Start Saquon Barkley or Isaiah Davis? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Isaiah Davis in Week 5.

Isaiah Davis is projected from market data at 2.9 points and Saquon Barkley has too little of his market posted to price, so we are leaning on where drafters take them.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 2.9 fantasy points for Isaiah Davis, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Isaiah Davis at 10.5 rushing yards, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (13 and 14 market sources).

No player market was posted for Saquon Barkley in Week 5.

Week 5 matchups

Saquon Barkley and PHI visit JAX on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

JAX allowed 17.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 48 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 48 more yards.

Injury status

Isaiah Davis is not on the injury report.

Saquon Barkley is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Isaiah Davis played 6 percent of NYJ snaps, took 0 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaiah Davis, Week 4 against CHI: 2 of 32 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 4, Saquon Barkley played 38 percent of PHI snaps, took 36 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 1 against WAS: 39 of 55 snaps, 15 carries for 83 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -3 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 2 against TEN: 12 of 76 snaps, 4 carries for 9 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 3 against CHI: 36 of 50 snaps, 15 carries for 82 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -2 yards.

Saquon Barkley, Week 4 against LAR: 4 of 61 snaps, 2 carries for 8 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Isaiah Davis played 16 games for NYJ and scored 71.2 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing RB59.

He ran 43 times for 236 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 21 of 28 targets for 186 yards.

He was on the field for 29 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Isaiah Davis, Week 17 of 2025 against NE: 8 of 61 snaps, 3 carries for 11 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards, 3.0 PPR points.

Isaiah Davis, Week 16 of 2025 against NO: 24 of 66 snaps, 3 carries for 8 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 52 yards, 10.0 PPR points.

In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Chase Brown over Isaiah Davis.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Isaiah Davis.
• Start George Holani over Isaiah Davis.
• Start Chase Brown over Saquon Barkley.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Saquon Barkley.
• Start Saquon Barkley over Justice Hill.