Start Jonnu Smith or Elijah Higgins? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jonnu Smith over Elijah Higgins in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jonnu Smith at 3.2 points and Elijah Higgins at 2.9, a gap of 0.4. 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 2.9 fantasy points for Elijah Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Elijah Higgins a 8% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.2 fantasy points for Jonnu Smith, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Jonnu Smith a 10% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

That puts Jonnu Smith 0.4 points ahead of Elijah Higgins on the market projections.

Injury status

Elijah Higgins is not on the injury report.

Jonnu Smith is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Elijah Higgins played 33 percent of ARI snaps, drew 3 percent of the targets, earned 1 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Elijah Higgins, Week 1 against LAC: 20 of 75 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 2 against SEA: 13 of 50 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 3 against SF: 35 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

Elijah Higgins, Week 4 against NYG: 24 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Jonnu Smith played 32 percent of GB snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 4 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Jonnu Smith, Week 1 against MIN: 32 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 50 yards.

Jonnu Smith, Week 2 against NYJ: 13 of 59 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jonnu Smith, Week 3 against ATL: 22 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Jonnu Smith, Week 4 against TB: 13 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Elijah Higgins played 17 games for ARI and scored 58.1 PPR points, 3.4 a game, finishing TE48.

He caught 30 of 37 targets for 301 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 92 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jonnu Smith played 17 games for PIT and scored 85.2 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing TE35.

He caught 38 of 54 targets for 222 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 43 air yards.

He was on the field for 53 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Elijah Higgins over Brevyn Spann-Ford.
• Start Brock Bowers over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Cole Kmet over Elijah Higgins.
• Start Jonnu Smith over Brevyn Spann-Ford.
• Start Cole Kmet over Jonnu Smith.
• Start Jonnu Smith over Daniel Bellinger.