Start Kayshon Boutte or Rashid Shaheed? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Kayshon Boutte over Rashid Shaheed in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Kayshon Boutte at 6.3 points and Rashid Shaheed at 5.0, a gap of 1.3. 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 6.3 fantasy points for Kayshon Boutte, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kayshon Boutte at 25.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (9, 7 and 12 market sources).

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 (15, 14 and 14 market sources).

That puts Kayshon Boutte 1.3 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on the market projections.

Injury status

Kayshon Boutte is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Kayshon Boutte played 62 percent of HOU snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 1 against BUF: 36 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 2 against CIN: 58 of 80 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 3 against IND: 37 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 4 against DAL: 34 of 55 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kayshon Boutte played 14 games for NE and scored 124.1 PPR points, 8.9 a game, finishing WR51.

He caught 33 of 46 targets for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 513 air yards.

He was on the field for 68 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 5 calls

• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Kayshon Boutte.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Kayshon Boutte.
• Start Isaac TeSlaa over Kayshon Boutte.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Rashid Shaheed.