Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Rashid Shaheed?

Not on these numbers alone. Isaac TeSlaa projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games) and Rashid Shaheed 57 (6.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.

Start Rashid Shaheed or Isaac TeSlaa? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 25, 11:13 PM ET: Rashid Shaheed: Questionable to Out (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 25, 10:43 PM ET: Rashid Shaheed: Listed Questionable (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 21, 7:43 PM ET: Rashid Shaheed: Listed Questionable (Hip) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Isaac TeSlaa over Rashid Shaheed

Start

Isaac TeSlaa

WR · DET · vs MIN

Market projects: 5.8; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs WR: 25.3; 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 16 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 10%; Through Week 7

Sit

Rashid Shaheed

WR · SEA · vs CHI · Out

Market projects: 5.5; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs WR: 29.2; 10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 49%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Isaac TeSlaa?

Not on these numbers alone. Rashid Shaheed projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 9 games) and Isaac TeSlaa 58 (5.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Isaac TeSlaa over Rashid Shaheed in Week 8.

Rashid Shaheed is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Isaac TeSlaa.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Isaac TeSlaa yet. His market-based projections were 6.1 and 5.5 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Isaac TeSlaa is 0.2 touchdowns (12 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Rashid Shaheed yet. His market-based projections were 5.0, 5.3 and 6.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Isaac TeSlaa 0.3 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Isaac TeSlaa and DET host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 124 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN.

Rashid Shaheed and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 29.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Rashid Shaheed has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Isaac TeSlaa is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is listed as out with a knee injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Isaac TeSlaa played 60 percent of DET snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 3 against NYJ: 31 of 65 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 66 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 4 against CAR: 58 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 95 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 5 against ARI: 26 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Isaac TeSlaa, Week 7 against GB: 33 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Through Week 7, Rashid Shaheed played 49 percent of SEA snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 5 against SF: 29 of 63 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 6 against DEN: 39 of 85 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 66 yards.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 7 against KC: 22 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 1 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Isaac TeSlaa played 17 games for DET and scored 75.9 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR82.

He caught 16 of 27 targets for 239 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 184 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Isaac TeSlaa?
Not on these numbers alone. Rashid Shaheed projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 9 games) and Isaac TeSlaa 58 (5.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.
Should I drop Isaac TeSlaa for Rashid Shaheed?
Not on these numbers alone. Isaac TeSlaa projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games) and Rashid Shaheed 57 (6.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Isaac TeSlaa over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.