A.J. Brown or Caleb Williams: who should I start in Week 5?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on A.J. Brown: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 229th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 23.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Caleb Williams: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 230th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 9.

What the player markets price

No season market is posted for A.J. Brown, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

No season market is posted for Caleb Williams, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

Neither carries a posted market, so this page rests on the draft room and on what the two have already done.

This season so far

Through Week 1, A.J. Brown has been on the field for 44 percent of NE snaps, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 11 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 0 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 4 targets have averaged 4.8 air yards.

In Week 1 against SEA he caught 3 of 4 targets for 26 yards and did not score.

Through Week 2, Caleb Williams has been on the field for 93 percent of CHI snaps, dropped back 70 times and thrown 7.9 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 11 of 70 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.

In Week 1 against CAR he completed 21 of 29 passes for 269 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 10 times for 65 yards.

In Week 2 against MIN he completed 15 of 26 passes for 138 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 5 times for 42 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 A.J. Brown played 15 games and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.

He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 8.1 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Caleb Williams played 17 games and scored 325.2 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing QB5.

He threw for 3942 yards on 568 attempts with 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 383 yards and 3 touchdowns.

That came to 33.4 attempts a game at 6.9 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 99 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Caleb Williams was available for 2 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Caleb Williams scored 19.1 PPR points a game and A.J. Brown 14.7, 4.4 a game between them.

A.J. Brown finished WR11 and Caleb Williams QB5, which are two different ladders.

A.J. Brown is a wide receiver and Caleb Williams a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

A.J. Brown is off in Week 11 and Caleb Williams in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

A.J. Brown is listed as ir on the injury report.

Caleb Williams is listed as out on the injury report.