Start Jaylin Noel or Treylon Burks? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Treylon Burks over Jaylin Noel in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Treylon Burks at 5.0 points and Jaylin Noel at 4.6, a gap of 0.4. 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 4.6 fantasy points for Jaylin Noel, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jaylin Noel at 20.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

That puts Treylon Burks 0.4 points ahead of Jaylin Noel on the market projections.

Injury status

Treylon Burks is not on the injury report.

Jaylin Noel 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, Jaylin Noel played 45 percent of HOU snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylin Noel, Week 1 against BUF: 24 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 53 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 2 against CIN: 48 of 80 snaps, 1 carry for 13 yards, 5 targets and 1 catch for 31 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 3 against IND: 14 of 54 snaps, 1 carry for 8 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 85 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, Jaylin Noel played 17 games for HOU and scored 68.4 PPR points, 4.0 a game, finishing WR91.

He caught 26 of 35 targets for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 193 air yards.

He was on the field for 27 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Treylon Burks scored 4.6 PPR points and Jaylin Noel scored 15.2.

The call was wrong: Jaylin Noel outscored Treylon Burks by 10.6.

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

Treylon Burks, Week 5 against NYG: 45 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards, 4.6 PPR points.

Treylon Burks finished as the week's WR68 in PPR scoring.

Jaylin Noel finished 10.6 points above the 4.6 the market projected.

Jaylin Noel, Week 5 against TEN: 30 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.2 PPR points.

Jaylin Noel finished as the week's WR18 in PPR scoring.

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 Brian Thomas Jr. over Jaylin Noel.
• Start Cody White over Jaylin Noel.
• Start Darius Cooper over Jaylin Noel.