Start Devontez Walker or Olamide Zaccheaus? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Devontez Walker over Olamide Zaccheaus in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Devontez Walker at 2.4 points and Olamide Zaccheaus at 1.9, 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 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).

Player markets imply 1.9 fantasy points for Olamide Zaccheaus, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Olamide Zaccheaus at 7.5 receiving yards and 0.5 receptions, with a 9% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12 and 17 market sources).

That puts Devontez Walker 0.5 points ahead of Olamide Zaccheaus on the market projections.

Injury status

Devontez Walker is not on the injury report.

Olamide Zaccheaus is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

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.

Through Week 4, Olamide Zaccheaus played 36 percent of ATL snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 3 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Olamide Zaccheaus, Week 1 against PIT: 18 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Olamide Zaccheaus, Week 2 against CAR: 30 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Olamide Zaccheaus, Week 3 against GB: 24 of 71 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Olamide Zaccheaus, Week 4 against NO: 21 of 57 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Olamide Zaccheaus played 16 games for CHI and scored 84.8 PPR points, 5.3 a game, finishing WR75.

He caught 39 of 65 targets for 313 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 175 air yards.

He was on the field for 56 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Devontez Walker scored 8.9 PPR points and Olamide Zaccheaus scored 0.0.

The call was right: Devontez Walker outscored Olamide Zaccheaus by 8.9.

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.

Olamide Zaccheaus finished 1.9 points below the 1.9 the market projected.

Olamide Zaccheaus, Week 5 against BAL: 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Darnell Mooney over Devontez Walker.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Devontez Walker.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Devontez Walker.
• Start Jordan Whittington over Olamide Zaccheaus.
• Start Konata Mumpfield over Olamide Zaccheaus.
• Start Rashod Bateman over Olamide Zaccheaus.