Start Stefon Diggs or DK Metcalf? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Stefon Diggs over DK Metcalf in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Stefon Diggs at 12.5 points and DK Metcalf at 12.1, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Stefon Diggs'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. Market coverage on Stefon Diggs is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.5 fantasy points for Stefon Diggs, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Stefon Diggs a 36% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.1 fantasy points for DK Metcalf, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has DK Metcalf at 50.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (13, 11 and 15 market sources).

That puts Stefon Diggs 0.4 points ahead of DK Metcalf on the market projections.

Injury status

Stefon Diggs is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Stefon Diggs played 59 percent of WAS snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Stefon Diggs, Week 1 against PHI: 44 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 55 yards, 1 touchdown.

Stefon Diggs, Week 2 against DAL: 36 of 71 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Stefon Diggs, Week 3 against SEA: 41 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.

Stefon Diggs, Week 4 against IND: 42 of 64 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards.

Through Week 4, DK Metcalf played 96 percent of PIT snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

DK Metcalf, Week 1 against ATL: 64 of 67 snaps, 10 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 2 against NE: 68 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 3 against CIN: 59 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

DK Metcalf, Week 4 against CLE: 70 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 115 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Stefon Diggs played 17 games for NE and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 659 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, DK Metcalf played 15 games for PIT and scored 187.2 PPR points, 12.5 a game, finishing WR26.

He caught 59 of 99 targets for 850 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Christian Watson over Stefon Diggs.
• Start Stefon Diggs over Jaylen Waddle.
• Start Josh Downs over Stefon Diggs.
• Start DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over DK Metcalf.
• Start DK Metcalf over Denzel Boston.