Start Jameis Winston or Cam Ward? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jameis Winston over Cam Ward in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jameis Winston at 12.9 points and Cam Ward at 12.0, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for Jameis Winston, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jameis Winston at 201.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 2.5 rushing yards, with a 9% chance to score a touchdown (14, 14, 7 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.0 fantasy points for Cam Ward, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Cam Ward at 190.5 passing yards, 0.5 interceptions and 10.5 rushing yards, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (11, 3, 9 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jameis Winston 0.9 points ahead of Cam Ward on the market projections.

Injury status

Jameis Winston is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jameis Winston played 96 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 88 times and threw an average of 9.8 air yards per attempt.

Jameis Winston, Week 2 against LAR: 51 of 58 snaps, 11 of 27 passes for 111 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 1 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 3 against TEN: 64 of 64 snaps, 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 15 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 4 against ARI: 67 of 67 snaps, 18 of 29 passes for 250 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Through Week 4, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 135 times and threw an average of 6.6 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 1 against NYJ: 50 of 50 snaps, 19 of 32 passes for 140 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 21 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 2 against PHI: 53 of 53 snaps, 13 of 20 passes for 183 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 3 against NYG: 60 of 60 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 181 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 4 against BAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 27 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameis Winston played 3 games for NYG and scored 45.3 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing QB46.

He completed 37 of 66 passes for 567 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and ran 7 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Aaron Rodgers over Jameis Winston.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jameis Winston.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Jameis Winston.
• Start Brock Purdy over Cam Ward.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Cam Ward.
• Start Daniel Jones over Cam Ward.