Start Kenyon Sadiq or Jake Ferguson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Jake Ferguson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Kenyon Sadiq at 8.6 points and Jake Ferguson at 8.3, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Kenyon Sadiq'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. Market coverage on Kenyon Sadiq is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.3 fantasy points for Jake Ferguson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Jake Ferguson at 26.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (16, 13 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Kenyon Sadiq, with 70 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Kenyon Sadiq a 28% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 0.3 points ahead of Jake Ferguson on the market projections.

Injury status

Jake Ferguson is not on the injury report.

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jake Ferguson played 69 percent of DAL snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jake Ferguson, Week 1 against NYG: 44 of 58 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 2 against WAS: 33 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jake Ferguson, Week 3 against BAL: 51 of 74 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jake Ferguson, Week 4 against HOU: 55 of 78 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 11 yards.

Through Week 4, Kenyon Sadiq played 48 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 1 against TEN: 28 of 67 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 2 against GB: 27 of 74 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 3 against DET: 38 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 105 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 4 against CHI: 22 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jake Ferguson played 17 games for DAL and scored 188.1 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE5.

He caught 82 of 102 targets for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 23 red zone targets and 293 air yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Jake Ferguson over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Jake Ferguson.
• Start Jake Ferguson over Cade Otton.
• Start Brenton Strange over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Cade Otton.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Mark Andrews.