Start Elic Ayomanor or Tez Johnson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Elic Ayomanor over Tez Johnson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Elic Ayomanor at 4.1 points and Tez Johnson at 3.5, a gap of 0.5. 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 4.1 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 (12, 14 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.6 fantasy points for Tez Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Tez Johnson at 12.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (15, 15 and 15 market sources).

That puts Elic Ayomanor 0.5 points ahead of Tez Johnson on the market projections.

Injury status

Elic Ayomanor is not on the injury report.

Tez Johnson 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, Tez Johnson played 33 percent of TB snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tez Johnson, Week 1 against CIN: 13 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 2 against CLE: 19 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 49 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 3 against MIN: 16 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Tez Johnson, Week 4 against GB: 35 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 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, Tez Johnson played 16 games for TB and scored 92.4 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR67.

He caught 28 of 44 targets for 322 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 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 Tez Johnson over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Chris Olave over Tez Johnson.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Tez Johnson.