Start Cody White or Elic Ayomanor? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cody White over Elic Ayomanor in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cody White at 4.4 points and Elic Ayomanor at 4.1, a gap of 0.3. 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 4.4 fantasy points for Cody White, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Cody White at 16.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (7, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Elic Ayomanor, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Elic Ayomanor at 16.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (11, 14 and 14 market sources).

That puts Cody White 0.3 points ahead of Elic Ayomanor on the market projections.

Injury status

Cody White is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

Elic Ayomanor 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, Elic Ayomanor played 63 percent of TEN snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 1 against NYJ: 26 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 2 against PHI: 28 of 53 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 69 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 3 against NYG: 48 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 4 against BAL: 40 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 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, Elic Ayomanor played 16 games for TEN and scored 116.5 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR55.

He caught 41 of 89 targets for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 400 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Cody White over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Germie Bernard over Cody White.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Cody White.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Chris Godwin Jr..