Start Rashid Shaheed or Jalen Brooks? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Rashid Shaheed over Jalen Brooks in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Rashid Shaheed at 5.3 points and Jalen Brooks at 4.5, a gap of 0.9. 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 5.3 fantasy points for Rashid Shaheed, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rashid Shaheed is 3 rushing yards, 23 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (7, 13, 13 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.5 fantasy points for Jalen Brooks, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalen Brooks is 20 receiving yards and 1-2 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Rashid Shaheed 0.9 points ahead of Jalen Brooks on the market projections.

Injury status

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Jalen Brooks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Rashid Shaheed played 54 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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

Through Week 5, Jalen Brooks played 15 percent of ARI snaps, drew 4 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Brooks, Week 2 against SEA: 2 of 50 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Brooks, Week 3 against SF: 4 of 87 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Brooks, Week 4 against NYG: 3 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jalen Brooks, Week 5 against DET: 39 of 73 snaps, 7 targets and 2 catches for 16 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, Jalen Brooks played 6 games for ARI and scored 6.1 PPR points, 1.0 a game.

He caught 3 of 6 targets for 51 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 32 air yards.

He was on the field for 32 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Rashid Shaheed over Bo Melton.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Jalen Brooks over Bo Melton.
• Start Jalen Brooks over Brian Thomas Jr..
• Start Jalen Brooks over Calvin Ridley.