Start Germie Bernard or Rashid Shaheed? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Germie Bernard over Rashid Shaheed in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Germie Bernard at 5.7 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 5.7 fantasy points for Germie Bernard, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Germie Bernard at 18.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (12, 12 and 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, 13 and 14 market sources).

That puts Germie Bernard 0.5 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on the market projections.

Injury status

Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Germie Bernard played 38 percent of PIT snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Germie Bernard, Week 1 against ATL: 3 of 67 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 2 against NE: 55 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 35 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 3 against CIN: 17 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 14 yards.

Germie Bernard, Week 4 against CLE: 29 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

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, 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 Germie Bernard over Cody White.
• Start Darius Cooper over Germie Bernard.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Germie Bernard.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Rashid Shaheed.