Start Rashid Shaheed or Kayshon Boutte? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 8:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Rashid Shaheed over Kayshon Boutte

Start

Rashid Shaheed

WR · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 5.7; recent weeks avg
KC D vs WR: 20.9; fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 14%; Through Week 6

Sit

Kayshon Boutte

WR · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 5.2; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs WR: 30.9; 15th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 6
Target share: 10%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Rashid Shaheed for Kayshon Boutte?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kayshon Boutte projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games), Rashid Shaheed 58 (5.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rashid Shaheed over Kayshon Boutte. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Rashid Shaheed over Kayshon Boutte in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Rashid Shaheed at 5.7 points and Kayshon Boutte at 5.2, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Rashid Shaheed this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (6.4 and 5.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kayshon Boutte this week yet, so his 5.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (4.3 and 6.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Rashid Shaheed at ADP 131 and Kayshon Boutte at 189.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Rashid Shaheed yet. His market-based projections were 6.4 and 5.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kayshon Boutte yet. His market-based projections were 4.3 and 6.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 5.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Rashid Shaheed 0.5 points ahead of Kayshon Boutte on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

KC allowed 21.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 109 yards and no touchdowns a game against KC.

Kayshon Boutte and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 30.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 139 yards and a touchdown a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Kayshon Boutte has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Kayshon Boutte 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 6, Kayshon Boutte played 58 percent of HOU snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 5 against TEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards.

Kayshon Boutte, Week 6 against JAX: 26 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 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, 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.

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 Rashid Shaheed for Kayshon Boutte?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kayshon Boutte projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games), Rashid Shaheed 58 (5.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rashid Shaheed over Kayshon Boutte. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Kayshon Boutte for Rashid Shaheed?
No. Keep Kayshon Boutte: he projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games), Rashid Shaheed 58 (5.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Rashid Shaheed over Kayshon Boutte.