Start Cam Skattebo or J.K. Dobbins? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cam Skattebo over J.K. Dobbins in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cam Skattebo at 12.1 points and J.K. Dobbins at 9.1, a gap of 3.0.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.1 fantasy points for Cam Skattebo, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Cam Skattebo at 57.5 rushing yards, 12.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 44% chance to score a touchdown (12, 13, 13 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has J.K. Dobbins at 51.5 rushing yards, with a 40% chance to score a touchdown (14 and 15 market sources).

That puts Cam Skattebo 3.0 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on the market projections.

Injury status

Cam Skattebo is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

J.K. Dobbins 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, J.K. Dobbins played 40 percent of DEN snaps, took 53 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 21 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 1 against KC: 22 of 51 snaps, 8 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 2 against JAX: 21 of 62 snaps, 10 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 3 against LAR: 33 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 49 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 4 against SF: 21 of 65 snaps, 11 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 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, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.

He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Ashton Jeanty over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Braelon Allen over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over J.K. Dobbins.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over Brian Robinson.
• Start Bucky Irving over J.K. Dobbins.