Start Jakobi Meyers or Khalil Shakir? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Jakobi Meyers over Khalil Shakir in Week 1.

Jakobi Meyers is priced by the books at 3.5 projected points. Khalil Shakir has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Jakobi Meyers at ADP 92 and Khalil Shakir at 98. Market coverage on Jakobi Meyers is 40 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 3.5 fantasy points for Jakobi Meyers, with 40 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Khalil Shakir in Week 1.

Week 1 matchups

Jakobi Meyers and JAX host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 48.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 3rd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 183 yards and 3 touchdowns against CLE.

Khalil Shakir and BUF visit HOU.

HOU allowed 41.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns against HOU.

By points allowed to the position, Jakobi Meyers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jakobi Meyers was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Khalil Shakir was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jakobi Meyers played 16 games for JAX and scored 175.8 PPR points, 11.0 a game, finishing WR32.

He caught 75 of 110 targets for 835 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 553 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 6 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 9.4 PPR points.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 17 of 2025 against IND: 65 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 39 yards, 7.9 PPR points.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 16 of 2025 against DEN: 60 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 8 targets and 4 catches for 45 yards, 8.6 PPR points.

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.

Khalil Shakir, Week 17 of 2025 against PHI: 59 of 76 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 35 yards, 9.5 PPR points.

Khalil Shakir, Week 16 of 2025 against CLE: 24 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 7.4 PPR points.

Khalil Shakir, Week 15 of 2025 against NE: 48 of 70 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 65 yards, 11.5 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Jakobi Meyers scored 12.2 PPR points and Khalil Shakir scored 9.0.

The call was right: Jakobi Meyers outscored Khalil Shakir by 3.2.

Jakobi Meyers finished 8.7 points above the 3.5 the props implied.

Jakobi Meyers, Week 1 against CLE: 37 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown, 12.2 PPR points.

Jakobi Meyers finished as the week's WR28 in PPR scoring.

Khalil Shakir, Week 1 against HOU: 31 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 50 yards, 9.0 PPR points.

Khalil Shakir finished as the week's WR41 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Carnell Tate over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Jayden Reed over Khalil Shakir.
• Start Jordan Addison over Khalil Shakir.