Start Jakobi Meyers or Adonai Mitchell? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell in Week 5.

Adonai Mitchell is listed doubtful on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Jakobi Meyers.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Adonai Mitchell, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Adonai Mitchell a 29% chance to score a touchdown (3 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jakobi Meyers at 42.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jakobi Meyers 0.0 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on the market projections.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is listed as doubtful with a finger injury.

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 2, Adonai Mitchell played 76 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 56 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Through Week 4, Jakobi Meyers played 79 percent of JAX snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 1 against CLE: 37 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 2 against DEN: 53 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 28 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 18 of 2025 against BUF: 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

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

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Courtland Sutton over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Devaughn Vele over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Christian Watson over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Courtland Sutton.