Start Jahmyr Gibbs or Christian McCaffrey? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Christian McCaffrey in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jahmyr Gibbs at 25.9 points and Christian McCaffrey at 18.4, a gap of 7.4.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.4 fantasy points for Christian McCaffrey, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Christian McCaffrey at 53.5 rushing yards, 35.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 56% chance to score a touchdown (16, 15, 12 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 25.9 fantasy points for Jahmyr Gibbs, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Jahmyr Gibbs at 90.5 rushing yards, 36.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 76% chance to score a touchdown (15, 15, 10 and 15 market sources).

That puts Jahmyr Gibbs 7.4 points ahead of Christian McCaffrey on the market projections.

Week 5 matchups

Jahmyr Gibbs and DET visit ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 14.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 97 yards and 0.5 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 15 more yards.

Injury status

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Jahmyr Gibbs is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Christian McCaffrey played 66 percent of SF snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 20 percent of the targets and had 35 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 1 against LAR: 36 of 65 snaps, 10 carries for 68 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 20 yards.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 2 against MIA: 27 of 52 snaps, 10 carries for 23 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 3 against ARI: 45 of 54 snaps, 15 carries for 75 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 4 against DEN: 49 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 52 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Jahmyr Gibbs played 78 percent of DET snaps, took 83 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 48 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 1 against NO: 57 of 77 snaps, 29 carries for 156 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 2 against BUF: 54 of 65 snaps, 16 carries for 52 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 3 against NYJ: 45 of 65 snaps, 20 carries for 99 yards, 8 targets and 7 catches for 65 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 4 against CAR: 62 of 71 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

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

In 2025, Jahmyr Gibbs played 17 games for DET and scored 366.9 PPR points, 21.6 a game, finishing RB3.

He ran 243 times for 1223 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 77 of 94 targets for 616 yards.

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

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