Start Evan Engram or Cole Kmet? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Evan Engram over Cole Kmet in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Evan Engram at 5.4 points and Cole Kmet at 3.5, a gap of 1.9.

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 5.4 fantasy points for Evan Engram, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Evan Engram at 17.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (12, 15 and 14 market sources).

That puts Evan Engram 1.9 points ahead of Cole Kmet on the market projections.

Injury status

Cole Kmet is not on the injury report.

Evan Engram 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, Evan Engram played 60 percent of DEN snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Evan Engram, Week 1 against KC: 32 of 51 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Evan Engram, Week 2 against JAX: 32 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 3 against LAR: 40 of 67 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 4 against SF: 44 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

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, Evan Engram played 16 games for DEN and scored 102.8 PPR points, 6.4 a game, finishing TE29.

He caught 50 of 76 targets for 461 yards and 1 touchdown, with 10 red zone targets and 159 air yards.

He was on the field for 42 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Cole Kmet over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Cole Kmet over Foster Moreau.
• Start Gunnar Helm over Cole Kmet.
• Start Darnell Washington over Evan Engram.
• Start Evan Engram over Dawson Knox.
• Start Evan Engram over Elijah Higgins.