Start Michael Wilson or Parker Washington? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Michael Wilson over Parker Washington in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Michael Wilson at 16.6 points and Parker Washington at 13.6, a gap of 3.0.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.6 fantasy points for Michael Wilson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Michael Wilson at 75.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions, with a 36% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 17 market sources).

Player markets imply 13.6 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 (15, 14 and 17 market sources).

That puts Michael Wilson 3.0 points ahead of Parker Washington 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

Michael Wilson is not on the injury report.

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Michael Wilson played 91 percent of ARI snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 44 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Wilson, Week 1 against LAC: 64 of 75 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 2 against SEA: 47 of 50 snaps, 7 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Michael Wilson, Week 3 against SF: 81 of 87 snaps, 17 targets and 11 catches for 89 yards, 1 touchdown.

Michael Wilson, Week 4 against NYG: 62 of 66 snaps, 13 targets and 7 catches for 95 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Michael Wilson played 17 games for ARI and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 733 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Michael Wilson.
• Start Chris Olave over Michael Wilson.
• Start Michael Wilson over Davante Adams.
• Start Carnell Tate over Parker Washington.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Parker Washington.
• Start Christian Watson over Parker Washington.