Start Mike Evans or Zay Flowers? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Mike Evans over Zay Flowers in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Mike Evans at 17.3 points and Zay Flowers at 13.5, a gap of 3.8. Drafters take Mike Evans at ADP 56 and Zay Flowers at 24.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.3 fantasy points for Mike Evans, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mike Evans is 72 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (12, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.5 fantasy points for Zay Flowers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Zay Flowers is 59 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (9, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Mike Evans 3.8 points ahead of Zay Flowers on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Mike Evans and SF host WAS on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

WAS allowed 39.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 164 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against WAS.

Zay Flowers and BAL visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 36.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 165 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, Mike Evans has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mike Evans is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.

Zay Flowers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Mike Evans played 58 percent of SF snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 43 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Evans, Week 2 against MIA: 28 of 52 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 54 yards.

Mike Evans, Week 3 against ARI: 18 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Mike Evans, Week 4 against DEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 76 yards.

Mike Evans, Week 5 against SEA: 38 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 113 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Zay Flowers played 55 percent of BAL snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Zay Flowers, Week 1 against IND: 20 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 150 yards, 1 touchdown.

Zay Flowers, Week 3 against DAL: 21 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 20 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 84 yards.

Zay Flowers, Week 4 against TEN: 47 of 64 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 118 yards, 1 touchdown.

Zay Flowers, Week 5 against ATL: 62 of 76 snaps, 1 carry for 13 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 53 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Mike Evans played 8 games for TB and scored 84.8 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing WR76.

He caught 30 of 61 targets for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 331 air yards.

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

In 2025, Zay Flowers played 17 games for BAL and scored 243.3 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR7.

He caught 86 of 118 targets for 1211 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 753 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start CeeDee Lamb over Mike Evans.
• Start Chris Olave over Mike Evans.
• Start Mike Evans over Christian Watson.
• Start Zay Flowers over A.J. Brown.
• Start Zay Flowers over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Zay Flowers.