Start Romeo Doubs or Mike Evans? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Romeo Doubs over Mike Evans in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Romeo Doubs at 11.2 points and Mike Evans at 10.8, 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 11.2 fantasy points for Romeo Doubs, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Romeo Doubs at 51.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (11, 9 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.8 fantasy points for Mike Evans, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Mike Evans at 49.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (16, 11 and 15 market sources).

That puts Romeo Doubs 0.4 points ahead of Mike Evans on the market projections.

Injury status

Romeo Doubs is not on the injury report.

Mike Evans is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Romeo Doubs played 65 percent of NE snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Romeo Doubs, Week 1 against SEA: 40 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Romeo Doubs, Week 2 against PIT: 37 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 96 yards.

Romeo Doubs, Week 3 against JAX: 46 of 63 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards.

Romeo Doubs, Week 4 against BUF: 49 of 76 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 4, Mike Evans played 57 percent of SF snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Evans, Week 1 against LAR: 49 of 65 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 49 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Evans, Week 2 against MIA: 28 of 52 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 54 yards.

Mike Evans, Week 3 against ARI: 18 of 54 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Mike Evans, Week 4 against DEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 76 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Romeo Doubs played 16 games for GB and scored 165.4 PPR points, 10.3 a game, finishing WR37.

He caught 55 of 85 targets for 724 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 561 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Mike Evans played 8 games for TB and scored 84.8 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing WR76.

He caught 30 of 61 targets for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 331 air yards.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Romeo Doubs over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Romeo Doubs.
• Start Romeo Doubs over Denzel Boston.
• Start Carnell Tate over Mike Evans.
• Start Christian Watson over Mike Evans.
• Start Davante Adams over Mike Evans.