Start Michael Penix Jr. or Cam Ward? Week 5
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Cam Ward over Michael Penix Jr.
- Market projects
- 12.4
- fantasy pts
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 4
- Market projects
- 12.2
- fantasy pts
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Our Week 5 call
Start Cam Ward over Michael Penix Jr. in Week 5.
Market-based projections have Cam Ward at 12.4 points and Michael Penix Jr. at 12.2, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.
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What the market projects
Player markets imply 12.4 fantasy points for Cam Ward, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market has Cam Ward at 192.5 passing yards, 0.5 interceptions and 10.5 rushing yards, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (14, 8, 10 and 14 market sources).
Player markets imply 12.2 fantasy points for Michael Penix Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market has Michael Penix Jr. at 221.5 passing yards and 0.5 rushing yards, with a 8% chance to score a touchdown (11, 8 and 14 market sources).
That puts Cam Ward 0.2 points ahead of Michael Penix Jr. on the market projections.
Injury status
Cam Ward is not on the injury report.
Michael Penix Jr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 5
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, 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
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
QB25 · ATL · bye 11
2025 vs pass yds line 4-5
- Overall rank
- 122
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 8
Ranked behind
QB29 · TEN · bye 9
2026 vs pass yds line 2-2
- Overall rank
- 154
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 11
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 5, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board32
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 8 and tier 11
- Board size258 draftable players
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