Start Kenyon Sadiq or Mark Andrews? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Kenyon Sadiq over Mark Andrews in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Kenyon Sadiq at 8.6 points and Mark Andrews at 8.4, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Kenyon Sadiq's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Kenyon Sadiq is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Kenyon Sadiq, with 70 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Kenyon Sadiq a 28% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Mark Andrews, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Mark Andrews at 29.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Kenyon Sadiq 0.2 points ahead of Mark Andrews on the market projections.

Injury status

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Kenyon Sadiq played 48 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 1 against TEN: 28 of 67 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 2 against GB: 27 of 74 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 3 against DET: 38 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 105 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kenyon Sadiq, Week 4 against CHI: 22 of 32 snaps, 4 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 4, Mark Andrews played 63 percent of BAL snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Mark Andrews, Week 1 against IND: 49 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 49 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 2 against NO: 41 of 58 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 49 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 3 against DAL: 33 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 4 against TEN: 37 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Mark Andrews played 17 games for BAL and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 321 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brenton Strange over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Cade Otton.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Jake Ferguson.
• Start Mark Andrews over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Mark Andrews.
• Start Mark Andrews over Cade Otton.