Start Evan Engram or Gunnar Helm? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Evan Engram over Gunnar Helm in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Evan Engram at 5.4 points and Gunnar Helm at 5.2, a gap of 0.2. 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 5.4 fantasy points for Evan Engram, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Evan Engram at 17.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (12, 15 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.2 fantasy points for Gunnar Helm, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Gunnar Helm at 17.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 15% chance to score a touchdown (12, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Evan Engram 0.2 points ahead of Gunnar Helm on the market projections.

Injury status

Evan Engram is not on the injury report.

Gunnar Helm is listed as questionable with a knee injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Evan Engram played 60 percent of DEN snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Evan Engram, Week 1 against KC: 32 of 51 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 1 touchdown.

Evan Engram, Week 2 against JAX: 32 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 3 against LAR: 40 of 67 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 4 against SF: 44 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Through Week 4, Gunnar Helm played 79 percent of TEN snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Gunnar Helm, Week 1 against NYJ: 38 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 2 against PHI: 46 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 3 against NYG: 49 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 4 against BAL: 46 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Evan Engram played 16 games for DEN and scored 102.8 PPR points, 6.4 a game, finishing TE29.

He caught 50 of 76 targets for 461 yards and 1 touchdown, with 10 red zone targets and 159 air yards.

He was on the field for 42 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Gunnar Helm played 16 games for TEN and scored 91.7 PPR points, 5.7 a game, finishing TE31.

He caught 44 of 55 targets for 357 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 198 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 Evan Engram over Cole Kmet.
• Start Darnell Washington over Evan Engram.
• Start Evan Engram over Dawson Knox.
• Start AJ Barner over Gunnar Helm.
• Start Brock Bowers over Gunnar Helm.
• Start Cade Otton over Gunnar Helm.