Start Romeo Doubs or Khalil Shakir? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Romeo Doubs over Khalil Shakir in Week 1.

Romeo Doubs is priced by the books at 6.0 projected points. Khalil Shakir has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Romeo Doubs at ADP 116 and Khalil Shakir at 103. Market coverage on Romeo Doubs is 60 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Khalil Shakir in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 6.1 fantasy points for Romeo Doubs, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Khalil Shakir and BUF visit HOU.

HOU allowed 41.5 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns against HOU.

Romeo Doubs and NE visit SEA on Wednesday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 21.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 97 yards and no touchdowns against SEA.

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

Injury status

Khalil Shakir was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Romeo Doubs was not on the injury report when the call was made.

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.

Khalil Shakir, Week 15 of 2025 against NE: 48 of 70 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 65 yards, 11.5 PPR points.

In 2025, Romeo Doubs played 16 games for GB and scored 165.4 PPR points, 10.3 a game, finishing WR37.

He caught 55 of 85 targets for 724 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets and 561 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Romeo Doubs, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 27 of 47 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 62 yards, 9.2 PPR points.

Romeo Doubs, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 45 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 84 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.4 PPR points.

Romeo Doubs, Week 15 of 2025 against DEN: 50 of 66 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 36 yards, 5.6 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Romeo Doubs scored 0.0 PPR points and Khalil Shakir scored 9.0.

The call was wrong: Khalil Shakir outscored Romeo Doubs by 9.0.

Romeo Doubs finished 6.1 points below the 6.1 the props implied.

Romeo Doubs, Week 1 against SEA: 40 of 71 snaps, 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Khalil Shakir, Week 1 against HOU: 31 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 50 yards, 9.0 PPR points.

Khalil Shakir finished as the week's WR41 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

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