Start Cody White or Dyami Brown? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cody White over Dyami Brown in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cody White at 4.9 points and Dyami Brown at 4.8, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Dyami Brown's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

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 22.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.8 fantasy points for Dyami Brown, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Dyami Brown a 16% chance to score a touchdown (15 market sources).

That puts Cody White 0.2 points ahead of Dyami Brown on the market projections.

Injury status

Cody White is not on the injury report.

Dyami Brown is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

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.

Through Week 4, Dyami Brown played 49 percent of WAS snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Dyami Brown, Week 1 against PHI: 37 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Dyami Brown, Week 2 against DAL: 39 of 71 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.

Dyami Brown, Week 3 against SEA: 21 of 69 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Dyami Brown, Week 4 against IND: 36 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 65 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Dyami Brown played 14 games for JAX and scored 49.7 PPR points, 3.6 a game, finishing WR110.

He caught 20 of 37 targets for 227 yards and 1 touchdown, with 9 red zone targets and 196 air yards.

He was on the field for 36 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Cody White scored 6.4 PPR points and Dyami Brown scored 1.2.

The call was right: Cody White outscored Dyami Brown by 5.2.

Cody White finished 1.5 points above the 4.9 the market projected.

Cody White, Week 5 against NE: 4 targets and 2 catches for 44 yards, 6.4 PPR points.

Cody White finished as the week's WR45 in PPR scoring.

Dyami Brown finished 3.6 points below the 4.8 the market projected.

Dyami Brown, Week 5 against NYG: 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 1.2 PPR points.

Dyami Brown finished as the week's WR90 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Cody White.
• Start Darius Cooper over Cody White.
• Start Dyami Brown over Derius Davis.
• Start Efton Chism III over Dyami Brown.
• Start Germie Bernard over Dyami Brown.