Start TreVeyon Henderson or Will Shipley? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start TreVeyon Henderson over Will Shipley in Week 5.

Market-based projections have TreVeyon Henderson at 9.8 points and Will Shipley at 9.2, a gap of 0.6. 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 9.8 fantasy points for TreVeyon Henderson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has TreVeyon Henderson at 46.5 rushing yards, 7.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 38% chance to score a touchdown (16, 8, 8 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Will Shipley, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Will Shipley at 33.5 rushing yards, 15.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (17, 16, 16 and 17 market sources).

That puts TreVeyon Henderson 0.6 points ahead of Will Shipley on the market projections.

Injury status

TreVeyon Henderson is not on the injury report.

Will Shipley is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, TreVeyon Henderson played 43 percent of NE snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 2 against PIT: 33 of 55 snaps, 16 carries for 76 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 3 against JAX: 23 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 4 against BUF: 28 of 76 snaps, 14 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 4, Will Shipley played 38 percent of PHI snaps, took 15 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Will Shipley, Week 1 against WAS: 10 of 55 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Will Shipley, Week 2 against TEN: 39 of 76 snaps, 7 carries for 24 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Will Shipley, Week 3 against CHI: 13 of 50 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Will Shipley, Week 4 against LAR: 29 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, TreVeyon Henderson played 17 games for NE and scored 206.2 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing RB21.

He ran 180 times for 911 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 35 of 42 targets for 221 yards.

He was on the field for 46 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Will Shipley played 15 games for PHI and scored 17.5 PPR points, 1.2 a game, finishing RB96.

He ran 14 times for 49 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 9 of 12 targets for 56 yards.

He was on the field for 10 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Alvin Kamara over TreVeyon Henderson.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over TreVeyon Henderson.
• Start TreVeyon Henderson over Blake Corum.
• Start Alvin Kamara over Will Shipley.
• Start Will Shipley over Blake Corum.
• Start Will Shipley over Brian Robinson.