Start Khalil Shakir or Emeka Egbuka? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Emeka Egbuka in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Khalil Shakir at 10.8 points and Emeka Egbuka at 9.1, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Khalil Shakir this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (9.7, 11.2 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka this week yet, so his 9.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (11.4, 6.9 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Khalil Shakir yet. His market-based projections were 9.7, 11.2 and 11.5 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 10.8, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Khalil Shakir a 29% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Emeka Egbuka yet. His market-based projections were 11.4, 6.9 and 8.9 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 9.1, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Emeka Egbuka a 27% chance to score a touchdown (9 market sources).

That puts Khalil Shakir 1.7 points ahead of Emeka Egbuka on these projections.

Injury status

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Emeka Egbuka is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Khalil Shakir played 64 percent of BUF snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Khalil Shakir, Week 5 against LAR: 44 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 80 yards.

Through Week 5, Emeka Egbuka played 85 percent of TB snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 2 against CLE: 56 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for -3 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 3 against MIN: 51 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 4 against GB: 59 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Emeka Egbuka, Week 5 against DAL: 64 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 14 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

In 2025, Emeka Egbuka played 17 games for TB and scored 195.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR23.

He caught 63 of 127 targets for 938 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 603 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Khalil Shakir over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Khalil Shakir.
• Start Denzel Boston over Khalil Shakir.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Emeka Egbuka.
• Start Emeka Egbuka over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Denzel Boston over Emeka Egbuka.