Start Justin Jefferson or Drake London? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Justin Jefferson over Drake London in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Justin Jefferson at 17.1 points and Drake London at 17.0, a gap of 0.1. 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 17.1 fantasy points for Justin Jefferson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Justin Jefferson at 79.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 37% chance to score a touchdown (17, 13 and 17 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.0 fantasy points for Drake London, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Drake London at 80.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 43% chance to score a touchdown (18, 14 and 18 market sources).

That puts Justin Jefferson 0.1 points ahead of Drake London on the market projections.

Week 5 matchups

Justin Jefferson and MIN visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 29.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against NO.

Injury status

Justin Jefferson is not on the injury report.

Drake London is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 3, Justin Jefferson played 68 percent of MIN snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 32 percent of the air yards and had 21 percent of the red zone chances.

Justin Jefferson, Week 1 against GB: 60 of 65 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 92 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Justin Jefferson, Week 2 against CHI: 52 of 52 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 55 yards.

Justin Jefferson, Week 3 against TB: 7 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Through Week 4, Drake London played 85 percent of ATL snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Drake London, Week 1 against PIT: 59 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 29 yards.

Drake London, Week 2 against CAR: 43 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 51 yards.

Drake London, Week 3 against GB: 66 of 71 snaps, 10 targets and 9 catches for 194 yards.

Drake London, Week 4 against NO: 51 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 96 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Justin Jefferson played 17 games for MIN and scored 201.5 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR21.

He caught 84 of 141 targets for 1048 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 597 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Drake London played 12 games for ATL and scored 201.9 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing WR19.

He caught 68 of 112 targets for 919 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 690 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Justin Jefferson.
• Start Justin Jefferson over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Justin Jefferson over Chris Olave.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Drake London.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Drake London.
• Start Drake London over Chris Olave.