Start Jahan Dotson or Devontez Walker? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jahan Dotson over Devontez Walker in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jahan Dotson at 4.7 points and Devontez Walker at 2.4, a gap of 2.3.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.7 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jahan Dotson at 20.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16 and 17 market sources).

Player markets imply 2.4 fantasy points for Devontez Walker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Devontez Walker at 8.5 receiving yards, with a 9% chance to score a touchdown (16 and 17 market sources).

That puts Jahan Dotson 2.3 points ahead of Devontez Walker on the market projections.

Injury status

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Devontez Walker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 1 against PIT: 38 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 19 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 2 against CAR: 52 of 69 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 3 against GB: 47 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Devontez Walker played 42 percent of BAL snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Devontez Walker, Week 2 against NO: 17 of 58 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 47 yards.

Devontez Walker, Week 3 against DAL: 17 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Devontez Walker, Week 4 against TEN: 44 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Devontez Walker played 12 games for BAL and scored 37.6 PPR points, 3.1 a game, finishing WR124.

He caught 6 of 8 targets for 136 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 113 air yards.

He was on the field for 20 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Jahan Dotson scored 7.4 PPR points and Devontez Walker scored 8.9.

The call was wrong: Devontez Walker outscored Jahan Dotson by 1.5.

Jahan Dotson finished 2.7 points above the 4.7 the market projected.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 7.4 PPR points.

Jahan Dotson finished as the week's WR44 in PPR scoring.

Devontez Walker finished 6.5 points above the 2.4 the market projected.

Devontez Walker, Week 5 against ATL: 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown, 8.9 PPR points.

Devontez Walker finished as the week's WR37 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cody White over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Devontez Walker.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Devontez Walker.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Devontez Walker.