Start Treylon Burks or Cody White? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Treylon Burks over Cody White in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Treylon Burks at 5.1 points and Cody White at 4.8, 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 5.1 fantasy points for Treylon Burks, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Treylon Burks a 21% chance to score a touchdown (16 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.8 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 16% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 16 market sources).

That puts Treylon Burks 0.3 points ahead of Cody White on the market projections.

Injury status

Treylon Burks is not on the injury report.

Cody White is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Treylon Burks played 41 percent of WAS snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Treylon Burks, Week 2 against DAL: 21 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Treylon Burks, Week 3 against SEA: 25 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards, 1 touchdown.

Treylon Burks, Week 4 against IND: 38 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 47 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Treylon Burks played 8 games for WAS and scored 29.0 PPR points, 3.6 a game, finishing WR138.

He caught 10 of 22 targets for 130 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 96 air yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 Treylon Burks.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Treylon Burks.
• Start Darius Cooper over Treylon Burks.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Cody White.
• Start Darius Cooper over Cody White.