Start George Pickens or CeeDee Lamb? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start CeeDee Lamb over George Pickens in Week 5.

Market-based projections have CeeDee Lamb at 19.2 points and George Pickens at 14.8, a gap of 4.4.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 19.2 fantasy points for CeeDee Lamb, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has CeeDee Lamb at 84.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 51% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.8 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has George Pickens at 65.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

That puts CeeDee Lamb 4.4 points ahead of George Pickens on the market projections.

Injury status

CeeDee Lamb is listed as questionable with a quadriceps injury.

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, CeeDee Lamb played 82 percent of DAL snaps, drew 32 percent of the targets, earned 43 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 1 against NYG: 47 of 58 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 2 against WAS: 41 of 55 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 3 against BAL: 61 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 112 yards.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 1 carry for -6 yards, 21 targets and 17 catches for 189 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, George Pickens played 83 percent of DAL snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 1 against NYG: 49 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 28 yards.

George Pickens, Week 2 against WAS: 42 of 55 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

George Pickens, Week 3 against BAL: 63 of 74 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

George Pickens, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 75 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, CeeDee Lamb played 14 games for DAL and scored 200.9 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing WR22.

He caught 75 of 117 targets for 1077 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 754 air yards.

He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

CeeDee Lamb scored 2.9 PPR points and George Pickens scored 28.0.

The call was wrong: George Pickens outscored CeeDee Lamb by 25.1.

CeeDee Lamb finished 16.3 points below the 19.2 the market projected.

CeeDee Lamb, Week 5 against TB: 5 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 2.9 PPR points.

CeeDee Lamb finished as the week's WR7 in PPR scoring.

George Pickens finished 13.2 points above the 14.8 the market projected.

George Pickens, Week 5 against TB: 13 targets and 9 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown, 28.0 PPR points.

George Pickens finished as the week's WR1 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Chris Olave.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Davante Adams.
• Start George Pickens over Carnell Tate.
• Start George Pickens over Christian Watson.
• Start George Pickens over Davante Adams.