Michael Wilson or Davante Adams: who should I start in Week 5?

What the player markets price

The player markets price Michael Wilson at 15.8 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 16 market sources. That is the 37th highest figure of the 183 players the market prices.

The player markets price Davante Adams at 14.7 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 14 market sources. That is the 44th highest figure of the 183 players the market prices.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Michael Wilson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 21st overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Davante Adams: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 24th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 4

Through Week 4, Michael Wilson has been on the field for 91 percent of ARI snaps, drawn 30 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 37 third down targets, had 4 of its 16 chances inside the five and seen 13 of its 33 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 9.5 air yards.

In Week 2 against SEA he caught 2 of 7 targets for 18 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against SF he caught 11 of 17 targets for 89 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against NYG he caught 7 of 13 targets for 95 yards and did not score.

Through Week 4, Davante Adams has been on the field for 76 percent of LAR snaps, drawn 24 percent of the targets and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 9 of the offence's 37 third down targets, had 0 of its 9 chances inside the five and seen 8 of its 19 two minute targets.

His 38 targets have averaged 16.7 air yards.

In Week 2 against NYG he caught 8 of 10 targets for 195 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

In Week 3 against DEN he caught 7 of 13 targets for 137 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against PHI he caught 4 of 9 targets for 32 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Michael Wilson played 17 games and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 7.4 targets a game, a 62 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Davante Adams played 14 games and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets.

That came to 8.1 targets a game, a 53 percent catch rate and 13.2 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Michael Wilson was available for 3 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Davante Adams scored 15.9 PPR points a game and Michael Wilson 13.0, 2.9 a game between them.

Michael Wilson finished WR10 that year and Davante Adams WR9.

Michael Wilson had 12 more targets than Davante Adams, 126 to 114.

Michael Wilson had 217 more receiving yards than Davante Adams, 1006 to 789.

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger snap share, 91 percent against 76 percent.

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger target share, 30 percent against 24 percent.

Byes and availability

Michael Wilson is off in Week 14 and Davante Adams in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

1.1 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the market price when it does.