Start Mike Gesicki or Kenyon Sadiq? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Mike Gesicki over Kenyon Sadiq in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Mike Gesicki at 8.4 points and Kenyon Sadiq at 8.0, 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 8.4 fantasy points for Mike Gesicki, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Mike Gesicki at 30.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (9, 9 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.0 fantasy points for Kenyon Sadiq, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Kenyon Sadiq at 29.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (15, 13 and 16 market sources).

That puts Mike Gesicki 0.4 points ahead of Kenyon Sadiq on the market projections.

Injury status

Mike Gesicki is not on the injury report.

Kenyon Sadiq is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Mike Gesicki played 46 percent of CIN snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Gesicki, Week 1 against TB: 21 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 78 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 2 against HOU: 21 of 60 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Mike Gesicki, Week 3 against PIT: 29 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 4 against JAX: 47 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Mike Gesicki played 13 games for CIN and scored 70.7 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing TE41.

He caught 28 of 42 targets for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 244 air yards.

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

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Mike Gesicki over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Mike Gesicki.
• Start Mike Gesicki over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Kenyon Sadiq.
• Start Kenyon Sadiq over Cade Otton.