Theo Johnson or Lamar Jackson: who should I start in Week 5?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Theo Johnson: 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 player markets price Theo Johnson at 1.6 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 market sources. That is the 181st highest figure of the 183 players the market prices.

The market has Lamar Jackson at 1.9 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.

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

This season through Week 4

Through Week 4, Theo Johnson has been on the field for 31 percent of NYG snaps, drawn 5 percent of the targets and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 39 third down targets, had 0 of its 5 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 15 two minute targets.

His 6 targets have averaged 11.3 air yards.

In Week 2 against LAR he caught 0 of 4 targets for 0 yards and did not score.

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

In Week 4 against ARI he caught 1 of 1 target for 11 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

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 Theo Johnson played 15 games and scored 127.8 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing TE18.

He caught 45 of 74 targets for 528 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets.

That came to 4.9 targets a game, a 61 percent catch rate and 11.7 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 87 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.

Theo Johnson was available for 2 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Lamar Jackson scored 17.1 PPR points a game and Theo Johnson 8.5, 8.5 a game between them.

Theo Johnson finished TE18 and Lamar Jackson QB20, which are two different ladders.

Theo Johnson is a tight end and Lamar Jackson a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Lamar Jackson is off in Week 13. No bye is listed for Theo Johnson.

Lamar Jackson is listed as questionable on the injury report.

What would change the answer

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