Start Zay Flowers or Jameson Williams? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Zay Flowers over Jameson Williams in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Zay Flowers at 14.6 points and Jameson Williams at 11.4, a gap of 3.2.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.4 fantasy points for Jameson Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jameson Williams at 52.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 35% chance to score a touchdown (12, 12 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Zay Flowers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Zay Flowers at 68.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 33% chance to score a touchdown (15, 11 and 14 market sources).

That puts Zay Flowers 3.2 points ahead of Jameson Williams on the market projections.

Injury status

Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.

Zay Flowers is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jameson Williams played 90 percent of DET snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Jameson Williams, Week 1 against NO: 65 of 77 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 45 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 2 against BUF: 63 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 3 against NYJ: 53 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 49 yards.

Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.

Through Week 4, Zay Flowers played 45 percent of BAL snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Zay Flowers, Week 1 against IND: 20 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 150 yards, 1 touchdown.

Zay Flowers, Week 3 against DAL: 21 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 20 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 84 yards.

Zay Flowers, Week 4 against TEN: 47 of 64 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 118 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.

He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Zay Flowers played 17 games for BAL and scored 243.3 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR7.

He caught 86 of 118 targets for 1211 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 753 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Jameson Williams over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Jameson Williams.
• Start Jameson Williams over Denzel Boston.
• Start Zay Flowers over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Zay Flowers.
• Start Zay Flowers over Christian Watson.