Calvin Ridley or Ja'Marr Chase: who should I start in Week 5?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Calvin Ridley: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 112th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Ja'Marr Chase: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 132nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 5.

What the player markets price

The market has Calvin Ridley at 0.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

No season market is posted for Ja'Marr Chase, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

This season through Week 5

Through Week 5, Calvin Ridley has been on the field for 51 percent of TEN snaps, drawn 6 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 40 third down targets, had 0 of its 12 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 29 two minute targets.

His 8 targets have averaged 9.8 air yards.

In Week 3 against NYG he caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against BAL he caught 1 of 2 targets for 13 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against HOU he caught 2 of 3 targets for 33 yards and did not score.

Through Week 5, Ja'Marr Chase has been on the field for 72 percent of CIN snaps, drawn 20 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 9 of the offence's 46 third down targets, had 2 of its 12 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 33 two minute targets.

His 38 targets have averaged 9.2 air yards.

In Week 3 against PIT he caught 9 of 12 targets for 98 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against JAX he caught 3 of 3 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against MIA he caught 6 of 10 targets for 77 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Calvin Ridley played 7 games and scored 47.3 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing WR116.

He caught 17 of 36 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target.

That came to 5.1 targets a game, a 47 percent catch rate and 17.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Ja'Marr Chase played 16 games and scored 313.6 PPR points, 19.6 a game, finishing WR4.

He caught 125 of 185 targets for 1412 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets.

That came to 11.6 targets a game, a 68 percent catch rate and 11.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Ja'Marr Chase was available for 9 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Ja'Marr Chase scored 19.6 PPR points a game and Calvin Ridley 6.8, 12.8 a game between them.

Calvin Ridley finished WR116 that year and Ja'Marr Chase WR4.

Ja'Marr Chase had 149 more targets than Calvin Ridley, 185 to 36.

Ja'Marr Chase had 1109 more receiving yards than Calvin Ridley, 1412 to 303.

This season Ja'Marr Chase holds the bigger snap share, 72 percent against 51 percent.

This season Ja'Marr Chase holds the bigger target share, 20 percent against 6 percent.

Byes and availability

Calvin Ridley is off in Week 9 and Ja'Marr Chase in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.