Start Cody White or Jauan Jennings? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cody White over Jauan Jennings in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cody White at 4.9 points and Jauan Jennings at 4.7, 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 4.9 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 4.7 fantasy points for Jauan Jennings, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jauan Jennings at 19.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 16 market sources).

That puts Cody White 0.3 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on the market projections.

Injury status

Cody White is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings 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, Jauan Jennings played 75 percent of MIN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jauan Jennings, Week 1 against GB: 31 of 65 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 3 against TB: 47 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 4 against MIA: 74 of 78 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 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, Jauan Jennings played 15 games for SF and scored 173.3 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing WR33.

He caught 55 of 90 targets for 643 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 462 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Cody White scored 6.4 PPR points and Jauan Jennings scored 0.0.

The call was right: Cody White outscored Jauan Jennings by 6.4.

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 WR44 in PPR scoring.

Jauan Jennings finished 4.7 points below the 4.7 the market projected.

Jauan Jennings, Week 5 against NO: 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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 Jauan Jennings over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Jauan Jennings over Derius Davis.
• Start Dyami Brown over Jauan Jennings.