Start Kendrick Bourne or Rashid Shaheed? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Kendrick Bourne over Rashid Shaheed in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Kendrick Bourne at 6.1 points and Rashid Shaheed at 5.2, a gap of 0.9. 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 6.1 fantasy points for Kendrick Bourne, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Kendrick Bourne at 24.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.2 fantasy points for Rashid Shaheed, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rashid Shaheed at 20.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (12, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Kendrick Bourne 0.9 points ahead of Rashid Shaheed on the market projections.

Injury status

Kendrick Bourne is not on the injury report.

Rashid Shaheed is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Kendrick Bourne played 61 percent of ARI snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 1 against LAC: 50 of 75 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 75 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 2 against SEA: 30 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 3 against SF: 48 of 87 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Kendrick Bourne, Week 4 against NYG: 42 of 66 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 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, Kendrick Bourne played 16 games for SF and scored 92.1 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing WR68.

He caught 37 of 53 targets for 551 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 386 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 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 Kendrick Bourne.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Kendrick Bourne.
• Start Darius Cooper over Kendrick Bourne.
• Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Rashid Shaheed.
• Start Rashid Shaheed over Calvin Ridley.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Rashid Shaheed.