Start Colby Parkinson or Dawson Knox? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Colby Parkinson over Dawson Knox in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Colby Parkinson at 5.2 points and Dawson Knox at 3.6, a gap of 1.6.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.2 fantasy points for Colby Parkinson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Colby Parkinson at 16.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 28% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.6 fantasy points for Dawson Knox, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Dawson Knox at 10.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (15, 15 and 15 market sources).

That puts Colby Parkinson 1.6 points ahead of Dawson Knox on the market projections.

Injury status

Colby Parkinson is not on the injury report.

Dawson Knox is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 3, Colby Parkinson played 61 percent of LAR snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 1 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Colby Parkinson, Week 1 against SF: 47 of 61 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 2 against NYG: 44 of 62 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Colby Parkinson, Week 3 against DEN: 37 of 86 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 4, Dawson Knox played 69 percent of BUF snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 1 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Dawson Knox, Week 1 against HOU: 39 of 58 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Dawson Knox, Week 2 against DET: 56 of 74 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

Dawson Knox, Week 3 against LAC: 46 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Dawson Knox, Week 4 against NE: 36 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Colby Parkinson played 15 games for LAR and scored 129.8 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing TE17.

He caught 43 of 56 targets for 408 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 20 red zone targets and 137 air yards.

He was on the field for 59 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Dawson Knox played 17 games for BUF and scored 103.7 PPR points, 6.1 a game, finishing TE28.

He caught 36 of 49 targets for 417 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 234 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Austin Hooper.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Colby Parkinson.
• Start AJ Barner over Dawson Knox.
• Start Dawson Knox over Austin Hooper.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Dawson Knox.