Start Roman Wilson or Michael Pittman Jr.? Week 5
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Roman Wilson over Michael Pittman Jr.
- Market projects
- 7.8
- fantasy pts
- Snap share
- 51%
- Through Week 4
- Target share
- 17%
- Through Week 4
- Market projects
- 6.8
- fantasy pts
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Our Week 5 call
Start Roman Wilson over Michael Pittman Jr. in Week 5.
Market-based projections have Roman Wilson at 7.8 points and Michael Pittman Jr. at 6.8, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.
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What the market projects
Player markets imply 7.8 fantasy points for Roman Wilson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market has Roman Wilson at 33.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (12, 11 and 15 market sources).
Player markets imply 6.8 fantasy points for Michael Pittman Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market has Michael Pittman Jr. at 26.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (8, 3 and 15 market sources).
That puts Roman Wilson 0.9 points ahead of Michael Pittman Jr. on the market projections.
Injury status
Roman Wilson is not on the injury report.
Michael Pittman Jr. is listed as out with a foot injury.
Usage before Week 5
Through Week 4, Roman Wilson played 51 percent of PIT snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Roman Wilson, Week 1 against ATL: 37 of 67 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards.
Roman Wilson, Week 2 against NE: 55 of 70 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 28 yards.
Roman Wilson, Week 3 against CIN: 24 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards, 1 touchdown.
Roman Wilson, Week 4 against CLE: 22 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 74 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Roman Wilson played 13 games for PIT and scored 38.6 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR122.
He caught 12 of 21 targets for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 100 air yards.
He was on the field for 31 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 5 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR31 · PIT · bye unlisted
2026 vs anytime td line 2-2
- Overall rank
- 72
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 15
Ranked behind
WR46 · PIT · bye 9
2025 vs rec yds line 5-12
- Overall rank
- 129
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 18
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 5, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board57
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 15 and tier 18
- Board size258 draftable players
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