Start Jahan Dotson or Rashid Shaheed? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Latest
- : Rashid Shaheed: Questionable to Out (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Jahan Dotson over Rashid Shaheed
Rashid Shaheed is listed out, so Jahan Dotson starts despite the lower projection.

- Market projects
- 5.7
- recent weeks avg
- CIN D vs WR
- 31.4
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 67%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 14%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 5.8
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs WR
- 33.6
- 12th most 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 46 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 8 games), Jahan Dotson 41 (5.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Rashid Shaheed. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Jahan Dotson over Rashid Shaheed in Week 9.
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 9 player market is posted for Rashid Shaheed yet. His market-based projections were 5.3 and 6.3 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jahan Dotson yet. His market-based projections were 5.3, 6.7 and 5.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Jahan Dotson is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).
That puts Rashid Shaheed 0.1 points ahead of Jahan Dotson on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Rashid Shaheed and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
ARI allowed 33.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 153 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against ARI.
Jahan Dotson and ATL host CIN on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.
CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.
By points allowed to the position, Rashid Shaheed has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Rashid Shaheed is listed as out with a knee injury.
Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
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.
Through Week 8, Jahan Dotson played 67 percent of ATL snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Jahan Dotson, Week 8 against TB: 5 targets and 2 catches for 95 yards.
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.
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.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 46 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 8 games), Jahan Dotson 41 (5.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Rashid Shaheed. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.
Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Jahan Dotson?
No. Keep Rashid Shaheed: he projects 46 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 8 games), Jahan Dotson 41 (5.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jahan Dotson over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.
Week 9 on the board
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