Start Keon Coleman or Jakobi Meyers? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Keon Coleman over Jakobi Meyers in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Keon Coleman at 10.1 points and Jakobi Meyers at 9.4, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Keon Coleman'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 Keon Coleman 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 10.1 fantasy points for Keon Coleman, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Keon Coleman a 27% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jakobi Meyers at 41.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Keon Coleman 0.7 points ahead of Jakobi Meyers on the market projections.

Injury status

Keon Coleman is not on the injury report.

Jakobi Meyers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Keon Coleman played 63 percent of BUF snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Keon Coleman, Week 1 against HOU: 29 of 58 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 2 against DET: 55 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 3 against LAC: 32 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 37 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 4 against NE: 46 of 59 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Jakobi Meyers played 79 percent of JAX snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 1 against CLE: 37 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 2 against DEN: 53 of 59 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 28 yards.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 4 against CIN: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Keon Coleman played 13 games for BUF and scored 102.4 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR60.

He caught 38 of 59 targets for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 316 air yards.

He was on the field for 64 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Keon Coleman.
• Start Keon Coleman over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Denzel Boston over Keon Coleman.
• Start Jakobi Meyers over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Christian Watson over Jakobi Meyers.