Start Efton Chism or Dyami Brown? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Efton Chism III over Dyami Brown in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Efton Chism III at 5.2 points and Dyami Brown at 4.8, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Dyami Brown'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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.2 fantasy points for Efton Chism III, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Efton Chism III at 24.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.8 fantasy points for Dyami Brown, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Dyami Brown a 16% chance to score a touchdown (15 market sources).

That puts Efton Chism III 0.4 points ahead of Dyami Brown on the market projections.

Injury status

Efton Chism III is not on the injury report.

Dyami Brown is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Dyami Brown played 49 percent of WAS snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Dyami Brown, Week 1 against PHI: 37 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Dyami Brown, Week 2 against DAL: 39 of 71 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.

Dyami Brown, Week 3 against SEA: 21 of 69 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Dyami Brown, Week 4 against IND: 36 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 65 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dyami Brown played 14 games for JAX and scored 49.7 PPR points, 3.6 a game, finishing WR110.

He caught 20 of 37 targets for 227 yards and 1 touchdown, with 9 red zone targets and 196 air yards.

He was on the field for 36 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Efton Chism III scored 10.9 PPR points and Dyami Brown scored 1.2.

The call was right: Efton Chism III outscored Dyami Brown by 9.7.

Efton Chism III finished 5.7 points above the 5.2 the market projected.

Dyami Brown finished 3.6 points below the 4.8 the market projected.

Dyami Brown, Week 5 against NYG: 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 1.2 PPR points.

Dyami Brown finished as the week's WR90 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Efton Chism III.
• Start Efton Chism III over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Efton Chism III.
• Start Cody White over Dyami Brown.
• Start Dyami Brown over Derius Davis.
• Start Germie Bernard over Dyami Brown.