Should I start Michael Wilson or Khalil Shakir in Week 10?
Updated Nov 10, 9:41 AM ET. Week 11 answers post Tuesday.
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- : Cardinals WR Michael Wilson (neck) to miss rest of season (ESPN)
- : Michael Wilson: Listed Out (Neck, Fracture) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Michael Wilson: 84 percent of the snaps and 26 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Khalil Shakir's 65 percent of the snaps and 19 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.
Should I drop Khalil Shakir for Michael Wilson?
Not on these numbers alone. Khalil Shakir projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 8 games) and Michael Wilson 80 (11.4 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Michael Wilson is listed out.
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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.
WR48 · ARI · bye 14
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- Market-based projection
- 10.9 pts a game Wk 9 price
- Overall rank
- 124
WR49 · BUF · bye 7
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- Market-based projection
- 9.2 pts a game Wk 9 price
- Overall rank
- 125
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The gap
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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.
Where the draft room stands
Live drafts hold no current pick on Michael Wilson, and the board ranks him 124th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Khalil Shakir, and the board ranks him 125th overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
The market-based projection for Michael Wilson is 1.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
The market-based projection for Khalil Shakir is 1.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
Michael Wilson's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season through Week 9
Through Week 9, Michael Wilson has been on the field for 88 percent of ARI snaps, drawn 26 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 24 of the offence's 95 third down targets, had 10 of its 32 chances inside the five and seen 22 of its 58 two minute targets.
His 88 targets have averaged 10.8 air yards.
In Week 7 against DEN he carried 2 times for 11 yards, caught 4 of 8 targets for 55 yards and did not score.
In Week 8 against DAL he carried 1 time for 17 yards, caught 8 of 15 targets for 111 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
In Week 9 against SEA he caught 6 of 7 targets for 60 yards and did not score.
Through Week 9, Khalil Shakir has been on the field for 64 percent of BUF snaps, drawn 19 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 9 of the offence's 58 third down targets, had 1 of its 27 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 32 two minute targets.
His 42 targets have averaged 5.4 air yards.
In Week 6 against LV he caught 4 of 6 targets for 34 yards and scored 1 touchdown.
In Week 8 against BAL he caught 5 of 6 targets for 64 yards and did not score.
In Week 9 against MIN he caught 4 of 4 targets for 53 yards and did not score.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Michael Wilson played 17 games and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.
He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.
That came to 7.4 targets a game, a 62 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 81 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.
Michael Wilson was available for 1 game more.
Head to head
In 2025 Michael Wilson scored 13.0 PPR points a game and Khalil Shakir 10.4, 2.6 a game between them.
Michael Wilson finished WR10 that year and Khalil Shakir WR36.
Michael Wilson had 31 more targets than Khalil Shakir, 126 to 95.
Michael Wilson had 287 more receiving yards than Khalil Shakir, 1006 to 719.
This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger snap share, 88 percent against 64 percent.
This season Michael Wilson holds the bigger target share, 26 percent against 19 percent.
Byes and availability
Michael Wilson is off in Week 14 and Khalil Shakir in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.
Michael Wilson is listed as out on the injury report.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Khalil Shakir for Michael Wilson?
Not on these numbers alone. Khalil Shakir projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 8 games) and Michael Wilson 80 (11.4 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Michael Wilson is listed out.
Should I drop Michael Wilson for Khalil Shakir?
Not on these numbers alone. Michael Wilson projects 80 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.4 a game over 7 games) and Khalil Shakir 76 (9.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. Michael Wilson is listed out.
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