Dontayvion Wicks or Roman Wilson: who should I start in Week 5?

What the player markets price

The player markets price Dontayvion Wicks at 9.9 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 14 market sources. That is the 96th highest figure of the 217 players the market prices.

The player markets price Roman Wilson at 9.5 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 market sources. That is the 99th highest figure of the 217 players the market prices.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Dontayvion Wicks: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 66th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Roman Wilson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 70th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 4

Through Week 4, Dontayvion Wicks has been on the field for 81 percent of PHI snaps, drawn 19 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 8 of the offence's 33 third down targets, had 1 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 24 two minute targets.

His 20 targets have averaged 12.5 air yards.

In Week 2 against TEN he caught 5 of 6 targets for 74 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against CHI he caught 2 of 5 targets for 32 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against LAR he caught 3 of 5 targets for 18 yards and did not score.

Through Week 4, Roman Wilson has been on the field for 51 percent of PIT snaps, drawn 17 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 7 of the offence's 32 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 9 of its 20 two minute targets.

His 24 targets have averaged 15.3 air yards.

In Week 2 against NE he caught 5 of 6 targets for 28 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against CIN he caught 3 of 6 targets for 60 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against CLE he caught 3 of 6 targets for 74 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Dontayvion Wicks played 14 games and scored 75.8 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing WR83.

He caught 30 of 46 targets for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets.

That came to 3.3 targets a game, a 65 percent catch rate and 11.1 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Roman Wilson played 13 games and scored 38.6 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR122.

He caught 12 of 21 targets for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target.

That came to 1.6 targets a game, a 57 percent catch rate and 13.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 31 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Dontayvion Wicks was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Dontayvion Wicks scored 5.4 PPR points a game and Roman Wilson 3.0, 2.4 a game between them.

Dontayvion Wicks finished WR83 that year and Roman Wilson WR122.

Dontayvion Wicks had 25 more targets than Roman Wilson, 46 to 21.

Dontayvion Wicks had 166 more receiving yards than Roman Wilson, 332 to 166.

This season Dontayvion Wicks holds the bigger snap share, 81 percent against 51 percent.

This season Dontayvion Wicks holds the bigger target share, 19 percent against 17 percent.

Byes and availability

Dontayvion Wicks is listed as questionable on the injury report.

What would change the answer

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

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