Start Cooper Kupp or Cody White? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Cody White in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.3 points and Cody White at 4.9, a gap of 1.4. 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 6.3 fantasy points for Cooper Kupp, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Cooper Kupp at 23.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for Cody White, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Cody White at 21.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16 and 15 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 1.4 points ahead of Cody White on the market projections.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Cody White is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Cooper Kupp played 60 percent of SEA snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 1 against NE: 39 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 2 against ARI: 30 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 3 against WAS: 45 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Through Week 4, Cody White played 30 percent of LV snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Cody White, Week 1 against MIA: 11 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Cody White, Week 2 against LAC: 7 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Cody White, Week 3 against NO: 15 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cody White, Week 4 against KC: 52 of 84 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 36 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Cody White played 10 games for SEA and scored 18.0 PPR points, 1.8 a game.

He caught 3 of 4 targets for 90 yards and 1 touchdown, with 0 red zone targets and 32 air yards.

He was on the field for 27 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Darius Cooper.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cody White.
• Start Darius Cooper over Cody White.
• Start Cody White over Darnell Mooney.