Start Khalil Shakir or Jalen Coker? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jalen Coker over Khalil Shakir in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jalen Coker at 10.8 points and Khalil Shakir at 10.8, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jalen Coker this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 4 (9.8 and 11.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Khalil Shakir this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 (9.7, 11.2 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 6 player market is posted for Jalen Coker yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 11.8 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 10.8, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

No Week 6 player market is posted for Khalil Shakir yet. His market-based projections were 9.7, 11.2 and 11.5 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 10.8, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Khalil Shakir a 28% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

That puts Jalen Coker 0.0 points ahead of Khalil Shakir on these projections.

Injury status

Jalen Coker is listed as questionable with a quadriceps injury.

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 3, Jalen Coker played 64 percent of CAR snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Jalen Coker, Week 1 against CHI: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 138 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jalen Coker, Week 2 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 66 yards.

Jalen Coker, Week 3 against CLE: 28 of 77 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Through Week 5, Khalil Shakir played 64 percent of BUF snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Khalil Shakir, Week 2 against DET: 36 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 3 against LAC: 48 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 4 against NE: 45 of 59 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 5 against LAR: 44 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 80 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jalen Coker played 11 games for CAR and scored 90.4 PPR points, 8.2 a game, finishing WR69.

He caught 33 of 43 targets for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 3 red zone targets and 292 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Jalen Coker over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Jalen Coker.
• Start Jalen Coker over Denzel Boston.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Carnell Tate over Khalil Shakir.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.