Start Matthew Golden or Khalil Shakir? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Matthew Golden in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Khalil Shakir at 11.0 points and Matthew Golden at 9.4, a gap of 1.6. Drafters take Khalil Shakir at ADP 98 and Matthew Golden at 104.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Khalil Shakir, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 9.5 fantasy points for Matthew Golden, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

That puts Khalil Shakir 1.6 points ahead of Matthew Golden on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Khalil Shakir and BUF host DET on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

DET allowed 55.6 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 293 yards and a touchdown against DET.

Matthew Golden and GB visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 24.4 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 94 yards and a touchdown against NYJ.

By points allowed to the position, Khalil Shakir has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Matthew Golden is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Khalil Shakir played 53 percent of BUF snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 43 percent of the red zone chances.

Khalil Shakir, Week 1 against HOU: 31 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Through Week 1, Matthew Golden played 82 percent of GB snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 29 percent of the air yards and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Matthew Golden, Week 1 against MIN: 56 of 68 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 95 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Khalil Shakir played 16 games for BUF and scored 166.4 PPR points, 10.4 a game, finishing WR36.

He caught 72 of 95 targets for 719 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 178 air yards.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Khalil Shakir, Week 17 of 2025 against PHI: 59 of 76 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 35 yards, 9.5 PPR points.

Khalil Shakir, Week 16 of 2025 against CLE: 24 of 50 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 7.4 PPR points.

In 2025, Matthew Golden played 14 games for GB and scored 70.0 PPR points, 5.0 a game, finishing WR89.

He caught 29 of 44 targets for 361 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 2 red zone targets and 260 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Matthew Golden, Week 18 of 2025 against MIN: 3 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1.8 PPR points.

Matthew Golden, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 25 of 47 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards, 2.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Khalil Shakir over Jakobi Meyers.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Jordan Addison.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Josh Downs.
• Start Matthew Golden over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Matthew Golden over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Matthew Golden over Jordan Addison.