Start Puka Nacua or Davante Adams? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Puka Nacua over Davante Adams in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Puka Nacua at 21.5 points and Davante Adams at 14.7, a gap of 6.7.

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 (12, 11 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 21.5 fantasy points for Puka Nacua, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Puka Nacua at 94.5 receiving yards and 7.5 receptions, with a 54% chance to score a touchdown (15, 11 and 14 market sources).

That puts Puka Nacua 6.7 points ahead of Davante Adams on the market projections.

Injury status

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

Puka Nacua 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, Puka Nacua played 82 percent of LAR snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Puka Nacua, Week 1 against SF: 43 of 61 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards.

Puka Nacua, Week 4 against PHI: 76 of 84 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 12 targets and 9 catches for 125 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Puka Nacua played 16 games for LAR and scored 375.0 PPR points, 23.4 a game, finishing WR1.

He caught 129 of 166 targets for 1715 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 1049 air yards.

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

Puka Nacua, Week 18 of 2025 against ARI: 2 carries for 24 yards, 11 targets and 10 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown, 26.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Davante Adams over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Davante Adams.
• Start Chris Olave over Davante Adams.
• Start Puka Nacua over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
• Start Puka Nacua over CeeDee Lamb.
• Start Puka Nacua over Drake London.