Start Kyle Monangai or Emanuel Wilson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Emanuel Wilson over Kyle Monangai in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Emanuel Wilson at 13.3 points and Kyle Monangai at 13.1, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Kyle Monangai'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 13.3 fantasy points for Emanuel Wilson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Emanuel Wilson at 60.5 rushing yards, with a 53% chance to score a touchdown (10 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Kyle Monangai, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Kyle Monangai at 51.5 rushing yards, with a 43% chance to score a touchdown (8 and 13 market sources).

That puts Emanuel Wilson 0.2 points ahead of Kyle Monangai on the market projections.

Injury status

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Kyle Monangai is listed as questionable with a thumb injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Emanuel Wilson played 37 percent of SEA snaps, took 48 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 1 against NE: 3 of 50 snaps, 2 carries for 3 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 2 against ARI: 29 of 70 snaps, 21 carries for 92 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 14 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 4, Kyle Monangai played 41 percent of CHI snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Monangai, Week 1 against CAR: 32 of 75 snaps, 10 carries for 100 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Monangai, Week 2 against MIN: 25 of 74 snaps, 10 carries for 47 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 3 against PHI: 22 of 72 snaps, 10 carries for 31 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Monangai, Week 4 against NYJ: 50 of 93 snaps, 30 carries for 146 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Kyle Monangai played 17 games for CHI and scored 146.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB30.

He ran 169 times for 783 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 18 of 30 targets for 164 yards.

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

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Emanuel Wilson.
• Start Emanuel Wilson over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Emanuel Wilson.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Kyle Monangai.
• Start Braelon Allen over Kyle Monangai.
• Start Kyle Monangai over Bucky Irving.