Start Adonai Mitchell or Rome Odunze? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rome Odunze over Adonai Mitchell in Week 5.

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

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 8.3 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rome Odunze at 38.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (15, 10 and 15 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 1.3 points ahead of Rome Odunze on the market projections.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is listed as doubtful with a finger injury.

Rome Odunze 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, Rome Odunze played 77 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 1 against CAR: 36 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 52 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 2 against MIN: 62 of 74 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 43 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 3 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 4 against NYJ: 83 of 93 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 94 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, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 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 Courtland Sutton over Rome Odunze.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Rome Odunze.
• Start Denzel Boston over Rome Odunze.