A.J. Brown or Khalil Shakir: who should I start?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on A.J. Brown: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 193rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 35.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Khalil Shakir: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 207th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 145.

What the sportsbooks price

No sportsbook has posted a season market for A.J. Brown, so the only market pricing him on this page is the draft room.

No sportsbook has posted a season market for Khalil Shakir, so the only market pricing him on this page is the draft room.

Neither carries a posted market, so this page rests on the draft room and on what the two have already done.

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, A.J. Brown has been on the field for 44 percent of NE snaps, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 11 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 0 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 4 targets have averaged 4.8 air yards.

In Week 1 against SEA he caught 3 of 4 targets for 26 yards and did not score.

Through Week 1, Khalil Shakir has been on the field for 53 percent of BUF snaps, drawn 21 percent of the targets and had 43 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 8 third down targets, had 1 of its 2 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 6 targets have averaged 6.5 air yards.

In Week 1 against HOU he caught 4 of 6 targets for 40 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 A.J. Brown played 15 games and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.

He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 8.1 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Khalil Shakir played 16 games and scored 166.4 PPR points, 10.4 a game, finishing WR36.

He caught 72 of 95 targets for 719 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets.

That came to 5.9 targets a game, a 76 percent catch rate and 10.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Khalil Shakir was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 A.J. Brown scored 14.7 PPR points a game and Khalil Shakir 10.4, 4.3 a game between them.

A.J. Brown finished WR11 that year and Khalil Shakir WR36.

A.J. Brown had 26 more targets than Khalil Shakir, 121 to 95.

A.J. Brown had 284 more receiving yards than Khalil Shakir, 1003 to 719.

This season Khalil Shakir holds the bigger snap share, 53 percent against 44 percent.

This season Khalil Shakir holds the bigger target share, 21 percent against 13 percent.

Byes and availability

A.J. Brown is off in Week 11 and Khalil Shakir in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.

A.J. Brown is listed as ir on the injury report.