Start Evan Engram or Dawson Knox? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Evan Engram over Dawson Knox in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Evan Engram at 5.2 points and Dawson Knox at 3.7, a gap of 1.5. Dawson Knox'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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.7 fantasy points for Dawson Knox, with 70 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Dawson Knox a 14% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.2 fantasy points for Evan Engram, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Evan Engram at 17.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 15% chance to score a touchdown (12, 11 and 14 market sources).

That puts Evan Engram 1.5 points ahead of Dawson Knox on the market projections.

Injury status

Dawson Knox is not on the injury report.

Evan Engram is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Dawson Knox played 69 percent of BUF snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 1 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Dawson Knox, Week 1 against HOU: 39 of 58 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Dawson Knox, Week 2 against DET: 56 of 74 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

Dawson Knox, Week 3 against LAC: 46 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 0 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Dawson Knox, Week 4 against NE: 36 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Through Week 4, Evan Engram played 60 percent of DEN snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Evan Engram, Week 1 against KC: 32 of 51 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Evan Engram, Week 2 against JAX: 32 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 3 against LAR: 40 of 67 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 4 against SF: 44 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dawson Knox played 17 games for BUF and scored 103.7 PPR points, 6.1 a game, finishing TE28.

He caught 36 of 49 targets for 417 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 234 air yards.

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

In 2025, Evan Engram played 16 games for DEN and scored 102.8 PPR points, 6.4 a game, finishing TE29.

He caught 50 of 76 targets for 461 yards and 1 touchdown, with 10 red zone targets and 159 air yards.

He was on the field for 42 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Darnell Washington over Dawson Knox.
• Start Dawson Knox over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Greg Dulcich over Dawson Knox.
• Start Darnell Washington over Evan Engram.
• Start Evan Engram over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Greg Dulcich over Evan Engram.