Start Rashid Shaheed or Jahan Dotson? 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 Jahan Dotson over Rashid Shaheed

Start

Jahan Dotson

WR · ATL · at TB

Market projects: 5.5; recent weeks avg
TB D vs WR: 29.9; 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 20 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 13%; 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 Jahan Dotson for Rashid Shaheed?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashid Shaheed projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 9 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Rashid Shaheed. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jahan Dotson over Rashid Shaheed in Week 8.

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

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jahan Dotson yet. His market-based projections were 4.7, 5.3 and 6.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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 Jahan Dotson 0.0 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jahan Dotson and ATL visit TB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TB allowed 29.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 135 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.

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, Jahan Dotson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is listed as out with a knee injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 4 against NO: 36 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 5 against BAL: 42 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 54 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 7 against SF: 38 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 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, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 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 Jahan Dotson for Rashid Shaheed?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashid Shaheed projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 9 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Rashid Shaheed. So make the move after his Week 8 game. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.
Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Jahan Dotson?
No. Keep Rashid Shaheed: he projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 9 games), Jahan Dotson 48 (5.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.