Start Dontayvion Wicks or DeMario Douglas? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Dontayvion Wicks over DeMario Douglas in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Dontayvion Wicks at 9.2 points and DeMario Douglas at 6.7, a gap of 2.5.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Dontayvion Wicks, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Dontayvion Wicks at 43.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (17, 14 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.7 fantasy points for DeMario Douglas, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has DeMario Douglas at 25.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16 and 16 market sources).

That puts Dontayvion Wicks 2.5 points ahead of DeMario Douglas on the market projections.

Injury status

Dontayvion Wicks is not on the injury report.

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Dontayvion Wicks played 81 percent of PHI snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 1 against WAS: 50 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 73 yards, 1 touchdown.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 2 against TEN: 47 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 3 against CHI: 44 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 4 against LAR: 56 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.

Through Week 4, DeMario Douglas played 54 percent of NE snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

DeMario Douglas, Week 1 against SEA: 44 of 71 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 20 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 2 against PIT: 26 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 3 against JAX: 37 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 38 yards.

DeMario Douglas, Week 4 against BUF: 35 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dontayvion Wicks played 14 games for GB and scored 75.8 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing WR83.

He caught 30 of 46 targets for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 265 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, DeMario Douglas played 17 games for NE and scored 95.8 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing WR65.

He caught 31 of 46 targets for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 233 air yards.

He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Dontayvion Wicks.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Dontayvion Wicks.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Dontayvion Wicks.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start DeMario Douglas over Cooper Kupp.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Darius Cooper.