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Start Cooper Kupp or Rashid Shaheed? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 6:01 AM ET.

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  • : Rashid Shaheed: Questionable to Out (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Rashid Shaheed over Cooper Kupp

Shaheed projects lower, 5.8 to 6.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 131 for Shaheed, 186 for Kupp.

Start

Rashid Shaheed

WR · SEA · vs ARI · Questionable

Market projects
5.8
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR
33.5
13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
42 of 100 at WR
Snap share
49%
Through Week 7
Target share
14%
Through Week 7
Sit

Cooper Kupp

WR · SEA · vs ARI

Market projects
6.5
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs WR
33.5
13th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
81 of 100 at WR
Snap share
71%
Through Week 8
Target share
12%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Cooper Kupp?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cooper Kupp projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 8 games), Rashid Shaheed 42 (5.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rashid Shaheed over Cooper Kupp. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Rashid Shaheed is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Rashid Shaheed over Cooper Kupp in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Rashid Shaheed at 5.8 points and Cooper Kupp at 6.5, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Rashid Shaheed still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 131 against 186, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Rashid Shaheed this week yet, so his 5.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (5.3 and 6.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cooper Kupp this week yet, so his 6.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (6.0, 6.3 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Cooper Kupp yet. His market-based projections were 6.0, 6.3 and 7.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 6.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cooper Kupp is 0.3 touchdowns (8 market sources).

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.

The market-based projection for Rashid Shaheed is 0.3 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Cooper Kupp 0.6 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Cooper Kupp and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 33.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ARI.

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

ARI allowed 33.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 13th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 152 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Injury status

Cooper Kupp is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is listed as questionable with a knee injury.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Cooper Kupp played 71 percent of SEA snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Cooper Kupp, Week 5 against SF: 51 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

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.

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, 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 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 Rashid Shaheed for Cooper Kupp?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Cooper Kupp projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 8 games), Rashid Shaheed 42 (5.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rashid Shaheed over Cooper Kupp. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Rashid Shaheed is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Cooper Kupp for Rashid Shaheed?

    No. Keep Cooper Kupp: he projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 8 games), Rashid Shaheed 42 (5.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rashid Shaheed over Cooper Kupp. Rashid Shaheed is listed questionable.

Week 9 on the board

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