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Start Khalil Shakir or Denzel Boston? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 9:26 AM ET.

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Start Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston

Shakir projects lower, 9.5 to 9.7, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 103 for Shakir, 143 for Boston.

Start

Khalil Shakir

WR · BUF · at NYJ

Market projects
9.5
recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs WR
28.5
10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
61 of 100 at WR
Snap share
64%
Through Week 9
Target share
19%
Through Week 9
Sit

Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · vs HOU

Market projects
9.7
recent weeks avg
HOU D vs WR
37.3
4th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
77 of 100 at WR
Snap share
91%
Through Week 9
Target share
22%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Denzel Boston for Khalil Shakir?

Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 7 games) and Khalil Shakir 76 (9.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Khalil Shakir at 9.5 points and Denzel Boston at 9.7, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Khalil Shakir still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 103 against 143, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Khalil Shakir this week yet, so his 9.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (9.8 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (10.5, 9.8 and 8.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.5, 9.8 and 8.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Khalil Shakir yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 9.2 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 9.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Khalil Shakir is 0.3 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Denzel Boston 0.2 points ahead of Khalil Shakir on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Denzel Boston and CLE host HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 37.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 187 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU.

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, Denzel Boston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Denzel Boston played 91 percent of CLE snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 44 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 7 against TEN: 61 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 8 against PIT: 58 of 70 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 37 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 9 against NO: 68 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 98 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, 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

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Denzel Boston for Khalil Shakir?

    Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 7 games) and Khalil Shakir 76 (9.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.

  • Should I drop Khalil Shakir for Denzel Boston?

    Not on these numbers alone. Khalil Shakir projects 76 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 8 games) and Denzel Boston 74 (10.5 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.

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