Start Rashid Shaheed or Chris Godwin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 9:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Rashid Shaheed

Start

Chris Godwin Jr.

WR · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 7.2; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs WR: 29.4; 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at WR

Sit

Rashid Shaheed

WR · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 6.6; fantasy pts
KC D vs WR: 20.8; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 14%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Chris Godwin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Rashid Shaheed 58 (5.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Rashid Shaheed in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Chris Godwin Jr. at 7.2 points and Rashid Shaheed at 6.6, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. this week yet, so his 7.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (6.9, 7.6 and 7.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chris Godwin Jr. at ADP 82 and Rashid Shaheed at 131.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Chris Godwin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 6.9, 7.6 and 7.2 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 7.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 6.6 fantasy points for Rashid Shaheed, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rashid Shaheed is 26 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 10 and 11 market sources).

That puts Chris Godwin Jr. 0.6 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Chris Godwin Jr. and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 29.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 148 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Rashid Shaheed and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 20.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and no touchdowns a game against KC.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Godwin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chris Godwin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Rashid Shaheed played 52 percent of SEA snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chris Godwin Jr. played 9 games for TB and scored 83.0 PPR points, 9.2 a game, finishing WR78.

He caught 33 of 51 targets for 360 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 154 air yards.

He was on the field for 71 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 47 of 67 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 53 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.8 PPR points.

Chris Godwin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against CAR: 41 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 8.0 PPR points.

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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Chris Godwin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Godwin Jr. projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Rashid Shaheed 58 (5.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.
Should I drop Chris Godwin Jr. for Rashid Shaheed?
No. Keep Chris Godwin Jr.: he projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (7.7 a game over 10 games), Rashid Shaheed 58 (5.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Chris Godwin Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.