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Christian McCaffrey or Emanuel Wilson

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

RB • San Francisco 49ers SF
Emanuel Wilson

Emanuel Wilson

RB • Seattle Seahawks SEA
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McCaffrey over Wilson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

McCaffrey ... 20.25%

BOTH ... 79.75%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 18.48
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
15 60 0.6 4.4 34.4 0.2 18.48
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Outlook Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey at Seattle — Locked-in RB1 in an undefeated NFC West clash

McCaffrey is completely healthy heading into Week 5 after taking his standard mid-week veteran rest day. Serving as San Francisco's clear lead back ahead of change-of-pace runner Kaelon Black, he remains the focal point of the rushing attack and has already piled up four touchdowns through the first four contests for the undefeated 4-0 49ers.

Fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups across all formats as an elite RB1. Our weekly projection expects roughly 20.1 fantasy points, highlighted by 57 rushing yards, four to five receptions, and high-probability scoring upside against Seattle's defense in a key division battle.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 14 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wilson over McCaffrey

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Wilson ... 0%

BOTH ... 79.75%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 12.24
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
15.7 63.2 0.5 1.6 12.6 0.1 12.24
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Outlook Emanuel Wilson

Emanuel Wilson vs SF at Home — Primed for Lead Work in Key NFC West Clash

With Jadarian Price on injured reserve, Emanuel Wilson has taken full advantage of his opportunity in Seattle's backfield. Wilson carried the load in his last outing against the Chargers, piling up 21 carries and catching three passes while scoring twice. With backfield mate George Holani also nursing a rib injury, Wilson is positioned to lead the rushing attack.

Fantasy trust has surged, with his start rate spiking to 77%. Our weekly projection expects around 14 carries and 60 total yards against San Francisco. While the 49ers pose a stiff defensive test, Seattle entering as home favorites sets up a viable script, and fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups as a solid RB2.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 14 hrs ago
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Christian McCaffrey
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
15523.513180
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
301274.227590
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Emanuel Wilson
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
21813.913391
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
30953.213391
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Christian McCaffrey
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Emanuel Wilson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Christian McCaffrey
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
100%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Emanuel Wilson
OWN
97%
+40.25 compared to last week
START
81%
+60.91 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Christian McCaffrey
7th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Emanuel Wilson
16th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Christian McCaffrey

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 7th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 58.00 total points (14.50 avg).
  • Currently 40.1 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 6 in receptions and is currently ranked 6th among RB.
  • Top 6 in targets and is currently ranked 5th among RB.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 122 and 7.63 YPC and is currently ranked 6th among RB.
  • Top 20 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Top 6 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 6th among RB.
  • Top 6 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 6th among RB.
  • Top 15 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 15th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 50 (12.50 per game) and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush yards with 218 (54.50 per game) and is currently ranked 21st among RB.
  • Top 6 in rush tds with 4 (1.00 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -7, Rush AVG: +1.1 Rush TDs: +4, Receptions: -15, Rec Yards: -183 Rec TDs: -2,
  • Involved in both the running and passing game!

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 265, RUSH YDS: 1075, RUSH TDS: 10, REC: 65, REC YDS: 675, REC TDS: 7
Breakdown Emanuel Wilson

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 16th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 23rd with 34.90 total points (8.73 avg).
  • Currently 63.2 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker
  • 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 4 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 62nd among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among RB.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 13th among RB.
  • Ranked 109th in targets and is currently among RB.
  • Top 15 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 14th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 53 (13.25 per game) and is currently ranked 24th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush yards with 190 (47.50 per game) and is currently ranked 24th among RB.
  • Top 50 in rush tds with 1 (0.25 per game) and is currently ranked 38th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +117, Rush AVG: -1.3 Rush TDs: +1, Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: +2 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 175, RUSH YDS: 750, RUSH TDS: 7, REC: 20, REC YDS: 100, REC TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Christian McCaffrey

No Injury Reported

Injury Emanuel Wilson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Christian McCaffrey

Week 5
San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.25263.25861104.45
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 8th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 5th with 35.00 total points (8.75 avg).
  • Currently 13 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.8 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 263.25 per game and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 4 in turnovers with 8 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 408 (102.00 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 645 (161.25 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 8 in sacks with 11 (2.75 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 6 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 18.25 per game and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd 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: -54, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -1, INTs: -1, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +1.5,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 8, PA/G: 18.3, YDS/G: 303.8
Matchups Emanuel Wilson

Week 5
Seattle Seahawks VS San Francisco 49ers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
16.00314.5031602.93
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 16th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 20.00 total points (5.00 avg).
  • Currently 28 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 314.50 per game and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 10 in rush defense with 399 (99.75 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 859 (214.75 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 16.00 per game and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 28th 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: +26.5, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: +1, INTs: +1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -2.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 26, INT: 11, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.2, YDS/G: 361.5
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Christian McCaffrey
32.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Emanuel Wilson
13.01
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Christian McCaffrey
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 CAR 16 117 435 3.7 2 113 80 651 8.1 5
2018 CAR 16 219 1098 5.0 7 124 107 867 8.1 6
2019 CAR 16 287 1387 4.8 15 143 116 1005 8.7 4
2020 CAR 3 59 225 3.8 5 19 17 149 8.8 1
2021 CAR 7 99 442 4.5 1 41 37 343 9.3 1
2022 CAR 16 244 1139 4.7 8 107 85 741 8.7 5
2023 SF 16 272 1459 5.4 14 83 67 564 8.4 7
2024 SF 4 50 202 4.0 0 19 15 146 9.7 0
2025 SF 16 335 1291 3.9 11 136 109 977 9.0 7
2026 SF 4 50 218 4.4 4 22 16 122 7.6 0
ON PACE 18 225 981 4.4 18 99 72 549 7.6 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 239 1073 4.5 10 88 70 613 8.8 5
Totals 125 1857 8485 4.6 73 860 691 5883 8.5 40
Career Emanuel Wilson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2023 GB 5 14 85 6.1 0 5 4 23 5.8 0
2024 GB 16 103 502 4.9 4 14 11 48 4.4 1
2025 GB 16 154 606 3.9 5 19 17 117 6.9 0
2026 SEA 4 53 190 3.6 1 5 3 39 13.0 1
ON PACE 18 239 855 3.6 5 23 14 176 13.0 5
3-YEAR AVG 14 95 411 4.3 3 14 11 74 6.5 0
Totals 47 339 1425 4.2 10 47 37 261 7.1 2
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ARI vs DET
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BUF @LAR
CAR vs BYE
CHI @GB
CIN @MIA
CLE @NYJ
DAL vs TB
DEN @LAC
HOU @TEN
IND @PIT
JAC vs PHI
KC vs BYE
LV @NE
MIN @NO
NYG @WAS
SEA vs SF
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NYY @TB 08:00 EDT EST
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ANA @CGY 10:00 PM EST
BOS vs PHI 1:00 PM EST
BUF vs UTA 7:00 PM EST
CAR @CHI 7:00 PM EST
CBJ @STL 7:00 PM EST
COL vs TOR 7:00 PM EST
DAL @PIT 7:00 PM EST
DET @MON 7:00 PM EST
EDM @SJ 4:00 PM EST
FLA vs MIN 6:00 PM EST
LA @VGK 10:00 PM EST
NJ vs VAN 3:30 PM EST
NSH @OTT 7:00 PM EST
NYI vs TB 7:30 PM EST