Start Jauan Jennings or Jahan Dotson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jahan Dotson over Jauan Jennings in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jahan Dotson at 4.7 points and Jauan Jennings at 4.7, a gap of 0.0. 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 4.7 fantasy points for Jahan Dotson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jahan Dotson at 20.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (13, 16 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.7 fantasy points for Jauan Jennings, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jauan Jennings at 19.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 16 market sources).

That puts Jahan Dotson 0.0 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on the market projections.

Injury status

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 40 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 1 against PIT: 38 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 19 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 2 against CAR: 52 of 69 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 3 against GB: 47 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Jauan Jennings played 75 percent of MIN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jauan Jennings, Week 1 against GB: 31 of 65 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 3 against TB: 47 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 4 against MIA: 74 of 78 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jauan Jennings played 15 games for SF and scored 173.3 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing WR33.

He caught 55 of 90 targets for 643 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 462 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cody White over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Cody White over Jauan Jennings.
• Start Jauan Jennings over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Jauan Jennings over Derius Davis.