Week 5 Start/Sit Calls (2026): Who Managers Started

By Fantasy Hall of Fame · Data as of November 12, 2026

Every time a team in a real fantasy league had two players at a position and started one over the other in week 5, that's a call. These are the most common close calls at each position, how managers split, and whether the player started scored more. The most common was Jayden Daniels over Tyler Shough, in 69% of 2,014 leagues.

Quarterbacks: week 5 start/sit calls

Started more	Over	Started	Leagues	Week 5 points	Call
Jayden Daniels WAS	Tyler Shough	69%	2,014	32.3 to 1.8	69% right Compare
Drake Maye NE	Brock Purdy	55%	1,403	39.5 to 17.2	55% right Compare
Brock Purdy SF	Jayden Daniels	82%	1,384	17.2 to 32.3	82% wrong Compare
Jayden Daniels WAS	C.J. Stroud	53%	1,210	32.3 to 20.9	53% right Compare
Jayden Daniels WAS	Kyler Murray	70%	1,136	32.3 to 18.3	70% right Compare
Matthew Stafford LAR	Jalen Hurts	80%	1,131	27.3 to 13.0	80% right Compare
Jayden Daniels WAS	Kirk Cousins	52%	1,127	32.3 to 13.7	52% right Compare
Jayden Daniels WAS	Sam Darnold	62%	1,102	32.3 to 10.3	62% right Compare
Jared Goff DET	Dak Prescott	60%	1,082	28.9 to 14.6	60% right Compare
Jordan Love GB	Jayden Daniels	51%	1,077	25.3 to 32.3	51% wrong Compare
Bo Nix DEN	Tyler Shough	59%	972	7.9 to 1.8	59% right Compare
Jared Goff DET	Joe Burrow	53%	968	28.9 to 24.6	53% right Compare
Trevor Lawrence JAX	Brock Purdy	58%	964	22.7 to 17.2	58% right Compare
Trevor Lawrence JAX	Drake Maye	52%	953	22.7 to 39.5	52% wrong Compare
Kirk Cousins LV	Jalen Hurts	57%	942	13.7 to 13.0	57% right Compare

Running backs: week 5 start/sit calls

Started more	Over	Started	Leagues	Week 5 points	Call
Ollie Gordon II MIA	Tony Pollard	85%	1,067	14.8 to 5.2	85% right Compare
Braelon Allen NYJ	Omarion Hampton	77%	1,005	18.6 to 4.9	77% right Compare
Ollie Gordon II MIA	TreVeyon Henderson	81%	996	14.8 to 4.8	81% right Compare
Braelon Allen NYJ	RJ Harvey	79%	971	18.6 to 0.7	79% right Compare
RJ Harvey DEN	TreVeyon Henderson	68%	968	0.7 to 4.8	68% wrong Compare
Ollie Gordon II MIA	Omarion Hampton	54%	937	14.8 to 4.9	54% right Compare
Braelon Allen NYJ	Rhamondre Stevenson	82%	937	18.6 to 17.5	82% right Compare
Tony Pollard TEN	Alvin Kamara	59%	934	5.2 to 2.6	59% right Compare
Omarion Hampton LAC	Will Shipley	82%	927	4.9 to 8.3	82% wrong
Omarion Hampton LAC	TreVeyon Henderson	78%	907	4.9 to 4.8	78% right
TreVeyon Henderson NE	Alvin Kamara	72%	902	4.8 to 2.6	72% right Compare
Rhamondre Stevenson NE	Will Shipley	78%	878	17.5 to 8.3	78% right
Will Shipley PHI	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	78%	869	8.3 to 14.2	78% wrong
Ollie Gordon II MIA	RJ Harvey	66%	861	14.8 to 0.7	66% right
Alvin Kamara NO	J.K. Dobbins	73%	846	2.6 to 15.4	73% wrong
Ollie Gordon II MIA	David Montgomery	58%	844	14.8 to 1.1	58% right
Braelon Allen NYJ	Ollie Gordon II	71%	841	18.6 to 14.8	71% right
Omarion Hampton LAC	RJ Harvey	60%	832	4.9 to 0.7	60% right Compare
David Montgomery HOU	Will Shipley	81%	825	1.1 to 8.3	81% wrong
RJ Harvey DEN	Tony Pollard	76%	811	0.7 to 5.2	76% wrong
Will Shipley PHI	Keaton Mitchell	84%	803	8.3 to 5.9	84% right
Ollie Gordon II MIA	Rhamondre Stevenson	57%	797	14.8 to 17.5	57% wrong
TreVeyon Henderson NE	Tony Pollard	69%	795	4.8 to 5.2	69% wrong
TreVeyon Henderson NE	Will Shipley	68%	792	4.8 to 8.3	68% wrong
Emanuel Wilson SEA	David Montgomery	84%	785	13.2 to 1.1	84% right

Wide receivers: week 5 start/sit calls

Started more	Over	Started	Leagues	Week 5 points	Call
Deebo Samuel Sr. SF	Terry McLaurin	81%	1,288	2.5 to 12.2	81% wrong Compare
Romeo Doubs NE	Terry McLaurin	83%	1,207	2.6 to 12.2	83% wrong Compare
Terry McLaurin WAS	Courtland Sutton	68%	1,076	12.2 to 9.8	68% right Compare
Josh Downs IND	Terry McLaurin	78%	1,074	7.7 to 12.2	78% wrong Compare
Terry McLaurin WAS	Jakobi Meyers	58%	1,047	12.2 to 5.7	58% right Compare
Josh Downs IND	Emeka Egbuka	70%	1,030	7.7 to 17.2	70% wrong Compare
DK Metcalf PIT	Deebo Samuel Sr.	81%	1,013	5.3 to 2.5	81% right Compare
Devaughn Vele NO	Terry McLaurin	57%	1,009	6.6 to 12.2	57% wrong Compare
Deebo Samuel Sr. SF	Emeka Egbuka	72%	1,006	2.5 to 17.2	72% wrong Compare
Terry McLaurin WAS	Khalil Shakir	60%	981	12.2 to 11.0	60% right Compare
Emeka Egbuka TB	Keon Coleman	64%	974	17.2 to 7.7	64% right Compare
Malik Washington MIA	Terry McLaurin	68%	966	12.1 to 12.2	68% wrong Compare
Rome Odunze CHI	Emeka Egbuka	54%	961	5.0 to 17.2	54% wrong Compare
Romeo Doubs NE	Emeka Egbuka	68%	961	2.6 to 17.2	68% wrong Compare
Tee Higgins CIN	Romeo Doubs	81%	955	4.2 to 2.6	81% right Compare
Tee Higgins CIN	Deebo Samuel Sr.	83%	943	4.2 to 2.5	83% right Compare
Mike Evans SF	Josh Downs	83%	941	26.3 to 7.7	83% right Compare
Mike Evans SF	Deebo Samuel Sr.	75%	920	26.3 to 2.5	75% right Compare
Emeka Egbuka TB	Devaughn Vele	51%	912	17.2 to 6.6	51% right
Terry McLaurin WAS	Wan'Dale Robinson	64%	909	12.2 to 11.3	64% right
Carnell Tate TEN	Emeka Egbuka	77%	899	1.6 to 17.2	77% wrong
Josh Downs IND	Rome Odunze	66%	887	7.7 to 5.0	66% right Compare
Romeo Doubs NE	Rome Odunze	76%	885	2.6 to 5.0	76% wrong
Romeo Doubs NE	Devaughn Vele	82%	880	2.6 to 6.6	82% wrong
Emeka Egbuka TB	Roman Wilson	63%	874	17.2 to 0.0	63% right

Tight ends: week 5 start/sit calls

Started more	Over	Started	Leagues	Week 5 points	Call
Juwan Johnson NO	Colston Loveland	67%	1,264	5.6 to 3.9	67% right Compare
T.J. Hockenson MIN	Dallas Goedert	76%	1,234	1.7 to 9.8	76% wrong Compare
Tucker Kraft GB	Juwan Johnson	60%	1,154	11.6 to 5.6	60% right Compare
Dalton Kincaid BUF	Dallas Goedert	84%	975	3.7 to 9.8	84% wrong Compare
Harold Fannin Jr. CLE	Juwan Johnson	72%	975	1.4 to 5.6	72% wrong Compare
Colston Loveland CHI	Mark Andrews	71%	968	3.9 to 4.8	71% wrong Compare
Mike Gesicki CIN	Dallas Goedert	61%	959	7.4 to 9.8	61% wrong Compare
Dalton Kincaid BUF	Colston Loveland	57%	957	3.7 to 3.9	57% wrong Compare
Isaiah Likely NYG	Harold Fannin Jr.	58%	927	32.4 to 1.4	58% right Compare
Isaiah Likely NYG	Colston Loveland	81%	915	32.4 to 3.9	81% right Compare
Tucker Kraft GB	Dalton Kincaid	63%	905	11.6 to 3.7	63% right Compare
Colston Loveland CHI	Jake Ferguson	76%	888	3.9 to 4.9	76% wrong Compare
Isaiah Likely NYG	Tucker Kraft	58%	881	32.4 to 11.6	58% right Compare
T.J. Hockenson MIN	Colston Loveland	52%	865	1.7 to 3.9	52% wrong
Mark Andrews BAL	Dallas Goedert	61%	861	4.8 to 9.8	61% wrong

Week 5's most missed calls

Brock Purdy over Jayden Daniels started in 82% of 1,384 leagues; Jayden Daniels scored 32.3 to 17.2
Deebo Samuel Sr. over Terry McLaurin started in 81% of 1,288 leagues; Terry McLaurin scored 12.2 to 2.5
Romeo Doubs over Terry McLaurin started in 83% of 1,207 leagues; Terry McLaurin scored 12.2 to 2.6
T.J. Hockenson over Dallas Goedert started in 76% of 1,234 leagues; Dallas Goedert scored 9.8 to 1.7
Josh Downs over Terry McLaurin started in 78% of 1,074 leagues; Terry McLaurin scored 12.2 to 7.7

A call: a team with both players at the same position on its roster, both of whom played that week, that started one and benched the other. Leagues: the leagues where a team made that call; a week's list shows calls at least 100 leagues made, with at least 15% going the other way. Calls come from Yahoo, Sleeper and ESPN leagues. Points are PPR.

Common questions

Where do these start/sit calls come from?

From real fantasy leagues connected to Fantasy Hall of Fame. Each week, on every team that had two players at a position who both played, the one in the lineup counts as started over the one on the bench. A call shows here once at least 100 leagues made it and at least 15% of them went the other way.

What was the most common close call in week 5?

Jayden Daniels over Tyler Shough: 69% of 2,014 leagues with both started Jayden Daniels.