Start Khalil Shakir or Rome Odunze? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Rome Odunze in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Khalil Shakir at 9.7 points and Rome Odunze at 9.5, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Khalil Shakir's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Khalil Shakir is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.7 fantasy points for Khalil Shakir, with 70 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market gives Khalil Shakir a 28% chance to score a touchdown (12 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.5 fantasy points for Rome Odunze, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Rome Odunze at 39.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 29% chance to score a touchdown (14, 10 and 14 market sources).

That puts Khalil Shakir 0.2 points ahead of Rome Odunze on the market projections.

Injury status

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Rome Odunze is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Khalil Shakir played 62 percent of BUF snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Khalil Shakir, Week 2 against DET: 36 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 3 against LAC: 48 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 4 against NE: 45 of 59 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 82 yards.

Through Week 4, Rome Odunze played 77 percent of CHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Rome Odunze, Week 1 against CAR: 36 of 75 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 52 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 2 against MIN: 62 of 74 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 43 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 3 against PHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Rome Odunze, Week 4 against NYJ: 83 of 93 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 94 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.

In 2025, Rome Odunze played 12 games for CHI and scored 146.1 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR41.

He caught 44 of 90 targets for 661 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 447 air yards.

He was on the field for 82 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

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• Start Khalil Shakir over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Denzel Boston over Khalil Shakir.
• Start Rome Odunze over Adonai Mitchell.
• Start Rome Odunze over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Deebo Samuel Sr. over Rome Odunze.