Start George Pickens or Michael Wilson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Michael Wilson over George Pickens in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Michael Wilson at 15.8 points and George Pickens at 14.8, a gap of 0.9. 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 15.8 fantasy points for Michael Wilson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Michael Wilson at 74.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 36% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.8 fantasy points for George Pickens, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has George Pickens at 65.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

That puts Michael Wilson 0.9 points ahead of George Pickens on the market projections.

Injury status

Michael Wilson is not on the injury report.

George Pickens is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Michael Wilson played 91 percent of ARI snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 44 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Wilson, Week 1 against LAC: 64 of 75 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 2 against SEA: 47 of 50 snaps, 7 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 3 against SF: 81 of 87 snaps, 17 targets and 11 catches for 89 yards, 1 touchdown.

Michael Wilson, Week 4 against NYG: 62 of 66 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 95 yards.

Through Week 4, George Pickens played 83 percent of DAL snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 1 against NYG: 49 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 28 yards.

George Pickens, Week 2 against WAS: 42 of 55 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

George Pickens, Week 3 against BAL: 63 of 74 snaps, 11 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

George Pickens, Week 4 against HOU: 67 of 78 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 75 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Michael Wilson played 17 games for ARI and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 733 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Chris Olave over Michael Wilson.
• Start Michael Wilson over Davante Adams.
• Start Drake London over Michael Wilson.
• Start George Pickens over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over George Pickens.
• Start George Pickens over Christian Watson.