Start Keaton Mitchell or George Holani? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Keaton Mitchell over George Holani in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Keaton Mitchell at 7.7 points and George Holani at 6.3, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Keaton Mitchell'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. Market coverage on Keaton Mitchell is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for George Holani, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has George Holani at 19.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (13, 14, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.7 fantasy points for Keaton Mitchell, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Keaton Mitchell at 32.5 rushing yards, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (14 and 14 market sources).

That puts Keaton Mitchell 1.4 points ahead of George Holani on the market projections.

Injury status

George Holani is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.

Keaton Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, George Holani played 35 percent of SEA snaps, took 20 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

George Holani, Week 1 against NE: 23 of 50 snaps, 8 carries for 29 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

George Holani, Week 2 against ARI: 18 of 70 snaps, 4 carries for 13 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

George Holani, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 3 carries for 10 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

George Holani, Week 4 against LAC: 22 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Through Week 4, Keaton Mitchell played 33 percent of LAC snaps, took 24 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 1 against ARI: 17 of 55 snaps, 4 carries for 9 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 2 against LV: 17 of 68 snaps, 5 carries for 24 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 3 against BUF: 26 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 52 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for -5 yards, 1 touchdown.

Keaton Mitchell, Week 4 against SEA: 26 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 39 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 24 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, George Holani played 11 games for SEA and scored 20.8 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB93.

He ran 22 times for 73 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Keaton Mitchell played 13 games for BAL and scored 55.4 PPR points, 4.3 a game, finishing RB67.

He ran 59 times for 341 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 9 of 12 targets for 63 yards.

He was on the field for 17 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over George Holani.
• Start Blake Corum over George Holani.
• Start Brian Robinson over George Holani.
• Start Blake Corum over Keaton Mitchell.
• Start Keaton Mitchell over Brian Robinson.
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