Start Jerry Jeudy or Kyle Williams? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jerry Jeudy over Kyle Williams in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jerry Jeudy at 3.8 points and Kyle Williams at 3.7, a gap of 0.0. 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 3.8 fantasy points for Jerry Jeudy, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jerry Jeudy at 14.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 3.7 fantasy points for Kyle Williams, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kyle Williams at 13.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (10, 9 and 15 market sources).

That puts Jerry Jeudy 0.0 points ahead of Kyle Williams on the market projections.

Injury status

Jerry Jeudy is not on the injury report.

Kyle Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jerry Jeudy played 52 percent of CLE snaps, drew 7 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 1 against JAX: 32 of 51 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 2 against TB: 34 of 58 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 3 against CAR: 36 of 70 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jerry Jeudy, Week 4 against PIT: 24 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Through Week 4, Kyle Williams played 24 percent of NE snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Williams, Week 1 against SEA: 12 of 71 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 2 against PIT: 11 of 55 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 3 against JAX: 22 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 34 yards.

Kyle Williams, Week 4 against BUF: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jerry Jeudy played 17 games for CLE and scored 120.7 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing WR52.

He caught 50 of 106 targets for 602 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

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

In 2025, Kyle Williams played 17 games for NE and scored 49.2 PPR points, 2.9 a game, finishing WR112.

He caught 10 of 21 targets for 209 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 130 air yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Darnell Mooney over Jerry Jeudy.
• Start Jerry Jeudy over Devontez Walker.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Jerry Jeudy.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Kyle Williams.
• Start Kyle Williams over Devontez Walker.
• Start Elic Ayomanor over Kyle Williams.