Jaylen Warren or Michael Wilson: who should I start in Week 5?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jaylen Warren: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 19th overall on the rest of his evidence.

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.

What the player markets price

The market has Jaylen Warren at 16.7 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 14 market sources. That is 90 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The player markets price Michael Wilson at 15.8 PPR points a game, built from 4 markets across 15 market sources. That is the 33rd highest figure of the 209 players the market prices.

Jaylen Warren's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 4

Through Week 4, Jaylen Warren has been on the field for 74 percent of PIT snaps, taken 68 percent of the carries, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 32 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 1 of its 20 two minute targets.

His 20 targets have come 0.8 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 2 against NE he carried 11 times for 43 yards, caught 2 of 4 targets for 34 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against CIN he carried 17 times for 127 yards, caught 3 of 4 targets for 49 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against CLE he carried 17 times for 93 yards, caught 3 of 6 targets for 33 yards and did not score.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Jaylen Warren played 16 games and scored 217.1 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing RB17.

He carried 211 times for 958 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 333 more yards.

That came to 13.2 carries a game at 4.5 yards a carry and 2.5 catches a game.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

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.

Michael Wilson was available for 1 game more.

Side by side

In 2025 Jaylen Warren scored 13.6 PPR points a game and Michael Wilson 13.0, 0.6 a game between them.

Jaylen Warren finished RB17 and Michael Wilson WR10, which are two different ladders.

Jaylen Warren is a running back and Michael Wilson a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Michael Wilson is off in Week 14. No bye is listed for Jaylen Warren.

What would change the answer

Jaylen Warren is only part priced, so the market half of this page is whole for only one of them.