Start Rashid Shaheed or Jauan Jennings? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 9:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rashid Shaheed over Jauan Jennings

Start

Rashid Shaheed

WR · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 6.6; fantasy pts
KC D vs WR: 20.8; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 14%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jauan Jennings

WR · MIN · vs IND

Market projects: 5.7; recent weeks avg
IND D vs WR: 30.8; 13th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 36 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 74%; Through Week 5
Target share: 5%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Jauan Jennings for Rashid Shaheed?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashid Shaheed projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 28 (2.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rashid Shaheed over Jauan Jennings.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Rashid Shaheed over Jauan Jennings in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rashid Shaheed at 6.6 points and Jauan Jennings at 5.7, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jauan Jennings this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.4 and 4.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Rashid Shaheed at ADP 131 and Jauan Jennings at 154.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.6 fantasy points for Rashid Shaheed, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rashid Shaheed is 26 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (10, 10 and 11 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jauan Jennings yet. His market-based projections were 6.4 and 4.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jauan Jennings is 0.2 touchdowns (3 market sources).

That puts Rashid Shaheed 1.0 points ahead of Jauan Jennings on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Rashid Shaheed and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 20.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and no touchdowns a game against KC.

Jauan Jennings and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 30.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.

By points allowed to the position, Jauan Jennings has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Jauan Jennings is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Rashid Shaheed played 52 percent of SEA snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 6 against DEN: 39 of 85 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 66 yards.

Through Week 5, Jauan Jennings played 74 percent of MIN snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 3 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.

Jauan Jennings, Week 5 against NO: 49 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jauan Jennings for Rashid Shaheed?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Rashid Shaheed projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 28 (2.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rashid Shaheed over Jauan Jennings.
Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Jauan Jennings?
No. Keep Rashid Shaheed: he projects 58 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.8 a game over 10 games), Jauan Jennings 28 (2.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rashid Shaheed over Jauan Jennings.