Start Isaiah Williams or Elic Ayomanor? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Isaiah Williams over Elic Ayomanor in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Isaiah Williams at 7.0 points and Elic Ayomanor at 4.1, a gap of 2.9. Isaiah Williams'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 Isaiah Williams is 60 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Elic Ayomanor, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Elic Ayomanor at 16.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (10, 7 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.0 fantasy points for Isaiah Williams, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Isaiah Williams a 17% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

That puts Isaiah Williams 2.9 points ahead of Elic Ayomanor on the market projections.

Injury status

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Isaiah Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Elic Ayomanor played 63 percent of TEN snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 1 against NYJ: 26 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 2 against PHI: 28 of 53 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 69 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 3 against NYG: 48 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Elic Ayomanor, Week 4 against BAL: 40 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Through Week 4, Isaiah Williams played 79 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaiah Williams, Week 1 against TEN: 40 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 34 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 3 against DET: 59 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 21 yards.

Isaiah Williams, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 73 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Elic Ayomanor played 16 games for TEN and scored 116.5 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR55.

He caught 41 of 89 targets for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 400 air yards.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Isaiah Williams played 15 games for NYJ and scored 58.7 PPR points, 3.9 a game, finishing WR98.

He caught 26 of 36 targets for 193 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 74 air yards.

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

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Isaiah Williams over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Isaiah Williams over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Isaiah Williams over Cooper Kupp.