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Calvin Ridley or CJ Donaldson

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Calvin Ridley

Calvin Ridley

WR • Tennessee Titans TEN
CJ Donaldson

CJ Donaldson

RB • New Orleans Saints NO
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ridley over Donaldson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Ridley ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4.2
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.4 22.7 0.1 4.2
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Outlook Calvin Ridley

Calvin Ridley vs. Texans — Vanishing Target Share Keeps Veteran on Fantasy Benches

Despite holding a starting role opposite Carnell Tate—who is questionable with a back injury—Ridley has vanished from Tennessee's passing attack. Over the last two games, he has drawn just three total targets, managing a single 13-yard reception as the 0-4 Titans continue to struggle offensively.

Our weekly projection anticipates another quiet afternoon, slating Ridley for roughly 1.5 receptions and 24 receiving yards (4.5 fantasy points) against Houston in a game projected to be low scoring. With his roster rate sinking to 10% and fantasy managers completely moving away from him, Ridley should remain parked on fantasy benches.

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Latest News Calvin Ridley
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Donaldson over Ridley

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Donaldson ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2.7
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.9 7.3 0.1 0.8 6.5 0 2.7
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Calvin Ridley
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
11313.0130
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
11313.0130
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance CJ Donaldson
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
3186.00250
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
4235.80250
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Calvin Ridley
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches CJ Donaldson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Calvin Ridley
OWN
 
10%
-1.78 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.15 compared to last week
OWN/START CJ Donaldson
OWN
 
0%
+0.3 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Calvin Ridley
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus CJ Donaldson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Calvin Ridley

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR'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 118th with 4.80 total points (1.20 avg).
  • Currently 79.86 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 116th in targets and is currently among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 94th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -7, Rec Yards: -93 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 45, REC YDS: 500, REC TDS: 3
Breakdown CJ Donaldson

    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 80th with 3.20 total points (0.80 avg).
  • Currently 94.9 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 79th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 29 (7.25 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 75th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +29, Rush AVG: +4.1 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +3 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?
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Calvin Ridley

No Injury Reported

Injury CJ Donaldson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Calvin Ridley

Week 5
Tennessee Titans VS Houston Texans

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
27.25361.50311404.13
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 23rd with 17.00 total points (4.25 avg).
  • Currently 31 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 increased by 2.3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in rush defense with 335 (83.75 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 30th in pass defense with 1111 (277.75 per game).
  • Top 4 in sacks with 14 (3.50 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 27.25 per game and currently ranked 26th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 27th 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: +190.21, Turnovers: -8 Sacks: -8, INTs: -9, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +13.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 48, INT: 15, TDS: 3, PA/G: 18.4, YDS/G: 294.6
Matchups CJ Donaldson

Week 5
New Orleans Saints VS Minnesota Vikings

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
12.75314.75741615.29
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 48.00 total points (12.00 avg).
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 314.75 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in turnovers with 7 (1.75 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 378 (94.50 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 881 (220.25 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 2 in sacks with 16 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 4 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 12.75 per game and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 1 (0.25 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +113.75, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: +1, INTs: +2, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -9.58,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 20.8, YDS/G: 300.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Calvin Ridley
9.66
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating CJ Donaldson
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Calvin Ridley
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2018 ATL 16 92 64 821 12.8 10 6 27 4.5 0
2019 ATL 13 93 63 866 13.7 7 2 34 17 0
2020 ATL 15 143 90 1374 15.3 9 5 1 0.2 0
2021 ATL 5 52 31 281 9.1 2 0 0 0 0
2023 JAC 16 136 76 1016 13.4 8 9 23 2.6 0
2024 TEN 16 120 64 1017 15.9 4 8 55 6.9 1
2025 TEN 7 36 17 303 17.8 0 0 0 0 0
2026 TEN 3 5 3 48 16.0 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 23 14 216 16.0 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 97 52 779 14.9 4 6 26 4.6 0
Totals 93 677 408 5726 14.0 40 30 140 4.7 1
Career CJ Donaldson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 NO 4 7 29 4.1 0 4 3 3 1.0 0
ON PACE 18 32 131 4.1 0 18 14 14 1.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 7 29 4.1 0 4 3 3 1.0 0
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