George Pickens or Romeo Doubs: who should I start in Week 5?

What the player markets price

The player markets price George Pickens at 14.9 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 16 market sources. That is the 43rd highest figure of the 219 players the market prices.

The player markets price Romeo Doubs at 11.4 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 14 market sources. That is the 79th highest figure of the 219 players the market prices.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on George Pickens: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 23rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Romeo Doubs: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 46th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 4

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.

Through Week 4, Romeo Doubs has been on the field for 65 percent of NE snaps, drawn 17 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 6 of the offence's 33 third down targets, had 1 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 14 two minute targets.

His 20 targets have averaged 16.1 air yards.

In Week 2 against PIT he caught 3 of 4 targets for 96 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against JAX he caught 3 of 4 targets for 49 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against BUF he caught 6 of 9 targets for 58 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025 Romeo Doubs played 16 games and scored 165.4 PPR points, 10.3 a game, finishing WR37.

He caught 55 of 85 targets for 724 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets.

That came to 5.3 targets a game, a 65 percent catch rate and 13.2 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

George Pickens was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 George Pickens scored 17.2 PPR points a game and Romeo Doubs 10.3, 6.8 a game between them.

George Pickens finished WR5 that year and Romeo Doubs WR37.

George Pickens had 52 more targets than Romeo Doubs, 137 to 85.

George Pickens had 705 more receiving yards than Romeo Doubs, 1429 to 724.

This season George Pickens holds the bigger snap share, 83 percent against 65 percent.

This season George Pickens holds the bigger target share, 19 percent against 17 percent.

Byes and availability

George Pickens is off in Week 14 and Romeo Doubs in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

3.5 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.