Trade Khalil Shakir for Patrick Mahomes? Yes, Mahomes is worth 10 more.
Yes on value. Patrick Mahomes is worth 18 rest of season and Khalil Shakir 8, so the side getting Mahomes gains 10. Shakir rates 9.8 market points a game with 11 games left, Mahomes 18.0 with 12. On usage, Shakir has drawn 21 percent of BUF targets; Mahomes has thrown 32.0 passes and run 2.0 times a game. Shakir is at LV in Week 6 (6th fewest points allowed to WRs); Mahomes hosts LAC in Week 6 (14th most points allowed to QBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5
Getting Patrick Mahomes wins by 10.
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- Pts/game
- 9.8
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 7
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 9.5 | 10.7 |
- Pts/game
- 18.0
- Games left
- 12
- Bye
- 5
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 18.3 | 17.7 | not priced |
Where the values come from
Shakir is the 30th receiver on the chart and 74th overall. His 9.8 a game is 0.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 8.
Mahomes is the 4th quarterback on the chart and 63rd overall. His 18.0 a game is 1.5 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 12 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 18.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Khalil Shakir at 9.8 in Week 3, 9.5 in Week 4 and 10.7 in Week 5, a median of 9.8 points a game, up 0.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.
The market priced Patrick Mahomes at 18.3 in Week 3 and 17.7 in Week 4, a median of 18.0 points a game, down 0.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
Khalil Shakir has scored 30.6 PPR points in 4 games, 7.7 a game, 2.2 a game less than the 9.8 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR36 with 166.4 PPR points in 16 games, 10.4 a game.
Week 1 vs HOU: 9.0 points (WR41 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 50 yards, 53 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs DET: 6.8 points (WR54 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 38 yards, 49 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs LAC: 1.6 points (WR110 that week), 1 of 3 targets for 6 yards, 73 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs NE: 13.2 points (WR29 that week), 7 of 8 targets for 82 yards, 76 percent of snaps.
Patrick Mahomes has scored 85.6 PPR points in 4 games, 21.4 a game, 3.4 a game more than the 18.0 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished QB11 with 296.7 PPR points in 14 games, 21.2 a game.
Week 1 vs DEN: 22.7 points (QB9 that week), 184 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 23 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs IND: 29.0 points (QB4 that week), 382 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 17 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs MIA: 16.9 points (QB20 that week), 246 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 1 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs LV: 17.0 points (QB13 that week), 225 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 100 percent of snaps.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Khalil Shakir has averaged 5.8 targets and 3.8 catches for 42 yards a game on 62 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 13 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.
In Week 4 against NE he had 8 targets on 76 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 4, Patrick Mahomes has averaged 32.0 attempts, 259 passing yards and 2.3 touchdown passes a game, with 2.0 runs for 12 yards on 100 percent of the snaps.
In Week 4 against LV he went 15 of 30 for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Khalil Shakir has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 7; Patrick Mahomes has 12 games with no bye left.
LV, Shakir's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 26.9 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 6th fewest to WRs of 32.
LAC, Mahomes's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 17.9 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 14th most to QBs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Khalil Shakir would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Mahomes also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Khalil Shakir and Patrick Mahomes
Khalil Shakir for Tyler Shough8 vs 19
Dak Prescott for Khalil Shakir17 vs 8
Khalil Shakir for RJ Harvey8 vs 17
Denzel Boston for Khalil Shakir15 vs 8
J.K. Dobbins for Khalil Shakir15 vs 8
DK Metcalf for Patrick Mahomes30 vs 18
Patrick Mahomes for Rhamondre Stevenson18 vs 30
Omarion Hampton for Patrick Mahomes26 vs 18
Luther Burden III for Patrick Mahomes24 vs 18
DJ Moore for Patrick Mahomes22 vs 18
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Common questions
Should I trade Khalil Shakir for Patrick Mahomes?
Yes on value: Patrick Mahomes is worth 18 and Khalil Shakir 8, a gain of 10. If Khalil Shakir starts for you and Patrick Mahomes would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Khalil Shakir or Patrick Mahomes?
Patrick Mahomes, 18 to 8. He rates 18.0 market points a game over 12 games left, against 9.8 over 11 for Khalil Shakir, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.
How are these trade values calculated?
Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number