Start Terry McLaurin or Keon Coleman? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Terry McLaurin over Keon Coleman in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Terry McLaurin at 10.0 points and Keon Coleman at 9.4, a gap of 0.6. 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 10.0 fantasy points for Terry McLaurin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Terry McLaurin at 44.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 30% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Keon Coleman, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Keon Coleman at 38.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 29% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 17 market sources).

That puts Terry McLaurin 0.6 points ahead of Keon Coleman on the market projections.

Injury status

Terry McLaurin is not on the injury report.

Keon Coleman is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 3, Terry McLaurin played 78 percent of WAS snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Terry McLaurin, Week 1 against PHI: 61 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 2 against DAL: 50 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 2 catches for 50 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 3 against SEA: 52 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 77 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Keon Coleman played 63 percent of BUF snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Keon Coleman, Week 1 against HOU: 29 of 58 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 2 against DET: 55 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 3 against LAC: 32 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 37 yards.

Keon Coleman, Week 4 against NE: 46 of 59 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Terry McLaurin played 10 games for WAS and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.

He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 489 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Keon Coleman played 13 games for BUF and scored 102.4 PPR points, 7.9 a game, finishing WR60.

He caught 38 of 59 targets for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 316 air yards.

He was on the field for 64 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Christian Watson over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Carnell Tate over Keon Coleman.
• Start Keon Coleman over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Courtland Sutton over Keon Coleman.