Start Rashid Shaheed or Jaylin Noel? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rashid Shaheed over Jaylin Noel in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Rashid Shaheed at 5.0 points and Jaylin Noel at 4.5, a gap of 0.5. 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 5.0 fantasy points for Rashid Shaheed, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rashid Shaheed at 19.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 15 market sources).

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

The market has Jaylin Noel at 17.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (8, 6 and 12 market sources).

That puts Rashid Shaheed 0.5 points ahead of Jaylin Noel on the market projections.

Injury status

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Jaylin Noel 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, Jaylin Noel played 45 percent of HOU snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylin Noel, Week 1 against BUF: 24 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 53 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 2 against CIN: 48 of 80 snaps, 1 carry for 13 yards, 5 targets and 1 catch for 31 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 3 against IND: 14 of 54 snaps, 1 carry for 8 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

Jaylin Noel, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 85 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, Jaylin Noel played 17 games for HOU and scored 68.4 PPR points, 4.0 a game, finishing WR91.

He caught 26 of 35 targets for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 193 air yards.

He was on the field for 27 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Rashid Shaheed.
• Start Jaylin Noel over Darnell Mooney.
• Start Jaylin Noel over Elic Ayomanor.
• Start Jahan Dotson over Jaylin Noel.