Start Cam Skattebo or David Montgomery? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cam Skattebo over David Montgomery in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cam Skattebo at 11.8 points and David Montgomery at 10.1, a gap of 1.7.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.8 fantasy points for Cam Skattebo, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Cam Skattebo at 56.5 rushing yards, 12.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 43% chance to score a touchdown (15, 13, 15 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for David Montgomery, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has David Montgomery at 43.5 rushing yards, 7.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 44% chance to score a touchdown (16, 11, 16 and 17 market sources).

That puts Cam Skattebo 1.7 points ahead of David Montgomery on the market projections.

Injury status

Cam Skattebo is not on the injury report.

David Montgomery is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Cam Skattebo played 65 percent of NYG snaps, took 59 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 35 percent of the red zone chances.

Cam Skattebo, Week 1 against DAL: 42 of 69 snaps, 18 carries for 81 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cam Skattebo, Week 2 against LAR: 34 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 36 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 3 against TEN: 49 of 64 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 4 against ARI: 43 of 67 snaps, 18 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Through Week 4, David Montgomery played 54 percent of HOU snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 35 percent of the red zone chances.

David Montgomery, Week 1 against BUF: 39 of 79 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 3 touchdowns.

David Montgomery, Week 2 against CIN: 42 of 80 snaps, 6 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

David Montgomery, Week 3 against IND: 34 of 54 snaps, 11 carries for 33 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

David Montgomery, Week 4 against DAL: 31 of 55 snaps, 10 carries for 24 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cam Skattebo played 8 games for NYG and scored 127.7 PPR points, 16.0 a game, finishing RB37.

He ran 101 times for 410 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 32 targets for 207 yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, David Montgomery played 17 games for DET and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.

He ran 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 37 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Cam Skattebo over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Alvin Kamara over David Montgomery.
• Start Bucky Irving over David Montgomery.
• Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over David Montgomery.