Start Davante Adams or Parker Washington? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Davante Adams over Parker Washington in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Davante Adams at 14.7 points and Parker Washington at 13.3, a gap of 1.3. 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 14.7 fantasy points for Davante Adams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Davante Adams at 62.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 49% chance to score a touchdown (11, 13 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.3 fantasy points for Parker Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Parker Washington at 60.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 37% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Davante Adams 1.3 points ahead of Parker Washington on the market projections.

Week 5 matchups

Parker Washington and JAX host PHI on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PHI allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 162 yards and a touchdown a game against PHI.

Injury status

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Davante Adams played 76 percent of LAR snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Davante Adams, Week 1 against SF: 33 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 2 against NYG: 40 of 62 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Davante Adams, Week 3 against DEN: 71 of 86 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 137 yards.

Davante Adams, Week 4 against PHI: 80 of 84 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Through Week 4, Parker Washington played 76 percent of JAX snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 1 against CLE: 35 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards, 1 touchdown.

Parker Washington, Week 2 against DEN: 48 of 59 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 98 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Parker Washington, Week 4 against CIN: 49 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Davante Adams played 14 games for LAR and scored 222.9 PPR points, 15.9 a game, finishing WR9.

He caught 60 of 114 targets for 789 yards and 14 touchdowns, with 31 red zone targets and 671 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Davante Adams over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Davante Adams.
• Start Chris Olave over Davante Adams.
• Start Carnell Tate over Parker Washington.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Parker Washington.
• Start Christian Watson over Parker Washington.