Start Cole Kmet or Elijah Higgins? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cole Kmet over Elijah Higgins in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cole Kmet at 3.5 points and Elijah Higgins at 2.9, a gap of 0.6. 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 3.5 fantasy points for Cole Kmet, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Cole Kmet at 10.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (4, 4 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 2.9 fantasy points for Elijah Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Elijah Higgins a 8% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

That puts Cole Kmet 0.6 points ahead of Elijah Higgins on the market projections.

Injury status

Cole Kmet is not on the injury report.

Elijah Higgins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Cole Kmet played 65 percent of CHI snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Cole Kmet, Week 1 against CAR: 43 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cole Kmet, Week 2 against MIN: 51 of 74 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Cole Kmet, Week 3 against PHI: 43 of 72 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Cole Kmet, Week 4 against NYJ: 68 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Through Week 4, Elijah Higgins played 33 percent of ARI snaps, drew 3 percent of the targets, earned 1 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Elijah Higgins, Week 1 against LAC: 20 of 75 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 2 against SEA: 13 of 50 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 3 against SF: 35 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 4 against NYG: 24 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cole Kmet played 16 games for CHI and scored 78.7 PPR points, 4.9 a game, finishing TE36.

He caught 30 of 48 targets for 347 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 198 air yards.

He was on the field for 69 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Elijah Higgins played 17 games for ARI and scored 58.1 PPR points, 3.4 a game, finishing TE48.

He caught 30 of 37 targets for 301 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 92 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Evan Engram over Cole Kmet.
• Start Cole Kmet over Foster Moreau.
• Start Gunnar Helm over Cole Kmet.
• Start Elijah Higgins over Brevyn Spann-Ford.
• Start Brock Bowers over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Colston Loveland over Elijah Higgins.