Start Tory Horton or Devontez Walker? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tory Horton over Devontez Walker in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tory Horton at 3.5 points and Devontez Walker at 2.4, a gap of 1.1. 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 (15 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.5 fantasy points for Tory Horton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Tory Horton at 11.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (15, 15 and 15 market sources).

That puts Tory Horton 1.1 points ahead of Devontez Walker on the market projections.

Injury status

Devontez Walker is not on the injury report.

Tory Horton 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, Tory Horton played 24 percent of SEA snaps, drew 4 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tory Horton, Week 2 against ARI: 22 of 70 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tory Horton, Week 3 against WAS: 15 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 48 yards.

Tory Horton, Week 4 against LAC: 10 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Tory Horton played 8 games for SEA and scored 65.1 PPR points, 8.1 a game, finishing WR96.

He caught 13 of 22 targets for 161 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 128 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Darnell Mooney over Devontez Walker.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Devontez Walker.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Devontez Walker.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Tory Horton.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Tory Horton.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Tory Horton.