Start Mike Evans or Tre' Harris? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tre' Harris over Mike Evans in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tre' Harris at 11.6 points and Mike Evans at 10.9, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tre' Harris's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Tre' Harris is 60 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.6 fantasy points for Tre' Harris, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Tre' Harris a 26% chance to score a touchdown (16 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for Mike Evans, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Mike Evans at 50.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (17, 13 and 17 market sources).

That puts Tre' Harris 0.7 points ahead of Mike Evans on the market projections.

Injury status

Tre' Harris is not on the injury report.

Mike Evans is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Tre' Harris played 77 percent of LAC snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Tre' Harris, Week 1 against ARI: 41 of 55 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards.

Tre' Harris, Week 2 against LV: 56 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 53 yards.

Tre' Harris, Week 3 against BUF: 40 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 76 yards.

Tre' Harris, Week 4 against SEA: 66 of 71 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

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, Tre' Harris played 17 games for LAC and scored 69.4 PPR points, 4.1 a game, finishing WR90.

He caught 30 of 43 targets for 324 yards and 1 touchdown, with 4 red zone targets and 185 air yards.

He was on the field for 45 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 Tre' Harris over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Tre' Harris.
• Start Tre' Harris over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Mike Evans over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Mike Evans.
• Start Davante Adams over Mike Evans.