Start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Roman Wilson? Week 5
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Roman Wilson
- Market projects
- 8.5
- fantasy pts
- Market projects
- 8.4
- fantasy pts
- Snap share
- 51%
- Through Week 4
- Target share
- 17%
- Through Week 4
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Our Week 5 call
Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Roman Wilson in Week 5.
Market-based projections have Deebo Samuel Sr. at 8.5 points and Roman Wilson at 8.4, a gap of 0.1. 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 8.5 fantasy points for Deebo Samuel Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market has Deebo Samuel Sr. at 31.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (15, 11 and 15 market sources).
Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Roman Wilson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market has Roman Wilson at 34.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (7, 4 and 12 market sources).
That puts Deebo Samuel Sr. 0.1 points ahead of Roman Wilson on the market projections.
Injury status
Deebo Samuel Sr. is not on the injury report.
Roman Wilson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 5
Through Week 4, Roman Wilson played 51 percent of PIT snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Roman Wilson, Week 1 against ATL: 37 of 67 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.
Roman Wilson, Week 2 against NE: 55 of 70 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 28 yards.
Roman Wilson, Week 3 against CIN: 24 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards, 1 touchdown.
Roman Wilson, Week 4 against CLE: 22 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 74 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Roman Wilson played 13 games for PIT and scored 38.6 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR122.
He caught 12 of 21 targets for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 100 air yards.
He was on the field for 31 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 5 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR29 · SF · bye 8
2026 vs anytime td line 3-1
- Overall rank
- 68
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 13
Ranked behind
WR39 · PIT · bye unlisted
2026 vs anytime td line 2-2
- Overall rank
- 102
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 14
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 5, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board34
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 13 and tier 14
- Board size224 draftable players
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