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Start Adonai Mitchell or Rashid Shaheed? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 5:01 AM ET.

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  • : Tim Patrick: Listed Out (Coach's Decision) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Rashid Shaheed: Questionable to Out (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start

WR · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
6.0
recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR
23.7
2nd fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
67%
Through Week 8
Target share
23%
Through Week 8
Sit

WR · SEA · vs ARI · Out

Market projects
5.8
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR
33.6
12th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
49%
Through Week 7
Target share
14%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Rashid Shaheed?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashid Shaheed projects 46 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 8 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Rashid Shaheed. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Adonai Mitchell over Rashid Shaheed in Week 9.

Rashid Shaheed is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Adonai Mitchell. Drafters take Adonai Mitchell at ADP 195 and Rashid Shaheed at 131.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Adonai Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 6.5 and 5.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 6.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Rashid Shaheed yet. His market-based projections were 5.3 and 6.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Adonai Mitchell 0.1 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Adonai Mitchell and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 23.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 122 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against KC.

Rashid Shaheed and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 33.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ARI.

By points allowed to the position, Rashid Shaheed has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Adonai Mitchell is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is listed as out with a knee injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Adonai Mitchell played 67 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 7 against MIA: 26 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 8 against LV: 9 targets and 7 catches for 142 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Rashid Shaheed played 49 percent of SEA snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for 33 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 20 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 5 against SF: 29 of 63 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 6 against DEN: 39 of 85 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 66 yards.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 7 against KC: 22 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 1 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Rashid Shaheed played 18 games for SEA and scored 156.6 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing WR39.

He caught 59 of 92 targets for 687 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 510 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Adonai Mitchell for Rashid Shaheed?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashid Shaheed projects 46 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 8 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Rashid Shaheed. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.

  • Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Adonai Mitchell?

    No. Keep Rashid Shaheed: he projects 46 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 8 games), Adonai Mitchell 27 (3.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Adonai Mitchell over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.

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