Start Malik Willis or Cam Ward? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Malik Willis over Cam Ward in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Malik Willis at 13.1 points and Cam Ward at 12.0, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Malik Willis's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Malik Willis, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Malik Willis at 192.5 passing yards, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (10 and 11 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 Malik Willis 1.1 points ahead of Cam Ward on the market projections.

Injury status

Malik Willis is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 127 times and threw an average of 10.0 air yards per attempt.

Malik Willis, Week 1 against LV: 56 of 56 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 220 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 6 carries for 39 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 2 against SF: 59 of 59 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 197 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 6 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 3 against KC: 73 of 73 snaps, 20 of 36 passes for 210 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 9 carries for 56 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 4 against MIN: 39 of 39 snaps, 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.

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, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.

He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 10 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 Malik Willis.
• Start Brock Purdy over Malik Willis.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Malik Willis.
• Start Brock Purdy over Cam Ward.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Cam Ward.
• Start Daniel Jones over Cam Ward.