Start Jonathan Taylor or Cam Skattebo? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jonathan Taylor over Cam Skattebo in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jonathan Taylor at 18.4 points and Cam Skattebo at 11.8, a gap of 6.5.

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 18.4 fantasy points for Jonathan Taylor, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Jonathan Taylor at 85.5 rushing yards, 15.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 61% chance to score a touchdown (15, 15, 16 and 16 market sources).

That puts Jonathan Taylor 6.5 points ahead of Cam Skattebo on the market projections.

Injury status

Cam Skattebo is not on the injury report.

Jonathan Taylor 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, Jonathan Taylor played 84 percent of IND snaps, took 77 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 47 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 1 against BAL: 48 of 54 snaps, 19 carries for 98 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 2 against KC: 61 of 65 snaps, 24 carries for 92 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 3 against HOU: 60 of 71 snaps, 23 carries for 68 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 4 yards.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 4 against WAS: 47 of 66 snaps, 20 carries for 95 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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