Start Cole Kmet or Jonnu Smith? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cole Kmet over Jonnu Smith in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cole Kmet at 3.3 points and Jonnu Smith at 2.8, a gap of 0.4. 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 3.3 fantasy points for Cole Kmet, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Cole Kmet at 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 2.8 fantasy points for Jonnu Smith, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Jonnu Smith at 7.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 10% chance to score a touchdown (12, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Cole Kmet 0.4 points ahead of Jonnu Smith on the market projections.

Injury status

Cole Kmet is not on the injury report.

Jonnu Smith 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, Jonnu Smith played 32 percent of GB snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 4 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonnu Smith, Week 1 against MIN: 32 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 50 yards.

Jonnu Smith, Week 2 against NYJ: 13 of 59 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jonnu Smith, Week 3 against ATL: 22 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Jonnu Smith, Week 4 against TB: 13 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 19 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, Jonnu Smith played 17 games for PIT and scored 85.2 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing TE35.

He caught 38 of 54 targets for 222 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 43 air yards.

He was on the field for 53 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Cole Kmet over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Evan Engram over Cole Kmet.
• Start Cole Kmet over Foster Moreau.
• Start Jonnu Smith over Brevyn Spann-Ford.
• Start Jonnu Smith over Daniel Bellinger.
• Start Elijah Higgins over Jonnu Smith.