Start Trey McBride or Sam LaPorta? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Trey McBride over Sam LaPorta in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Trey McBride at 19.3 points and Sam LaPorta at 12.3, a gap of 6.9.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.4 fantasy points for Sam LaPorta, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Sam LaPorta at 51.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 36% chance to score a touchdown (16, 11 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 19.3 fantasy points for Trey McBride, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Trey McBride at 80.5 receiving yards and 7.5 receptions, with a 45% chance to score a touchdown (16, 10 and 15 market sources).

That puts Trey McBride 6.9 points ahead of Sam LaPorta on the market projections.

Injury status

Sam LaPorta is not on the injury report.

Trey McBride is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Sam LaPorta played 87 percent of DET snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Sam LaPorta, Week 1 against NO: 62 of 77 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Sam LaPorta, Week 2 against BUF: 64 of 65 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 52 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 3 against NYJ: 60 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Sam LaPorta, Week 4 against CAR: 56 of 71 snaps, 13 targets and 8 catches for 84 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Trey McBride played 89 percent of ARI snaps, drew 31 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Trey McBride, Week 1 against LAC: 60 of 75 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 95 yards, 1 touchdown.

Trey McBride, Week 2 against SEA: 44 of 50 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Trey McBride, Week 3 against SF: 79 of 87 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 75 yards.

Trey McBride, Week 4 against NYG: 64 of 66 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 31 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Sam LaPorta played 9 games for DET and scored 106.9 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing TE27.

He caught 40 of 49 targets for 489 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 215 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Trey McBride played 17 games for ARI and scored 315.9 PPR points, 18.6 a game, finishing TE1.

He caught 126 of 169 targets for 1239 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 32 red zone targets and 656 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over Sam LaPorta.
• Start Sam LaPorta over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start George Kittle over Sam LaPorta.
• Start Trey McBride over Brock Bowers.
• Start Trey McBride over George Kittle.
• Start Trey McBride over Tyler Warren.