Start Chig Okonkwo or Darnell Washington? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Chig Okonkwo over Darnell Washington in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Chig Okonkwo at 7.2 points and Darnell Washington at 6.4, a gap of 0.8. 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 7.2 fantasy points for Chig Okonkwo, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Chig Okonkwo a 24% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.4 fantasy points for Darnell Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Darnell Washington at 22.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (14, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Chig Okonkwo 0.8 points ahead of Darnell Washington on the market projections.

Injury status

Chig Okonkwo is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Chig Okonkwo played 57 percent of WAS snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 1 against PHI: 39 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 4 against IND: 37 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Through Week 4, Darnell Washington played 66 percent of PIT snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Darnell Washington, Week 1 against ATL: 43 of 67 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Darnell Washington, Week 2 against NE: 37 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Darnell Washington, Week 3 against CIN: 47 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 67 yards.

Darnell Washington, Week 4 against CLE: 51 of 72 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chig Okonkwo played 17 games for TEN and scored 124.0 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing TE21.

He caught 56 of 79 targets for 560 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 218 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 18 of 2025 against JAX: 5 targets and 2 catches for 2 yards, 2.2 PPR points.

In 2025, Darnell Washington played 16 games for PIT and scored 73.4 PPR points, 4.6 a game, finishing TE39.

He caught 31 of 43 targets for 364 yards and 1 touchdown, with 8 red zone targets and 135 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Chig Okonkwo over AJ Barner.
• Start Cade Otton over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Michael Mayer over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start AJ Barner over Darnell Washington.
• Start Cade Otton over Darnell Washington.
• Start Darnell Washington over Dawson Knox.