Start Zay Flowers or Mike Evans? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Zay Flowers over Mike Evans in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Zay Flowers at 14.6 points and Mike Evans at 10.9, a gap of 3.7.

What the market projects

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 (16, 13 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Zay Flowers, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Zay Flowers at 68.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (12, 13 and 16 market sources).

That puts Zay Flowers 3.7 points ahead of Mike Evans on the market projections.

Injury status

Mike Evans is not on the injury report.

Zay Flowers is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 5

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.

Through Week 4, Zay Flowers played 45 percent of BAL snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Zay Flowers, Week 1 against IND: 20 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 150 yards, 1 touchdown.

Zay Flowers, Week 3 against DAL: 21 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 20 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 84 yards.

Zay Flowers, Week 4 against TEN: 47 of 64 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 118 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Zay Flowers played 17 games for BAL and scored 243.3 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing WR7.

He caught 86 of 118 targets for 1211 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 753 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Mike Evans over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Mike Evans.
• Start Davante Adams over Mike Evans.
• Start Zay Flowers over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Zay Flowers.
• Start Zay Flowers over Christian Watson.