Start Darius Cooper or Rashid Shaheed? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Darius Cooper over Rashid Shaheed in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Darius Cooper at 5.8 points and Rashid Shaheed at 5.2, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

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

The market gives Darius Cooper a 18% chance to score a touchdown (14 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.2 fantasy points for Rashid Shaheed, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rashid Shaheed at 20.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (12, 14 and 14 market sources).

That puts Darius Cooper 0.5 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on the market projections.

Injury status

Darius Cooper is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Darius Cooper played 41 percent of PHI snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Darius Cooper, Week 1 against WAS: 8 of 55 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Darius Cooper, Week 2 against TEN: 31 of 76 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darius Cooper, Week 3 against CHI: 5 of 50 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Darius Cooper, Week 4 against LAR: 55 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Darius Cooper played 13 games for PHI and scored 18.2 PPR points, 1.4 a game.

He caught 9 of 11 targets for 92 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 70 air yards.

He was on the field for 19 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 Darius Cooper over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Darius Cooper over Germie Bernard.
• Start Isaiah Williams over Darius Cooper.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Rashid Shaheed.