Start Jonnu Smith or Foster Moreau? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jonnu Smith over Foster Moreau in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jonnu Smith at 2.9 points and Foster Moreau at 1.7, a gap of 1.2. 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 1.7 fantasy points for Foster Moreau, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Foster Moreau at 4.5 receiving yards, with a 10% chance to score a touchdown (4 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 2.9 fantasy points for Jonnu Smith, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Jonnu Smith at 7.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 10% chance to score a touchdown (12, 12 and 15 market sources).

That puts Jonnu Smith 1.2 points ahead of Foster Moreau on the market projections.

Injury status

Foster Moreau is not on the injury report.

Jonnu Smith is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Foster Moreau played 41 percent of HOU snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 2 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Foster Moreau, Week 1 against BUF: 35 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Foster Moreau, Week 2 against CIN: 23 of 80 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards.

Foster Moreau, Week 3 against IND: 31 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Foster Moreau, Week 4 against DAL: 20 of 55 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

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, Foster Moreau played 11 games for NO and scored 12.9 PPR points, 1.2 a game, finishing TE86.

He caught 7 of 10 targets for 59 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 15 air yards.

He was on the field for 35 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 Foster Moreau over Brevyn Spann-Ford.
• Start Cole Kmet over Foster Moreau.
• Start Foster Moreau over Daniel Bellinger.
• Start Jonnu Smith over Brevyn Spann-Ford.
• Start Cole Kmet over Jonnu Smith.
• Start Jonnu Smith over Daniel Bellinger.