Start Tre Tucker or Kalif Raymond? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tre Tucker over Kalif Raymond in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tre Tucker at 9.2 points and Kalif Raymond at 7.8, a gap of 1.4. 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 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 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Tre Tucker, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Tre Tucker at 41.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 15 market sources).

That puts Tre Tucker 1.4 points ahead of Kalif Raymond on the market projections.

Injury status

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Tre Tucker 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, Tre Tucker played 64 percent of LV snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre Tucker, Week 1 against MIA: 48 of 68 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 27 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 2 against LAC: 37 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 119 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tre Tucker, Week 3 against NO: 40 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 43 yards.

Tre Tucker, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards.

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, Tre Tucker played 17 games for LV and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 405 air yards.

He was on the field for 95 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 Tre Tucker over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Tre Tucker over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Courtland Sutton over Tre Tucker.