Start Khalil Shakir or Stefon Diggs? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Stefon Diggs over Khalil Shakir in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Stefon Diggs at 10.8 points and Khalil Shakir at 10.4, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Stefon Diggs this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (10.7 and 11.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Khalil Shakir this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (11.1 and 9.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Stefon Diggs at ADP 99 and Khalil Shakir at 103.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Stefon Diggs yet. His market-based projections were 10.7 and 11.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 10.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Stefon Diggs is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Khalil Shakir yet. His market-based projections were 11.1 and 9.8 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Khalil Shakir is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Stefon Diggs 0.4 points ahead of Khalil Shakir on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Stefon Diggs and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 112 yards and a touchdown a game against LAR.

Khalil Shakir and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.

By points allowed to the position, Stefon Diggs has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Stefon Diggs is not on the injury report.

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Stefon Diggs played 61 percent of WAS snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 20 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Stefon Diggs, Week 3 against SEA: 41 of 69 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.

Stefon Diggs, Week 4 against IND: 42 of 64 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards.

Stefon Diggs, Week 6 against SF: 41 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

Stefon Diggs, Week 8 against PHI: 39 of 60 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Khalil Shakir played 64 percent of BUF snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Stefon Diggs played 17 games for NE and scored 210.3 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR17.

He caught 85 of 102 targets for 1013 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 659 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Christian Watson over Stefon Diggs.
• Start Stefon Diggs over Denzel Boston.
• Start Stefon Diggs over Devaughn Vele.
• Start Chris Godwin Jr. over Khalil Shakir.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Denzel Boston.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Devaughn Vele.