Start Bhayshul Tuten or Kyle Monangai? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Kyle Monangai in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 13.4 points and Kyle Monangai at 13.1, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Kyle Monangai's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.4 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Bhayshul Tuten at 66.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 51% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14, 14 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Kyle Monangai, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Kyle Monangai at 51.5 rushing yards, with a 43% chance to score a touchdown (8 and 13 market sources).

That puts Bhayshul Tuten 0.3 points ahead of Kyle Monangai on the market projections.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Kyle Monangai is listed as questionable with a thumb injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Bhayshul Tuten played 52 percent of JAX snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 1 against CLE: 28 of 57 snaps, 15 carries for 66 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 2 against DEN: 30 of 59 snaps, 13 carries for 65 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 3 against NE: 30 of 62 snaps, 15 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Through Week 4, Kyle Monangai played 41 percent of CHI snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Monangai, Week 1 against CAR: 32 of 75 snaps, 10 carries for 100 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Monangai, Week 2 against MIN: 25 of 74 snaps, 10 carries for 47 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 3 against PHI: 22 of 72 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 4 against NYJ: 50 of 93 snaps, 30 carries for 146 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Kyle Monangai played 17 games for CHI and scored 146.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB30.

He ran 169 times for 783 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 18 of 30 targets for 164 yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Blake Corum.
• Start Braelon Allen over Kyle Monangai.
• Start Kyle Monangai over Bucky Irving.
• Start Kyle Monangai over Cam Skattebo.