Start Matthew Golden or Parker Washington? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Matthew Golden over Parker Washington in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Matthew Golden at 12.4 points and Parker Washington at 13.5, a gap of 1.1. 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 13.5 fantasy points for Parker Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Parker Washington at 60.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 39% chance to score a touchdown (17, 14 and 17 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.4 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Matthew Golden at 57.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 30% chance to score a touchdown (17, 14 and 17 market sources).

That puts Parker Washington 1.1 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the market projections.

Week 5 matchups

Parker Washington and JAX host PHI on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PHI allowed 37.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 10th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 162 yards and a touchdown a game against PHI.

Injury status

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Parker Washington played 76 percent of JAX snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 41 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 1 against CLE: 35 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards, 1 touchdown.

Parker Washington, Week 2 against DEN: 48 of 59 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 98 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 3 against NE: 50 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Parker Washington, Week 4 against CIN: 49 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Through Week 4, Matthew Golden played 85 percent of GB snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 39 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 1 against MIN: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 95 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 2 against NYJ: 51 of 59 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 58 yards.

Matthew Golden, Week 3 against ATL: 54 of 66 snaps, 12 targets and 5 catches for 100 yards, 1 touchdown.

Matthew Golden, Week 4 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 6 yards, 7 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Matthew Golden played 14 games for GB and scored 70.0 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing WR89.

He caught 29 of 44 targets for 361 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 260 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Matthew Golden scored 20.3 PPR points and Parker Washington scored 30.4.

The call was wrong: Parker Washington outscored Matthew Golden by 10.1.

Matthew Golden finished 7.9 points above the 12.4 the market projected.

Matthew Golden, Week 5 against CHI: 47 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 123 yards, 20.3 PPR points.

Matthew Golden finished as the week's WR11 in PPR scoring.

Parker Washington finished 16.9 points above the 13.5 the market projected.

Parker Washington, Week 5 against PHI: 59 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns, 30.4 PPR points.

Parker Washington finished as the week's WR3 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Parker Washington.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Parker Washington.
• Start Chris Olave over Parker Washington.
• Start Matthew Golden over Carnell Tate.
• Start Chris Olave over Matthew Golden.
• Start Christian Watson over Matthew Golden.