Start Rashid Shaheed or Calvin Ridley? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rashid Shaheed over Calvin Ridley in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Rashid Shaheed at 5.0 points and Calvin Ridley at 2.3, a gap of 2.7.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 2.3 fantasy points for Calvin Ridley, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Calvin Ridley at 8.5 receiving yards, with a 8% chance to score a touchdown (6 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.0 fantasy points for Rashid Shaheed, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rashid Shaheed at 19.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 15 market sources).

That puts Rashid Shaheed 2.7 points ahead of Calvin Ridley on the market projections.

Injury status

Calvin Ridley is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Calvin Ridley played 51 percent of TEN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Calvin Ridley, Week 1 against NYJ: 32 of 50 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 2 against PHI: 33 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 3 against NYG: 20 of 60 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Calvin Ridley, Week 4 against BAL: 30 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Through Week 4, Rashid Shaheed played 56 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 1 against NE: 33 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 2 against ARI: 39 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 3 against WAS: 31 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Calvin Ridley played 7 games for TEN and scored 47.3 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing WR116.

He caught 17 of 36 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 219 air yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 5 calls

• Start Chris Olave over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Darnell Mooney over Calvin Ridley.
• Start DeVonta Smith over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Rashid Shaheed.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Darnell Mooney.