Parker Washington or Zay Flowers: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 7:56 AM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Zay Flowers over Parker Washington

Right: 12.7 to 10.4

Flowers projects lower, 13.5 to 13.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 24 for Flowers, 59 for Washington.

Start

Zay Flowers

WR · BAL · at CLE · final

Market projected: 13.5; pre-game
CLE D vs WR: 36.0; 10th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 82 of 100 at WR
Target share: 35%; Week 6
Scored: 12.7; PPR pts

Sit

Parker Washington

WR · JAX · vs HOU · final

Market projected: 13.6; pre-game
HOU D vs WR: 41.0; 2nd most to WRs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 73%; Week 6
Target share: 27%; Week 6
Scored: 10.4; PPR pts

Should I drop Parker Washington for Zay Flowers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Zay Flowers projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Parker Washington 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games).

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Our Week 6 call

Start Zay Flowers over Parker Washington in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Zay Flowers at 13.5 points and Parker Washington at 13.6, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Zay Flowers at ADP 24 and Parker Washington at 59.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for Parker Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 64 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (14, 12 and 14 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 (10, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Parker Washington 0.1 points ahead of Zay Flowers on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Parker Washington and JAX host HOU on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

HOU allowed 41.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 193 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against HOU.

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, Parker Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Zay Flowers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Parker Washington played 77 percent of JAX snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 2 against DEN: 48 of 59 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 98 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Parker Washington, Week 4 against CIN: 49 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 5 against PHI: 59 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 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.

How Week 6 went

Zay Flowers scored 12.7 PPR points and Parker Washington scored 10.4.

The call was right: Zay Flowers outscored Parker Washington by 2.3.

Zay Flowers finished 0.8 points below the 13.5 the market projected.

Zay Flowers, Week 6 against CLE: 50 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 11 targets and 6 catches for 66 yards, 12.7 PPR points.

Zay Flowers finished as the week's WR27 in PPR scoring.

Parker Washington finished 3.2 points below the 13.6 the market projected.

Parker Washington, Week 6 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 64 yards, 10.4 PPR points.

Parker Washington finished as the week's WR33 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

This call locked at kickoff and was not edited after. It is on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Parker Washington for Zay Flowers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Zay Flowers projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Parker Washington 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Zay Flowers for Parker Washington?
No. Keep Zay Flowers: he projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 10 games), Parker Washington 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games).