Start Treylon Burks or Jauan Jennings? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Treylon Burks over Jauan Jennings in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Treylon Burks at 5.0 points and Jauan Jennings at 4.7, a gap of 0.3. 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 5.0 fantasy points for Treylon Burks, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Treylon Burks a 19% chance to score a touchdown (16 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 Treylon Burks 0.3 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on the market projections.

Injury status

Treylon Burks is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Treylon Burks played 41 percent of WAS snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Treylon Burks, Week 2 against DAL: 21 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Treylon Burks, Week 3 against SEA: 25 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards, 1 touchdown.

Treylon Burks, Week 4 against IND: 38 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 47 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, Treylon Burks played 8 games for WAS and scored 29.0 PPR points, 3.6 a game, finishing WR138.

He caught 10 of 22 targets for 130 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 96 air yards.

He was on the field for 58 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.

How Week 5 went

Treylon Burks scored 4.6 PPR points and Jauan Jennings scored 0.0.

The call was right: Treylon Burks outscored Jauan Jennings by 4.6.

Treylon Burks finished 0.4 points below the 5.0 the market projected.

Treylon Burks, Week 5 against NYG: 5 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards, 4.6 PPR points.

Treylon Burks finished as the week's WR57 in PPR scoring.

Jauan Jennings finished 4.7 points below the 4.7 the market projected.

Jauan Jennings, Week 5 against NO: 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Treylon Burks.
• Start Treylon Burks over Cody White.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Treylon Burks.
• Start Cody White over Jauan Jennings.
• Start Jauan Jennings over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Jauan Jennings over Derius Davis.