Start Bijan Robinson or Christian McCaffrey? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Christian McCaffrey in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 22.1 points and Christian McCaffrey at 18.5, a gap of 3.6.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 22.1 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Bijan Robinson at 89.5 rushing yards, 26.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 69% chance to score a touchdown (15, 15, 11 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.5 fantasy points for Christian McCaffrey, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Christian McCaffrey at 53.5 rushing yards, 35.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 57% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16, 12 and 15 market sources).

That puts Bijan Robinson 3.6 points ahead of Christian McCaffrey on the market projections.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Bijan Robinson played 65 percent of ATL snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 19 percent of the targets and had 67 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 1 against PIT: 46 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 83 yards, 10 targets and 8 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bijan Robinson, Week 2 against CAR: 35 of 69 snaps, 16 carries for 72 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 51 of 71 snaps, 29 carries for 194 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 34 of 57 snaps, 19 carries for 145 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 4, Christian McCaffrey played 66 percent of SF snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 20 percent of the targets and had 35 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 1 against LAR: 36 of 65 snaps, 10 carries for 68 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 20 yards.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 2 against MIA: 27 of 52 snaps, 10 carries for 23 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 3 against ARI: 45 of 54 snaps, 15 carries for 75 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 4 against DEN: 49 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 52 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Bijan Robinson over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Bijan Robinson over Chase Brown.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Derrick Henry.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Braelon Allen.