Start Elic Ayomanor or Kyle Williams? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Elic Ayomanor over Kyle Williams in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Elic Ayomanor at 4.0 points and Kyle Williams at 3.7, a gap of 0.3. 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 4.0 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 12% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.7 fantasy points for Kyle Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kyle Williams at 13.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (10, 9 and 15 market sources).

That puts Elic Ayomanor 0.3 points ahead of Kyle Williams on the market projections.

Injury status

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Kyle 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, Kyle Williams played 24 percent of NE snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Williams, Week 1 against SEA: 12 of 71 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 2 against PIT: 11 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 3 against JAX: 22 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 34 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 4 against BUF: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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, Kyle Williams played 17 games for NE and scored 49.2 PPR points, 2.9 a game, finishing WR112.

He caught 10 of 21 targets for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 130 air yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Darnell Mooney over Kyle Williams.
• Start Kyle Williams over Devontez Walker.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Kyle Williams.