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Luther Burden or Mike Gesicki

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Luther Burden

Luther Burden

WR • Chicago Bears CHI
Mike Gesicki

Mike Gesicki

TE • Cincinnati Bengals CIN
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Burden over Gesicki

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Burden ... 28.57%

BOTH ... 57.14%

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 — Volume Surges Ahead of Rivalry Showdown

Luther Burden heads into Lambeau Field as a starting receiver alongside Rome Odunze, commanding high volume with 17 targets over his last two games. Keep an eye on Caleb Williams' hamstring status, though Burden showed he can produce explosive chunk plays regardless of who is under center.

With his start rate surging past 70%, fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into lineups across all formats. We project Burden for roughly 4 receptions, 52 receiving yards, and 12 fantasy points on nearly seven targets, making him a strong WR2/FLEX start with after-the-catch upside.


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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gesicki over Burden

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Gesicki ... 8.57%

BOTH ... 57.14%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 8.8
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
3.3 35.8 0.3 8.8
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Outlook Mike Gesicki

Mike Gesicki at Miami — Surging red-zone role offers streaming upside against former team

Mike Gesicki enters Week 5 healthy and increasingly trusted in Cincinnati's passing attack, having caught a touchdown in each of his last two contests. Although listed as the second tight end behind Drew Sample, Gesicki functions primarily as a detached pass catcher. With starting wide receivers Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase both banged up in practice, Joe Burrow could look to Gesicki even more over the middle of the field.

His roster rate has spiked near 49% as fantasy managers chase his recent scoring streak. Our models project him for about 3.2 receptions, 35 yards, and 8.6 fantasy points against a winless Miami squad. If Cincinnati's wide receiver corps is thinned out, Gesicki profiles as a viable streaming option with touchdown-dependent TE1 upside.


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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
Performance Mike Gesicki
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
34013.3181
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
67712.8252
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Luther Burden
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Mike Gesicki
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Luther Burden
OWN
99%
-0.29 compared to last week
START
71%
+17.06 compared to last week
OWN/START Mike Gesicki
OWN
49%
+32.26 compared to last week
START
29%
+26.1 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Luther Burden
26th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mike Gesicki
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Luther Burden

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 26th among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 31st with 27.90 total points (6.98 avg).
  • Currently 56.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • He is putting up 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 16th 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 15 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 13th among WR.
  • Top 25 in reception yards with 219 and 11.53 YPC and is currently ranked 25th among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 6 in rush attempts with 3 (0.75 per game) and is currently ranked 5th 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: 935, REC TDS: 6
Breakdown Mike Gesicki

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 33.50 total points (8.38 avg).
  • Currently 14.9 points behind the leader: George Kittle
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.5 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 25th among TE.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 28th among TE.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 20th among TE.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 155 and 14.09 YPC and is currently ranked 14th among TE.
  • Top 6 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 6th among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +5, Rec Yards: +109 Rec TDs: +3,
  • The amount of touchdowns per game is ridiculous. Can he keep it up?
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 45, REC YDS: 575, REC TDS: 6
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Luther Burden

No Injury Reported

Injury Mike Gesicki

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Luther Burden

Week 5
Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.25339.75441002.55
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST'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 28th with 12.00 total points (3.00 avg).
  • Currently 36 points behind the leader: Vikings DST

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 10 in interceptions with 4 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.25 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 15th 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
Matchups Mike Gesicki

Week 5
Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.25344.0033402.97
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST'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 30th with 7.00 total points (1.75 avg).
  • Currently 41 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.8 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 16th in rush defense with 436 (109.00 per game).
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 940 (235.00 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 25.25 per game and currently ranked 21st 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: -49.25, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -4, INTs: +3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 10, TDS: 4, PA/G: 26.5, YDS/G: 370.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Luther Burden
19.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mike Gesicki
12.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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
Career Mike Gesicki
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2018 MIA 14 32 22 202 9.2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 MIA 15 90 51 570 11.2 5 0 0 0 0
2020 MIA 15 85 53 703 13.3 6 0 0 0 0
2021 MIA 16 111 73 780 10.7 2 0 0 0 0
2022 MIA 16 52 32 362 11.3 5 0 0 0 0
2023 NE 15 44 29 244 8.4 2 0 0 0 0
2024 CIN 16 83 65 665 10.2 2 0 0 0 0
2025 CIN 13 48 32 342 10.7 2 0 0 0 0
2026 CIN 3 15 11 155 14.1 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 68 50 698 14.1 14 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 58 42 417 9.9 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 126 566 370 4038 10.9 28 0 0 0 0
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