Start Gunnar Helm or Theo Johnson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Gunnar Helm over Theo Johnson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Gunnar Helm at 5.3 points and Theo Johnson at 2.8, a gap of 2.5. Theo Johnson'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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.3 fantasy points for Gunnar Helm, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Gunnar Helm at 17.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 15% chance to score a touchdown (12, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 2.8 fantasy points for Theo Johnson, with 60 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Theo Johnson a 11% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

That puts Gunnar Helm 2.5 points ahead of Theo Johnson on the market projections.

Injury status

Gunnar Helm is listed as questionable with a knee injury.

Theo Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Gunnar Helm played 79 percent of TEN snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Gunnar Helm, Week 1 against NYJ: 38 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 2 against PHI: 46 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 3 against NYG: 49 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Gunnar Helm, Week 4 against BAL: 46 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Through Week 4, Theo Johnson played 31 percent of NYG snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Theo Johnson, Week 1 against DAL: 32 of 69 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Theo Johnson, Week 2 against LAR: 16 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Theo Johnson, Week 3 against TEN: 11 of 64 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Theo Johnson, Week 4 against ARI: 22 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Gunnar Helm played 16 games for TEN and scored 91.7 PPR points, 5.7 a game, finishing TE31.

He caught 44 of 55 targets for 357 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 198 air yards.

He was on the field for 53 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Theo Johnson played 15 games for NYG and scored 127.8 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing TE18.

He caught 45 of 74 targets for 528 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 341 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Gunnar Helm.
• Start Brock Bowers over Gunnar Helm.
• Start Cade Otton over Gunnar Helm.
• Start Theo Johnson over Brevin Jordan.
• Start Theo Johnson over Brevyn Spann-Ford.
• Start Brock Bowers over Theo Johnson.