Start Laquon Treadwell or Derius Davis? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Laquon Treadwell over Derius Davis in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Laquon Treadwell at 4.1 points and Derius Davis at 4.1, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Derius Davis'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 4.1 fantasy points for Laquon Treadwell, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Laquon Treadwell at 16.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Derius Davis, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Derius Davis a 14% chance to score a touchdown (16 market sources).

That puts Laquon Treadwell 0.0 points ahead of Derius Davis on the market projections.

Injury status

Laquon Treadwell is not on the injury report.

Derius Davis is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Laquon Treadwell played 70 percent of IND snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 1 against BAL: 19 of 54 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 2 against KC: 48 of 65 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 61 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 3 against HOU: 56 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 20 yards.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 42 yards.

Through Week 4, Derius Davis played 8 percent of LAC snaps, drew 3 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Derius Davis, Week 1 against ARI: 10 of 55 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Derius Davis, Week 2 against LV: 8 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Derius Davis, Week 3 against BUF: 1 of 69 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Derius Davis, Week 4 against SEA: 3 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Laquon Treadwell played 10 games for IND.

He caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 0 air yards.

He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Derius Davis played 11 games for LAC and scored 1.5 PPR points, 0.1 a game.

He caught 2 of 3 targets for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 2 air yards.

He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Laquon Treadwell scored 5.4 PPR points and Derius Davis scored 0.0.

The call was right: Laquon Treadwell outscored Derius Davis by 5.4.

Laquon Treadwell finished 1.3 points above the 4.1 the market projected.

Laquon Treadwell, Week 5 against PIT: 8 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards, 5.4 PPR points.

Laquon Treadwell finished as the week's WR54 in PPR scoring.

Derius Davis finished 4.1 points below the 4.1 the market projected.

Derius Davis, Week 5 against DEN: 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Cody White over Laquon Treadwell.
• Start Laquon Treadwell over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Dyami Brown over Laquon Treadwell.
• Start Derius Davis over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Dyami Brown over Derius Davis.
• Start Derius Davis over Elic Ayomanor.