Start Rashid Shaheed or Jauan Jennings? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rashid Shaheed over Jauan Jennings in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Rashid Shaheed at 5.1 points and Jauan Jennings at 4.7, a gap of 0.4. 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 5.1 fantasy points for Rashid Shaheed, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rashid Shaheed at 20.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (11, 16 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.7 fantasy points for Jauan Jennings, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Jauan Jennings at 19.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (13, 13 and 16 market sources).

That puts Rashid Shaheed 0.4 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on the market projections.

Injury status

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Rashid Shaheed played 56 percent of SEA snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 1 against NE: 33 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Jauan Jennings played 75 percent of MIN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jauan Jennings, Week 1 against GB: 31 of 65 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 3 against TB: 47 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Jauan Jennings, Week 4 against MIA: 74 of 78 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 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, Jauan Jennings played 15 games for SF and scored 173.3 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing WR33.

He caught 55 of 90 targets for 643 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 462 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 5 went

Rashid Shaheed scored 4.3 PPR points and Jauan Jennings scored 0.0.

The call was right: Rashid Shaheed outscored Jauan Jennings by 4.3.

Rashid Shaheed finished 0.8 points below the 5.1 the market projected.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 5 against SF: 4 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards, 4.3 PPR points.

Rashid Shaheed finished as the week's WR62 in PPR scoring.

Jauan Jennings finished 4.7 points below the 4.7 the market projected.

Jauan Jennings, Week 5 against NO: 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Cody White.
• Start Cody White over Jauan Jennings.
• Start Jauan Jennings over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Jauan Jennings over Derius Davis.