Start Kayshon Boutte or Germie Bernard? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Kayshon Boutte over Germie Bernard in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Kayshon Boutte at 6.0 points and Germie Bernard at 5.8, 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 5.8 fantasy points for Germie Bernard, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Germie Bernard at 19.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Kayshon Boutte, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kayshon Boutte at 24.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 15 market sources).

That puts Kayshon Boutte 0.2 points ahead of Germie Bernard on the market projections.

Injury status

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Kayshon Boutte is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Germie Bernard played 38 percent of PIT snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Germie Bernard, Week 1 against ATL: 3 of 67 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 2 against NE: 55 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 35 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 3 against CIN: 17 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 14 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 4 against CLE: 29 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Through Week 4, Kayshon Boutte played 62 percent of HOU snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 1 against BUF: 36 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 2 against CIN: 58 of 80 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 3 against IND: 37 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kayshon Boutte played 14 games for NE and scored 124.1 PPR points, 8.9 a game, finishing WR51.

He caught 33 of 46 targets for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 513 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Germie Bernard over Cody White.
• Start Germie Bernard over Darius Cooper.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Germie Bernard.
• Start Kayshon Boutte over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte.
• Start Kayshon Boutte over Darius Cooper.