Start Theo Johnson or Daniel Bellinger? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Daniel Bellinger over Theo Johnson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Daniel Bellinger at 3.0 points and Theo Johnson at 1.9, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Daniel Bellinger's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Daniel Bellinger is 60 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.0 fantasy points for Daniel Bellinger, with 60 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Daniel Bellinger a 7% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

Player markets imply 2.0 fantasy points for Theo Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Theo Johnson a 10% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

That puts Daniel Bellinger 1.1 points ahead of Theo Johnson on the market projections.

Injury status

Daniel Bellinger is not on the injury report.

Theo Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Daniel Bellinger played 42 percent of TEN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 0 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Daniel Bellinger, Week 1 against NYJ: 14 of 50 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Daniel Bellinger, Week 2 against PHI: 24 of 53 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Daniel Bellinger, Week 3 against NYG: 24 of 60 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Daniel Bellinger, Week 4 against BAL: 33 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Through Week 4, Theo Johnson played 31 percent of NYG snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Theo Johnson, Week 1 against DAL: 32 of 69 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Theo Johnson, Week 2 against LAR: 16 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Theo Johnson, Week 3 against TEN: 11 of 64 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Theo Johnson, Week 4 against ARI: 22 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Daniel Bellinger played 16 games for NYG and scored 59.6 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing TE46.

He caught 19 of 26 targets for 286 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 48 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Theo Johnson played 15 games for NYG and scored 127.8 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing TE18.

He caught 45 of 74 targets for 528 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 341 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Daniel Bellinger over Brevin Jordan.
• Start Daniel Bellinger over Brevyn Spann-Ford.
• Start Daniel Bellinger over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Theo Johnson over Brevin Jordan.
• Start Theo Johnson over Brevyn Spann-Ford.
• Start Brock Bowers over Theo Johnson.