Start George Holani or Najee Harris? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start George Holani over Najee Harris in Week 5.

Market-based projections have George Holani at 6.5 points and Najee Harris at 5.4, a gap of 1.1. 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 6.5 fantasy points for George Holani, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has George Holani at 20.5 rushing yards, 10.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (11, 4, 3 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.4 fantasy points for Najee Harris, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Najee Harris at 30.5 rushing yards, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (13 and 12 market sources).

That puts George Holani 1.1 points ahead of Najee Harris on the market projections.

Injury status

George Holani is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.

Najee Harris 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, Najee Harris played 18 percent of NYG snaps, took 27 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 32 percent of the red zone chances.

Najee Harris, Week 2 against LAR: 8 of 58 snaps, 4 carries for 6 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Najee Harris, Week 3 against TEN: 14 of 64 snaps, 9 carries for 52 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Najee Harris, Week 4 against ARI: 12 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 30 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, Najee Harris played 3 games for LAC and scored 11.6 PPR points, 3.9 a game, finishing RB105.

He ran 15 times for 61 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 3 of 3 targets for 25 yards.

He was on the field for 21 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 Najee Harris.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Najee Harris.
• Start Najee Harris over Isaiah Davis.