Start Courtland Sutton or Rashid Shaheed? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Courtland Sutton over Rashid Shaheed in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Courtland Sutton at 8.4 points and Rashid Shaheed at 5.1, a gap of 3.3.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Courtland Sutton, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Courtland Sutton at 31.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.1 fantasy points for Rashid Shaheed, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rashid Shaheed at 22.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (9, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Courtland Sutton 3.3 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on the market projections.

Injury status

Courtland Sutton is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Courtland Sutton played 78 percent of DEN snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Courtland Sutton, Week 2 against JAX: 45 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 3 against LAR: 58 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 4 against SF: 48 of 65 snaps, 6 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Courtland Sutton, Week 5 against LAC: 50 of 62 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Rashid Shaheed played 54 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 5 against SF: 29 of 63 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Courtland Sutton played 17 games for DEN and scored 219.7 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR13.

He caught 74 of 124 targets for 1017 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 795 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 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 6 calls

• Start Courtland Sutton over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Carnell Tate over Courtland Sutton.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Rashid Shaheed.