7 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Tyler Badie, Week 5 against LAC: 7 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -5 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, Tyler Badie played 16 games for DEN and scored 35.4 PPR points, 2.2 a game, finishing RB77.

He ran 8 times for 23 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 19 of 31 targets for 141 yards.

He was on the field for 18 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 Tyler Badie over Chris Rodriguez Jr..
• Start Tyler Badie over CJ Donaldson.
• Start Tyler Badie over Corey Kiner.