Start Tre Tucker or Adonai Mitchell? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tre Tucker over Adonai Mitchell in Week 5.

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

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 9.3 fantasy points for Tre Tucker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Tre Tucker at 42.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (10, 10 and 15 market sources).

That puts Adonai Mitchell 0.3 points ahead of Tre Tucker on the market projections.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is listed as doubtful with a finger injury.

Tre Tucker 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, Tre Tucker played 64 percent of LV snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 1 against MIA: 48 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 27 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 2 against LAC: 37 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 119 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tre Tucker, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 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, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Tre Tucker over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Courtland Sutton over Tre Tucker.
• Start Tre Tucker over Deebo Samuel Sr..