Should I start Athan Kaliakmanis in Week 6?

Our Week 6 projection has Athan Kaliakmanis at 0.0 half-PPR points (0.0 PPR), QB48 at his position, tier Bench, on the road at San Francisco 49ers.

How has Athan Kaliakmanis played in 2026?

1 games, 11.0 half-PPR points a game (11.0 PPR): 15/33 186 yds 1 TD 1 INT · 3-16 rush.

QB/Washington Commanders

Athan Kaliakmanis

Rookie · Rutgers · 2026 R7 #223

W6 @ SF · Mon 8:15 PMBye W7

Week 6—Projected 0: not expected to play

ROS rank—Not on our board

Dynasty—No market value

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Overview

2026 so far1 game

Points a game

11.0

1 games

Pass yds a game

186

1 TD · 1 INT

Rush yds a game

0 rush TD

Week 6

Lines Oct 14

WAS

Mon · Oct 19 · 8:15 PM ET

Levi's Stadium

LineSF -7.5Total50.5WAS implied21.5Rest8 days (SF 8)Forecast67°F, wind 8 mph

Our Week 6 projection

0 points. Our projection does not expect him to play this week.

Updated Oct 14, 2026.

San Francisco 49ers defense vs QBs

#6of 32 in fantasy points allowed to QBs (1 = stingiest)

StingiestSoftest

PPR a game

13.1

pass yds

211

pass TD

1.00

rush yds

Allowed to QBs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Jacoby Brissett (W3, 25.6 PPR, 280 py, 2 TD); Bo Nix (W4, 13.56 PPR, 214 py, 1 TD); Malik Willis (W2, 12.48 PPR, 197 py, 1 TD).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #13 against the pass, #8 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where SF gives up QB passing points to QBs

#16

SF's average rank in the zones where Kaliakmanis gets his throws, weighted by his share there (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).

Left

Middle

Right

Deep 20+

12%0.5#13

0.0#2

15%1.3#21

Middle 10–19

3%0.7#12

9%0.5#5

1.0#15

Short 0–9

9%2.1#15

6%0.3#4

27%2.6#17

Behind line

6%0.5#22

3%0.0#6

9%1.6#29

StingySoft

Big number: QB passing points SF allows a game to QBs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Athan Kaliakmanis's share of his attempts in that zone this season. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Week 5: projected vs. actual

Projected

0.0

QB56

Actual

0.0

Difference

0.0

no stats recorded

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Game log

2026 · through W5

Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 11.0

Every gametap a game for the detail

@ PHI L 22-24

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

@ DAL L 20-37

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

vs SEA W 33-31

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

vs NYG L 27-27

No catch, carry or pass recorded

—

D# = the opponent's rank against QBs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at QB that week.

Usage

Pass attempts by week

Carries by week

WAS target treeshare of team targets, 2026

24.3%

21.9%

15.9%

14.2%

9.9%

9.5%

8.1%

Season to date, games each player played.

Role details2026, through Week 5

Red-zone carry share

—

Goal-line share

—

Advanced

PoorAverageGreat

Fantasy points a gameneeds 2+ games

11.0

EPA per dropbackneeds 50+ attempts

-0.30

Completion % over expectedneeds 50+ attempts

−11.8

Pass aDOTneeds 50+ attempts

12.0

Pressure rateneeds 50+ attempts

20.0%

Sack rateneeds 50+ attempts

2.9%

Bad-throw rateneeds 50+ attempts

22.0%

Turnover-worthy rateneeds 50+ attempts

3.0%

Time to throw (s)needs 50+ attempts

3.04

Percentile against the QBs on our charts (each stat's minimum is next to it), 2026 through Week 5. 50 is the middle of the pack. Tap a bubble for his rank.

Splits

As a passer2026 charted dropbacks, through Week 5

Situation	DB	Cmp%	Y/A	TD-INT	EPA/db
All dropbacks	34	45%	5.6	1-1	-0.300.05
Clean pocket74% of dropbacks	25	56%	5.5	1-0	0.040.23
Under duress26% of dropbacks	9	13%	6.0	0-1	-1.24-0.42
No blitz82% of dropbacks	28	50%	6.5	1-1	-0.130.08
Vs. the blitz18% of dropbacks	6	20%	0.6	0-0	-1.10-0.03
Play action24% of dropbacks	8	50%	13.4	1-0	0.640.10
Third down29% of dropbacks	10	44%	3.0	0-1	-1.06-0.08
Trailing by 8+47% of dropbacks	16	50%	6.6	1-0	-0.070.04

Duress = sacked, hit or out of the pocket. Small grey number = every QB in that situation. 1 interception-worthy throws and 3 throwaways on 33 charted attempts.

Team

WAS

Points a game

23.0

17th of 32

Plays a game

63.8

9th of 32

EPA per play

-0.015

15th of 32

Pass rate over exp.

−9.9%

27th of 32

Red-zone plays a game

9.0

22nd of 32

Motion rate

41%

26th of 32

Play-action rate

11%

17th of 32

No-huddle rate

9th of 32

Washington Commanders offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

Week	Score	Implied	Pass rate	QB
W1vs PHI	22-24	18.8	53%−10.4	Daniels34 att
W2vs DAL	20-37	24.0	52%−15.4	Daniels17 att
W3vs SEA	33-31	16.0	52%−2.4	Mariota31 att
W4vs IND	13-30	21.0	64%−6.1	Kaliakmanis33 att
W5vs NYG	27-27	22.5	52%−14.8	Daniels25 att

Depth chartQB, Oct 14

QB1

Jayden Daniels

QB2

Marcus Mariota

QB3

Athan Kaliakmanis

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs QBs

@SF

BYE

PHI

#22

#20

W10

@NYG

#21

W11

CIN

#16

W12

@ARI

#30

W13

@TEN

#12

W14

HOU

#15

W15

ATL

#24

W16

@MIN

W17

@JAX

W18

DAL

#28

Next 4

#17

average rank

Playoffs W15–17

#11

average rank

Bye

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to QBs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Dan Quinn. QB: Jayden Daniels (most pass attempts, Week 5).

Charts

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Career

Points a game by season

Season by season

Year	G	Passing / rushing	Pts/g	xFP/g
2026WAS	1	186 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT16 rush yds, 0 TD	11.0	—

Under points a game: his rank at QB in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected.

Health

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

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✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Teammates on the report

Stefon Diggs

questionable

Jeremy McNichols RB

IR (Quadriceps)

Jaylin Lane WR

IR (Ankle)

Terry McLaurin WR

Questionable (Hamstring)

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Value

Market Oct 10

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Redraft trade calculatorRest-of-season value for this year

Profile

Draft

R7 #223

2026 · 8th QB · WAS

College

Rutgers

College production

Year	G	Pass yds	Pass TD	Rush yds
2025Rutgers	12	3,124	20	-26
2024Rutgers	12	2,459	17	233
2023Minnesota	12	1,838	14	94
2022Minnesota	9	866	3	151

Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.

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