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Start Khalil Shakir or Denzel Boston? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 10:46 AM ET.

Start Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston

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Khalil Shakir

WR · BUF · at MIN

Market projects
10.4
recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR
25.9
4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
57 of 100 at WR
Snap share
64%
Through Week 8
Target share
20%
Through Week 8
Sit

Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at NO

Market projects
10.3
recent weeks avg
NO D vs WR
29.8
14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
74 of 100 at WR
Snap share
90%
Through Week 8
Target share
21%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Denzel Boston for Khalil Shakir?

Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 8 games) and Khalil Shakir 86 (9.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Khalil Shakir at 10.4 points and Denzel Boston at 10.3, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Khalil Shakir this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (11.1 and 9.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (10.6, 10.5 and 9.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Khalil Shakir at ADP 103 and Denzel Boston at 143.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Khalil Shakir yet. His market-based projections were 11.1 and 9.8 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Khalil Shakir is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.6, 10.5 and 9.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

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

Week 9 matchups

Khalil Shakir and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.

Denzel Boston and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 29.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, Denzel Boston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Khalil Shakir played 64 percent of BUF snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Khalil Shakir, Week 4 against NE: 45 of 59 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

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.

Through Week 8, Denzel Boston played 90 percent of CLE snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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 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 Denzel Boston for Khalil Shakir?

    Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 84 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 8 games) and Khalil Shakir 86 (9.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.

  • Should I drop Khalil Shakir for Denzel Boston?

    Not on these numbers alone. Khalil Shakir projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.5 a game over 9 games) and Denzel Boston 84 (10.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.

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