Start Davante Adams or Tee Higgins? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Davante Adams over Tee Higgins in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Davante Adams at 14.6 points and Tee Higgins at 13.1, a gap of 1.5.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.6 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 48% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Tee Higgins at 55.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 40% chance to score a touchdown (17, 14 and 17 market sources).

That puts Davante Adams 1.5 points ahead of Tee Higgins on the market projections.

Injury status

Davante Adams is not on the injury report.

Tee Higgins 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, Tee Higgins played 79 percent of CIN snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 46 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 1 against TB: 46 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 59 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 2 against HOU: 43 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 95 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 3 against PIT: 53 of 57 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tee Higgins, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 16 targets and 11 catches for 157 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, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Davante Adams.
• Start Davante Adams over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Davante Adams.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Tee Higgins.
• Start Chris Olave over Tee Higgins.
• Start Tee Higgins over Christian Watson.