Efton Chism or Kayshon Boutte: who should I start in Week 5?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Efton Chism: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 150th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Kayshon Boutte: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 154th overall on the rest of his evidence.

What the player markets price

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

No season market is posted for Kayshon Boutte, 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 through Week 4

Through Week 4, Efton Chism has been on the field for 31 percent of NE snaps, drawn 8 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 22 third down targets, had 1 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 8 two minute targets.

His 7 targets have averaged 6.9 air yards.

In Week 2 against PIT he caught 1 of 1 target for -2 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against JAX he caught 1 of 2 targets for 1 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against BUF he caught 2 of 4 targets for 42 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Kayshon Boutte has been on the field for 62 percent of HOU snaps, drawn 9 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 32 third down targets, had 0 of its 5 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 29 two minute targets.

His 13 targets have averaged 12.3 air yards.

In Week 2 against CIN he caught 3 of 5 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against IND he caught 2 of 2 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against DAL he caught 3 of 4 targets for 36 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Efton Chism played 8 games and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.

He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target.

That came to 0.4 targets a game, a 100 percent catch rate and 25.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 14 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Kayshon Boutte played 14 games and scored 124.1 PPR points, 8.9 a game, finishing WR51.

He caught 33 of 46 targets for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets.

That came to 3.3 targets a game, a 72 percent catch rate and 16.7 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Kayshon Boutte was available for 6 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Kayshon Boutte scored 8.9 PPR points a game and Efton Chism 2.1, 6.8 a game between them.

Kayshon Boutte had 43 more targets than Efton Chism, 46 to 3.

Kayshon Boutte had 476 more receiving yards than Efton Chism, 551 to 75.

This season Kayshon Boutte holds the bigger snap share, 62 percent against 31 percent.

This season Kayshon Boutte holds the bigger target share, 9 percent against 8 percent.

Byes and availability

Kayshon Boutte is off in Week 8. No bye is listed for Efton Chism.