Start Khalil Shakir or Quentin Johnston? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Quentin Johnston in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Khalil Shakir at 9.5 points and Quentin Johnston at 7.0, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Khalil Shakir this week yet, so his 9.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (9.8 and 9.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Quentin Johnston this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (7.2 and 6.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Khalil Shakir at ADP 103 and Quentin Johnston at 98.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Khalil Shakir yet. His market-based projections were 9.8 and 9.2 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 9.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Khalil Shakir is 0.3 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Quentin Johnston yet. His market-based projections were 7.2 and 6.8 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Khalil Shakir 2.5 points ahead of Quentin Johnston on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Khalil Shakir and BUF visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 28.5 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against NYJ.

Quentin Johnston and LAC visit BAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 34.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 9 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 173 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Quentin Johnston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Quentin Johnston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Khalil Shakir played 64 percent of BUF snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Khalil Shakir, Week 5 against LAR: 44 of 64 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 80 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 6 against LV: 41 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 1 touchdown.

Khalil Shakir, Week 8 against BAL: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 64 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 9 against MIN: 4 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards.

Through Week 9, Quentin Johnston played 81 percent of LAC snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 25 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Quentin Johnston, Week 4 against SEA: 53 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for -4 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 44 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 6 against KC: 56 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 57 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 8 against LAR: 50 of 61 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 37 yards.

Quentin Johnston, Week 9 against HOU: 60 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 5 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 58 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

In 2025, Quentin Johnston played 14 games for LAC and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.

He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 514 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Khalil Shakir over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Khalil Shakir over DeMario Douglas.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.
• Start Quentin Johnston over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Quentin Johnston over Cooper Kupp.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Quentin Johnston.