Start Chig Okonkwo or Tyler Higbee? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Chig Okonkwo over Tyler Higbee in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Chig Okonkwo at 7.2 points and Tyler Higbee at 7.2, a gap of 0.1. 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 (13 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.2 fantasy points for Tyler Higbee, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Tyler Higbee at 25.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 30% chance to score a touchdown (3, 4 and 14 market sources).

That puts Chig Okonkwo 0.1 points ahead of Tyler Higbee on the market projections.

Injury status

Chig Okonkwo is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Tyler Higbee 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, Tyler Higbee played 49 percent of LAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Higbee, Week 1 against SF: 12 of 61 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 2 against NYG: 16 of 62 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 3 against DEN: 61 of 86 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 62 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Higbee, Week 4 against PHI: 55 of 84 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.

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, Tyler Higbee played 10 games for LAR and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.

He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 141 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Chig Okonkwo over Darnell Washington.
• Start Tyler Higbee over AJ Barner.
• Start Cade Otton over Tyler Higbee.
• Start Tyler Higbee over Darnell Washington.