Start Justin Jefferson or Calvin Ridley? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Justin Jefferson over Calvin Ridley in Week 5.

Calvin Ridley is projected from market data at 2.3 points and Justin Jefferson has too little of his market posted to price, so we are leaning on where drafters take them.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 2.3 fantasy points for Calvin Ridley, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Calvin Ridley at 8.5 receiving yards, with a 8% chance to score a touchdown (6 and 11 market sources).

No player market was posted for Justin Jefferson in Week 5.

Week 5 matchups

Justin Jefferson and MIN visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 29.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against NO.

Injury status

Calvin Ridley is not on the injury report.

Justin Jefferson is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Calvin Ridley played 51 percent of TEN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Calvin Ridley, Week 1 against NYJ: 32 of 50 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 2 against PHI: 33 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 3 against NYG: 20 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 4 against BAL: 30 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Through Week 3, Justin Jefferson played 68 percent of MIN snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 21 percent of the red zone chances.

Justin Jefferson, Week 1 against GB: 60 of 65 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 92 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Justin Jefferson, Week 2 against CHI: 52 of 52 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 55 yards.

Justin Jefferson, Week 3 against TB: 7 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Calvin Ridley played 7 games for TEN and scored 47.3 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing WR116.

He caught 17 of 36 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 219 air yards.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Justin Jefferson played 17 games for MIN and scored 201.5 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR21.

He caught 84 of 141 targets for 1048 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 597 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 Chris Olave over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Calvin Ridley.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Justin Jefferson over Chris Olave.
• Start Justin Jefferson over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Justin Jefferson over DeVonta Smith.