Khalil Shakir or Tetairoa McMillan: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Khalil Shakir: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 127th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Tetairoa McMillan: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 128th overall on the rest of his evidence.

What the player markets price

The market has Khalil Shakir at 2.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 9 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Tetairoa McMillan at 2.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Khalil Shakir's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 5, Khalil Shakir has been on the field for 62 percent of BUF snaps, drawn 20 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 7 of the offence's 35 third down targets, had 1 of its 18 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 24 two minute targets.

His 26 targets have averaged 6.5 air yards.

In Week 3 against LAC he caught 1 of 3 targets for 6 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against NE he caught 7 of 8 targets for 82 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against LAR he caught 3 of 3 targets for 80 yards and did not score.

Through Week 4, Tetairoa McMillan has been on the field for 87 percent of CAR snaps, drawn 27 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 7 of the offence's 32 third down targets, had 3 of its 9 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 25 two minute targets.

His 39 targets have averaged 11.5 air yards.

In Week 2 against ATL he caught 5 of 10 targets for 101 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against CLE he caught 2 of 5 targets for 17 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against DET he caught 14 of 16 targets for 192 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025 Tetairoa McMillan played 17 games and scored 211.4 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR16.

He caught 70 of 122 targets for 1014 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 7.2 targets a game, a 57 percent catch rate and 14.5 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Tetairoa McMillan was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Tetairoa McMillan scored 12.4 PPR points a game and Khalil Shakir 10.4, 2.0 a game between them.

Khalil Shakir finished WR36 that year and Tetairoa McMillan WR16.

Tetairoa McMillan had 27 more targets than Khalil Shakir, 122 to 95.

Tetairoa McMillan had 295 more receiving yards than Khalil Shakir, 1014 to 719.

This season Tetairoa McMillan holds the bigger snap share, 87 percent against 62 percent.

This season Tetairoa McMillan holds the bigger target share, 27 percent against 20 percent.

Byes and availability

Khalil Shakir is off in Week 7 and Tetairoa McMillan in Week 5, so either can cover the other's bye.