Start Khalil Shakir or Terry McLaurin? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Khalil Shakir over Terry McLaurin in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Khalil Shakir at 11.2 points and Terry McLaurin at 11.1, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.2 fantasy points for Khalil Shakir, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Khalil Shakir at 46.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 30% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Terry McLaurin, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market has Terry McLaurin at 52.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (14, 11 and 15 market sources).

That puts Khalil Shakir 0.2 points ahead of Terry McLaurin on the market projections.

Injury status

Khalil Shakir is not on the injury report.

Terry McLaurin is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

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 3, Terry McLaurin played 78 percent of WAS snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Terry McLaurin, Week 1 against PHI: 61 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 2 against DAL: 50 of 71 snaps, 9 targets and 2 catches for 50 yards.

Terry McLaurin, Week 3 against SEA: 52 of 69 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 77 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, Terry McLaurin played 10 games for WAS and scored 114.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing WR56.

He caught 38 of 60 targets for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 489 air yards.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Khalil Shakir over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Khalil Shakir.
• Start Khalil Shakir over Courtland Sutton.
• Start Terry McLaurin over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over Terry McLaurin.
• Start Davante Adams over Terry McLaurin.