Shaheed's 2025 was a tale of two entirely different seasons. Before being traded to Seattle, he was producing at an 83-catch, 942-yard, 3.8-touchdown pace in nine games with the Saints–solid WR3-type numbers that reflected his ability as a route-runner and separator. After the trade, the role collapsed entirely: 15 receptions on 26 targets for 188 yards in nine games as a secondary option in a Seahawks offense built around Jaxon Smith-Njigba. His 81st-percentile ESPN OPEN score and 94th-percentile drop rate show the underlying talent is real, but the 2025 Seattle splits showed what happens when an offense isn’t ready to feature a player. The $51 million contract he signed with Seattle in the offseason is the interesting signal here. Teams don't pay $17 million per year to a rotational receiver, so that investment strongly implies he's being penciled in for a significantly larger role, which likely means Cooper Kupp's role is being reduced or restructured. He goes as a low-end WR5 with a 12th-round ADP and the upside is a featured No. 2 in a capable offense. The contract supports the bet: teams investing $51 million in a receiver tend to use them.