Start Khalil Shakir or Cooper Kupp? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Cooper Kupp in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Khalil Shakir at 9.5 points and Cooper Kupp at 5.8, a gap of 3.8. Drafters take Khalil Shakir at ADP 103 and Cooper Kupp at 186.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 5.8 fantasy points for Cooper Kupp, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cooper Kupp is 21 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (7, 7 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.5 fantasy points for Khalil Shakir, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Khalil Shakir is 42 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 6 and 7 market sources).

That puts Khalil Shakir 3.8 points ahead of Cooper Kupp on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Cooper Kupp and SEA visit LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LV allowed 33.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 11th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 162 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against LV.

Khalil Shakir and BUF visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 28.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

By points allowed to the position, Cooper Kupp has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Cooper Kupp played 71 percent of SEA snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 6 against DEN: 72 of 85 snaps, 10 targets and 5 catches for 50 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 7 against KC: 45 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 8 against CHI: 58 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 9 against ARI: 49 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards.

Through Week 9, Khalil Shakir played 64 percent of BUF snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Khalil Shakir, Week 5 against LAR: 44 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 80 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 6 against LV: 41 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 1 touchdown.

Khalil Shakir, Week 8 against BAL: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 64 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 9 against MIN: 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cooper Kupp played 16 games for SEA and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 300 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Khalil Shakir played 16 games for BUF 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 and 178 air yards.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Cooper Kupp over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Dohnte Meyers over Cooper Kupp.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Khalil Shakir over DeMario Douglas.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.