Start Keon Coleman or Emeka Egbuka? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Keon Coleman over Emeka Egbuka in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Keon Coleman at 9.1 points and Emeka Egbuka at 8.9, a gap of 0.1. 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 9.1 fantasy points for Keon Coleman, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Keon Coleman at 37.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (5, 4 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Emeka Egbuka, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Emeka Egbuka at 36.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

That puts Keon Coleman 0.1 points ahead of Emeka Egbuka on the market projections.

Injury status

Keon Coleman is not on the injury report.

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Keon Coleman played 63 percent of BUF snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Keon Coleman, Week 1 against HOU: 29 of 58 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 2 against DET: 55 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 3 against LAC: 32 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 37 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 4 against NE: 46 of 59 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Emeka Egbuka played 84 percent of TB snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 25 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 1 against CIN: 49 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 63 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 2 against CLE: 56 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for -3 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keon Coleman played 13 games for BUF and scored 102.4 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR60.

He caught 38 of 59 targets for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 316 air yards.

He was on the field for 64 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

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• Start Courtland Sutton over Keon Coleman.
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Cooper Kupp.