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Tyjae Spears or Jalen Royals

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Tyjae Spears

Tyjae Spears

RB • Tennessee Titans TEN
Jalen Royals

Jalen Royals

WR • Kansas City Chiefs KC
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Spears over Royals

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Spears ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.8
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
5.4 23 0.2 2.5 16.7 0.1 7.8
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Outlook Tyjae Spears

Tyjae Spears at Indianapolis — PPR Flex Appeal in Trailing Script

Spears enters Week 6 questionable with a knee injury, but his full practice on Friday indicates he should suit up in Indianapolis. Operating behind Tony Pollard in Tennessee's backfield, Spears has solidified his role as the primary receiving back after hauling in 10 receptions across his last two outings.

Our weekly projection forecasts roughly 8.0 fantasy points on five carries and four targets. With Tennessee entering as road underdogs, negative game script could funnel extra targets his way, keeping Spears in play as a solid PPR flex or deep-league option despite modest rushing volume.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Royals over Spears

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Royals ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.7
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.1 24.4 0.2 5.7
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Outlook Jalen Royals

Jalen Royals vs. Chargers — Minimal Fantasy Appeal Despite Injuries Across Chiefs Receiving Corps

With Rashee Rice ruled out and Tyquan Thornton on injured reserve, Royals has a path to expanded perimeter snaps. However, he has struggled to carve out consistent involvement in the offense, failing to secure a catch on two targets during his last appearance.

Our weekly projections slate him for approximately 2.2 receptions, 26 receiving yards, and 5.9 fantasy points against the Chargers. Although Kansas City enters as heavy home favorites, Royals remains rostered in just 2% of leagues and should stay on fantasy benches outside of ultra-deep formats.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Tyjae Spears
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
200.009280
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
471.8010270
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Tyjae Spears
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓

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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 Tyjae Spears
OWN
37%
+1.97 compared to last week
START
11%
+8.76 compared to last week
OWN/START Jalen Royals
OWN
 
2%
+1.78 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+1.19 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Tyjae Spears
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Royals
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Tyjae Spears

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 34th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 61st with 11.30 total points (2.26 avg).
  • Currently 115.4 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 14th among RB.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 17th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 100th among RB.
  • Ranked 110th in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 65 (13.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +51, Rush AVG: +0.3 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +14, Rec Yards: +68 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 115, RUSH YDS: 400, RUSH TDS: 4, REC: 30, REC YDS: 225, REC TDS: 1
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 131st in targets and is currently among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 50th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 33rd among WR.

    • 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 Tyjae Spears

No Injury Reported

Injury Jalen Royals

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Tyjae Spears

Week 6
Tennessee Titans @ Indianapolis Colts

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
27.60398.20211002.67
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 30th with 13.00 total points (2.60 avg).
  • Currently 46 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 28th in rush defense with 651 (130.20 per game).
  • Ranked 28th in pass defense with 1340 (268.00 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 27.60 per game and currently ranked 27th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 31st 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: +65.4, Turnovers: -6 Sacks: -4, INTs: -5, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +9.8,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 33, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.8, YDS/G: 371.7
Matchups Jalen Royals

Week 6
Kansas City Chiefs VS Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.80323.60841104.04
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 6th 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.
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 4 (0.80 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.80 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th 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 Tyjae Spears
11.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Royals
3.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Tyjae Spears
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2023 TEN 16 100 453 4.5 2 70 52 385 7.4 1
2024 TEN 12 84 312 3.7 4 35 30 224 7.5 1
2025 TEN 14 75 287 3.8 2 55 49 285 5.8 0
2026 TEN 5 17 65 3.8 0 16 14 68 4.9 0
ON PACE 18 61 234 3.8 0 58 50 245 4.9 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 86 351 4.1 3 53 44 298 6.8 1
Totals 48 276 1117 4 8 176 145 962 6.6 2
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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IND vs TEN
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NE vs NYJ
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