Start Kalif Raymond or Roman Wilson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Kalif Raymond over Roman Wilson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Kalif Raymond at 7.8 points and Roman Wilson at 7.8, 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 7.8 fantasy points for Kalif Raymond, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kalif Raymond at 29.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (14, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.8 fantasy points for Roman Wilson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Roman Wilson at 33.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (12, 10 and 15 market sources).

That puts Kalif Raymond 0.0 points ahead of Roman Wilson on the market projections.

Injury status

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Roman Wilson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Kalif Raymond played 61 percent of CHI snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 1 against CAR: 45 of 75 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 84 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 2 against MIN: 46 of 74 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 40 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 3 against PHI: 54 of 72 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Through Week 4, Roman Wilson played 51 percent of PIT snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Roman Wilson, Week 1 against ATL: 37 of 67 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.

Roman Wilson, Week 2 against NE: 55 of 70 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 28 yards.

Roman Wilson, Week 3 against CIN: 24 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards, 1 touchdown.

Roman Wilson, Week 4 against CLE: 22 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 74 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Roman Wilson played 13 games for PIT and scored 38.6 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR122.

He caught 12 of 21 targets for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 100 air yards.

He was on the field for 31 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Kalif Raymond over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Kalif Raymond over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Kalif Raymond over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Roman Wilson over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Roman Wilson over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Courtland Sutton over Roman Wilson.