Michael Wilson or George Pickens: who should I start in Week 5?

What the player markets price

The player markets price Michael Wilson at 15.7 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 15 market sources. That is the 35th highest figure of the 219 players the market prices.

The player markets price George Pickens at 14.7 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 16 market sources. That is the 44th highest figure of the 219 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 19th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on George Pickens: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 25th 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, George Pickens has been on the field for 83 percent of DAL snaps, drawn 19 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 12 of the offence's 38 third down targets, had 2 of its 19 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 24 two minute targets.

His 28 targets have averaged 12.1 air yards.

In Week 2 against WAS he caught 6 of 8 targets for 40 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against BAL he caught 7 of 11 targets for 82 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against HOU he caught 2 of 3 targets for 75 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 George Pickens played 17 games and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets.

That came to 8.1 targets a game, a 68 percent catch rate and 15.4 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 17 games that season.

Head to head

In 2025 George Pickens scored 17.2 PPR points a game and Michael Wilson 13.0, 4.2 a game between them.

Michael Wilson finished WR10 that year and George Pickens WR5.

George Pickens had 11 more targets than Michael Wilson, 137 to 126.

George Pickens had 423 more receiving yards than Michael Wilson, 1429 to 1006.

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger snap share, 91 percent against 83 percent.

This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger target share, 30 percent against 19 percent.

Byes and availability

Both are off in Week 14, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.

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.