Jerry Jeudy or Lamar Jackson: who should I start in Week 5?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jerry Jeudy: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 182nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Lamar Jackson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 183rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 3.

What the player markets price

The market has Jerry Jeudy at 0.8 PPR points a game off 1 market across 15 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Lamar Jackson at 1.8 PPR points a game off 1 market across 2 market sources. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season through Week 4

Through Week 4, Jerry Jeudy has been on the field for 52 percent of CLE snaps, drawn 7 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 24 third down targets, had 0 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 17 two minute targets.

His 8 targets have averaged 9.1 air yards.

In Week 2 against TB he caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against CAR he was not given the ball.

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

Through Week 4, Lamar Jackson has been on the field for 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 111 times and thrown 10.4 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 13 of 111 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.

In Week 2 against NO he completed 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 4 times for 34 yards.

In Week 3 against DAL he completed 15 of 20 passes for 186 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 6 times for 50 yards.

In Week 4 against TEN he completed 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 20 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Jerry Jeudy played 17 games and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets.

That came to 6.2 targets a game, a 47 percent catch rate and 12.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Lamar Jackson played 13 games and scored 221.9 PPR points, 17.1 a game, finishing QB20.

He threw for 2549 yards on 302 attempts with 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns.

That came to 23.2 attempts a game at 8.4 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 92 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Jerry Jeudy was available for 4 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Lamar Jackson scored 17.1 PPR points a game and Jerry Jeudy 7.1, 10.0 a game between them.

Jerry Jeudy finished WR52 and Lamar Jackson QB20, which are two different ladders.

Jerry Jeudy is a wide receiver and Lamar Jackson a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Jerry Jeudy is off in Week 11 and Lamar Jackson in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

Lamar Jackson is listed as questionable on the injury report.