2026 · Week 5 · PPR

Should I start Brock Bowers or Trey McBride in Week 5 (2026)?

The projection call

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TE · LV

Brock Bowers

16.3 projected FP

PPR · FF consensus

FantasyPros: 16.5
ESPN: 16.3
Sleeper: 15.9

vs NE

Final · Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET

TE · ARI

Trey McBride

18.5 projected FP

PPR · FF consensus

FantasyPros: 18.6
ESPN: 18.7
Sleeper: 18.1

vs DET

Final · Sun, Oct 11, 4:25 PM ET

Data refreshed Oct 22, 2026, 3:52 AM ET. Projected points are not actual results.

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