Start Cooper Kupp or Rashid Shaheed? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Cooper Kupp over Rashid Shaheed in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Cooper Kupp at 6.6 points and Rashid Shaheed at 5.0, a gap of 1.6.

What the market projects

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

The market has Cooper Kupp at 25.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 21% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 15 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 20% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 15 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 1.6 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on the market projections.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Cooper Kupp played 60 percent of SEA snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 1 against NE: 39 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 2 against ARI: 30 of 70 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Cooper Kupp, Week 3 against WAS: 45 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Cooper Kupp, Week 4 against LAC: 34 of 60 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, 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, 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 Cooper Kupp over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Chris Godwin Jr..
• Start Cooper Kupp over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Darnell Mooney.