Start Chase Brown or Omarion Hampton? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Chase Brown over Omarion Hampton in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Chase Brown at 18.3 points and Omarion Hampton at 10.1, a gap of 8.2. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Chase Brown at ADP 5 and Omarion Hampton at 6. Market coverage on Chase Brown is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.3 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Chase Brown at 67.5 rushing yards, with a 58% chance to score a touchdown (11 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Omarion Hampton at 37.5 rushing yards, with a 37% chance to score a touchdown (15 and 14 market sources).

That puts Chase Brown 8.2 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on the market projections.

Week 5 matchups

Chase Brown and CIN visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 27.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 100 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 42 more yards.

Omarion Hampton and LAC host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 25.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 44 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Chase Brown has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chase Brown is not on the injury report.

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Chase Brown played 73 percent of CIN snaps, took 72 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 26 percent of the red zone chances.

Chase Brown, Week 1 against TB: 46 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 56 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Chase Brown, Week 2 against HOU: 42 of 60 snaps, 20 carries for 80 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 2 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 3 against PIT: 40 of 57 snaps, 13 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 9 carries for 10 yards, 11 targets and 11 catches for 71 yards.

Through Week 4, Omarion Hampton played 49 percent of LAC snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 37 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 1 against ARI: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 43 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omarion Hampton, Week 2 against LV: 43 of 68 snaps, 23 carries for 94 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Omarion Hampton, Week 3 against BUF: 29 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Omarion Hampton, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 9 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.

He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Chase Brown.
• Start Chase Brown over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Chase Brown.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Omarion Hampton over Brian Robinson.
• Start Bucky Irving over Omarion Hampton.