Start Rome Odunze or Cooper Kupp? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rome Odunze over Cooper Kupp in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Rome Odunze at 9.6 points and Cooper Kupp at 6.3, a gap of 3.3.

What the market projects

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

The market has Cooper Kupp at 23.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rome Odunze at 40.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 29% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 16 market sources).

That puts Rome Odunze 3.3 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on the market projections.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Rome Odunze 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, Rome Odunze played 77 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 1 against CAR: 36 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 52 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 2 against MIN: 62 of 74 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 43 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 3 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 4 against NYJ: 83 of 93 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 94 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, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Cody White.
• Start Rome Odunze over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Rome Odunze over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Carnell Tate over Rome Odunze.