Start Rashid Shaheed or Jayden Higgins? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Rashid Shaheed over Jayden Higgins
- NE D vs WR
- 33.1
- 12th most to WRs (2026)
- BUF D vs WR
- 40.0
- 8th most to WRs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Rashid Shaheed over Jayden Higgins in Week 1.
Jayden Higgins is listed inactive on our news wire, so this is not a close call: start Rashid Shaheed. Drafters take Rashid Shaheed at ADP 128.5 overall and Jayden Higgins at 132.5.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Rashid Shaheed in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jayden Higgins in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Rashid Shaheed and SEA host NE.
NE allowed 33.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 12th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 161 yards and a touchdown against NE.
Jayden Higgins and HOU host BUF.
BUF allowed 40.0 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 193 yards and a touchdown against BUF.
By points allowed to the position, Jayden Higgins has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Rashid Shaheed was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Jayden Higgins was listed as inactive when the call was made.
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.
Rashid Shaheed, Week 18 of 2025 against SF: 33 of 69 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 1.2 PPR points.
Rashid Shaheed, Week 17 of 2025 against CAR: 12 of 66 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.
Rashid Shaheed, Week 16 of 2025 against LAR: 37 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 31 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 9.1 PPR points.
In 2025, Jayden Higgins played 17 games for HOU and scored 129.5 PPR points, 7.6 a game, finishing WR47.
He caught 41 of 68 targets for 525 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 402 air yards.
He was on the field for 56 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jayden Higgins, Week 18 of 2025 against IND: 5 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown, 10.3 PPR points.
Jayden Higgins, Week 17 of 2025 against LAC: 32 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.8 PPR points.
Jayden Higgins, Week 16 of 2025 against LV: 35 of 65 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards, 2.7 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR35 · SEA · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 9-9
- Overall rank
- 102
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
Ranked behind
WR81 · HOU · bye 8
2025 vs rec yds line 9-8
- Overall rank
- 228
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 13
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board126
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 5 and tier 13
- Board size244 draftable players
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