Start Tyler Huntley or C.J. Stroud? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tyler Huntley over C.J. Stroud in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tyler Huntley at 15.1 points and C.J. Stroud at 14.7, a gap of 0.5. 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 15.1 fantasy points for Tyler Huntley, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Tyler Huntley at 174.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (12, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.7 fantasy points for C.J. Stroud, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has C.J. Stroud at 240.5 passing yards, 0.5 interceptions and 9.5 rushing yards, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (13, 8, 14 and 14 market sources).

That puts Tyler Huntley 0.5 points ahead of C.J. Stroud on the market projections.

Injury status

Tyler Huntley is not on the injury report.

C.J. Stroud is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Tyler Huntley played 48 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 10 times and threw an average of 0.4 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Huntley, Week 4 against TEN: 31 of 64 snaps, 8 of 9 passes for 63 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 18 yards.

Through Week 4, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 166 times and threw an average of 10.3 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 1 against BUF: 79 of 79 snaps, 26 of 38 passes for 274 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 15 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 2 against CIN: 80 of 80 snaps, 30 of 53 passes for 353 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 29 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 3 against IND: 54 of 54 snaps, 16 of 27 passes for 167 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 10 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 4 against DAL: 55 of 55 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 347 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyler Huntley played 5 games for BAL and scored 40.1 PPR points, 8.0 a game, finishing QB47.

He completed 52 of 67 passes for 426 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 24 times for 151 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tyler Huntley, Week 17 of 2025 against GB: 76 of 76 snaps, 16 of 20 passes for 107 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 60 yards, 14.3 PPR points.

Tyler Huntley, Week 16 of 2025 against NE: 29 of 55 snaps, 9 of 10 passes for 65 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 2 yards, 2.8 PPR points.

In 2025, C.J. Stroud played 14 games for HOU and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.

He completed 273 of 423 passes for 3041 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 48 times for 209 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 93 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Tyler Huntley over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Bo Nix over Tyler Huntley.
• Start Brock Purdy over Tyler Huntley.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Bo Nix over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Brock Purdy over C.J. Stroud.