Start Denzel Boston or Keon Coleman? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Denzel Boston over Keon Coleman in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Denzel Boston at 10.5 points and Keon Coleman at 10.1, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Keon Coleman'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 10.5 fantasy points for Denzel Boston, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Denzel Boston at 48.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (15, 11 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Keon Coleman, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Keon Coleman a 27% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

That puts Denzel Boston 0.4 points ahead of Keon Coleman on the market projections.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Keon Coleman is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Denzel Boston played 92 percent of CLE snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 50 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 1 against JAX: 47 of 51 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 59 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 2 against TB: 54 of 58 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 95 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 3 against CAR: 62 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 41 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 4 against PIT: 61 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 89 yards.

Through Week 4, Keon Coleman played 63 percent of BUF snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Keon Coleman, Week 1 against HOU: 29 of 58 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 2 against DET: 55 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 3 against LAC: 32 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 37 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 4 against NE: 46 of 59 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keon Coleman played 13 games for BUF and scored 102.4 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR60.

He caught 38 of 59 targets for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 316 air yards.

He was on the field for 64 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Denzel Boston.
• Start Christian Watson over Denzel Boston.
• Start Denzel Boston over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Carnell Tate over Keon Coleman.
• Start Keon Coleman over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start DK Metcalf over Keon Coleman.