Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Rashid Shaheed?

Not on these numbers alone. Kalif Raymond projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 9 games) and Rashid Shaheed 57 (6.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kalif Raymond over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.

Start Kalif Raymond or Rashid Shaheed? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Latest

Oct 25, 11:13 PM ET: Rashid Shaheed: Questionable to Out (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 25, 10:43 PM ET: Rashid Shaheed: Listed Questionable (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
Oct 21, 7:43 PM ET: Rashid Shaheed: Listed Questionable (Hip) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Kalif Raymond over Rashid Shaheed

Start

Kalif Raymond

WR · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 6.0; fantasy pts
SEA D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 2 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

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Rashid Shaheed

WR · SEA · vs CHI · Out

Market projects: 5.5; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs WR: 29.2; 10th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 49%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Kalif Raymond?

Not on these numbers alone. Rashid Shaheed projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 9 games) and Kalif Raymond 59 (6.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kalif Raymond over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kalif Raymond over Rashid Shaheed in Week 8.

Rashid Shaheed is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Kalif Raymond.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.0 fantasy points for Kalif Raymond, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kalif Raymond is 23 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9 and 8 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Rashid Shaheed yet. His market-based projections were 5.0, 5.3 and 6.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Kalif Raymond 0.4 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Kalif Raymond and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 92 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA.

Rashid Shaheed and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 29.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 149 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Rashid Shaheed has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kalif Raymond is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is listed as out with a knee injury.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Kalif Raymond played 61 percent of CHI snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Kalif Raymond, Week 4 against NYJ: 47 of 93 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 5 against GB: 47 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for -2 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 6 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 6 against ATL: 36 of 77 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Kalif Raymond, Week 7 against NE: 48 of 69 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 7, Rashid Shaheed played 49 percent of SEA snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Rashid Shaheed, Week 7 against KC: 22 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 1 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kalif Raymond played 15 games for DET and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Kalif Raymond?
Not on these numbers alone. Rashid Shaheed projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 9 games) and Kalif Raymond 59 (6.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kalif Raymond over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.
Should I drop Kalif Raymond for Rashid Shaheed?
Not on these numbers alone. Kalif Raymond projects 59 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (6.6 a game over 9 games) and Rashid Shaheed 57 (6.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kalif Raymond over Rashid Shaheed. Rashid Shaheed is listed out.

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