Start Khalil Shakir or Dontayvion Wicks? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Dontayvion Wicks in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Khalil Shakir at 10.7 points and Dontayvion Wicks at 9.9, a gap of 0.8. 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 9.9 fantasy points for Dontayvion Wicks, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Dontayvion Wicks at 47.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (11, 10 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 10.7 fantasy points for Khalil Shakir, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Khalil Shakir at 43.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 28% chance to score a touchdown (5, 4 and 14 market sources).

That puts Khalil Shakir 0.8 points ahead of Dontayvion Wicks on the market projections.

Injury status

Dontayvion Wicks is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Dontayvion Wicks played 81 percent of PHI snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 28 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 1 against WAS: 50 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 73 yards, 1 touchdown.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 2 against TEN: 47 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 74 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 3 against CHI: 44 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Dontayvion Wicks, Week 4 against LAR: 56 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.

Through Week 4, Khalil Shakir played 62 percent of BUF snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Khalil Shakir, Week 1 against HOU: 31 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 2 against DET: 36 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 3 against LAC: 48 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

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

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dontayvion Wicks played 14 games for GB and scored 75.8 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing WR83.

He caught 30 of 46 targets for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 265 air yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 5 calls

• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Dontayvion Wicks.
• Start Denzel Boston over Dontayvion Wicks.
• Start Dontayvion Wicks over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Carnell Tate over Khalil Shakir.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Deebo Samuel Sr..