Start DeMario Douglas or Kendrick Bourne? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start DeMario Douglas over Kendrick Bourne in Week 5.

Market-based projections have DeMario Douglas at 6.5 points and Kendrick Bourne at 6.0, a gap of 0.5. 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 6.5 fantasy points for DeMario Douglas, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has DeMario Douglas at 24.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Kendrick Bourne, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kendrick Bourne at 23.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 13 market sources).

That puts DeMario Douglas 0.5 points ahead of Kendrick Bourne on the market projections.

Injury status

DeMario Douglas is not on the injury report.

Kendrick Bourne is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

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.

Through Week 4, Kendrick Bourne played 61 percent of ARI snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 1 against LAC: 50 of 75 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 75 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 2 against SEA: 30 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 3 against SF: 48 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 4 against NYG: 42 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Kendrick Bourne played 16 games for SF and scored 92.1 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR68.

He caught 37 of 53 targets for 551 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 386 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over DeMario Douglas.
• Start Cooper Kupp over DeMario Douglas.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Isaac TeSlaa.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Kendrick Bourne.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Kendrick Bourne.
• Start Darius Cooper over Kendrick Bourne.