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Germie Bernard or Jalen Royals

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Germie Bernard

Germie Bernard

WR • Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
Jalen Royals

Jalen Royals

WR • Kansas City Chiefs KC
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bernard over Royals

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Bernard ... 100%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 9.1
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0.1 0.2 0 3.5 40.4 0.3 9.1
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Outlook Germie Bernard

Germie Bernard at Tampa Bay — Surging Target Share Creates Flex Appeal

Bernard steps into an elevated role in Pittsburgh's passing attack with Michael Pittman Jr. sidelined on injured reserve and Roman Wilson doubtful. The rookie built instant trust with Aaron Rodgers, commanding nine targets and converting them into six catches for 80 yards in Week 5 to prompt a dramatic leap in fantasy rostership.

Our weekly projections slate Bernard for roughly 3.5 receptions and 40 yards (9.0 fantasy points) in Tampa Bay. While a modest projected scoring total caps ceiling expectations, his secure snaps alongside DK Metcalf establish him as a viable flex option.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 14 hrs ago
Latest News Germie Bernard
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Royals over Bernard

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Royals ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4.7
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0 0.1 0 1.6 19.3 0.2 4.7
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Latest News Jalen Royals
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Germie Bernard
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
68013.3250
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
89111.4250
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jalen Royals
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Germie Bernard
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Jalen Royals
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Germie Bernard
OWN
75%
+72.62 compared to last week
START
45%
+44.11 compared to last week
OWN/START Jalen Royals
OWN
 
2%
+1.29 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.87 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Germie Bernard
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Royals
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Germie Bernard

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 88th with 14.40 total points (2.88 avg).
  • Currently 88.06 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.5 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among WR.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 90th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush yards with 4 (0.80 per game) and is currently ranked 29th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +13, Rec Yards: +140 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 50, REC YDS: 575, REC TDS: 5
Breakdown Jalen Royals

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 111th with 7.70 total points (1.93 avg).
  • Currently 94.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.9 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 133rd in targets and is currently among WR.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 35th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +17 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 17, REC YDS: 199, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Germie Bernard

No Injury Reported

Injury Jalen Royals

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Germie Bernard

Week 6
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.40307.4075613.18
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 28.00 total points (5.60 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 307.40 per game and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 364 (72.80 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 1173 (234.60 per game).
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 5 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 18 in points against with 22.40 per game and currently ranked 17th among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +73.83, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: -6, INTs: +3, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -3.03,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.7, YDS/G: 358.3
Matchups Jalen Royals

Week 6
Kansas City Chiefs VS Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.80323.60841104.00
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 26.00 total points (5.20 avg).
  • Currently 33 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 323.60 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 8 (1.60 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 21st in rush defense with 593 (118.60 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 1025 (205.00 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.80 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 28th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +102.31, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -9, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +2.66,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 16, TDS: 2, PA/G: 21.3, YDS/G: 303.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Germie Bernard
10.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Royals
3.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Germie Bernard
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 PIT 4 20 13 140 10.8 0 1 4 4 0
ON PACE 14 72 47 504 10.8 0 4 14 4 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 20 13 140 10.8 0 1 4 4 0
Career Jalen Royals
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 KC 1 3 2 4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
2026 KC 3 5 3 17 5.7 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 23 14 77 5.7 5 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 8 5 21 4.2 1 0 0 0 0
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BAL @CLE
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CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
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DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
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CAR @WPG 3:30 PM EST
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CHI vs DAL 7:00 PM EST
DET vs SJ 7:00 PM EST
EDM @UTA 10:00 PM EST
FLA vs SEA 6:00 PM EST
NJ @WAS 1:00 PM EST
NSH vs STL 8:00 PM EST
NYI @TOR 7:00 PM EST
OTT @PHI 7:00 PM EST
PIT @VGK 10:00 PM EST
TB vs VAN 4:00 PM EST