Start Cooper Kupp or Kayshon Boutte? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.6 points and Kayshon Boutte at 6.3, 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 6.6 fantasy points for Cooper Kupp, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Cooper Kupp at 25.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for Kayshon Boutte, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kayshon Boutte at 25.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (8, 6 and 12 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 0.3 points ahead of Kayshon Boutte on the market projections.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Kayshon Boutte is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Cooper Kupp played 60 percent of SEA snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 1 against NE: 39 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 2 against ARI: 30 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 3 against WAS: 45 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Through Week 4, Kayshon Boutte played 62 percent of HOU snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 1 against BUF: 36 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 2 against CIN: 58 of 80 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 3 against IND: 37 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Kayshon Boutte played 14 games for NE and scored 124.1 PPR points, 8.9 a game, finishing WR51.

He caught 33 of 46 targets for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 513 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Cooper Kupp over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Kayshon Boutte.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Kayshon Boutte.
• Start Kayshon Boutte over Kendrick Bourne.