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Will Shipley or Luther Burden

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Will Shipley

Will Shipley

RB • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
Luther Burden

Luther Burden

WR • Chicago Bears CHI
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shipley over Burden

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Shipley ... 0%

BOTH ... 20%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2.8
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.7 6.6 0 1.2 7.2 0 2.8
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Burden over Shipley

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Burden ... 60%

BOTH ... 20%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 12.12
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
4.42 52.23 0.22 12.12
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Outlook Luther Burden

Luther Burden at Green Bay — Primed for steady targets in division clash

Burden is locked in as a starting receiver alongside Rome Odunze, having commanded 17 targets over his past two contests. With starting quarterback Caleb Williams managing a hamstring injury, Chicago continues finding creative ways to keep Burden involved, including a 20-yard connection from backup Tyson Bagent last week.

Our weekly projection tabs Burden for approximately 4 receptions and 52 receiving yards on nearly 7 targets, yielding 12.1 fantasy points. With fantasy managers starting him in about 60% of leagues, he serves as a reliable WR3 or high-floor Flex option as Chicago aims to keep its two-game winning streak alive.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Will Shipley
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6233.80000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6233.801110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Luther Burden
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
46315.8220
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
1112411.3251
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Will Shipley
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Luther Burden
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Will Shipley
OWN
 
2%
+0.21 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.44 compared to last week
OWN/START Luther Burden
OWN
99%
+0.21 compared to last week
START
60%
+14.74 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Will Shipley
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Luther Burden
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Will Shipley

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 67th with 7.50 total points (1.88 avg).
  • Currently 90.6 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 47th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 46th among RB.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 50th among RB.
  • Ranked 114th in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 51 (12.75 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among RB.
  • He is top 100 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +25, Rush AVG: -5.3 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +24 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 9, RUSH YDS: 40, RUSH TDS: 0, REC: 11, REC YDS: 83, REC TDS: 0
Breakdown Luther Burden

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 25th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 27.90 total points (6.98 avg).
  • Currently 56.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.1 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 17th among WR.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 16th among WR.
  • Top 6 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 5th among WR.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 219 and 11.53 YPC and is currently ranked 26th among WR.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 35th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 6 in rush attempts with 3 (0.75 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among WR.
  • Top 6 in rush yards with 20 (5.00 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +12, Rec Yards: +120 Rec TDs: EVEN,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 75, REC YDS: 950, REC TDS: 6
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Will Shipley

No Injury Reported

Injury Luther Burden

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Will Shipley

Week 5
Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
13.25365.75861003.68
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 39.00 total points (9.75 avg).
  • Currently 9 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 8 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 297 (74.25 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 1166 (291.50 per game).
  • Top 12 in sacks with 10 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 6 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 13.25 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 26th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +37, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: +3, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 27, INT: 13, TDS: 5, PA/G: 21, YDS/G: 322.6
Matchups Luther Burden

Week 5
Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.25339.75441002.83
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 28th with 12.00 total points (3.00 avg).
  • Currently 36 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 28th in rush defense with 557 (139.25 per game).
  • Top 4 in pass defense with 802 (200.50 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 12 in sacks with 10 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 4 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.25 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 20th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +140.42, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: -5, INTs: +2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +4.92,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 32, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 22.5, YDS/G: 331.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Will Shipley
0.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Luther Burden
19.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Will Shipley
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2024 PHI 5 30 82 2.7 0 4 4 35 8.8 0
2025 PHI 11 14 49 3.5 0 12 9 56 6.2 0
2026 PHI 4 15 51 3.4 0 6 4 24 6.0 0
ON PACE 18 68 230 3.4 0 27 18 108 6.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 6 16 69 4.3 0 5 4 30 7.0 0
Totals 22 63 259 4.1 1 23 18 121 6.7 0
Career Luther Burden
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 CHI 16 72 53 740 14.0 2 8 48 6 0
2026 CHI 4 29 19 219 11.5 1 3 20 6.7 0
ON PACE 18 131 86 986 11.5 5 14 90 6.7 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 33 25 349 14 1 4 26 7.4 0
Totals 22 108 75 983 13.1 3 12 68 5.7 0
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CIN @MIA
CLE @NYJ
DAL vs TB
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HOU @TEN
IND @PIT
JAC vs PHI
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LV @NE
MIN @NO
NYG @WAS
SEA vs SF
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NYI @NYR 7:30 PM EST
SEA vs VGK 9:40 PM EST