Start Ryan Flournoy or Emeka Egbuka? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Ryan Flournoy over Emeka Egbuka in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Ryan Flournoy at 8.2 points and Emeka Egbuka at 7.8, 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 8.2 fantasy points for Ryan Flournoy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Ryan Flournoy at 31.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.9 fantasy points for Emeka Egbuka, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Emeka Egbuka at 34.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (17, 16 and 17 market sources).

That puts Ryan Flournoy 0.3 points ahead of Emeka Egbuka on the market projections.

Injury status

Ryan Flournoy is not on the injury report.

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Ryan Flournoy played 72 percent of DAL snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 1 against NYG: 41 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 2 against WAS: 42 of 55 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 23 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 3 against BAL: 49 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Ryan Flournoy, Week 4 against HOU: 58 of 78 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

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, Ryan Flournoy played 16 games for DAL and scored 114.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR57.

He caught 40 of 56 targets for 475 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 271 air yards.

He was on the field for 41 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 Carnell Tate over Ryan Flournoy.
• Start Ryan Flournoy over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Cooper Kupp.