Calvin Ridley or Lamar Jackson: 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 Lamar Jackson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 113th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 3.

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.

The market has Lamar Jackson at 1.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Calvin Ridley's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

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 4, Lamar Jackson has been on the field for 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 111 times and thrown 10.4 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 13 of 111 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.

In Week 2 against NO he completed 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 4 times for 34 yards.

In Week 3 against DAL he completed 15 of 20 passes for 186 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 6 times for 50 yards.

In Week 4 against TEN he completed 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 20 yards.

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 Lamar Jackson played 13 games and scored 221.9 PPR points, 17.1 a game, finishing QB20.

He threw for 2549 yards on 302 attempts with 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns.

That came to 23.2 attempts a game at 8.4 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 92 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Lamar Jackson was available for 6 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Lamar Jackson scored 17.1 PPR points a game and Calvin Ridley 6.8, 10.3 a game between them.

Calvin Ridley finished WR116 and Lamar Jackson QB20, which are two different ladders.

Calvin Ridley is a wide receiver and Lamar Jackson a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Calvin Ridley is off in Week 9 and Lamar Jackson in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

Lamar Jackson is listed as out on the injury report.